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World-leading Fantasy Scholar Coming to Glasgow as Leverhulme Visiting Professor

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:00:00 GMT

A world-leading fantasy literature expert is coming to the University of Glasgow for a prestigious visiting professorship.

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More than 1000 people took part in Comics Night at the Museum

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:12:00 GMT

The free public event helped to showcase research at the College of Arts on the important role Scotland had in the development of the genre of comics.

UoG Winter Graduations 2018

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Here is a round up of graduations for Winter 2018

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Humanity Lecture Theatre restored

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:25:00 GMT

17th Century fittings fully refurbished

mage above: The fiery blaze below space shuttle Endeavour as it launches from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A bathes the smoke and steam with an orange glow. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray,

The University of Glasgow has teamed up with NASA to offer a joint PhD to answer the question of what makes a rocket safe.

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:00:00 GMT

The Philosophy of Safety Engineering PhD will provide funding for a student to look at a variety of philosophical questions on the issue of the safety of aeronautics, including space travel, and how do we establish that a complex system is safe.

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Whistler and Nature at Compton Verney

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMT

Works from The Hunterian’s internationally renowned Whistler collection are currently on display as part of a new exhibition at Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park in Warwickshire.

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CREATe to lead Intellectual Property research in new UK Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:00:00 GMT

The AHRC has published a CREATe Report to support the Launch of the Creative Industries Clusters Programme, part of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy.

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University of Glasgow creates its own wool

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow has created its own brand of knitting yarn made with wool from sheep reared on its own farm, it was announced today

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Oilthigh Ghlaschu a’ foillseachadh an dàrna Plana Gàidhlig/University of Glasgow unveils its second Gaelic Language Plan

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Tha Plana Gàidhlig Oilthigh Ghlaschu, a chaidh fhoillseachadh an-diugh a’ nochdadh sgrùdaidhean-cùise de luchd-obrach agus oileanaich aig a bheil Gàidhlig/The University’s new Gaelic Language Plan, launched today features case studies of staff and students who speak Gaelic.

Professor Laurence Grove, Anna Smeaton, 7, and Frank Quitely for Comics Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum to showcase the art of comics

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 07:00:00 GMT

University of Glasgow is hosting a special one off Night at the Museum to ensure Scotland is recognised as the “cradle of comics”.

Photo of Dr Neil McDonnell for the announcement of funding for Virtual Reality Classrooms and Teaching Resources to be created by University of Glasgow.

Virtual Reality Classrooms and Teaching Resources to be created by University of Glasgow

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Academics at the University’s College of Arts in collaboration with Glasgow based Sublime, have been awarded funding from Innovate UK to build a higher education virtual reality (VR) platform.

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Celebrating Scotland’s Wee Cinema

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 08:00:00 GMT

Now to mark the end of the three-year University of Glasgow-led project a reunion of the Film Guild operators, their friends and families is being held in Inverness.

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Students on Arts and Humanities

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:00:00 BST

Our students speak about why they love studying at the College of Arts and in Glasgow.

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Walking the Talk: Women Who Walk on BBC Radio 4

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:00:00 BST

A University of Glasgow’s professor is being showcased as part of a BBC Radio programme looking at women using walking as part of their art.

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New Head of School of Culture and Creative Arts

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 10:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has appointed Professor Kate Oakley as the new Head of its School of Culture and Creative Arts.

Professor Mary McAleese joins the University of Glasgow as a Professor of Children, Law and Religion

Former Irish President joins University of Glasgow

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:00:00 BST

Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese will be joining the University of Glasgow as a Professor of Children, Law and Religion.

Academia Europaea honour for UofG academics

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 11:02:00 BST

Two academics from the University of Glasgow have been elected to one of Europe’s foremost research bodies, the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe).

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Leading scholar on gender and sexuality to give prestigious lecture series at the University of Glasgow

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow will this week host one of the foremost lecture series dealing with religion, science and philosophy.

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University of Glasgow publishes report into historical slavery

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has published a comprehensive report into the institution’s historical links with racial slavery.

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A History of Royal Fashion free online course back by popular demand

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:00:00 BST

After a successful first run with over 13,000 online participants, A History of Royal Fashion, has returned with enrolment open now.

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Third Season of The Transatlantic Literary Women series launches

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:00:00 BST

The National Library of Scotland hosts the first talk in the series

Heritage project gives children the chance to be a First World War pilot

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:00:00 BST

Wings to War: Glasgow and the birth of the Royal Air Force project is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and UofG to give young people the opportunity to learn what it was like to be a WW1 pilot.

Rob O Maolalaigh with Abi Lightfoot and Eilidh Cormack of DASG

University of Glasgow makes Gaelic/English audio archive freely available

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:00:00 BST

Audio recordings of the traditions of crofters, farm workers and fishermen, in English and Gaelic, along with some Scots, were today (27 August) put online by the University of Glasgow.

