Event listings

Glasgow through the Looking-Glass (exhibition)

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025 - Thursday 31 July 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Exhibitions, Public lectures, Social events, Open days and visits
Venue: Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow, G3 7DN

An exhibition at the Mitchell Library (Glasgow), to mark the publication of reputedly the world's first comics in Glasgow, in 1825. Coincides with a series of parallel talks and family-friendly events (see separate website).

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Engaging with Disengagement: Opting out, Slowing Down in Digital Immersive Experiences

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:30
Categories: Conferences, Exhibitions, Films and theatre, Public lectures, Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow

The Immersive Experiences Lab hosts a day-long exploration of temporal and digital media experiences through practice and critical discussions.

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Performance Level 3 & 4 Concerts

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Student events
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall

End of session assessed concerts given by Music students studying Performance level 3 or 4

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Queer Muslims, Gender and Sexuality between South and North: Bangladesh in International Contexts

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025
Time: 13:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Room 916, 42 Bute Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RS
Speaker: Momin Rahman (Trent University), Matthew Waites (University of Glasgow), Adnan Hossain (University of Glasgow), Delwar Hussain (University of Edinburg

This panel brings together scholars and activists to critically engage with the intersections of gender, sexuality, religion, labour and transnational politics in the context of contemporary Bangladesh.

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Celebrating Hispanic Collections at University of Glasgow

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025
Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events, Staff workshops and seminars, Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery Lecture Theatre (Room 103) 82 Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Various

Listen to researchers and collection experts deliver short talks on the range of rich Hispanic collections across the University of Glasgow

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LINEs4Palestine Report Launch

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Categories: Academic events, Staff workshops and seminars, Sanctuary
Venue: Hybrid Event: Online or GUU Dining Room

In this event we will launch our Multivocal Project Report on the LINEs4Palestine project. A project born from the wish and the will to do something to support graduates and teachers in Gaza, and to keep hoping for more just futures.

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Wee World Changers: Art Explorers Trail

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Thursday 31 July 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 - Thursday 31 July 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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Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman's Modern Nature

02 Nov

Date: Saturday 02 November 2024 - Sunday 04 May 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

An exhibition of works by internationally renowned filmmaker, artist, stage designer and diarist Derek Jarman, shown alongside commissioned responses from contemporary artists. The exhibition is inspired by Jarman’s diary entries from 1989 which detail his performance-installation at Glasgow’s Third Eye Centre, his planting of his acclaimed garden at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness and his work on the film The Garden.

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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: Exhibitions, Hunterian
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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Building Memories

29 Mar

Date: Saturday 29 March 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Exhibitions, Hunterian
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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Little Look Club

12 Apr

Date: Saturday 12 April 2025 - Saturday 13 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Come and explore artworks together with your wee ones and let their imaginations flow! At Little Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together by starting from scratch with no artistic knowledge. We'll open up space for children to be curious, building stronger connections to art and developing their confidence to interpret the world around them.

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Simon Fisher Turner: In the Shadow of the Sun

02 May

Date: Friday 02 May 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Categories: Ceremonial events, Concerts and music, Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Speaker: Simon Fisher Turner

Thinking Culture and Music in the University invite you to join composer Simon Fisher Turner for this special, one-off event screening and live score of Derek Jarman's In the Shadow of Sun.

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Alice Mah launches Red Pockets at Waterstones Glasgow Argyle St

06 May

Date: Tuesday 06 May 2025
Time: 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Waterstones, 174-176 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8BT

Alice Mah joins Waterstones to launch her debut book, a blend of cultural history, environmental writing, and memoir, Red Pockets, a journey that started with her family's history in the rice villages of South China and has brought her to her current home of Glasgow.

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The Metropolis and its Social Life: Trust Relations in the City

07 May

Date: Wednesday 07 May 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: University of Glasgow, 42 Bute Gardens, Room 916
Speaker: Dr Talja Blokland, Humboldt University of Berlin

The fast digitalization affects our everyday urban practices, and these influence our relations in public space. What happens when we take social theories of trust to the street of today? This talk presents the first chapter of a book on the thrown-togetherness of public space and how its changing character may request us to re-think the meanings of trust – and indeed whether we may also revisit the idea that the metropolis brings about the blasé mental life. 

