College of Arts & Humanities news

Academics and writers call for poet John Clare archive to be protected

Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMT

A leading University of Glasgow professor is among a stellar cast of writers and academics appealing to an English council to protect a unique collection by John Clare, the great English countryside poet.

Enduring love affair with textiles and fashion goes back 2500 years in the Mediterranean

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:08:00 GMT

New University of Glasgow research charts the rise of Mediterranean people recording how they looked in stylish clothing and textiles.

A tribute to the late Professor Duncan - one of the foremost Scottish historians in the modern era

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Obituary for Professor Archibald Alexander McBeth Duncan, FBA FRSE by his colleague and successor Professor Dauvit Broun.

New Records shed light on the Bard’s politics and character

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:19:00 GMT

Two newly-identified letters on display for the first time at National Records of Scotland (NRS) reveal how Robert Burns was viewed by his contemporaries.

Rabbie Burns' Legacy Celebrated

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies was hailed as “both an income generator and a job creator” during a Scottish Parliament debate.

Catherine Steel on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow’s Professor Catherine Steel is one of the guests on Melvyn Bragg’s In Our Time on BBC Radio 4, discussing Cicero.

Dr Stuart Campbell 1949-2018

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:00:00 GMT

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr Stuart Campbell after a short illness, aged 68.

College of Arts academics praise one of their literary idols 100 years after her birth

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:54:00 GMT

Award winning writers Louise Welsh and Zoe Strachan explain the allure of Muriel Spark at a symposium to mark the writer's centenary.

New College of Arts Building Design Team Announced

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:00:00 GMT

The design team for the University of Glasgow’s new College of Arts building has been appointed, it was announced today (5 February 2018).

Robert Burns hid his radical politics in “plain view”

Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:32:00 GMT

Robert Burns hid his radical and progressive political views “in plain view” while working for the Crown during the turbulent years of the late 18th century, a leading College of Art expert will reveal.

The Communities and Margins of Early Modern Scotland Conference

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMT

The event was organised by a group of PhD students and early researchers based as the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Strathclyde.

Reviving Classics in Glasgow’s Schools

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:00:00 GMT

A scheme to improve literacy in Glasgow Primary schools is to be extended after UofG Latin student volunteer success

New online resource launched on popular Scottish political culture

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:01:00 GMT

A new online resource on the popular political culture of Scotland in the 19th and early 20th centuries to be officially launched

Glasgow Glam Rockers set for the Silver Screen

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:12:00 GMT

Funding secured from UofG Knowledge Exchange fund to make a new short film by Dr David Archibald and Professor Carl Lavery

Govan Young on the International Film Festival Circuit

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMT

To date it has had screening in Canada, Greece, Malta, Peru, South Korea, the UK and the USA

Student-staff partnerships in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMT

Two students have been successful in securing funded internships

Africa’s Lost Classics: Continued Impact Project at the Film & TV Department

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow worked with Africa in Motion Film Festival on an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project

Research Hub launch

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:00:00 GMT

Theatre Studies officially launched its “Dramaturgy as Critical Practice” Research Hub on 25 January 2018.

From Glasgow to Atlanta

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:00:00 GMT

In November, staff from the College of Arts represented the University at a major US honours conference in the heart of Georgia.

Glasgow PhD students taking part in SGSAH internships

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:01:00 GMT

Four doctoral researchers at the UofG have been successful in securing placements through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities 2018 Doctoral Internships and Artists in Residence Programme.

Major Robert Burns Research Revealed – 50 songs were not by Scotland’s national bard

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Some 50 airs in an 18th century landmark publication credited with saving Scotland’s folk song tradition were not by Robert Burns, according to new University of Glasgow research.

UofG welcomes Palestinian students

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:50:00 GMT

The largest single group of Palestinian students to take part in an exchange programme with a UK university have arrived in Glasgow

Debussy in 2018

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:00:00 GMT

Glasgow and Manchester will co-host a commemorative event on the music of Claude Debussy

UofG academic leads efforts to save earthquake damaged castle in Iraq

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 09:19:00 GMT

Dr Claudia Glatz, a senior lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Glasgow, is leading the project to help stabilise and restore the Qala Shirwana Castle.

