GAEA is a free resource for all scientists and researchers globally, and we want GAEA to be an inclusive, supportive and welcoming learning environment.
In registering for a GAEA course, you agree to be respectful and courteous towards all other learners, course practitioners, and wider GAEA team members.
If any learner is found to have acted disrespectfully or inappropriately within the GAEA platform or our social media channels, access will be revoked, and your conduct will be reported to your institution.
If you have any concerns about another user, learner, or course practitioner, please use the contact us form, we read every word.
Information about us
The website: https://www.gaea.ac.uk (the “website”) is owned and controlled by The University of Glasgow, a charitable body registered in Scotland under registration number SC004401, incorporated under the Universities (Scotland) Acts and having its main administrative offices at University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ (the “University”)
Use & Access
These terms of use set out the terms for use of the website and applies to all users of and visitors to the website (‘you’). Please read these terms of use carefully before you begin to use the website. By using the website, you accept these terms of use and agree to abide by them. Please do not use the website if you do not agree with these terms of use.
Access to the website is on a temporary basis and the University reserves the right to withdraw or amend the service provided to you on the website at any time. Sections of the website may be restricted to certain users at any time.
Prohibited Uses
You may only use the website for lawful purposes. You may not use the website:
- In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation
- In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect
- To transmit or procure the sending of any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam)
- To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses or any other computer code, programs or files designed to destroy, interrupt or limit the functionality of any computer, computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
Disclaimer
The content on the website is maintained locally, at departmental and other levels. The content of the University’s main website is overseen by the University’s Web Team, however not all webpages within the main website are controlled centrally.
The content on the website is provided ‘as is’, and without warranties, representations or undertakings. The University tries to ensure that the content and information available on the website is accurate at the time of publication but it does not warrant that this is the case. Nothing on the website constitutes any part of a contract unless otherwise expressly stated.
Any links within the website to third party websites are not checked by the University and the University bears no responsibility for the content of external sites. If you access external sites through the website, you do so at your own risk.
The University permits its students and staff to maintain personal pages on the website, and associated sites. Any views expressed on these pages do not necessarily represent the views of the University.
We make no guarantees that the website is free from so called computer viruses. It is strongly recommended that you check for such viruses before downloading it or its contents
Liability
The University accepts no liability for any claims, penalties, loss or expenses arising from your use of the website including: any reliance you might place on the content of the website; use of or inability to use the website; the downloading of any materials from the website; or any unauthorised use or access to the website.
Intellectual Property
The University is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights contained within this website and in the material published on the website. All such rights are reserved.
Subject to the limitations detailed below and to the entirety of the website’s terms of use, you may download, view and print material from our website for personal and non-commercial use and for internal non-commercial circulation within your organisation.
Any other use of the website requires prior written consent from the University. In particular, you may not use any part of the materials on the website for commercial purposes without obtaining our prior written consent.
The University must always be acknowledged as the owners of any such material circulated or used, as must the contributions of any identified person.
You must not modify the paper or digital copies of any materials taken from the website in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.
Governing Law/Jurisdiction
These terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland and any disputes that may arise will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts.
Enquiries
Please contact millie.bompard@glasgow.ac.uk if you have any enquiries about the website.