Event listings

Dedication of Peace bench

22 Sep

Date: Monday 22 September 2025
Time: 07:00 - 19:00
Categories: Social events, Ceremonial events
Venue: University Peace Bench

We are hosting a day of reflection to dedicate the University’s Peace Bench with members of the University’s community, from young to old.

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Byres Community Hub - Hub Monday Glasgow 850

22 Sep

Date: Monday 22 September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: Byres Community Hub, Clarice Pears building

Visit Byres Community Hub to see our public spaces, try our interactive exhibits, and meet volunteers, researchers and community groups.

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Creative Conversations: Catherine Mayer

22 Sep

Date: Monday 22 September 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Catherine Mayer

Author Catherine Mayer in conversation as part of Creative Writing's flagship event series Creative Conversations

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Public Lecture: How the bacteria in your mouth can cause havoc elsewhere in your body

22 Sep

Date: Monday 22 September 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University of Glasgow – Advanced Research Centre (ARC), Room 237ABC
Speaker: Professor Jan Potempa

Gum disease is one of the most common long-term health problems worldwide. While it often causes tooth loss, research shows its impact can go much further, linking harmful oral bacteria to conditions such as pneumonia, arthritis, oesophageal cancer and even Alzheimer’s disease. At this free public lecture, Professor Jan Potempa — an internationally recognised researcher in oral microbiology — will explain how bacteria from the mouth may contribute to serious illnesses elsewhere in the body. His pioneering work has shed light on how these microbes act, and why tackling gum disease may play a role in protecting overall health.

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Wee World Changers: Art Explorers Trail

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Friday 31 October 2025
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Enjoy our free, family-friendly trail at the Hunterian Art Gallery. Daily drop-in, no booking required.

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Wee World Changers: Family Fun

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Friday 31 October 2025
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Enjoy our free, self-led activities for families at the Hunterian Museum. Daily drop-in, no booking required.

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Look Club

08 Jan

Date: Wednesday 08 January 2025 - Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

At Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together and will experience art in a way we haven't before. No prior or historical context is necessary and there are no right or wrong answers, only opinions and perspectives. Enjoy this unique session to think deeply and share a space for listening. Come along and meet new people, increase your own sense of confidence and take time to be culturally curious!

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Glasgow 850 at The Hunterian

01 Feb

Date: Saturday 01 February 2025 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery and Kelvin Hall

Glasgow 850 marks Glasgow’s 850th anniversary with a year-long programme of events that reflect on how the city has transformed.

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Re:reading

24 Feb

Date: Monday 24 February 2025 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: University Library, Level 2 exhibition space

Exhibition exploring libraries as dynamic, collaborative spaces, where fresh insights can by uncovered by re-interpreting collections.

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Building Memories

29 Mar

Date: Saturday 29 March 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Kelvin Hall

As part of Glasgow 850, 'Building Memories' looks at three demolished Glasgow buildings, each of which lives on in surprising ways in The Hunterian collections.

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Geo-Natter

04 Jun

Date: Wednesday 04 June 2025 - Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Categories: Hunterian, Social events
Venue: Kelvin Hall

Come along to Kelvin Hall on the first Wednesday of each month for Geo-Natter!

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Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring

20 Jun

Date: Friday 20 June 2025 - Sunday 28 September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

'Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring' combines a fascinating selection of items from The Hunterian collections which represent the symbols on the Glasgow coat of arms.

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Museum of Things

21 Jun

Date: Saturday 21 June 2025 - Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Through a process of artistic reclamation, Museum of Things delves critically and creatively into The Hunterian’s spaces and artefacts, reimagining their significance in contemporary contexts.

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Margaret Salmon: Assembly

27 Jun

Date: Friday 27 June 2025 - Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

'Assembly' is a solo exhibition of new work by acclaimed artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon. Resulting from and reflecting upon a process of community outreach, story counselling and cinematic experimentation, the exhibition encompasses a film, photographs, and sculptures in an installation that will expand over time, inviting local audiences to return to The Hunterian’s galleries as materials shift and evolve. An intimate enquiry made by a socially-committed, locally-engaged artist, 'Assembly' highlights the voices of a diverse range of residents within the areas of Kelvinside and Maryhill, Glasgow.

