College of Arts & Humanities news

Creatives of Colour wins national award for championing diverse voices

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:53 BST

A pioneering Arts & Humanities initiative championing the voices and creativity of people of colour has won a major Scottish award.

Fergus with the University of Glasgow’s Dr Gareth Beale holding a replica Viking era scales
Fergus with the University of Glasgow’s Dr Gareth Beale holding a replica Viking era scales

How archaeology is helping children put down roots in their community

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 BST

Primary school pupils in Scotland have become archaeologists for their town, uncovering stories of the past and building a powerful sense of belonging through a groundbreaking UofG led archaeology project.

An aerial drone shot of the James McCune Smith building and University Avenue
An aerial drone shot of the James McCune Smith building and University Avenue

Six UofG staff join Young Academy of Scotland

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:00 BST

The RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) has announced the appointment of 48 new members, and six members of University of Glasgow staff are among them.

Library with rows of bookshelves arranged in an arc and a study area
Library with rows of bookshelves arranged in an arc and a study area

Public libraries can help tackle misinformation and disinformation, research shows

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 BST

Public libraries could play a key role in helping communities in the UK tackle misinformation and disinformation, but coordinated national action is needed to unlock their full potential, according to new research.

The pillar with University written on it, outside University Gardens
The pillar with University written on it, outside University Gardens

Winner of 2026 PGR Paper Prize Announced

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 BST

The 2026 Postgraduate Paper Prize for the best conference papers at the Social History Society conference has been awarded to an Arts & Humanities history scholar.

A photo of gold metal Scottish Design Awards
A photo of gold metal Scottish Design Awards

Gold and Silver at the Scottish Design Awards for Museums in the Metaverse

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 BST

UofG's Museums in the Metaverse (MiM) project has won Gold and Silver), recognising design excellence in visualisation and social impact.

Three portrait images of two men and a woman looking into the camera all receipients of the 2026 RSE Research Awards
Three portrait images of two men and a woman looking into the camera all receipients of the 2026 RSE Research Awards

RSE Research Awards strengthen Scotland’s research future with £661K funding boost 

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 BST

Three Arts & Humanities researchers have secured funding in the latest Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Research Awards.

An aerial drone shot of the Gilbert Scott Building looking south
An aerial drone shot of the Gilbert Scott Building looking south

UofG graduate to help shape cultural programme for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:25:00 BST

A University of Glasgow graduate has been selected to curate two official cultural events as part of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Festival.

Professor Pauline Mackay and Dr Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman at the Burns Cottage, Alloway. Credit Martin Shields
Professor Pauline Mackay and Dr Cleo O'Callaghan Yeoman at the Burns Cottage, Alloway. Credit Martin Shields

225 years on, Burns Suppers continue to be reinvented around the world

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:00 BST

Research maps more than 1000 Burns Suppers held across 75 countries during the tradition’s 225th anniversary year.

Lion statue on the memorial gate
Lion statue on the memorial gate

Winner of the 2026 Pamela Cox Public History Prize

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 BST

A UofG student has been awarded the Social History Society's 2026 Pamela Cox Public History Prize 2026.

The pillar with University written on it, outside University Gardens
The pillar with University written on it, outside University Gardens

CILIP accreditation confirms excellence in information studies education

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:00 BST

The College of Arts & Humanities' MSc Library & Information Studies has once again officially joined an impressive roster of professionally accredited, industry-recognised programmes

A man sites on a chair in full honorary graduation cap and gown
A man sites on a chair in full honorary graduation cap and gown

Academic and higher education leader honoured by RGU

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:46:00 BST

Professor Murray Pittock, one of Scotland’s leading historians and a senior figure in the higher education sector, has been awarded an Honorary Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU).

A man pushes a machine to allow him do some gradiometry surveying.
A man pushes a machine to allow him do some gradiometry surveying.

3,000-year-old Irish Bronze Age site may be one of Europe’s earliest ‘town-like’ settlements

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 BST

A Bronze Age site in Ireland may be among Western Europe’s earliest organised settlements

L to R: Laura Nichol, Alison Brown, Lori Delaney, and Gillian Shirreffs. Laura, Alison and Gillian along with Lori helped to co-create the play with a range of people with lived experience of cancer. Credit Martin Shields
L to R: Laura Nichol, Alison Brown, Lori Delaney, and Gillian Shirreffs. Laura, Alison and Gillian along with Lori helped to co-create the play with a range of people with lived experience of cancer. Credit Martin Shields

New funding to test the power of storytelling in cancer care

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 BST

Beatson Cancer Charity supports innovative UofG research into storytelling’s role in cancer care

Deacon Blue receiving honorary degree
Deacon Blue receiving honorary degree

Deacon Blue become first group to receive an honorary degree from the University

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:58:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has awarded an honorary degree to Deacon Blue, marking a significant moment in the University’s 575-year history.

