History of Art ranked top in Scotland and 6th in UK by Complete University Guide
History of Art has been ranked top in Scotland and risen to 6th in the UK by the Complete University Guide
Debra Strickland on BBC radio: 'In Our Time'
Debra Strickland is one of the guests on Melvyn Bragg's 'In Our Time' on Radio 4, discussing Marco Polo
Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Glasgow rated no. 10 in UK by Guardian University Guide
Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Glasgow has been rated top in Scotland and 10th in the UK in the latest Guardian University Guide.
Music at Glasgow rated no. 7 in UK by Guardian University Guide
Music at Glasgow has been rated top in Scotland and no. 7 in the UK as a whole in the newly published Guardian University Guide
BBC Scotland visit Textile Conservation, filming students at work
BBC Scotland visit Textile Conservation, filming students at work
Theatre Critics' Awards 2012
This year's CATS nominations are out - nominated are our very own Kieran Hurley for best play (BEATS) and Paddy Cuneen for best music (King Lear).
Completion of Teaching at the Ibero-American Institute
On May 3, as holder of the 2011-12 Chair in Communication at the University of Salamanca, Philip Schlesinger completed teaching a Masters course on critical perspectives on the creative economy at the Ibero-American Institute.
Praise for student work
Current Theatre Studies PhD student and GTA, Kieran Hurley, receives high praise in The Scotsman for his new show Beats.
PhDs in Arts of China and Medieval Art: joint supervision at Christie's Education, London
We are looking for PhD students in the subjects of Arts of China and English Medieval Art
Kelvin Smith PhD Scholarship in Textile Dyeing
'Textile dyeing in late nineteenth-century Glasgow: interpreting and recreating the dye chemists’ experiments from lab to manufacture.'
New Writing Scotland
Sylvia Dow’s play A Little Touch of Cliff in the Evening has been accepted for publication in New Writing Scotland 30. Sylvia is a graduate of the MLitt Playwriting and Dramaturgy programme.
AHRC-Funded PhD Studentships in Early Cinema in Scotland 1896-1927
Two full-time, three-year PhD studentships available
New book: Original Intentions: Essays on Production, Reproduction and Interpretation in the Arts of China'
Prof. Pearce and Jason Steuber launched their new book at the Harn Museum of Art, Florida on 31st March 2012
Student composer awarded commendation in Scottish Chamber Orchestra composition competition
Composition student David Duncan has been awarded commendation in the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's composition competition iCompose.
International Student Barometer Survey
Complete the survey and tell us what you think, for the chance to win £200!
Creative Practice Fund
The School has a fund of £5,000 available to support extra-curricular creative projects involving the School's students.
Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellowships
The University welcomes applications from exceptional candidates for its fully-funded fellowships. In the School of Culture and Creative Arts the following are available: Cultural Industries & Cultural Policy; Digital Economy & Culture; Music as a Cultural Practice
Nick Pearce, Exchange Professor at the Smithsonian
Prof Pearce has just returned from teaching on the Smithsonian-Mason Master's Program in the History of Decorative Arts in Washington DC
New College of Arts Internship Scholarships
The Graduate School is pleased to announce up to 9 new Internship Scholarships for PhD students registering in 2012/13 providing a fee waiver at Home/EU rate and a £6000 internship stipend per annum
Walk Sans Frontieres with Dee Heddon
Dee Heddon chaired a discussion event for Deveron Arts Centre, Huntly: WALK SANS FRONTIÈRES on Sunday March 18th.
Composer workshops with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The RSNO will be offering a series of workshops for postgraduate composition students starting in November 2012.
Twenty-First Century Literacy
The Centre for Cultural Policy Research has organized an invitation-only seminar on ‘Twenty-first Century Literacy in Education: What is it? How can it be achieved?’
New Research of the Television Entrepreneurs
Raymond Boyle and Lisa W. Kelly have written a new book that examines how business and entrepreneurship are represented on television.
Research Assistant post advertised
The Research Assistant will carry out high quality research and contribute to the public outcomes of the Research Network for Textile Conservation, Dress and Textile History and Technical Art History, funded by the Getty Foundation. Closing date: 9 March 2012
AHRC and College Scholarships for Postgraduate Study announced
We have 7 Postgraduate Awards available for PhD and Masters applicants
CCPR awarded ESRC research grant to work on multi-platform convergence
CCPR has been awarded a grant of £445,000 by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to carry out research on economic and policy aspects of digital media convergence.
Textile Conservation awarded Kelvin Smith Scholarship with the School of Chemistry and the Scottish Business Archive
Textile dyeing in late nineteenth century Glasgow: interpreting and recreating the dye chemists’ experiments from lab to manufacture
Music Students feature on soundtrack to 'Skins'
Students from the School of Culture and Creative Arts are featured on the soundtrack of the new series of Channel 4 teen drama Skins, which premieres on E4 on 23 January.
Collaborative agreement signed with two U.S. institutions
The School of Culture & Creative Arts has signed a collaborative agreement with the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and George Mason University to promote staff and student exchanges, placement opportunities and research collaboration.