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Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​​

23 Sep

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Student events, Academic events, Public lectures
Venue: Online
Speaker: Anika Leslie-Walker (Nottingham Trent University), Paul Ian Campbell (University of Leicester), and Marcus Maloney (Coventry University)

In this talk, Anika Leslie-Walker, Paul Ian Campbell and Marcus Maloney will discuss their recent Identities article, ‘The intersections of race and gendered stereotypes within the constructions of digital women footballers in video games’. They will explore the ways in which the numerical values which constitute FIFA22’s ‘Top 100’ Black and White digital women footballers reflect or challenge the wider social and sporting discourses that shape the experiences of Black and White female sporting athletes in the offline world.

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Perfectionism and Healthy Minds: A Multidimensional Approach to Understanding and Support

23 Sep

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Teams
Speaker: Dr Irina Roncaglia

Perfectionism is a complex psychological construct that can significantly influence mental health, academic performance, and professional development. This presentation explores the multidimensional nature of perfectionism, distinguishing between adaptive and maladaptive forms. While adaptive perfectionism may foster motivation, goal-setting, and achievement, maladaptive perfectionism is often linked to anxiety, depression, burnout, and reduced self-worth. Drawing on contemporary psychological research, we will explore how perfectionism impacts students, educators, and practitioners alike.

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Taizé Prayers and Music

23 Sep

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 18:10 - 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel

A reflective service centred round a period of silence, in the style of the Taizé community.

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FutureFest

24 Sep

Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Gilmorehill Campus

FutureFest is a one-day festival of opportunities, packed with things to explore, experience and do to help you build skills and take your next step with confidence. Whether you have a plan or you're just starting to figure things out, this is your chance to try something new and take positive steps toward a future that feels right for you.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Reflect

24 Sep

Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

We begin our SoTL journey this year with reflection. This is a ‘bigger picture’ reflection in which we each take time to look back at our previous learning and teaching and SoTL activities and consider how we would like to engage in SoTL during the upcoming semester and academic year. The session will begin with a consideration of what SoTL is, in order to remind ourselves, and will be followed by a discussion about some of the possible types of SoTL projects that practitioners might undertake, either individually or in collaboration with others. 

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Professor David Garland Book Talk

24 Sep

Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Online
Speaker: Professor David Garland, New York University

Professor David Garland will talk about his new book, 'Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment'.

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Tai Chi for Today

25 Sep

Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Sports events, Student events, Social events
Venue: St Mungo Square
Speaker: Hing Fund

Join practitioner Hing Fung for a Tai Chi session in St Mungo Square for UoG students and staff, as part of ESEA Heritage Month!

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Lunchtime Concert: Hebrides Ensemble - Helen Grime Album Launch

25 Sep

Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: come along to celebrate the release of Hebrides Ensemble's recording of chamber music by composer Helen Grime. There is no charge, and all are welcome!

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CinemARC: The Rugged Island

26 Sep

Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Time: 18:15 - 20:30
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Presented in partnership with HippFest, join us for this silent film screening with new live score by Inge Thomson and Catriona Macdonald.

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Museum of Things: Printmaking Workshop

27 Sep

Date: Saturday 27 September 2025 - Sunday 05 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Join us in the Hunterian Museum for a hands-on, printmaking workshop inspired by our current exhibitions and displays! This workshop will take place on 27 September and 5 October. Suitable for children aged 7+ with an accompanying adult.

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Creative Conversations: Sumayya Usmani

29 Sep

Date: Monday 29 September 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Sumayya Usmani

Author Sumayya Usmani in conversation.

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Bowman Lecture 2025: How much should we worry about inequality?

29 Sep

Date: Monday 29 September 2025
Time: 18:30 - 20:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Paul Johnson

Issues of inequality sit at the forefront of much public and policy debate. As the Director of the UK’s leading independent economics research institute, the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Paul Johnson is uniquely placed to speak to these issues. He will draw on the IFS Deaton review of inequalities to help understand why public concern about inequality is higher than ever, and will also look at the sorts of areas - beyond tax and welfare - that policymakers ought to be exploring.

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ArtsLab Showcase

30 Sep

Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Academic events, Social events, Exhibitions
Venue: The ARC Atrium (Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre)

Come and see what our ArtsLab Labs are up to, and how you can get involved. Our Labs are purposeful playgrounds for interdisciplinary research, and this showcase features a lively taster programme in the ARC Atrium and ARC room 223. Plus, learn how ArtsLab supports research with workshops and grant services. Join Team ArtsLab and the Research Office—coffee and conversation included.

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Choral Evensong: The new academic year

30 Sep

Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Time: 18:10 - 19:10
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel

A service of Anglican evensong led by the Honorary Anglican Chaplains and the Chapel Choir.

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Dementia Heroes West End café

01 Oct

Date: Wednesday 01 October 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Categories: Social events
Venue: Byres Community Hub, Clarice Pears building

Join us for a cuppa and a chat at our monthly café in Byres Community Hub.

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Professor Steven Reid’s inaugural lecture

01 Oct

Date: Wednesday 01 October 2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building
Speaker: Professor Steven Reid

The Last King of Scots: Re-assessing the Personal Reign of James VI in Scotland, c. 1585-1603.

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A State of Passion

01 Oct

Date: Wednesday 01 October 2025
Time: 18:30 - 21:15
Categories: Student events, Academic events, Public lectures, Films and theatre
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Halls 9 University Avenue
Speaker: Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah

Thinking Culture and the Scottish Palestinian Health Partnership present a special screening of "A State of Passion" with Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah.

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How lessons from frogs help mend a broken heart

01 Oct

Date: Wednesday 01 October 2025
Time: 19:30 - 21:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Building LT 201
Speaker: Professor Sir Jim Smith, Crick Inst & Zoological Society of London

Jim Smith is a developmental biologist who served as Director of the Medical Research Council’s National Institute for Medical Research, where he helped establish the Francis Crick Institute. He has been Director of Research Programmes at The Wellcome Trust and is now President of the Zoological Society of London. He identified signals that trigger the development of specialised cell types during development and will discuss the significance of this work to the emerging field of regenerative medicine. All are welcome to attend.

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Getting started with SoTL

02 Oct

Date: Thursday 02 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Michael McEwan

Are you looking to get started in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning? Are you interested in designing enquiries into your teaching, exploring student learning and enhancing your practice as an educator? This is the first in a series of 3 CPD sessions which will help you get started, regardless of where and when you are in your career.

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Lunchtime Concert: Justyna Jablonska and Simon Thacker

02 Oct

Date: Thursday 02 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Come along to immerse yourself in the magic of imaginative and mesmerising instrumental music from Justyna Jablonska (cello) and Simon Thacker (classical guitar). This event is free of charge and open to all!

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UofG Hanoi Alumni Gathering

03 Oct

Date: Friday 03 October 2025
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The Annam House

Join us for a special University of Glasgow alumni gathering in Hanoi on Friday 3 October 2025.

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Dumfries Campus Undergraduate Open Day

04 Oct

Date: Saturday 04 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus

Join us at our stunning campus in Dumfries to find out more about the range of subjects offered at the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability.

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British Sign Language (BSL) Tour of 'Margaret Salmon: Assembly'

05 Oct

Date: Sunday 05 October 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Experience our latest contemporary art exhibition 'Margaret Salmon: Assembly' through a BSL tour.

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Gangs in the Global South: Future lessons from Haiti?

06 Oct

Date: Monday 06 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Online
Speaker: Irvin Kinnes, University of Cape Town

Are organised armed gangs in Haiti capable and ideologically committed to overthrowing the state and challenging for political power?

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Law Fair

08 Oct

Date: Wednesday 08 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 14:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

Explore what the legal sector can offer you and learn how to law-nch your career at the Law Fair. Harvey Specter might not be there, but come along to meet a wide range of law firms and other key employers.

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Looking for Love in the Archive...

08 Oct

Date: Wednesday 08 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 13: 35
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University of Glasgow Library, Level 2 Exhibition Space
Speaker: Ashanti Harris

As part of Black History Month, the University of Glasgow Library presents, "Looking for Love in the Archives...", a talk by transdisciplinary artist Ashanti Harris. Ashanti will share some insights from her recent residency working with Theatre Studies and the University of Glasgow’s Archives & Special Collections to seek out the Black Histories held in the Scottish Theatre Archive.