A woman wearing white gloves holds the world oldest football on a virutal reality 3D scanner. Credit Martin Shields
A woman wearing white gloves holds the world oldest football on a virutal reality 3D scanner. Credit Martin Shields

The world’s oldest football is being brought into the metaverse

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow's world-leading 3D content creators begin the process of scanning the football to create a museum quality digital version.

A man stands on a hill overlooking the Rwandan countryside. A screenshot from the film Why We Dance
A man stands on a hill overlooking the Rwandan countryside. A screenshot from the film Why We Dance

Triple film award for survivor's story documentary

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 BST

A documentary short film, Why We Dance, has secured three film awards for its portrayal of a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Demi Boyd, curator of Hampden Museum, with Calum Livingstone, Hampden Visitor Services Officer, and pupils from Craighead Primary School, Milton of Campsie, Annabel Gelston, aged 10, (left) and Roma Stevenson, nine.
Demi Boyd, curator of Hampden Museum, with Calum Livingstone, Hampden Visitor Services Officer, and pupils from Craighead Primary School, Milton of Campsie, Annabel Gelston, aged 10, (left) and Roma Stevenson, nine.

Scotland's football treasures like you have never seen them before

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:54:00 BST

University of Glasgow and Scottish Football Museum team up to bring virtual reality ‘Wonder’ to Barclays Hampden for World Cup 

Lion statue on the memorial gate
Lion statue on the memorial gate

UofG academic shortlisted for national Food Season Award

Thu, 21 May 2026 08:00:00 BST

A University of Glasgow academic has been shortlisted for a prestigious British Library Food Season Award, recognising her work reshaping how food history is understood.

Street performers at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Credit David Monteith-Hodge Photographise
Street performers at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Credit David Monteith-Hodge Photographise

Study to examine economic impact of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:00 BST

A new study by UofG's Professor Murray Pittock, will look at the economic and social impact of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Logo featuring a football with a woman holding a microphone in her hand hanging off it
Logo featuring a football with a woman holding a microphone in her hand hanging off it

Women football commentators judged more harshly than men - even when delivering identical commentary

Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 BST

Listeners judge women football commentators more negatively than men, even when delivering identical match commentary, new research from a team shows.

Tartan samples at the National Museum Collection Centre. Photo Duncan McGlynn
Tartan samples at the National Museum Collection Centre. Photo Duncan McGlynn

Historic tartan archive gifted to the nation will transform understanding of Scotland’s textile heritage

Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 BST

Two UofG postgraduate students are helping to transform understanding of Scotland’s textile heritage through their research on a major new tartan acquisition by National Museums Scotland.

An excavation of Neolithic cursus on the isle of Arran
An excavation of Neolithic cursus on the isle of Arran

Conference to examine how rewilding is reshaping nature and heritage

Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 BST

Leading voices from across the UK will be exploring how the rapid rise of rewilding is transforming both the natural environment and the historic landscapes that define it.

A large box that when opens creates a Virtual Reality space to engage with Museums in the Metaverse
A large box that when opens creates a Virtual Reality space to engage with Museums in the Metaverse

Museums in the Metaverse shortlisted across four Scottish Design Awards categories

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 BST

UofG has been shortlisted in four categories at the Scottish Design Awards for work developed through Museums in the Metaverse, recognising design excellence spanning craft, visualisation, social impact and client leadership.

A woman in a VR headset
A woman in a VR headset

Lord Provost explores Burns collections and digital heritage at UofG 

Wed, 06 May 2026 17:54:00 BST

The University of Glasgow recently welcomed the Lord Provost of Glasgow for a special visit celebrating the city’s shared literary, cultural and civic heritage.

The Tenementals Group Photo. Credit Holger Mohaupt
The Tenementals Group Photo. Credit Holger Mohaupt

New song hopes to reawakens the story of Glasgow’s first working class martyrs  

Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:44 BST

A powerful new song recalling the struggle and sacrifice of the Calton Weavers will have its first public premiere in Glasgow, hoping to highlight through music nearly 240 years of radical working-class history.

Multispectral imaging and carbon dating digitally reconstruct Codex H, revealing ancient scribal habits and early biblical structures.
Multispectral imaging and carbon dating digitally reconstruct Codex H, revealing ancient scribal habits and early biblical structures.

42 lost pages of the new testament manuscript discovered

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 BST

An international team of academics led by UofG's Professor Garrick Allen has successfully recovered 42 lost pages from one of the world's most important early New Testament manuscripts: Codex H.

Portrait of Professor Murray Pittock.
Portrait of Professor Murray Pittock.

The shortest history of Scotland

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 BST

The Shortest History of Scotland sees Professor Murray Pittock challenge myths and explore the realities of Scotland’s past, arguing that the nation’s complexity and ambiguity have shaped its enduring global influence

The pillar with University written on it, outside University Gardens
The pillar with University written on it, outside University Gardens

Philosopher elected to the Academia Europaea

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:36 BST

A University of Glasgow academic has been elected to one of Europe’s most prestigious scholarly bodies, the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe).

CoAH academic awarded Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:50:00 BST

Dr James Rann has been named among three UofG recipients of prestigious Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships.