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Large Hadron Collider (thumbnail)First particles observed in Large Hadron Collider

Glasgow scientists, working at CERN, have observed the first particles in the Large Hadron Collider during preliminary tests ahead of the switch-on next month.

eyeFace recognition: nurture not nature

Researchers have discovered for the first time that our society can influence the way we recognise other people’s faces.

Matt Sinclair and Mark BeaumontWorld record breaker gets on his bike for leukaemia research

The fastest man to cycle around the world, Mark Beaumont, is saddling up again to support leukaemia research in Glasgow.

CPPRCPPR review of UK oil and gas revenues

A report into the the implications for UK and Scottish public finances of oil and gas revenues by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions

binaryAncient archaeology holds clue to new computer systems

Researchers are looking back at ancient civilisations in order to develop future computer systems in a £1.75m project.

Burns statueExperts to undertake world’s largest Burns’ collection

Leading experts in Scotland’s best loved poet, Robert Burns, have signed a contract with the Oxford University Press to produce the largest and most comprehensive collection of his works.

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