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Capital, Privilege and Political Participation

08 Oct

Date: Wednesday 08 October 2025
Time: 15:00 - 16:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Academic events, Public lectures
Venue: Bower Building, Unviersity Avenue, Glasgow | Room 248
Speaker: Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau, Professor Christopher Carman, Dr Elli Loose, Dr Stefanie Reher, Professor Tom Scotto

The John Smith Centre invites you to join us for the launch of Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau’s new book, Capital, Privilege and Political Participation.

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Use of Debate as an Authentic, Active Learning Assessment to Enhance Student Engagement and Development

09 Oct

Date: Thursday 09 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Carolyn Loveridge, Dr Susan Lindsay and Dr Lesley Graham

Debate is an authentic, active learning activity that promotes student engagement, encourages deep learning and enhances development of desirable graduate attributes, including critical thinking and communication skills. We introduced debate as a summative assessment method in a new MSc course and from our personal reflections and routine course evaluation, we noted that students engaged enthusiastically with, had positive perceptions of and performed well in this type of assessment. This interactive workshop will provide participants with an overview of our work, including a toolkit for how to run a successful debate assessment and the opportunity to engage in a mock debate.

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Lunchtime Concert: Diljeet Kaur Bhachu

09 Oct

Date: Thursday 09 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Come along to hear a special live performance of Diljeet Kaur Bhachu's enchanting and contemplative debut album Double Lives. This event is free of charge and open to all!

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Open Access

09 Oct

Date: Thursday 09 October 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Matt Mahon and Mary Donaldson

The University of Glasgow encourages authors to make their publications open access and has a range of support available to facilitate this. This session will introduce the University of Glasgow’s approach to open access, including funder and REF requirements, and explain what authors need to do to make sure that their outputs are open access. We will also discuss the Research Publications and Copyright Policy and options for open access for monographs and other long-form publications.

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CinemARC: The Secret of Kells

09 Oct

Date: Thursday 09 October 2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:45
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Uncover this secrets of the Book of Kells through this special CinemARC event, themed on Irish culture and folklore.

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UofG Hong Kong Alumni Event

09 Oct

Date: Thursday 09 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:30
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: Soho House

Join us at Soho House for our Alumni celebrations.

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‘Where are we Runnin'? Thinking of a Way Forward.

10 Oct

Date: Friday 10 October 2025
Time: 13:30 - 17:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Conferences
Venue: Room 237, Advanced Research Centre, Chapel Lane, Glasgow
Speaker: Professor Jason Arday, Dr Tawonna Sithole and CJ Adebayo Mowako

Plenary Invited Speaker Professor Jason Arday, ‘Where are we Runnin'? Thinking of a Way Forward. We find ourselves in a global political storm which is becoming almost unbearable for all concerned. This lecture attempts to think of a way forward. Jason Arday is Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, and a Professorial Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was formerly a Guest Editor on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and listed fourth on the prestigious Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 in 2023.

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Margaret Salmon's 'Eglantine' + Q&A

11 Oct

Date: Saturday 11 October 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Categories: Hunterian, Films and theatre
Venue: National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall
Speaker: Margaret Salmon

A special screening of Margaret Salmon's debut feature film 'Eglantine' followed by a Q&A session with the artist herself. This event is hosted by the National Library of Scotland and coincides with Margaret Salmon's solo exhibition 'Assembly', at the Hunterian Art Gallery.

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Shanghai Alumni Employability Networking event

11 Oct

Date: Saturday 11 October 2025
Time: 17:00 - 20:30
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The Longemont Hotel, Shanghai

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive alumni employability reception on Saturday 11 October, specially for alumni from the University of Glasgow who graduated in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Join us for an evening of networking, buffet dining, and the opportunity to connect fellow graduates from both universities.

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Applying for the Learning and Teaching Conference

14 Oct

Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Sarah Honeychurch and Dr Nathalie Tasler

In this session we will look at what makes a good L&T conference submission. Taking the call to the 2026 conference as our starting point, we will consider how we might start to frame an abstract: from choosing a topic, aligning it to the conference themes, and writing an appealing title. We will also take some of the successful submissions from previous years in order to see what makes a successful presentation.

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Choral Eucharist: St Theresa of Avila

14 Oct

Date: Tuesday 14 October 2025
Time: 18:10 - 19:10
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel

Anglican Choral Eucharist celebrating the life of St Theresa of Avila.

