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Genetic marker carried by relatives of Robert the Bruce is identified

Scientists have found a distinct genetic marker carried by close relatives of Robert the Bruce, the king who freed Scotland from English rule. Genealogy researchers from the University of Strathclyde have found the marker in male line descendants of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 19:25

Scotland

Care homes reliant on agency staff ‘more likely to give residents Covid-19’

Care home residents who are looked after by agency staff are more likely to catch coronavirus from their carer than those who are looked after by dedicated teams, a study has found. New modelling by the University of Strathclyde showed that homes ...

26 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Rail workers report lack of advice and support during Covid in survey

Only half of railway workers believe they were given timely advice on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, research has found. Almost 85% of the 850 respondents across the UK said they faced challenges in social distancing while working and a ...

27 Oct 2022 at 12:09

Scotland

Child obesity and high screen time may have worsened during pandemic – experts

Children’s physical health has seen little improvement over the last decade, prompting fears the Covid pandemic has exacerbated existing socio-economic inequalities such as high levels of obesity, experts have found. A report commissioned by ...

24 Oct 2022 at 18:01

Scotland

‘Fear of failure’ stopping more than half of adults starting business – survey

More than half of adults not currently involved in business activity in Scotland say the fear of failure would stop them, according to a new survey. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Scotland report 2021/22 captured rates of ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Teenager on missing Titanic sub is student in Glasgow

A teenager trapped on the missing Titan submersible is a student at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Suleman Dawood, 19, is on board the vessel with his father Shahzada Dawood, 48, and three other men. The university confirmed on ...

22 Jun 2023 at 17:48

Scotland

Female entrepreneurship failing to increase in Scotland – survey

There has been a drop in youth entrepreneurship activity in Scotland – while female entrepreneurship is failing to increase in line with the rest of the UK, a survey suggests. However ethnic minorities in Scotland showed a ...

03 Jul 2023 at 09:15

Scotland

People with learning disabilities face prejudice and barriers to work – study

People with learning disabilities in Scotland are being held back from employment by a lack of understanding from businesses, a study has found. Researchers said a lack of knowledge is also leading to prejudice against ...

17 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Health

Student with Crohn’s hopes to break stigma after being refused entry to toilet because she ‘does not look’ disabled

A university student who was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease at 13 hopes to break down the stigma around invisible disabilities after being refused entry to a disabled toilet because she did not “look like the people” ...

04 Aug 2023 at 07:00

Changing the clocks harms the nation’s sleep, researchers say

The Government must abolish the UK’s twice-yearly clock changes because they are harming the nation’s sleep, researchers have said. Members of the British Sleep Society (BSS), a professional organisation for medical,...

23 Oct 2024 at 09:55

Chvrches star Mayberry and World Cup-winning footballer awarded honorary degrees

A World Cup-winning footballer and the singer of an internationally successful Scottish band will receive honorary degrees for helping to make “positive differences to society”. Lilian Thuram, who was part of ...

26 Jun 2024 at 19:10

Pupils face worse GCSE results into next decade due to ‘damaging’ Covid legacy

The “damaging” legacy from school closures during the pandemic will mean poorer GCSE results for pupils in England well into the 2030s, researchers have warned. Cohorts of children affected by the Covid-19 ...

24 Apr 2024 at 00:01

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