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URBAN RETROFIT: Roundtable Discussion on Post-growth Planning

07 May

Date: Wednesday 07 May 2025
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Categories: Conferences, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events, Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: Christopher Ingold Auditorium, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ

Join us at UCL on the evening of May 7 in the Christopher Ingold Auditorium for a discussion on post-growth planning.

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Postgraduate Online Event

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: Online

Chat to staff, students and academics to discover what it's like to study at our world changing campus as a postgraduate student at UofG! Join us for sessions from university service teams and academic information sessions.

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Online Distance Learning Information Hub

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025
Time: 09:00 - 18:30
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: Online

Discover what it’s like to be a postgraduate Online Distance Learning student at UofG.

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Memory Storage and Retrieval: The Brain vs the Archive

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025
Time: 12:30 - 16:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events, Alumni events, Staff workshops and seminars, Hunterian
Venue: Kelvin Hall (Lecture Theatre, ground floor, and Study Rooms)
Speaker: Prof John Sutton

An interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of memories in the brain and in physical collections. Featuring a keynote lecture by Prof John Sutton (Philosophy, University of Stirling), an interactive roundtable, and a hands-on workshop.

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Piano Duo- Robin Michael and Anna Michels

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall

Join piano duo Robin Michael (cello) and Anna Michels (piano) as they present a programme of diverse duo pieces, including Limn for Cello and Piano (2012), composed by Senior Music Lecturer, Dr Jane Stanley.

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One Year Out: The outlook for the 2026 Holyrood election

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Conferences, Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Room 203, Boyd Orr Building University Avenue Glasgow G12 8SP
Speaker: Scottish Election Study

This event is a political discussion hosted by the Scottish Election Study team, focusing on the upcoming 2026 Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) elections.

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Creatives of Colour Festival 2025

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 19:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Films and theatre, Social events, Student events
Venue: Civic House / Glad Cafe / Glasgow Film Theatre

Join us for a three-day festival celebrating the creative contributions of people of colour, hosted at Civic House, Glad Cafe, and Glasgow Film Theatre!

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Creatives of Colour Festival: Balfour Reparations

08 May

Date: Thursday 08 May 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Categories: Ceremonial events, Films and theatre, Social events, Academic events
Venue: Civic House
Speaker: Farah Saleh

Creatives of Colour Festival presents a performance lecture by Palestinian dance artist Farah Saleh.

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Creatives of Colour Festival: Art & Culture Towards Liberation Session

09 May

Date: Friday 09 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events
Venue: Civic House
Speaker: Hussein Mitha

Creatives of Colour Festival presents a PoC study session with Hussein Mitha.

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Friday Focus - Edward A Walton and the Glasgow City Chambers murals

09 May

Date: Friday 09 May 2025
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Categories: Public lectures, Hunterian
Venue: Online
Speaker: Professor Clare A.P. Willsdon

Celebrating Glasgow 850, join Professor Clare Willsdon in this online talk to explore Glasgow Boy Edward A Walton's sketches for the Glasgow City Chambers murals (1899-1902).

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Languages, Cultures, and an International Mindset for Success in the 21st Century

09 May

Date: Friday 09 May 2025
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: The Debating Chamber, Glasgow University Union, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Speaker: Baroness Jean Coussins

This event celebrates the power and positivity of languages and cultures in the 21st century, highlighting their role in personal growth, global careers, and societal benefits. Inspired by Baroness Jean Coussins’ call for ‘languages positivity’, the event features her keynote on the importance of languages and international thinking. SMLC graduate Jaclyn McKie, now Head of Marketing at Isle of Arran Distillers, will also speak. With presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A, the event welcomes students, staff, and the public. Hosted by Professor Stephen Forcer, it includes refreshments and whisky tasting, with a potential online option to be confirmed.

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Creatives of Colour Festival: Crafting Home Through Plurality of Language

09 May

Date: Friday 09 May 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Categories: Social events, Student events
Venue: Civic House
Speaker: Jeda Pearl

Creatives of Colour Festival presents a free workshop for PoC with Jeda Pearl.

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Screening of films from the Community & Collaborative Practice course

09 May

Date: Friday 09 May 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Student events
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema, Gilmorehill Halls

Join us for a screening of films from the UofG's Community & Collaborative Practice filmmaking course in partnership with GMAC.

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Creatives of Colour Festival: Kapil Seshasayee + Intibint

09 May

Date: Friday 09 May 2025 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 20:00 - 0:00
Categories: Concerts and music, Social events, Student events
Venue: Glad Cafe
Speaker: Kapil Seshasayee + Intibint

Creatives of Colour Festival presents: Kapil Sehasayee + Intibint at the Glad Cafe, followed by a DJ set from Arusa Qureshi.

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Creatives of Colour Festival: All Ages Screening Print Workshop

10 May

Date: Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 13:00
Categories: Social events
Venue: Civic House
Speaker: Sapna Agarwal

Creatives of Colour Festival presents an all-ages screen printing workshop with Sapna Agarwal.

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Creatives of Colour Festival: Gomo Kimchi Workshop with Eddie Kim

10 May

Date: Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Categories: Ceremonial events
Venue: Glue Factory
Speaker: Eddie Kim

Creatives of Colour Festival presents a kimchi-making workshop with Eddie Kim of Gomo Kimchi.

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Creatives of Colour Festival: Film Screening + Q&A

10 May

Date: Saturday 10 May 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Films and theatre, Social events, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Glasgow Film Theatre

An evening of films: The Nobody (2024, Dir. Madhoon), A to B (2018, Dir. Tajik), and Akasha (2018, Dir. kuka). Following the screening, Razan Madhoon, Iman Tajik, and Umloda Ibrahim will join Zahra Khosroshahi in conversation.

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Global Dignity and Seeing Others

12 May

Date: Monday 12 May 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane
Speaker: Professor Michèle Lamont

Co-organised by Identities: Global Studies and Culture and Power and Advanced Research Centre (ARC) Conversations Series

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Theatre performance: Oud Player on the Tel

12 May

Date: Monday 12 May 2025
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Categories: Films and theatre, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events, Sanctuary
Venue: Cottiers Theatre, 93-95 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU

Join us at Cottiers for a one-off performance of Oud Player on the Tel! This piece, written by Tom Block from the International Human Rights Arts Movement and directed by Jesica Garrou, aims to tell the story of how the founding of Israel on Palestinian land could have been a catalyst for peace, and instead became 75+ years of conflict into the war of today.

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UNESCO RIELA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating (May Peace Prevail)

13 May

Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025 - Thursday 15 May 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Conferences, Exhibitions, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events, Sanctuary
Venue: Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW
Speaker: More than 50 speakers from all over the world

This year the UNESCO RIELA Spring School focuses on peacebuilding, specifically using arts, languages and education. For 2025, we have curated a programme which explores how to build peace in the minds of people, how to live together peacefully, restoratively and interculturally, how to respond to and counteract current events worldwide that seek to divide societies, and how to ensure that peace prevails, founded on justice. Join us for 3 days of workshops, performances, talks and exhibitions on 13-15 May 2025!

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4th Annual Commercialising Quantum Global 2025

13 May

Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025 - Wednesday 14 May 2025
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Business Design Centre, London

Europe's largest quantum event will connect with global leaders, explore ground-breaking collaborations, and be at the forefront of the quantum revolution.

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Scotland’s Proposal for Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill

14 May

Date: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Humanities Lecture Theatre The Gilbert Scott Building University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Professor Graeme Roy, Naomi Richards, Anne Kerr, Sarah Reed

This panel event will therefore present a timely opportunity to discuss some of the key aspects of the debate about assisted dying for the terminally ill. It will also provide an opportunity to hear about some of the evidence from countries where it is already lawful.

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2nd Scottish Behavioural Sciences Conference 2025

16 May

Date: Friday 16 May 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:45
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Harvard Teaching Room, Level 6, Adam Smith Business School, 2 Discovery Place G11 6EY

Join us for the 2nd Scottish Behavioural Sciences Conference 2025, where we will dive deep into the fascinating world of human behaviour!

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For a’ that: Michael Clark in conversation

17 May

Date: Saturday 17 May 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery
Speaker: Michael Clark

A radical presence in contemporary culture, the choreographer and artist Michael Clark reflects on 40 years of dance making and artistic collaborations.

