Event listings

Creative Conversations: Jemma Neville

Date: Monday 28 September 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Jemma Neville

Human Rights Researcher and Author Jemma Neville reading and in conversation

Covid-19: Health, Economy, Society and Politics

Date: Monday 28 September 2020
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli; Professor Sarah Armstrong; Professor Sir John Curtice; Dr Antonia Ho

Covid-19 is re-shaping the world in which we live. The situation is continuously evolving and what was once thought of as a short-term crisis is becoming the ‘new normal’. We now realise the implications will be broad and long term. The Stevenson Trust has brought together key experts across disciplines to provide their insights into the ways in which Covid-19 will re-make public health, the economy, society (especially for the marginalised) - and the political landscape.

Law Fair Online

Date: Tuesday 29 September 2020 - Thursday 01 October 2020
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Online

Are you looking for a career in the legal profession? The Law Fair online brings you 3 days of exciting opportunities to help you with your research, get prepared and look for graduate and summer work opportunities: Book a one to one appointment with an employer; Drop-in to video chat rooms; Listen to employer videos, presentations and career masterclasses; Get inspired and attend a Big Brave talk; or have a chat to a Careers Manager. This is the perfect place to hear first-hand from employers and ask those all important questions.

The Big Brave with Solicitor, BTO Solicitors LLP, Jonathan Tait

Date: Thursday 01 October 2020
Time: 11:30 - 12:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Jonathan Tait, Solicitor, BTO Solicitors LLP

Are you looking for career inspiration or hoping to build your confidence before you start applying for jobs? Well, we have invited Jonathan Tait, Solicitor, BTO Solicitors to chat honestly about his career and offer you some career inspiration.

Creative Conversations: Homi K Bhabha on the "Unprepared"

Date: Thursday 01 October 2020
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Homi K Bhabha

Professor Homi K Bhabha discusses “The Unprepared” with Dr Sourit Bhattacharya

Creative Conversations: A. E. Stallings

Date: Monday 05 October 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: A. E. Stallings

Poet A. E. Stallings reading and in conversation.

A conversation with Hilary Benn MP

Date: Thursday 08 October 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:15
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: online
Speaker: Hilary Benn MP, Chair of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union in the House of Commons

In the last few weeks of the UK/EU trade negotiations – the UK having already left the EU - join Policy Scotland’s Deputy Director Des McNulty in conversation with senior Labour MP Hilary Benn to discuss Brexit and what it means for Britain’s future.

Creative Conversations: Rose Ruane

Date: Monday 12 October 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Rose Ruane

Writer Rose Ruane reading and in conversation.

ESDC Annual Lecture on Wearable Bioelectronic Devices by Prof. Joseph Wang

Date: Wednesday 14 October 2020
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Online Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Prof. Joseph Wang

ESDC Annual Lecture on "Wearable Bioelectronic Devices" by Prof. Joseph Wang, a pioneer in electrochemical devices, biosensors, and printable electronics. This lecture will present a variety of wearable bioelectronic devices developed in recent years.

Creative Conversations: Graeme Armstrong

Date: Thursday 15 October 2020
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Graeme Armstrong

Novelist Graeme Armstrong reading and in conversation.

Creative Conversations: Roseanne Watt

Date: Monday 19 October 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Roseanne Watt

Poet, filmmaker, musician Roseanne Watt reading and in conversation

Engineering & Technology Fair Online 2020

Date: Tuesday 20 October 2020 - Thursday 22 October 2020
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Online

Do you want to work in the Engineering & Technology sector? This 3 day event will help you do just that. Hear first-hand about graduate jobs and internships, learn about possible career paths and find out what a typical working day is like.

Who tells our ancestral histories?

Date: Tuesday 20 October 2020
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Dr Gameli Tordzro (UofG), Prof Kofi Anyidoho (University of Ghana) and Kojo Yankah (African University College)

Dr Gameli Tordzro (UofG), Prof Kofi Anyidoho (University of Ghana) and Kojo Yankah (African University College) will be discussing who qualifies to tell the African Story and how must it be told.