Conference CFP: 'The Real Thing?' - deadline Feb 17 2012
We invite contributions for a conference at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 December 2012 which will explore issues of authenticity with reference to textile conservation, dress and textile history and technical art history.
School Welcomes The Political Song Archive
The University has recently acquired a new Political Song Archive, a long term loan from the personal collection of former Glasgow MEP Janey Buchan and her late husband Norman.
Genevieve Warwick appointed editor of 'Art History'
Dr Warwick is the incoming editor of 'Art History', the journal of the Association of Art Historians
International Student Barometer 2011
University of Glasgow rated 1st in the UK for international student satisfaction
Theatre critic praises student work
Theatre critic of The Scotsman, Joyce McMillan, praises GU theatre students work in New Voices.
Bill Sweeney wins British Composer Award
Bill Sweeney won in the category of Instrument Solo or Duo for Sonata for Cello & Piano at the British Composer Awards 2011.
The Blue Rider Centenary Symposium at Tate
Dr Debbie Lewer will be speaking on 'Der Blaue Reiter and Dada'
Genevieve Warwick awarded AHRC Research Fellowship
Genevieve Warwick has been awarded an AHRC Research Fellowship to research ‘Sculpture in Painting: Medial Translations in Renaissance Art’, under the theme 'Translating Cultures'.
International Students: Win £200 by telling us what you think!
Complete The International Student Barometer survey for a chance to win.
Conference: Landscape and the 'arts of prospect' in Early Modern Britain
This conference, organised by John Bonehill, is at the Paul Mellon Centre on 18 November 2011
Sir Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall, New York
As part of The Glasgow Lectures on Culture 2011-2012, Sir Clive Gillinson of Carnegie Hall, New York joined us at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to examine funding of the arts in Europe and America.
Screen PhD studentships commencing October 2012
The international film and television studies journal, Screen, will support three PhD studentships from October 2012.
Thursday 9th February - Michael Boyd Lecture at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Complimentary tickets for staff and students for the Michael Boyd Lecture, 9th February at 6pm prompt at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Thursday 1st March 2012, Aleks Krotoski, New Media writer on The Observer and BBC Presenter
The next of The Glasgow Lectures in Culture - 'The cult of me meets the cult of we' - will be delivered by Dr Aleks Krotoski, broadcaster, journalist and academic, at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 1 March at 6.00pm. Tickets are complimentary to University of Glasgow staff and students.
The Glasgow Lectures in Culture 2011-12
CCPR's director, Professor Philip Schlesinger, is co-directing this new lecture series by leading cultural figures. The lectures are intended to create a new space for discussion.
New member of staff: Tim Barker
Dr Tim Barker will be joining the School (based in TFTS) as new Lecturer in Digital Media. Tim will start on 19th January.
CCPR research portrayed on YouTube
Interviews following CCPR's seminar on 'Music and Dance – beyond copyright text?' are now featured on the AHRC's Beyond Text site on YouTube.
Third Bonn-Glasgow Art History Workshop 12-15 October 2011
We are delighted to be hosting the third in a series of collaborative Art History workshops with our partner institution, the Art Historical Institute at the University of Bonn, Germany.
The School’s Creative Practice Fund: Supporting Students’ Extra-Curricular Artistic Projects
We received £5,000 from the Chancellor's Fund which we used to support student-led artistic projects
Expert advises on Scotland Bill
Professor Philip Schlesinger, Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research, has been appointed to advise the Scotland Bill Committee of the Scottish Parliament on broadcasting issues.
New member of staff for the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History
Karen Thompson is to join the staff of the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History at the beginning of October.
New documentary on creative work published
'Performers on the edge', a documentary short produced by Professors Philip Schlesinger and Charlotte Waelde, has been published by the peer-reviewed journal, Audiovisual Thinking.
New book
A new book by Amy Holdsworth has just been published by Palgrave as part of their Memory Studies series.
Theatre student success
Amanda Monfrooe (MLitt in Dramaturgy and Playwriting 2010 class) has won a place on the National Theatre of Scotland's Emerging Artists Programme.
MPhil Textile Conservation Summer Work Placements
First year MPhil Textile Conservation students have been on work placements at museums around the world over the last few months.
Mapping the World
Mapping the World Nick Pearce, ‘Mapping the World: A Copy of Verbiest’s Kunyu Quantu in Glasgow University’s Collection’, in: About Books, Maps, Songs and Steles: The Wording and Teaching of the Christian Faith in China
Research on Ken Loach
The convenor of our Film Journalism Masters programme, Dr David Archibald, is currently conducting research on the making of Ken Loach's latest film, The Angels' Share.
History of Art awarded a new EU-funded project
History of Art has been awarded nearly EUR 400,000 by the European Commission and the University of Glasgow within the EU-cofunded collaborative project MeLA - European Museums and Libraries in/of the Age of Migration
National Student Survey
Theatre Studies and Film and Television Studies results have now been announced.
Nightmail 75th Anniversary
Dr Ian Goode (Theatre, Film and Television Studies) appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's morning programme to talk about the influential documentary.
Alasdair Cameron Scholarship fund
Theatre Studies recent graduates staged a devised piece called Bricks and Mortar at The Old Hairdressers, Stereo.