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Little Look Club: October Week

17 Oct

Date: Friday 17 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

At Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together and will experience art in a way we haven't before. No prior or historical context is necessary and there are no right or wrong answers, only opinions and perspectives. There are no right or wrong answers and children are supported in voicing their own opinions.

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Paul Ramírez Jonas - Artist Talk

17 Oct

Date: Friday 17 October 2025
Time: 15:30 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events, Public lectures
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Paul Ramírez Jonas

Join us for an artist talk with acclaimed New York–based artist Paul Ramírez Jonas, presented by Take Me Somewhere and Thinking Culture.

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CinemARC: Borderzone III

17 Oct

Date: Friday 17 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Come to the ARC to watch films and hear from our researchers, all on the theme of border zones.

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October Open Day

18 Oct

Date: Saturday 18 October 2025
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Main Gilmorehill Campus

We invite you to our October Open Day at our main campus in Glasgow, where you can meet academics, explore the campus, and discover all that UofG has to offer!

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The Critical Technologies Supply Chain

20 Oct

Date: Monday 20 October 2025 - Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 09:30 - 17:00
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: tbc

Quantum, Semiconductors, Photonics, Telecommunication and more

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From Colonial Subjects to Black Nations: Racializing the Caribbean within Global Blackness

21 Oct

Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Student events, Academic events, Public lectures
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Jamella N. Gow

​In this talk, Dr Jamella N. Gow will examine how global racial hierarchies rooted in histories of racialized Black labour under capitalism define Caribbean nations as Black. Tracing the global historical processes of colonialism, imperialist underdevelopment, and neoliberalism in the Caribbean, she will show how these processes then inform racist policies that target nations and their migrants by relying on tropes of both Black criminality and exploitability now reproduced on a global scale.

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Choral Contemplations I: Palestrina 500

21 Oct

Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 18:10 - 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel

Celebrating 500 years since the birth of Palestrina

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Are You Entertained?

21 Oct

Date: Tuesday 21 October 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Categories: Student events, Academic events, Films and theatre
Venue: James Arnott Theatre, Gilmorehill Centre

Thinking Culture presents a legally compliant and non-spectacular event that is definitely not a political cabaret about immigration law, from PhD student Kfir Lapid-Mashall.

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Approaches to Active Learning: Object Based Learning

22 Oct

Date: Wednesday 22 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Robyne Calvert

Object-based learning (OBL) is a dynamic and engaging pedagogical approach that enriches teaching by anchoring abstract concepts in tangible (and sometimes intangible) things. It is an established practice in many arts disciplines, but has more recently been growing in use in wider fields. Through teaching with physical or digital objects like artworks, artefacts, scientific instruments, historical documents, or everyday items; OBL encourages active engagement to develop analytical, observational, and interpretive skills.

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Professor Michael Given’s inaugural lecture

22 Oct

Date: Wednesday 22 October 2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building
Speaker: Professor Michael Given

Professor Michael Given’s inaugural lecture - Rock and river, soil and forest, herd and home: landscape and conviviality in Scotland and Cyprus

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Methods and Ethics for SoTL

23 Oct

Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Michael McEwan

Are you looking to get started in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning? Are you interested in designing enquiries into your teaching, exploring student learning and enhancing your practice as an educator? This is the second in a series of 3 CPD sessions which will help you get started, regardless of where and when you are in your career.

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Lunchtime Concert: Haydée Schvartz

23 Oct

Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening in partnership with the University's Cramb Residency in Music. A unique opportunity to come along and hear an exciting recital of piano music from Argentine pianist Haydée Schvartz. This event is free of charge and open to all! Please note that tickets must be reserved via the Eventbrite link below.

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Sir William Weipers Memorial Lecture 2025

24 Oct

Date: Friday 24 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: McCall Lecture Theatre, Garscube Campus
Speaker: Professor Andrea Nolan

The 2025 Weipers Memorial Lecture, ‘Clinics to campus: a veterinary tale of pain, pleasure and progress’, will be delivered by Professor Andrea Nolan. After four decades as a veterinary surgeon during periods of immense change, Andrea will reflect on the different but surprisingly complementary threads of her learning from work as a researcher in animal pain and a university leader to offer insights for the future.

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Festival of Data Science and AI

27 Oct

Date: Monday 27 October 2025 - Wednesday 29 October 2025
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Festival of Data Science & AI.

