The Small Animal Hospital is the first in the UK to use groundbreaking bee and wasp venom immunotherapy for dogs suffering from extreme allergic reactions to stings. Read more👉https://www.gla.ac.uk/.../news/headline_1284067_en.html www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #TeamUofG

Scottish animal hospital first in UK to offer dogs new sting immunotherapy

The University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital is one of just a few centres around the world able to deliver Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy.

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A new study led by SBOHVM's Kevin Parsons & Matthew Brachmann and published in Nature Communications reveals that a genetic adaptation to living in warmer waters causes fish to be obese. 👉https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/about/news/headline_1284829_en.html www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a new study led by @shaunkillen.bsky.social, a virtual reality fish platform offers new insights into the impact of artificial light on aquatic life 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Virtual reality fish platform offers new insights into the impact of artificial light on aquatic life

A virtual reality (VR) platform has given researchers new insights into how artificial light at night alters the way coral reef fish respond to predators

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new paper in @molecology.bsky.social from MVLS-DTP @uofgmvls.bsky.social research of @teamlizard.bsky.social 's J Smout 🧬 gene expression & alternative splicing in a viviparous lizard; new candidate genes + some known from other amniotes 👀🦎 @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing Throughout the Reproductive Cycle of a Viviparous Lizard Reveal Novel Genes for Pregnancy and Convergence With Squamates and Mammals

Squamate pregnancy is an important topic in reproductive and evolutionary biology, as it provides insight to amniote live-bearing that is not mammalian. Gene regulation in squamates is poorly charact...

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First paper from the project is now out - led by @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk PhD student @meshachlee.bsky.social this study evaluated of the efficiency of different trapping methods for sampling #mosquito populations in Scotland. Read here ⬇️ 🦟 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Just out! Spatial epidemiology of Avian flu in seabird populations. #HPAI, #Bayesian, #Conservation, #Panzootic, #Gannets, @jwejeglinski.bsky.social @heyjoode.bsky.social , @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @rspb.bsky.social @au.dk @heriotwattuni.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Between‐species contagion drives HPAI transmission and mass mortality in seabirds

Modelling the unprecedented avian panzootic caused by High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the Northeast Atlantic gannet breeding metapopulation, we estimated 28% (95% CI: 21%–34%) HPAI-r...

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Are you attending this year's Royal Highland Show? Come and visit our stand in a new location on the 7th Avenue. Meet with our vets and find out what it's like to study veterinary medicine at our stunning Garscube campus in Glasgow. #WorldChangingGlasgow #TeamUofG #VeterinaryMedicine

Congrats Sayantan and colleagues on your publication! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... Check out the discovery of the impact prolactin and triiodothyronine have on hamster adipose tissue. @sayantansur.bsky.social @calumstewartphd.bsky.social @iremsenman.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Prolactin and Triiodothyronine Modulate Seasonal Variation in Brown Adipose Tissue in Djungarian Hamsters

Seasonal photoperiodic cycles regulate energy rheostasis in many animals. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the liver are key metabolic organs that show remarkable plasticity in response to photoperiodi...

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New preprint: socioeconomics & Lyme disease Using data from Glasgow, we found that more advantaged neighbourhoods had higher Lyme disease incidence, partly explained by greater woodland cover. Heavily used park also had lower tick densities. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

When advantage turns into risk: disentangling landscape and behavioural drivers of socioeconomic inequality in Lyme disease risk, Glasgow as a case study

Introduction: Socioeconomic deprivation is often associated with poorer health outcomes, but some studies suggest the opposite for Lyme disease. Here we test two hypotheses to explain this: difference...

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@drheatherferg.bsky.social of #MosquitoScotland & Ryan Carmichael of #MosquitoNI joined #AveryHolmes from @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk to speak to a sell out crowd at the wildlife disease ecology #PintofScience session on Mon. Great enthusiam & submissions for beer mat design context - new lab logo?

🆕 | A new research project led by @uofgsii.bsky.social's Dr @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social has been awarded £22k in funding from the Hannah Dairy Foundation. The project, a collaboration with Dr Rheinallt Jones from @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk, will address neonatal calf scour. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🎉Congratulations to @khampson.bsky.social recently awarded the 2026 Plowright Prize & £100,000 for her extraordinary research into dog-mediated rabies and how this has influenced efforts to eliminate human deaths from the infectious disease. www.rcvsknowledge.org/article/worl...

Registration is now open for the first UK Virome Forum meeting! 📍 Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow 🗓️ 5-6 Oct 2026 🦠 Animal, human and environmental viromics For more info, including speakers, check bit.ly/ukvf-2026 or @ukvf.bsky.social Register for free: tinyurl.com/yhnartn5

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The UK Virome Forum will bring together researchers from across the UK using genomic approaches to study viromes, with a particular focus on whole-virome analyses, viral ecology, and evolution beyond ...