Professor Christine Geraghty
Professor Christine Geraghty is retiring after a long and varied career having spent the last 9 years in Glasgow.
Applications invited for AHRC doctoral award
Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow, is seeking to award one fully-funded PhD studentship to commence 1 October 2011. The studentship is funded through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Awards Scheme and is with non-academic partners, the Riverside Museum, Glasgow.
CCPR becomes Polish case study
An interview with Professor Philip Schlesinger and related commentary has been published in a new Polish textbook, published in Krakow both in Polish and English.
MLitt Dramaturgy and Playwriting Public Play Reading
For the first time, the MLitt Dramaturgy and Playwriting held a show case of new plays written by the playwrights, performed in G12 Theatre.
"The best performance I've ever seen"
Current Theatre Studies PhD student, Kieran Hurley, is highly praised in The Observer for his show Hitch.
Honorary Research Fellow at the Edinburgh Fringe
Adrian Howells, Honorary Research Fellow in Theatre Studies, continues his critical practice of exploring risk and intimacy in performance with two very different pieces presented at the Edinburgh Fringe.
New film screened at Leeds conference
Professor Philip Schlesinger, director of the CCPR, responded to audience questions at screenings of his new, documentary short, 'Performers on the Edge' at the international conference on 'Moral Economies of Creative Labour'.
Launch of Your Paintings and Your Paintings Tagger websites
On 23 June the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF) launched the Your Paintings website and the pioneering Your Paintings Tagger at the National Gallery, London.
Restoration of The Tiger Flag in Taiwan
Frances Lennard has been giving advice on the conservation of the Flag of the Formosa Republic to the National Taiwan Museum
Exhibiting Whistler
Research on Whistler, based on the University's pre-eminent holdings of art works and documents, has led to international collaborations on exhibitions and publications.
One new place available on Textile Conservation MPhil 2011-12
One extra place has unexpectedly become available for the MPhil in Textile Conservation starting in September 2011
Applications invited for AHRC doctoral award
The School of Culture & Creative Arts invites applications for an AHRC doctoral award entitled A History of the Glasgow International Jazz Festival.
Santander Chairman drops in for tea
Emilio Botín, Chairman of Grupo Santander, recently dropped in for tea at the Principal’s Lodging, to see for himself some of the work Santander is supporting at the University and meet some of the recipients of funding.
New issue of the 'The Pulse' available
'The Pulse', a publication edited and run by Music students at Glasgow University, releases its second issue
Professor Philip Schlesinger appointed to high-profile cultural roles
Philip Schlesinger, Professor of Cultural Policy in Theatre and Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research, has been appointed Visiting Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome.
Ceramics Exhibition: The Potters' Process
On Thursday 28 April 2011, an exhibition of ceramics, ‘The Potters’ Process’, opens at Paisley Museum, curated by University of Glasgow postgraduate students
Mingyuan Hu, PhD candidate, invited to speak at international symposium in Shanghai on Fou Lei
Mingyuan Hu, PhD candidate and temporary lecturer in History of Art, has been invited to speak at an international symposium in Shanghai on Fou Lei (1908-66).
Performance & publication for Dr Jane Stanley
A new work by composer Dr Jane Stanley will be featured in a concert launching the Arcomis Flute Album in Cardiff on 2 April.
History of Art and Alumni events at ‘Jardines impresionistas’ exhibition in Madrid
Staff and students made a fascinating visit to Madrid in February for an Academic Seminar and Alumni Reception at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum – one of the outstanding art galleries in Europe.
Professors launch Music Manifesto
Professor Martin Cloonan and Professor Simon Frith have launched a Music Manifesto for the Scottish Parliamentary elections in May.
'China Through the Lens of John Thomson: 1868-1872' at the Burrell Collection
Prof. Nick Pearce opened the exhibition 'China Through the Lens of John Thomson: 1868-1872' at the Burrell Collection
Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History officially opened by HRH the Princess Royal.
HRH the Princess Royal visited the University of Glasgow on Wednesday 9 February to officially open the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History.
Watching Jazz Conference
In February Music will host the international conference Watching Jazz: Analysing Jazz Performance on Audiovisual Resource.
Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture: Exhibitions and Conference
The AHRC-funded project 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture' is backing exhibitions and a conference in the coming months.
CONNECTING WHISTLER: Festschrift for Prof. Margaret F. MacDonald NOW ONLINE!
The publication 'Connecting Whistler: A Festschrift for Margaret F. MacDonald' was launched at an event on 1 December at the Hunterian Art Gallery.
Dunedin Consort listed in top 20 greatest choirs
The Dunedin Consort, under the direction of Prof John Butt, has been placed 11th in Gramophone magazine's list of 'The 20 Greatest Choirs'
History of Art blooms in Edinburgh and Madrid
'Impressionist Gardens' exhibition attracted nearly 100,000 visitors in Edinburgh, and a new version of the exhibition has just opened in Madrid: Jardines 'impresionistas'
Two Grants for Whistler Etchings Project
The Chancellor's Fund and Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art have awarded Prof. MacDonald a total of £12,500.