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Engineering & Technology Fair 2025

28 Oct

Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025 - Wednesday 29 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 14:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Kelvin Hall

If you’ve got a curious mind and a desire to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, a career in engineering or technology might be for you! The engineering and technology sectors offer endless possibilities to those who dare to dream about the future.

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Choral Evensong: Simon and Jude (Apostles)

28 Oct

Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025
Time: 18:10 - 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel

A service of choral evensong marking the feast day of the apostles Simon and Jude.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Identify

29 Oct

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

The focus of our SoTL journey this month is identification. How do we decide which themes and topics we would like to explore through our SoTL enquiry? Maybe the student feedback for the course has identified some issues that we would like to explore, perhaps our reflections on last year’s teaching have highlighted an area for a possible SoTL project, or alternatively we might like to consider how to redesign one of our course assessments. In this session we will consider various possibilities for identifying SoTL projects, whether individually or collaboratively.

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Dissemination and Next Steps ...

30 Oct

Date: Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Michael McEwan

Are you looking to get started in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning? Are you interested in designing enquiries into your teaching, exploring student learning and enhancing your practice as an educator? This is the third in a series of 3 CPD sessions which will help you get started, regardless of where and when you are in your career.

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Lunchtime Concert: GLEAM Takeover

30 Oct

Date: Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures, Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Glasgow Electronic and Audiovisual Media Festival (GLEAM) guest programmes this slot in the Lunchtime Concert Series. This event is free of charge and open to all!

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CinemARC: Sinners

30 Oct

Date: Thursday 30 October 2025
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Get ready for this special Halloween screening of Ryan Coogler's Sinners.

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Engaging International Students in Active Learning

04 Nov

Date: Tuesday 04 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Julia Bohlmann

Internationalisation brings inspiring encounters but also potential misalignments of teacher and student expectations. These misalignments apply especially to expectations around how learning should take place and the role teachers and students play in the (co-)construction of knowledge. In order to create more alignment with our students, this session will offer an overview of the specific transition challenges international students may face and introduce approaches to scaffold active learning and create an inclusive classroom community. The workshop is open to all and will be particularly useful for academic and professional staff who teach diverse international student cohorts.

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The Living Lab: Healthcare Innovation Symposium

05 Nov

Date: Wednesday 05 November 2025
Time: 09:00 - 16:00
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Teaching and Learning Centre

Join the Living Laboratory for a full day designed to equip delegates with the insights, strategies, and connections needed to transform pioneering ideas into impactful healthcare solutions - delivering real-world value within the NHS and on a global stage.

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The Craft of Clarity: Designing Learning Outcomes with Impact

05 Nov

Date: Wednesday 05 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Kimberly Davis and Dr Errol Rivera

Creating intended learning outcomes (ILOs) is one of the most difficult parts of the curriculum design process. This workshop will enable participants to craft clear, inclusive, and purposeful intended learning outcomes that serve as the foundation for effective course design and assessment. This session will not only provide the anatomy of a strong ILO, but will give participants the opportunity to create their own strong ILOs for a course that they teach.

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Future Creatives

06 Nov

Date: Thursday 06 November 2025
Time: 11:00 - 19:00
Categories: Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Films and theatre, Exhibitions, Concerts and music
Venue: Queen Margaret Union

Future Creatives is a celebration of student work, projects and performances from the School of Culture & Creative Arts.

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Lunchtime Concert: Dopey Monkey

06 Nov

Date: Thursday 06 November 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Dopey Monkey (Martin Lee Thomson and Danielle Price) present a programme of genre-defying new and arranged music for euphonium and tuba. This event is free of charge and open to all!

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Decolonising the Curriculum in your Discipline

11 Nov

Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Julia Bohlmann

This workshop introduces the topic of Decolonising the Curriculum and outlines an approach to plan, assess and review curriculum changes. We will consider our teaching materials and practices through the lens of decoloniality and identify typical barriers. Participants will be invited to discuss – and, if time allows, workshop – decolonising strategies that are compatible with the objectives of upcoming courses. The workshop is open to all and will be particularly useful for academic and professional staff who teach international and/or diverse student cohorts.