Textiles: Our Ancestral Stories

Date: Wednesday 21 October 2020
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Categories: Courses
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Naa Densua Tordzro (UofG) and Chandra Brooks (currently studying at UofG)

Join Naa Densua Tordzro and Chandra Brooks in a fun discussion and shared stories on textiles and quilting.

Martin Plaut on Dr Abdurahman and anti-racism in South Africa - a book discussion

Date: Thursday 22 October 2020
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Martin Plaut (former Chief Correspondent, BBC World Service, Africa, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Commonwealth Studies), Prof Alison Phipps

This conversation marks Dr Abdurahman in the history of the University of Glasgow and also the launch of a new book on him by Martin Plaut.

Discussion on the term B.A.M.E.

Date: Thursday 22 October 2020
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
Categories: Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Panel of speakers

This event is organised by MiSTEAM - Minorities in Science, Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics and will feature a panel discussion around the history and use of the term as well as a breakout space to share thoughts and experiences.

UNESCO World Heritage sites in Zimbabwe: Protecting Heritage and the Heritage Returned from Colonial Acquistiveness. Stories in global context – lessons for the global North

Date: Thursday 22 October 2020
Time: 17:00 - 18:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Tawona Sitholé (UofG), Prof Alison Phipps (UofG) and Stephen Chinhuwo (Great Zimbabwe)

Join us for an afternoon of discussion around UNESCO World Heritage Site Great Zimbabwe near Masvingo. We will be discussing the relevance of the UNESCO designation for the local community and the ways in which UNESCO’s work and research helps to correct colonial assumptions about important sites and civilizations.

Professor James McCall Memorial Lecture

Date: Wednesday 28 October 2020
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Dr Mandisa Greene

The biennial Professor James McCall Memorial Lecture will be delivered on Wednesday 28 October 2020 at 6pm via Zoom. The 2020 lecture has been scheduled as part of the University’s Black History Month calendar of events and will be delivered by Dr Mandisa Greene, President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Mandisa will talk about her journey through the profession and will include a vision for an inclusive veterinary profession in the future, including several protected characteristics and intersectionality. Please register through Eventbrite, and you will then be sent a link to the webinar/lecture.

James McCune Smith Memorial Lecture

Date: Thursday 29 October 2020
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Zoom
Speaker: Prof Matthew J. Smith

Prof Matthew J. Smith (UCL) will deliver this year's James McCune Smith Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies. This presentation will examine the implications of Haitian independence for black people in the Caribbean after slavery.

Creative Conversations: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Date: Thursday 29 October 2020
Time: 18:30 - 19:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Influential novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o reading and in conversation

Creative Conversations: Bernardine Evaristo

Date: Friday 30 October 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Bernardine Evaristo

Author and activist Bernardine Evaristo reading and in conversation.

Creative Conversations Daisy Lafarge

Date: Monday 02 November 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Daisy Lafarge

Poet and fiction writer Daisy Lafarge reading and in conversation.

Creative Conversations: Elizabeth Reeder

Date: Thursday 05 November 2020
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Elizabeth Reeder

Novelist, poet, essayist Elizabeth Reeder reading and in conversation.

Creative Conversations: Peter May

Date: Monday 09 November 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Peter May

Novelist Peter May reading and in conversation.

Creative Conversations: Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones

Date: Monday 16 November 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones

Gaelic Crowned Bard Sandy NicDhòmhnaill Jones reading and in conversation

Creative Conversations: PM Freestone

Date: Monday 23 November 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: P.M. Freestone

Author PM Freestone reading and in conversation

Creative Conversations: Anuradha Roy

Date: Monday 30 November 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Anuradha Roy

Novelist Anuradha Roy reading and in conversation

Creative Conversations Damian Barr

Date: Monday 07 December 2020
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Damian Barr

Writer and broadcaster Damian Barr reading and in conversation.