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Creative Methods in Youth Research: The Politics of Making and Sharing

22 May

Date: Thursday 22 May 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Categories: Academic events, Student events, Alumni events, Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: Online

Explore creative youth research! Learn how media-making, craft, and zines empower marginalised voices. Online event: 22 May, 14:00.

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Book Launch: G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology by Matt Dawson

27 May

Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Venue: Room 916, 42 Bute Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RS
Speaker: Reflections and responses from Robert Gibb (University of Glasgow) and Lise Butler (City University, London). Chair: Kristina Saunders

We're delighted to invite you to celebrate the launch of Matt Dawson’s recently published book G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation.

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McEwen Bequest Concert 2024-25

27 May

Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel

The 2024-25 McEwen Bequest Concert will feature a new commission from Canada-born and Glasgow-based composer Emily Doolittle.

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SoTL Network The Stations of SoTL: Reflect

28 May

Date: Wednesday 28 May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars
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

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Induction & Transitions Symposium

29 May

Date: Thursday 29 May 2025
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
Categories: Conferences
Venue: James McCune Smith Building

Join us for the inaugural Induction & Transitions (I&T) Symposium, where staff across services and academic subjects will share innovative practices to support student transitions. This event offers hands-on workshops, insightful presentations, and engaging discussions on how to bridge gaps between students' starting points and institutional expectations. Register to present your work, learn from colleagues across the University, and contribute to a more cohesive approach to student transitions.

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Postgraduate On-Campus Finance & Funding Event

29 May

Date: Thursday 29 May 2025
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: Advanced Research Centre (ARC)

Come along to our stunning Gilmorehill Campus and chat with staff to find out all about life as a postgraduate student at UofG!

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Southern Green Criminology

03 Jun

Date: Tuesday 03 June 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr David R. Goyes, University of Oslo.

Join us for our eighth webinar as part of the Security and Justice Futures series which aims to confront the dilemmas, re-imaginings and futures of security and justice from a cross-regional perspective.

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Transforming Science Learning with Virtual Technologies

04 Jun

Date: Wednesday 04 June 2025
Time: 10:00
Categories: Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Professor Silvia Wen-Yu Lee, National Taiwan Normal University

Explore how Augmented Reality (AR) and Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) enhance science education. Discover key AR design strategies and how IVR supports engagement and cognitive load management for effective learning.

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Glasgow through the Looking-Glass (events)

07 Jun

Date: Saturday 07 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
Categories: Exhibitions, Public lectures, Social events, Open days and visits
Venue: Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow, G3 7DN
Speaker: Various

Parallel to the exhibition at the Mitchell Library to mark the publication of reputedly the world's first comics in Glasgow, in 1825, the Stirling Maxwell Centre and Glasgow Libraries are hosting a day of talks and family-friendly events. Free, but ticketed.

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Perspectives on Scotland's Third Sector Impact: Research Conference

11 Jun

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Conferences, Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Professor Sarah Skerratt, Royal Society of Edinburgh

This will be a free interactive facilitated event promoting dialogue between academics and voluntary sector practitioners, policy makers and other stakeholders from a broad range of third sector organisations.

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Byres Community Hub - Hub Monday shaping healthy 20 minute neighbourhoods

16 Jun

Date: Monday 16 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Categories: Public lectures, Social events, Open days and visits
Venue: 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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June Open Day

19 Jun

Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Main Gilmorehill Campus

We invite you to our June 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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Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges - National Medical Schools' Widening Participation Conference 2025

05 Jul

Date: Saturday 05 July 2025
Time: 9:00 - 18:00
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre

Now in its seventh year, the National Medical Schools Widening Participation Forum (NMSWP) is proud to host its Annual National Conference—a celebration of collaboration, learning, and collective progress in widening access to medicine. This flagship event brings together students, educators, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and WP champions from across the UK. With a shared commitment to building a more inclusive medical profession, the conference provides an energising space for connection, reflection, and action.

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September Open Day

03 Sep

Date: Wednesday 03 September 2025
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Main Gilmorehill Campus

We invite you to our September 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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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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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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