College of Arts & Humanities news

Major Italian history donation

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:25:00 GMT

Two renowned historians of 20th Century Italian history, Profs. Judith and Stephen Hellman, have donated a significant collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals to the University of Glasgow.

The Write Union?

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 09:53:00 GMT

A new study will consider what impact the Union of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England had on Scottish literature over the course of the last 300 years

Gaelic Language Day

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:04:00 GMT

The University's annual Gaelic Language Day on Friday 22nd November is a celebration of Gaelic Language Culture which consists of events and campaigns across the campus and from morning until night!

University language officer scoops prestigious Scottish Gaelic Award

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:21:00 GMT

Fiona Dunn, Gaelic Language Officer at the University of Glasgow, has won the prestigious Workplace Initiative Award at the inaugural Scottish Gaelic Awards

Scotland’s defence and security future discussed at major conference

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:39:00 GMT

World-renowned speakers at the will discuss pressing issues that have emerged through the independence debate and how they may shape Scotland’s future

The state of Britain?

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:35:00 GMT

Professor Dauvit Broun discusses the UK's legal identity and the possible outcomes if Scotland were to become an independent state.

World’s oldest comic book takes centre stage at international comic book conference

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:32:00 BST

Comic books are taking centre stage in a major, week-long academic conference being held in Glasgow this week

Professor Murray Pittock on BBC Radio 4

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:50:00 BST

With less than a year to go before the Independence Referendum, Professor Murray Pittock has authored and will present an analysis of the origins of Scottish nationalism in a landmark series of broadcasts for BBC Radio 4.

Mobile phone use may pose significant security risks for companies

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMT

New research suggests that companies are leaving themselves open to potentially serious security and legal risks by improper use of corporate mobile devices

Scottish universities supporting the arts & humanities doctoral training

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:30:00 BST

A new Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the arts and humanities in Scotland has secured funding of £14.2 million.

Ultrasound technology records tongues in action

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:03:00 BST

Using ultrasound and MRI technology to build a two dimensional visualisation of tongues in action during speech.

Glasgow students restore iconic textiles collection

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:25:00 BST

Iconic works of art that hang in the committee rooms of the House of Commons in Westminster have been conserved by students at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Textile Conservation and will be on public display on Saturday during London’s Open House weekend.

Watching television can be a factor in accent change

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:34:00 BST

New research has provided the first evidence to prove that active and engaged television viewing does help to accelerate language change.

Declassified spy photographs reveal lost Roman frontier

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 10:16:00 BST

Declassified spy photography has uncovered a lost Roman Eastern frontier, dating from the second century AD

What Obama won’t say about Martin Luther King

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:35:00 BST

Dr Daniel Scroop, senior lecturer in contemporary citizenship, considers the implications of President Obama's speech on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech.

The Vikings were not the first colonisers of the Faroe Islands

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:37:00 BST

The Faroe Islands were colonised much earlier than previously believed, and it wasn’t by the Vikings, according to new research.

Funding Council provides vital resource for Gaelic language revival

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:15:00 BST

The Scottish Funding Council is to aid the development of a ground-breaking Scottish Gaelic dictionary with a £2 million funding package.

Asterix inspired by Scotland

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:14:00 BST

New Asterix author, Jean Yves-Ferri, visits Scotland to speak publicly for the first time about forthcoming book ‘Asterix and the Picts’

Digging for clues on Bannockburn’s 699th anniversary

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:27:00 BST

To mark the 699th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the National Trust for Scotland’s “Big Dig” took place over the weekend of 22 and 23 June

Monty Python star, Terry Jones, awarded Honorary Degree

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:05:00 BST

Author, actor and film director Terry Jones has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Glasgow, at a ceremony on Friday 21 June

Research on 1,000 paintings makes hundreds of new discoveries

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:50:00 BST

New research and detailed records of over 1,000 paintings have gone online as part of an ongoing project to research over 22,000 artworks.

Letter from Robert the Bruce to Edward II reveals power struggle in the build-up to Bannockburn

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:21:00 BST

New research has revealed a letter written in 1310, presenting historians with fresh information about a pivotal time in the Wars of Scottish Independence

New study will investigate why our dialects are changing

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:08:00 BST

A new research project will trace how Scotland’s traditional regional dialects are changing and help map our linguistic future

What can the debates on Scottish independence learn from Slovakia?

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:00 BST

leading expert on Slovak independence, Dr Ivo Samson, will present a lecture assessing the implications of the Czecho-Slovak “velvet divorce” on Scottish independence

The secrets of Britain’s most successful marriage maker revealed

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:05:00 BST

Historians are today launching an online resource that will provide a publicly accessible record of one of Elizabethan England’s most remarkable figures

How the wild men of the Highlands were tamed

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:04:00 BST

Researchers have shed light on what tamed the 'wild men' of the Scottish Highlands and heralded the dawn of a new period of ‘Highland Enlightenment'

Research uncovers seven lost Burns manuscripts

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:46:00 GMT

A Scottish researcher has unearthed seven long lost manuscripts which throw significant new light on the life and work of the poet

Filmmaker Mark Cousins appointed Honorary Professor

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:15:00 GMT

The documentary filmmaker and author Mark Cousins has accepted an Honorary Professorship at the University of Glasgow

Economic issues of an independent Scotland discussed at the University

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:05:00 GMT

One of the UK’s leading economists, Professor John Kay, talks about the implications of independence on Scotland’s social and economic institutions

UK University League Table

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:34:00 BST

The Complete University Guide has placed the University of Glasgow 17th in its UK university league table.

College of Arts comes 2nd in UK for AHRC grant income

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:39:00 BST

With £2.8m in funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the College of Arts won the second largest chunk of responsive-mode grant income across the UK in 2011-12. (Article 13th July 12)