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Rubrics to the Rescue? How the Use of Rubrics Can Enhance Assessment of Student Learning and Provision of Feedback

12 Nov

Date: Wednesday 12 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Kimberly Davis

This session will look at how the use of rubrics can help enhance the student learning experience. It will provide an overview of how to create sustainable rubrics and how rubrics can be used to help create meaningful, criterion based assessment, and provide more focused feedback to students. You will also get the chance to see examples of rubrics from colleagues on campus, and ask them about their experience.

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Professor Sarah Cook’s inaugural lecture

12 Nov

Date: Wednesday 12 November 2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building
Speaker: Professor Sarah Cook

Professor Sarah Cook’s inaugural lecture - Curating art and technology from the Internet to AI.

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Measuring the International Relevance and Cultural Inclusivity of your Course

18 Nov

Date: Tuesday 18 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Julia Bohlmann

This workshop introduces the Internationally Relevant Curriculum Scales (IRCS), a tool that enables us to systematically evaluate our course materials, teaching and classroom interactions for international relevance and cultural inclusivity. By using a simplified version of the tool interactively in the workshop, it will demonstrate how the data can be analysed and translated into actionable changes to our curriculum and practice. The workshop is open to all and will be particularly useful for academic and professional staff who teach international and/or diverse student cohorts.

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Eastern Europe’s ‘Peripheral Whiteness’: Class and Gender Racialization among Polish Migrants and Returnees

19 Nov

Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Student events, Academic events, Public lectures
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Dominika Blachnicka-Ciacek and Dr Sylwia Urbańska

In this talk, Dr Dominika Blachnicka-Ciacek and Dr Sylwia Urbańska will develop the concept of peripheral Whiteness in the context of Eastern Europeans, arguing that their position is characterized by conditional access to the privileges associated with Whiteness. Focusing on the example of Polish migrants in Western European labour markets and Polish returnees at Poland’s eastern borders, the talk will demonstrate how processes of racialization are deeply intertwined with dimensions of class and gender.

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CinemARC: The Social Network

19 Nov

Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 17:30 - 20:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

The ARC presents this special screening of Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher’s 2010 hit, The Social Network.

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Lunchtime Concert: Aref Ghorbani and Amir Hossein Feyzi

20 Nov

Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Aref Ghorbani and Amir Hossein Feyzi present an exciting programme of music. This event is free of charge and open to all!

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HESPA Autumn ‘All-In’ Conference

25 Nov

Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025 - Thursday 27 November 2025
Time: 09:00
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Virtual
Speaker: Vivienne Stern (UUK), Chris Hale (University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand) and Amanda Oliver (Committee of University Chairs

Free place for the HESPA Autumn ‘All-In’ Conference – Planners Power Up

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Plan

26 Nov

Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

This month the focus of our SoTL journey is planning. Once we have identified what we would like our SoTL to focus on, how are we going to put this into practice? Maybe we would like to make changes to our own teaching practices, perhaps we have questions that we would like to answer by exploring the relevant literature, maybe we are contemplating an evaluation of past or current teaching and learning in our discipline. In this session we discuss strategies for developing a successful SoTL plan.

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Lunchtime Concert: The Stone Combo

27 Nov

Date: Thursday 27 November 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Come along to hear a programme of music by dynamic jazz trio The Stone Combo. This event is free of charge and open to all!

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Approaches to Active Learning: Peer Learning

03 Dec

Date: Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Aleix Tura Vecino

This session introduces staff to peer learning as a dynamic and inclusive form of active learning. Designed for educators seeking to enhance student engagement and collaboration, the session explores key principles, benefits, and practical applications of peer learning across disciplines.

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Lunchtime Concert: Scottish Opera Emerging Artists

04 Dec

Date: Thursday 04 December 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University Concert Hall

Lunchtime listening: Scottish Opera's Emerging Artists present a varied programme of works. This event is free and open to all!

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UofG London Burns Supper

09 Jan

Date: Friday 09 January 2026
Time: 18:30 - 23:00
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The Caledonian Club

Join us for a celebration of Scottish culture and heritage at our London Burns Supper, with a night of great entertainment, whisky and food!