A UofG project to preserve unique archaeological sites in Iraqi Kurdistan dating back up to 10,000 years is to receive £300,000 investment from the UK Government’s £30 million Cultural Protection Fund

New projects announced to protect cultural heritage overseas

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow project will preserve archaeological heritage in a region suppressed by Saddam Hussein's forces

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Additional funding announced for arts and humanities research based in Scotland

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:00:00 BST

The next generation of professionals working in the Arts and Humanities in Scotland are to benefit from new funding for doctoral research.

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University of Glasgow part of worldwide initiative to preserve art conservation skills

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:00:00 BST

Institutions around world, including the University of Glasgow, receive grants from Getty Foundation to teach skills to new generation

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Honouring Scotland's WW1 Poets

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:00:00 BST

UofG graduate among six poets who have been shortlisted for national poll to find quote to feature on national monument to Scotland's Great War poets

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Burns’ works authenticated by new, minimally destructive scientific technique

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:35:00 BST

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers from the University of Glasgow have found a novel way to accurately authenticate ancient documents in a minimally destructive way.

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UofG academics elected Fellows of the British Academy

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:00:00 BST

Leading academics from the University of Glasgow have achieved the rare distinction of being elected Fellows of the British Academy.

Rana and daughter, project trained fieldworker, capturing moments of her life in Scotland (credit photographer Magdalena Grochal)

New research uncovers successes and failures of UK’s help for Syrian immigrants

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:00:00 BST

Syrian refugees have higher levels of unemployment than UK citizens, are often overqualified for work they do find, and are being underserved by current British immigration policy despite their eagerness to contribute to society, new research reveals.

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Making thread in Bronze Age Britain

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:00:00 BST

Bronze Age Britons spliced plant fibres together to make cloth rather than spinning, a new study has found.

Prof Tony Pollard launches The Great Game: Waterloo Replayed at the site of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium

Glasgow hosts biggest ever historical tabletop war game to replay Battle of Waterloo for charity

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 06:00:00 BST

Organisers are looking for war gamers, schoolchildren, members of the public, amateur artists, as well as military personnel and veterans to get involved in this massive undertaking.

The University of Glasgow Settlement Exhibition

University of Glasgow exhibition highlights a centenary of social empowerment

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 09:00:00 BST

An exhibition on the University’s Settlement is retelling some of the amazing stories of student social action over the last 120 years and up to the present day.

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Networks of Enlightenment in Glasgow

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 16:00:00 BST

Staff in the College of Arts are organising a major international conference on the Scottish Enlightenment at the University this summer.

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Former Moderator accepts honorary doctorate with historic Gaelic address

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:00:00 BST

Dr Angus Morrison addressed the audience in both English and Gaelic for the first time in its history.

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Teaching Excellence Award Success

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:00:00 BST

Teaching Excellence Award Success for the School of Humanities | Sgoil nan Daonnachdan.

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Proof Positive: Craft Beer is a thing of the Past

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow research identifies barley beer in Bronze Age Mesopotamian drinking vessels.

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Excitement Building for Waterloo Uncovered Dig

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:00:00 BST

Professor Tony Pollard, Director of the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, looks forward to this year’s upcoming excavations with Waterloo Uncovered on the famous battlefield in Belgium.

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Summer Graduations 2018

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:00:00 BST

Professor Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh, Head of College of Arts, expresses delight as the sun shines down on the 2018 Arts graduates.

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First World War names to be added to University Roll of Honour

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 08:00:00 BST

Researchers at the University identified 19 additional names to be added to the Roll of Honour later this year by using digital resources and confirmed their connection to the University using student records held by Archives.

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Major Prize for book on Adrian Howells

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:00:00 BST

A volume of work celebrating the remarkable achievements and legacy of the late University of Glasgow’s Honorary Fellow Adrian Howells, has won a major prize.

Bloomsday 2018 Group left to right Professor Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh; Joe McHugh TD; Dr Maria-Daniella Dick, Cllr David McDonald and Mark Hanniffy

Glasgow for Bloomsday

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:00:00 BST

Glasgow was in “Bloomsday” form last night celebrating the literary legacy of Ireland’s James Joyce.

The Hunterian has hosted the most successful Universeum Network Meeting to date, at Kelvin Hall on 13 – 15 June 2018.

The Hunterian hosts Universeum 2018

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:00:00 BST

The Hunterian has hosted the most successful Universeum Network Meeting to date, at Kelvin Hall.

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Heroic week in Sleat

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:00:00 BST

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig welcomes Ulidia Finn 2018 | Sabhal Mòr Ostaig a’ cur fàilte air Ulidia Finn 2018

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University of Glasgow research suggests Robert Burns may have had bipolar disorder

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 10:00:00 BST

Researchers at the University of Glasgow suggest Scotland's national bard may have had bipolar disorder, according to a paper published in The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli and Provost Dr John Davis signing the new strategic partnership between the University of Glasgow and the Smithsonian Photo Michael Barnes

University of Glasgow signs Strategic Partnership agreement with Smithsonian

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow and the Smithsonian Institution have entered into a major cross Atlantic partnership agreement.

