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Research Hub

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Our researchers

Meet our research community.

Dr Gavin Abernethy

Dr Gavin Abernethy

Lecturer in Mathematics, Computing Science

Dr Nic Dickson

Dr Nic Dickson

Research Fellow, Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology

Dr Brad Duthie

Dr Brad Duthie

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Miss Effie Nash

Miss Effie Nash

PhD Researcher, History and Politics - Division

Professor Mark Priestley

Professor Mark Priestley

Professor, Education

Miss Laura Reid

Miss Laura Reid

Research Fellow, Dementia and Ageing

Dr Sonia Roca Royes

Dr Sonia Roca Royes

Senior Lecturer, Philosophy

Professor Mike Thomas

Professor Mike Thomas

Emeritus Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Projects

These are our most recent projects.

Encouraging mutually beneficial relationships between elite athletes and esports athletes: A case study of South Korea
PI: Dr Hee Jung Hong
Funded by: International Olympic Committee

Permafrost catchments in transition: hydrological controls on carbon cycling and greenhouse gas budgets
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

GOALD: Connectivity and Digital Design for Health and Well-being Across Generations, Places and Spaces
PI: Professor Catherine Hennessy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council

BIOMIX: Assessing the impacts of tank-mixing on biopesticide efficacy
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)

IMAJINE
PI: Professor Paul Cairney
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

Improving knowledge of Xylella fastidiosa vector ecology: modelling vector occurrence and abundance in the wider landscape in Scotland
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Plant Health Centre

Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage (NIKU) Visiting Research Fellowship
PI: Professor Sian Jones
Funded by: Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

Informal histories. Bottom-up practices for dealing with conflict-produced heritage in Lebanon and Syria as new democratic spaces
PI:
Funded by: The British Academy

Outputs

These are our most recently added publications.

Consultancy Report

Nicola M & Coree BS (2025) The Scottish Government - Scottish Parliament Written Agreement on Intergovernmental Relations: Still Fit for Purpose?. Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/the-scottish-government--scottish-parliament-written-agreement-on-intergovernmental-relations-still.pdf


Article

Mailisu, Jiang D & Matsushita B (2025) Combining two water type classification schemes for semi-analytical estimation of suspended particulate matter concentrations in various water bodies. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 144, Art. No.: 104909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104909


Article

Ajmi N, Duman M, Coskun B, Esen C, Sonmez O, Tasci G, Coskuner-Weber O, Ay H, Yoyen-Ermis D, Yibar A, Desbois AP & Saticioglu IB (2025) Unraveling Genomic and Pathogenic Features of Aeromonas ichthyocola sp. nov., Aeromonas mytilicola sp. nov., and Aeromonas mytilicola subsp. aquatica subsp. nov.. Animals, 15 (7), Art. No.: 948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15070948


Article

Awulu OA, Jenkins A, Balogun BA, Chukwu EE, Fasina FO, Egwuenu A, Oduyebo OO, Bamidele TA, Cadmus S, Aworh MK, Adekola AA, Desbois AP, Chah KF & Brunton LA (2025) Prioritising intervention areas for antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria's human and animal health sectors using a mixed-methods approach. One Health, 20, Art. No.: 101082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101082


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