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Last week, we dedicated our Friday Social in the Zoology Museum to David Attenborough. Happy 100th birthday, Sir David! 🎉 Sir David officially opened the refurbished Zoology Museum 40 years ago -pictured below with our then Head of Department, Keith Vickerman. #Attenborough100

Featuring Dr Andrew Brownlow and PhD researcher Anna Kebke: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lewis stranding offers clues to pilot whales' deep water lives

Scientists say

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SBOHVM's Prof. Nick Hanley recently featured on the Marginal Babble (@marginalbabble.bsky.social) podcast discussing environmental economics. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0Wv...

Understanding Environmental Economics | Marginal Babble Ep.34 with Professor Nicholas Hanley

YouTube video by Marginal Babble

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On Tuesday research staff and students came together for a full day of talks, discussion and networking. Around 170 colleagues attended enjoying a varied and engaging programme. An impressive snapshot of the breadth of research activity and the remarkable achievements across our community!

PhD Opportunity! Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities - jointly funded by the University of Glasgow and the James Hutton Institute. For full details and to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Deadline: 21st May 2026.

Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Ecological impacts of anthelmintic usage on soil micro- and mesofaunal communities at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com

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New Naturally Speaking Podcast! Episode 102 – A Field Course on Tropical Marine Biology Listen here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2026/04/18/e...

Episode 102 – A Field Course on Tropical Marine Biology

In this episode Dr. Dave Bailey and undergraduate students Youssra Bennadji and Lauren Wilson speak with Naturally Speaking’s John Smout and Caroline Sharp about some of the aspects of the Tropical…

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🦟 New paper accepted! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Dr #RogerSanou led work using mid‑infrared spectroscopy + machine learning to identify species and age of male #mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.l. Proud collaboration led by #IRSS-BurkinaFaso with #IHI & @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk + @uofgchem.bsky.social

Our new paper in @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social Adapting Africa’s vector surveillance systems to monitor gene-drive mosquitoes in malaria control: www.cell.com/trends/paras... Led by Prof #FredrosOkumu, Dr #LinaFinda, Dr #JoelOdero @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk #IfakaraHealthInstitute #OneHealth #GeneDrive

Adapting Africa’s vector surveillance systems to monitor gene-drive mosquitoes in malaria control

Gene-drive mosquitoes could transform malaria control in Africa, but their rapid, autonomous spread requires rigorous post-release monitoring. Most malaria-endemic countries already conduct some entom...

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New paper out! 🦟 💧☀️ Seasonal variation in aquatic habitat availability and use by the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 👏 Dr #NajatKahamba for leading this work on this crucial #malaria vector 👏 to the whole team #IfakaraHealthInstitute & @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Congratulations to Andrew Brownlow and team @strandings.bsky.social on the renewal of the Marine Directorate contract. The funding will support this vital project for the next 5 years. Learn more - www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv... strandings.org #strandings #marinestrandings

Our project was proud to support the follow up investigation of these detections following identification by our collaborators at the Animal and Plant Health Agency UK and @srucnews.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

First cases of Usutu virus found in blackbirds in Scotland

Analysis confirmed the Usutu virus in birds found dead in Arran.

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Delighted to share our review in @natrevmicro.nature.com! Here, myself and @richard-quilliam.bsky.social synthesise current knowledge on the aquatic #plastisphere, and assess the evidence for #plastics being #pathogen and #AMR reservoirs @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social rdcu.be/fbm6N

The aquatic plastisphere: ecology, pathogen dissemination and antimicrobial resistance

Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Review, Ormsby and Quilliam discuss how plastic pollutants create a critical, novel habitat for complex microbial communities, highlighting the community...

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🧬 New study! How do mitochondria change across life? We tracked mtDNAcn within Zebra finches and found early-life decline and links of mtDNAcn to late-life flight performance #Ornithology #Physiology #Mitochondria @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @ifv-whv.bsky.social 🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article...

Within-individual changes in mitochondrial DNA copy number across the life course and links to individual performance

Abstract. Ageing is characterized by complex biological processes reflected in cellular and molecular changes. Mitochondria, which are crucial for energy p

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This finding challenges previous assumption that conditions in Scotland are 'too cold' for transmission, and emphasises importance of rolling out #mosquito vector-borne disease surveillance across the whole UK. #climatechange @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgnews.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social

Mosquito Scotland Project@mosquitoscotland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Breaking news- #Usutu virus has been detected in Scotland for the first time, in 2 Blackbirds from the Isle of Arran in 2025. Detection confirmed by #SRUC & #APHA, with our project conducting follow up surveillance. Public Health risk considered very low More info ⏬️ www.gov.uk/government/n...

Professor Sarah Cleaveland participates in The World Health Organization (WHO) One Health Festival. Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv... @sarahcleaveland.bsky.social @who.int

Great 1st day at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conferenced in Liverpool, with several #MosquitoScotland team members presenting findings from their work @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @cvrinfo.bsky.social @meshachlee.bsky.social Georgia Kirby Ryan Carmichael Lucy Devlin Aidan Desjardins Dom Brass Ross Cuthbert

New 4G connectivity at Cochno Farm linking livestock monitors, environmental sensors & management systems into one network. Providing real-time insight into animal health, welfare & conditions, enabling vets & researchers to make faster, targeted decisions www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...