Professor Louise Welsh has been named as one of 31 new Royal Society of Literature fellow at a ceremony in London

Louise Welsh is made Royal Society of Literature fellow

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:00:00 BST

Award-winning novelist and UofG’s Professor of Creative Writing Louise Welsh has become a RSL fellow.

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International event to celebrate Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow's academic gives keynote address at international event in England celebrating one of the most recognisable comic characters of the 20th century – Tintin.

Launch of the Runaway Slaves Database by University of Glasgow

Runaway Slaves in Britain searchable database launched

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:00:00 BST

Academics at the University of Glasgow have launched a new digital database of fugitive slave adverts from 18th century UK newspapers.

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Star Wars ranked on screen time for women

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:00:00 BST

A University of Glasgow academic has ranked Star Wars movies based on the screen time of women characters.

Left to Right Ian Hamilton (Strathearn Archaeological and Historical Society), Mel Johnson (CFA Archaeology), UofG's Dr Kenny Brophy, Eila MacQueen (Archaeology Scotland), Steven Timoney (UHI), Ally Beckett (Northlight Heritage) and Christine Deeley (Headteacher, Crieff High School). Photos taken by and courtesy of George Logan

Archaeologist helps bring urban prehistory to the playground

Thu, 31 May 2018 16:00:00 BST

At Crieff High School this week, a new noticeboard was unveiled to inform pupils and community members of an invisible but significant prehistoric monument that runs beneath the school.

Death has been announced of Dr Stuart Campbell, lecturer in Music

Russkaya Cappella & Scottish Voices concert in memory of Stuart Campbell

Sat, 09 Jun 2018 19:00:00 BST

Scotland's Russian Choir Russkaya Cappella joined with soloists of the Scottish Voices ensemble for a charity memorial concert.

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Nearly 11,800 students take part in UofG Historic Royal fashion course

Thu, 17 May 2018 17:00:00 BST

The students for the course called A History of Royal Fashion, are from all over the world. The largest group are from the United States and United Kingdom.

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Weekend of free events celebrated suffrage centenary

Mon, 28 May 2018 16:00:00 BST

UofG Staff and students took part in a series of craft workshops, talks and readings to celebrate 100 years since some women got the vote in Britain

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Memorial Service for Professor Archie Duncan

Wed, 23 May 2018 09:00:00 BST

UofG held memorial service for Professor Archie Duncan, who died at the end of last year aged 91.

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Conference and exhibition on Pilgrims and Pilgrimage

Tue, 08 May 2018 09:54:00 BST

Pilgrims and Pilgrimage: Sights and sounds of the sacred is a one-day conference and two-week exhibition involving artists, poets, musicians and theologians.

Latin student Hirushi Wickramaratne ; Professor of Latin Costas Panayotakis seated on the Blackstone Chair and Latin student and winner of the 2018 Cowan Blackstone Medal Charles Figes.

UofG continues long tradition of ancient Mastermind competition

Tue, 15 May 2018 10:00:00 BST

For the first time in many years, multiple students have put themselves forward for the Cowan Blackstone Medal ― a voluntary public oral competition on Latin texts.

Students to honour fallen by taking WW1 poetry project to the battlefield

Students to honour the fallen by taking Great War poetry to the battlefield

Tue, 01 May 2018 14:00:00 BST

A group of University of Glasgow students have launched a World War One project to remember the fallen in poetry and film.

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Research on economic impact of Scotland's national bard

Mon, 14 May 2018 08:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow to look at the economic impact and potential of Robert Burns to Scotland

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Funding in place for new cornerstone of the Gaelic language

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 09:00:00 BST

The Scottish Government has announced a £2.5 million investment in the next phase of the first comprehensive dictionary of Gaelic.

Dr Louisa Campbell in front of Summerston distance stone in The Hunterian

University of Glasgow research finds red and yellow paint on Antonine Wall

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:00:00 BST

An archaeologist using cutting edge technology on remnants of the Antonine Wall has shown parts of it were painted in bright colours.

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New website and associated programme to explore the influence of Gaelic on Glasgow

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:00:00 BST

A new online resource to raise awareness of the influence of Gaelic on Glasgow has been launched in association by the University of Glasgow

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A Precarious Balance: Hate Speech and Free Expression

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:50:00 BST

How can we protect free expression while at the same time tackling hate speech? Join Scottish PEN and the University of Glasgow for our annual symposium, this year exploring the complex issue of Hate Speech.

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UofG barkcloth workshop led by visiting American Samoans

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 BST

Leading Pacific barkcloth experts hosted a conservation workshop at the University of Glasgow for staff, students and conservators.

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UNESCO role for College of Arts PhD student

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:00:00 BST

Richy Carey, a composer and sound artist, has been appointed as the first Glasgow UNESCO City of Music Artist in Residence.

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WW1 Prisoner of War letters published 100 years after being written

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 09:00:00 BST

Seven months of correspondence, between Professor Archibald Allan Bowman and his wife Mabel, will be published by the University of Glasgow on the centenary of the day they were first written.

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UofG's forgotten father of the RAF

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:50:00 BST

Find out about the University of Glasgow's extraordinary links with the birth of the Royal Air Force.