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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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Investigating Social Change: Migratory Stratifications as a Fresh Analytical Tool

28 Jan

Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Francesco Della Puppa (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice); Dr Giuliana Sanò (University of Messina); Dr Giulia Storato (University of Padua); Dr Chi

Identities Special Issue Panel Event in collaboration with University of Glasgow Social Anthropology & Migration. This event draws on a Special Issue published by Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power: Investigating Social Change: 'Migratory Stratifications' as a Fresh Analytical Tool, Vol 32 No 6.

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CREATe Public Lecture by Kati Cseres

29 Jan

Date: Thursday 29 January 2026
Time: 17:15 - 19:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building
Speaker: Kati Cseres

We are delighted to host another instalment in our series of public lectures, delivered by Kati Cseres, an Associate Professor of Law at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG) and Head of the EU Law Section at the Department of International and European Law at the University of Amsterdam. Kati’s lecture will take place on January 29 at 5:15 pm in the Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building, University Avenue, followed by a drinks reception.

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Promises and Pressures: The Tax and Spending Choices Facing the Next Government.

03 Feb

Date: Tuesday 03 February 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow 3 Kelvin Way Glasgow G12 8NN
Speaker: Professor Graeme Roy

In this lecture, Graeme Roy, Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and Professor of Economics at the University of Glasgow, will outline the resources available to the next administration and discuss the key opportunities and risks that will confront the new Government.

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Advancing a Just Transition for Scotland’s Peatlands

04 Feb

Date: Wednesday 04 February 2026
Time: 13:15 - 14:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online

Join us on 4 February (13:15–14:30) for a webinar introducing new findings from the RESPECT project on the barriers and opportunities for achieving a just transition in relation to Scotland’s peatlands. Featuring contributions from Peatland ACTION, Community Land Scotland and the Irish Tóchar Wetland initiative.

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Europe, Scotland and the UK in changing times - A conversation with Ian Forrester and Eleanor Sharpston

05 Feb

Date: Thursday 05 February 2026
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Room 282, Hothouse, ASBS
Speaker: Ian Forrester and Eleanor Sharpston

On 5 February 2026, we invite you to join us for a unique opportunity to hear from two leading figures in EU law and longstanding friends of the University of Glasgow. Sir Ian Forrester KC, former judge in the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2015-2020) and Knight Bachelor in the 2026 New Year Honours, and Dame Eleanor Sharpston KC, former Advocate General in the Court of Justice of the European Union (2006-2020) and Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in the 2025 New Years Honours.

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Fernando: Revolutionary Spirit in Popular Music

05 Feb

Date: Thursday 05 February 2026
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: The Alchemy Experiment
Speaker: Kay Dickinson

Join us for an evening celebrating the launch of Fernando, a book from Kay Dickinson exploring the tensions between revolution and global commodification in popular music, through ABBA’s hit song.

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Student-Staff Partnerships in Designing Assessments – A Toolkit

10 Feb

Date: Tuesday 10 February 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Teams
Speaker: Prof Amanda Millmore (she/her)

This session will focus upon sharing the process of partnership-working, highlighting the benefits and pitfalls and providing insight into how to work effectively in partnership with students, moving beyond mere consultation to co-creation.

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Failure, Collaboration and the Culture of Research

11 Feb

Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology

Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology explores the moments, people and partnerships that shape research culture and drive impact beyond academia.

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JUST Tour Seminar Series: Tourism Justice through Community Led-Tourism

12 Feb

Date: Thursday 12 February 2026
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Online

This seminar will explore the conceptual, practical, and governance foundations of Community Led Tourism in Scotland. JUST TOUR Seminar Series: Tourism (in)justice through community-led tourism.

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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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People & Excellence 2026: Celebrating Achievements in Knowledge Exchange & Innovation

23 Mar

Date: Monday 23 March 2026
Time: 14:00 - 18:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

Celebration of staff and students delivering meaningful engagement, innovation and impact. Awards presentations.

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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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The Lecture Capture Paradox: Disentangling the Benefits and Drawbacks of In-Person Lecture Recordings

25 Mar

Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Teams
Speaker: Kirk Hillsley (he/him)

Lecture capture (LC) offers students flexible opportunities to review lecture content, yet their impact on learning and study behaviour remains contested. This seminar synthesizes two projects examining LC use and exam performance across undergraduate biology courses enabling both between- and within-student analyses.

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CREATe Spring School 2026 - Remaking Creativity

29 Apr

Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026 - Saturday 02 May 2026
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Academic events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre and Adam Smith Business School
Speaker: tbc

The third edition of the CREATe Spring School will take place between 29 April to 2 May 2026. The School will address the topic of Remaking Creativity, enquiring about the interplay between human creation and technology, and brining together perspectives of copyright, competition and tech regulation scholars. The School is addressed to doctoral and advanced master students, early career researchers, industry representatives and policy makers with the interest in cultural and creative industries.

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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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