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  • 15 Aug

    Malawian Cycling Representatives visit Sii

    Malawian cycling representatives in Glasgow for the 2023 UCI World Cycling Championships recently took time out from their sporting endeavours to visit the University of Glasgow.
  • 19 Jul

    Prof Harnett | 2023 Tenovus Medal

    We were thrilled to learn that the School of Infection & Immunity's Professor Margaret Harnett is the recipient of the prestigious 2023 Tenovus Medal.
  • 11 Jul

    Congratulations Class Of 2023!

    Everyone at the School of Infection & Immunity sends our warmest congratulations to the Sii Class of 2023 on their recent graduation.
  • 06 Jul

    Teaching Excellence Award for Laura

    We are proud to announce that the School of Infection & Immunity's Dr Laura McCaughey is the recipient of a Teaching Excellence Award as part of the Life Sciences Portfolio RSB Accreditation Team.
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University of Glasgow leads COVID-19 research response in Scotland

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) is at the heart of COVID-19 research response in Scotland and the UK

Deadly parasites create unique cellular structures to survive

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:08:00 GMT

Scientists have solved a key parasitic puzzle, revealing the unique and complex structures toxoplasmosis and malaria parasites make in order to survive in different hosts.

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Animal African Trypanosomiasis

Glasgow is collaborating with other universities to tackle this devastating parasitic disease.

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The evolution of SARS-CoV-2, from bats to humans, shows a slow rate of change

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:15:00 GMT

Scientists looking at the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have found that since December 2019 – and for the first 11 months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – there has been very little ‘important’ genetic change observed in the hundreds of thousands of sequenced virus genomes.

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Schistosomiasis

Our researchers have adopted an interdisciplinary approach to tackle this neglected tropical disease in Uganda