A portrait of English poet John Clare

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Professor Archie Duncan has died aged 91

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.

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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.

Joan McAlpine and Professor Murray Pittock after The Economic Potential of Robert Burns debate in the Scottish Parliament

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.

Muriel Spark Symposium to celebrate the life of one of Scotland's greatest literary talents

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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Professor Murray Pittock's 2018 edition of the Scots Musical Museum suggests 50 songs attributed to Robert Burns were not by the great bard

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.

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

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

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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

Glasgow-team visit to the Qala Shirwana in February 2018

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.

Literacy through Latin

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.

AHRC success for ‘The Weight of the Past in Franco-British Relations’ project in the history of international relations.

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.

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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

Two new fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for the College of Arts

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

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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

Dr Sally Tuckett launching a History of Royal Fashion Online Course

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.

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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.

Queen's Anniversary Prize Presentation to Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli and Professor Marc Alexander by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall

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

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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.

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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.

A birds-eye view of the campus

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.

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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.

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

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.

UofG Professor curates media artist's first UK solo show

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.

The University of Glasgow, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Glasgow School of Art and the orchestra are taking part in Last Futures which runs until March 25.

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.

Erskine Archives Goes Online Photo of Case study James Henderson at Erskine (he on the left front row)

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.

Wings to War RAF Centenary Exhibition. Painting by Professor Dugald Cameron

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.

Murray Pittock appearance on BBC Radio Four's In Our Time

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