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UofG Glasgow Burns Supper

17 Jan

Date: Saturday 17 January 2026
Time: 18:30 - 23:00
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: The University of Glasgow

Join the University of Glasgow as they host a Glasgow Burns Supper in the Bute Hall on the Gilmorehill campus! This event offers alumni, friends and students the opportunity to celebrate the life, works and spirit of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns, in a night that highlights and embraces Scottish culture and heritage.

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Applying for the SSPS Funding Scheme

21 Jan

Date: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Sarah Honeychurch

The Learning and Teaching Development Fund (LTDF) supports developments in the practice of learning and teaching that will make significant contributions to the enhancement of learning and teaching across the University and to the delivery of the objectives of the Learning and Teaching Strategy. This call for bids is specifically targeted at partnership work between students and members of academic staff.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Design

28 Jan

Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

We begin the new year by looking at how best to design a SoTL project. Whether we are contemplating embarking on a literature review, designing a learning and teaching intervention or undertaking an evaluation of a previous intervention, it is vital to spend time planning at the outset. In this session we will consider the main methodologies that we might use for a SoTL project, and the methods associated with each.

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UofG Chicago Burns Celebration

04 Feb

Date: Wednesday 04 February 2026
Time: 18:30 - 22:00
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: TBC

Join us for a celebration of Scottish culture and heritage at our Chicago Burns Celebration!

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UofG Boston Burns Supper

06 Feb

Date: Friday 06 February 2026
Time: 18:30 - 23:00
Categories: Alumni events
Venue: TBC

Join us for a celebration of Scottish culture and heritage at our Boston Burns Supper.

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Humanities Lecture Series 2025-26: Dr Sim Innes

11 Feb

Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building
Speaker: Dr Sim Innes

Dr Sim Innes - Gaelic song poetry and British Empire conflicts 1874-1930.

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Applying for the SoTL Funding Scheme

17 Feb

Date: Tuesday 17 February 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Sarah Honeychurch and Dr Nathalie Tasler

This session is aimed at colleagues who would like to know more about the SoTL Funding Scheme and are interested in applying. We will look through the call for bids for 2025-26 and consider which types of project might be eligible. Members of the network who have been successful in their bids will be available to talk about their projects and offer advice.

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From Design to Dialogue: Building Feedback Literacy for Staff and Students

18 Feb

Date: Wednesday 18 February 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Kimberly Davis

This session will equip participants with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to enhance their own feedback literacy and to foster feedback literacy in their students. It emphasizes feedback as a dialogic, developmental process embedded in assessment design and everyday teaching practice.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Investigate

25 Feb

Date: Wednesday 25 February 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

The focus of our SoTL journey this month is investigation. Once we have identified a possible SoTL project and decided on a project design, how do we begin our investigation? In this session we ask questions about how to establish which resources we might need, how much time we have to dedicate to our project and who else might be available to support us.

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From Silos to Synergy: Supporting Student Learning Through a Programme Focused Approach to Assessment and Feedback

12 Mar

Date: Thursday 12 March 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Kimberly Davis

Programmatic assessment implies that assessment is organised across a programme, rather than for individual courses. This programme structure allows for iterative assessment practices to flourish, and for students to engage with the assessment process more meaningfully. This session will help participants think about how to map their courses programmatically and make meaningful links between courses on a programme.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Write

25 Mar

Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

The focus of this month’s stage of the SoTL journey is writing. Of course, this is an activity that occurs throughout the whole process, from reflection all the way through to implementation. In this session we look at how to identify ways in which to build in writing into your regular practices, whether those be daily, weekly, or less often. As well as looking at strategies for developing regular writing practices, we will also consider which tools you might use to help you to take and make notes.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Disseminate

29 Apr

Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

This month we consider how to develop a dissemination strategy for SoTL practitioners. We will begin with a series of questions which are designed to help us to build our personal plan for dissemination before looking at some of the pathways for publication which are available for UofG colleagues internally and externally. Examples of successful SoTL publications will be provided in order to help us to plan for our own publications.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Reflect

27 May

Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Tasler, Dr Linnea Soler and Dr Sarah Honeychurch

We end our SoTL journey this year as we began, with reflection. In this session we each take time to look back at our previous learning, teaching and SoTL activities and celebrate any successes we have had, however large or small these might be. We also reflect on any challenges we have faced and consider how we might overcome any such barriers in the future. Then we look forward and consider how we would like to engage in SoTL over the summer months – and even begin planning for the next academic year.

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