School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine

Woodland birds living amongst native trees produce more chicks

Native trees, such as oaks, have long held a special place in our culture and countryside. Now, researchers have shown that these trees are also important to woodland birds and their offspring

Scientists pinpoint gene responsible for initiating winter behaviour of mammals

As the days continue to get shorter scientists have made a significant step in understanding exactly what makes mammals exhibit seasonal behaviours like hibernation and migration

Seal milk rivals human breast milk in nutritional complexity

According to new research published in Nature Communications, the findings challenge the previously held assumption that human milk is uniquely complex amongst mammals.

Numbers of ticks in urban greenspaces influenced by surrounding rural woodland

Cities and towns surrounded by large areas of woodland are more likely to have ticks in their urban greenspaces, according to a new study.

First mosquito observatory network to be launched in Africa

SBOHVM in partnership with leading research institutes across Africa and Europe, is spearheading the first interconnected observatory network for mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases in Africa.

Global disease experts join forces to strengthen understanding of Rift Valley fever

Global disease experts are joining forces to strengthen our scientific understanding of the potentially deadly Rift Valley fever virus and its impact across Africa

Stranding rates have risen around Scotland’s coastline in the last 30 years

Annual rates of marine mammal strandings have increased in the last 30 years, across all species of dolphins, whales and porpoise native to Scottish waters.

Citizen science project receives reports of mosquitoes from all across Scotland

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have received more than 700 reports of mosquitoes from across Scotland, including from Dumfries and Galloway in the south to Shetland in the north, thanks to the incredible response from the public to a citizen science project launched last year

New Study offers guidance to improve access to rabies vaccine in underserved areas of Kenya and Tanzania

A new study published in the Journal Vaccine reveals that improvements in the supply chain and delivery of human rabies vaccines in Tanzania and Kenya could significantly reduce preventable deaths and ensure more efficient use of health budgets.

Patchy geographical coverage of dog vaccinations is a key barrier for rabies elimination

Dog vaccination programmes are a highly effective way to control and, ultimately, eliminate rabies, however new research has shown just how detrimental geographical gaps in vaccine coverage can be for virus control

New species of mosquito found on the coast of East Africa

Scientists have discovered a previously unidentified species of mosquito along the coast of Kenya and Tanzania with potential implications for malaria surveillance and control

New modelling tool could help protect wildlife from offshore developments

Scientists have developed a new resource to better protect seabirds from the impacts of offshore wind farms. The innovative modelling tool has the potential to save wildlife, while ensuring the effective and sustainable development of renewable energy sources

Recovery of shark populations alters the behaviours of reef fishes

The return of apex predators like sharks can restore critical ecological balance to coral reefs, creating healthier ecosystems

SBOHVM and SII academics win inaugural Microbiology Society EDI prize

Historical insecticide use linked to new resistant mutation in nearby mosquitoes

Scientists have discovered the first cases of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes genetically mutating to develop a resistance to an insecticide called DDT.

Global initiative launches first living atlas of the world’s ungulate migrations

An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Glasgow, has launched a new Atlas of Ungulate Migration

£1.2M Grant to Tackle Resistance to Sheep Scab Treatments

A research partnership has been awarded a £1.2M grant to explore the mechanism of resistance to the macrocyclic lactone injectables in the sheep scab mite.

School Researchers Awarded £3M for new Aquaculture Research

Researchers have been awarded £3m across four new projects. With a focus on Sustainable Aquaculture, the farming and harvesting of fish, shellfish & aquatic plants, the research team will look specifically at farmed salmon and seaweed.

Researchers propose use of electrical blackouts to determine impact of articial light on wildlife

New research proposes the use of electrical blackouts, such as those experienced during loadshedding in South Africa, to enhance our understanding of how artificial light in urban areas may be affecting wildlife behaviours

School academic elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society

Professor Pat Monaghan has been elected to the prestigious UK national academy of sciences

Scientists ask the public to help find mosquitos in Scotland

Scientists are researching whether mosquitoes in Scotland could pose a disease risk in future

Surveillance system could provide insights on potential livestock-to-human infections

Livestock Abortion Surveillane Could Protect Livelihoods and Detect Emerging Global Pathogens

International Research Team to Look at How to Best Restore Degraded Enviroments

International Research Team to Look at How to Best Restore Degraded Enviroments

Pioneering Trial Offers New Treatment Hope for Dogs with Epilepsy

Pioneering Trial Offers New Treatment Hope for Dogs with Epilepsy

Common Human Gene Mutations Linked to a Range of Health Conditions

Common Human Gene Mutations Linked to a Range of Health Conditions

SBOHVM plants a new forest at Cochno farm

A ceremony celebrated the planting of 20,000 trees  at our research farm in the north-west of Glasgow

A MULTINATIONAL £6M PROJECT TO DEVELOP A NOVEL PARASITE VACCINE FOR SHEEP

Prof Collette Britton will work with a team of international researchers on a vaccine to control worm infections.

Flu pandemics are followed by recurrent outbreaks for around two decades

• Influenza pandemics cause a persistent increase in influenza mortality risk lasting around two decades according to new research analysing historical data from the 19th and 20th centuries

SBOHVM and UofG to lead mosquito surveillance in Scotland in the light of climate change

A £1.25 million grant will help to imrpove our understanding of the potential risk of mosquito-borne disease in Scotland due to climate change

QS 2023 Rankings by subject

Veterinary science and life sciences maintain a strong record in the QS World Rankings by Subject 2023.

Microphones could help track disease risk in the wild

Our researchers have shown how sounds recorded by low-cost microphones could be used to help track infectious disease risks in the rainforest and in other rapidly changing landscapes.

Brains of stranded dolphins show signs of Alzheimer's disease

The brains of three different species of stranded dolphins show classic markers of human Alzheimer’s disease.

Dog rabies persists despite low virus prevalence

An important study from Professor Katie Hampton demonstrates that dog rabies continues to persist despite low prevalence and attempts to combat the disease.

Britvic Kindness & Leadership, 50 Leading Lights campaign 2022

Congratulations to Prof Dan Haydon who has been listed as a leading light for leadership with kindness.

The water flow rate of fish 'homes' affects the survival of their offspring

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Congratulations go to Dr Christina Faust who has received a 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO Award Fellowship at the Women in Science UK and Ireland Rising Talents Awards

10 Years of Naturally Speaking Part 2 - A look back at some of our favourite blogs

10 years of Naturally Speaking

Part 1 - a look back at some of our favourite podcasts

ScotPEN Wellcome grant to raise awareness of ticks & tick-borne disease across Scotland

A £67k Scottish Public Engagement Network (Wellcome) grant will help to empower people to make informed decisions about accessing the outdoors.

The Fight Against Malaria

IBAHCM and School of Chemistry scientists develop 'the holy grail' method to identify the ageing mosquitos which cause malaria

Biodiversity is facing the repayment of debts and credits

A new method suggests that past landscape changes can cast a shadow on future bird biodiversity.

Dog vaccination essential for preventing rabies spread to humans and animals

New research led by IBAHCM in collaboration with Ifakara Health Institute and Imperial College London, shows how vaccination in dogs reduces the spread of rabies in humans and animals.

UofG part of global program to understand zoonotic viral disease ‘spill over’

The University of Glasgow is joining a global five-year program to understand and address threats posed by zoonotic viral diseases that can “spill over” from animals to humans, such as SARS-CoV-2, in an effort to reduce risk of infection, amplification, and spread.

Looking for Zoonotic needles in a viral haystack

IBAHCM & CVR team develops and validates machine learning models that ranks viruses by their ability to infect humans ("zoonotic potential") using only their genome sequence.