UofG Researcher brings Latin to Glasgow schools - "Praemium investigatrici antiquitatis discipulorum in scholis Glasguensibus de lingua Latina docendorum causa adiudicatum est"

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:56:00 GMT

A UofG post-graduate researcher has won an education award from Scotland’s largest local authority for co-ordinating a Latin outreach programme in Glasgow.

Awards success for history of international relations project

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT

The Arts and Humanities Research Council has awarded £842,000 for ‘The Weight of the Past in Franco-British Relations’ project.

UofG to host MLA International Colloquium in 2021: A first in the UK

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:00:00 GMT

Glasgow will be the host city for the 2021 Modern Languages of America 2021 Colloquium

UofG Academics join Scotland's National Academy

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 08:20:00 GMT

Two College of Arts professors - Peter Jackson and Jane Stuart-Smith are among 66 new Fellows to join The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Music in the University

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:31:00 GMT

Music in the University collaborates with many subject areas to present the free Thursday lunchtime concert series

UofG Funding for world-class research in the English language

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT

The announcement was made as UoG was presented with its Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education in recognition of a half century of work on the Historical Thesaurus of English

WW1 Poetry Recital

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:39:00 GMT

This Friday (March 23) at 5pm the Words of WW1 team is hosting a Poetry Recital Open Auditions event where anyone can sign-up to recite one of the nine selected World War One (WW1) poems for the project.

Secrets of historic royal fashion revealed in new online course

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:00:00 BST

A new free online course called A History of Royal Fashion allows people to go behind the scenes of the royal wardrobes of Britain.

Bid to reintroduce Classics subjects into schools in Scotland

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:00:00 BST

Academic, education policy makers and teachers will be meeting today (28 March 2018) to launch a project in Scotland to help revive Classics subjects in Scottish state schools.

Calls for volunteers to read Suffragette letters at centenary event.

Mon, 21 May 2018 11:00:00 BST

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

CO-CHOMHAIRLEACHAIDH POBLACH: Plana Gàidhlig Oilthigh Ghlaschu 2018–2021

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:44:00 GMT

Tha Oilthigh Ghlaschu a’ sireadh bheachdan air Plana Gàidhlig an Oilthighe (dreachd) 2018 – 2021.

UofG Professor to sit on Arts and Humanities Research Council

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:00:00 GMT

Professor Fiona Macpherson has been appointed to the AHRC’s new Council – the senior decision making body of the organisation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UoG Winter Graduations 2018

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Here is a round up of graduations for Winter 2018

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Glasgow arts institutions creative collaboration

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:23:00 GMT

Students from three of Glasgow’s major educational institutions along with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are collaborating on a large-scale performance and exhibition at the Tramway.

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.

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.

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.

UofG academic on BBC In Our Time

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT

Professor Murray Pittock was Melvyn Bragg's guest discussing the Highland Clearances

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).

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Teaching Excellence Award Success

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 14:00:00 BST

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

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.

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.

University of Glasgow highlights the story of the forgotten father of the RAF

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:00:00 BST

Lieutenant General Sir David Henderson, one of the University’s former students who learned to fly at 49, played a vital role in the foundation of the RAF on 1 April 1918.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Humanity Lecture Theatre restored

Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:25:00 GMT

17th Century fittings fully refurbished

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.

UofG Professor curates pioneering media artist's first UK solo show

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Professor Andrew Prescott, UofG’s Professor of Digital Humanities, has worked with artist Eduardo Kac who helps people to see poetry in an entirely new way.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

University of Glasgow and Erskine patient records archive goes online

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:21:00 GMT

Strong working relations between the College of Arts, the Archive Services and Veterans' Charity Erskine has seen important First World War records go online.

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

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.

Syrian Refugees, their journey and their aspirations in the spotlight

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow academics who have carried out an innovative research study among 7300 Syrian refugees will tomorrow (5 April 2018) present their preliminary findings.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.