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Phenomenal Bodies: The Erskine Hospital Archive

20 Oct

Date: Monday 20 October 2025 - Tuesday 23 December 2025
Categories: Student events
Venue: Archives & Special Collections foyer, Level 12, University Library

This display explores the intertwined history of war, disability, medical innovation and social care in Scotland in the 20th century through archival material from the University of Glasgow. Centred on the pioneering work of Erskine Hospital, it traces the profound impact of technology, institutional care and public narratives of resilience on the experience of disability.

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Taiwan Film Festival in Scotland 2025: Encounter Taiwan and the World

04 Nov

Date: Tuesday 04 November 2025 - Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 18:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Centre of Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT)

A selection of contemporary Taiwanese cinema that delves into the intricate tapestry of identity, memory, and societal transformation. This festival serves as a luminous platform of encounter, where Taiwan's cinematic imagination dialogues with Scotland's cultural landscape, and where local stories refract global questions of belonging, resilience, and renewal, to bridge Taiwan and Scotland, fostering a lasting cultural exchange that celebrates cinema's power to connect inward truths with outward visions, creating a shared space for reflection and inspiration. We invite you to join us in these marvellous encounters - where Taiwan meets the world, and where Scotland, in turn, encounters Taiwan.

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Books "Antiques" Roadshow

13 Nov

Date: Thursday 13 November 2025
Time: 16:30 - 19:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: The Old Glasgow Room, The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN.

Linking readers old and new, the University of Glasgow's Book Tales: Storytelling Between Text and Object free events series reveals heritage collections and emotional connections, using books to tell stories beyond their text.

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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: Student events
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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International Men's Day 2025

19 Nov

Date: Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: The Hot House, Adam Smith Business School, 2 Discovery Place, Glasgow, G11 6EY

19 November. Join us for lively and impactful panel discussion in the Adam Smith Business School building

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CREATe Webinar: The African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection - a driver for cyber capacity building through legal harmonisation(?)

20 Nov

Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Online
Speaker: Joséphine Sangaré

In this lunchtime webinar, Joséphine Sangaré, will present insights from her research on public-private partnerships in cyber capacity building. Titled “The Arican Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection – a driver for cyber capacity building through harmonisation(?)” the webinar will discuss the development of African regional frameworks on information and communication technology partnerships to create opportunities that cater to local needs.

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Women's Entrepreneurship Week 2025

20 Nov

Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time: 17:30 - 20:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: The Hot House, Adam Smith Business School, 2 Discovery Place, Glasgow, G11 6EY

Women in Entrepreneurship — A Panel with the Adam Smith Business School

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Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology of Glasgow for 850: Part 1

20 Nov

Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
Time: 18:30 - 19:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre , Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow, 1 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Speaker: Professor Stephen Driscoll

This year’s Dalrymple Lecture Series will mark Glasgow 850 with a pair of lectures by leading archaeologist Professor Stephen Driscoll exploring the contribution of archaeology to telling the story of Glasgow’s first 850 years – and what came before Glasgow.

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Election 2026: Predictions and Consequences - Live Podcast Recording

21 Nov

Date: Friday 21 November 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: Senate Room, The Gilbert Scott Building University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ
Speaker: Bernard Ponsonby (former STV Political Editor) and Alex Massie (The Times)

Join two of Scotland’s most respected political journalists, Bernard Ponsonby (former STV Political Editor) and Alex Massie (The Times), for a special live recording of their acclaimed podcast at the University of Glasgow on 21 November 2025.

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Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology of Glasgow for 850: Part 2

21 Nov

Date: Friday 21 November 2025
Time: 18:30 - 19:30
Categories: Student events
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre , Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow, 1 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Speaker: Professor Stephen Driscoll

This year’s Dalrymple lecture series will mark Glasgow 850 with a pair of lectures by leading archaeologist Professor Stephen Driscoll exploring the contribution of archaeology to telling the story of Glasgow’s first 850 years – and what came before Glasgow.

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CREATe Public Lecture by Tristan Henderson: Code is not law and law is not code but can they be friends?

26 Nov

Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Wolfson Medical School, Yudowitz Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Tristan Henderson

We were delighted to host another instalment in our series of public lectures, delivered by Tristan Henderson, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of St Andrews. Tristan’s lecture will take place on November 26 at 3 pm in the Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School Building, University Avenue, followed by a drinks reception.

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Seminar on Disability and Migration with Dr Rebecca Yeo, from University of Exeter.

03 Dec

Date: Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Categories: Student events
Venue: Room 734, James McCune Smith with online option
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Yeo from University of Exeter.

Dr Rebecca Yeo (University of Exeter), author of Disabling Migration Controls, highlights how asylum restrictions actively disable and how insights from the disabled people’s movement support justice. The seminar, held on the International Day of Disabled People, explores overlapping injustices in migration, disability, and climate crises. Drawing on the Sensing Climate project and research in Glasgow, the presentation promotes cross-movement collaboration. The project invites Disabled and d/Deaf people with chronic conditions to contribute through conversation or mural ideas. Interpreters and expenses covered.

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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: Student events
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

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

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