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Flag Raising

The Students’ Representative Council and GULGBTQ representatives will raise the University’s Rainbow Flag at 12 noon on Thursday, February 1, to celebrate the start of LGBT History Month.

The event, at the South flag pole, will also be attended by Professor Roibeard O Maolalaigh, in his capacity as the University’s Gender and Sexual Diversity Equality Champion, along with representatives of staff and student networks.

This year’s theme is “Geography: Mapping the World”.

Productivity Insights Network

The University of Glasgow will be part of a new national research network to gain insights about productivity in the UK, it has been announced. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded Productivity Insights Network, aims to improve our understanding of the factors affecting UK productivity. 

Productivity is arguably the most pressing economic challenge facing the UK, with productivity growth having been slow since the late-2000s and the gap growing with other countries.

The new network is made up of 10 universities including the University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, University of Strathclyde, Durham University, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Leeds and University of Essex. 

Two professors from the University of Glasgow Adam Smith School of Business are co-investigators with the network – Professor Iain Docherty and Professor Colin Mason.

Professor Docherty, Professor of Public Policy and Governance, who will be the Network’s theme lead for Productivity and Infrastructure, said: “Governments like to think that investment in better infrastructure automatically improves productivity, and other aspects of economic performance.

“Indeed, if you were to take the calls from business for greater investment in things such as transport and high speed broadband at face value, it would be reasonable to assume that raising investment in this kind of infrastructure would in itself be enough to crack the productivity puzzle.

“But things are not so simple in reality, and there is much less actual evidence about which kinds of infrastructure investment really help firms become more productive than we would like. One of the key tasks of the Infrastructure theme in the Network will be to help bridge this gap.”

The network is being led by two professors from the University of Sheffield's Management School –  Professor Philip McCann and Professor Tim Vorley.

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Mackintosh House sees admission prices rise

From 23 January 2018 full price admission to the Mackintosh House will increase from £5.00 to £6.00. The price of concession tickets will remain at £3.00.

Income generated from the charge contributes to the costs of running the House and allows investment in the service provided for visitors.

Free entry is available for children and young people under 18, University of Glasgow staff and students*, Hunterian Friends*, National Art Pass holders, ASVA members*, ICOM members* and UK Museums Association members.* The concessionary rate applies to senior citizens (60 and over) and the unemployed. (*With a valid membership/staff/matriculation card).

Admission to the Mackintosh House is by a combination of guided tours and free flow self-guided visits. Guided tours of the Mackintosh House take place from Tuesday to Friday at 10.00am, 10.30am, 11.00am, 11.30am, 12.00pm and 12.30pm. Admission is self-guided from 1.00pm Tuesday to Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. Last admission 4.15pm (3.15pm Sunday).

The Hunterian is home to one of the most important collections of the work of Scottish architect, designer and artist, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) and his artist-wife, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864-1933).

The Mackintosh House is a meticulous reassemblage of the principal interiors from the Mackintoshes’ Glasgow home. The couple lived at 78 Southpark Avenue (originally 6 Florentine Terrace) from 1906 to 1914.

The interiors, completed in 1981, have been furnished with the Mackintoshes' own furniture - all to Mackintosh's design - and decorated as closely as possible to the original. The selection of bric à brac, fitted carpets, curtains and other soft furnishings is based on contemporary descriptions of the house and photographs of Mackintosh interiors of the period.

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Scotland’s Elections – Fit for purpose in the 21st Century? Stevenson Lecture 26 January 

The Stevenson Trust is cohosting a one day event on 26 January 2018 in partnership with the Electoral Commission on the future of elections in Scotland. The event will be held in the Senate Room, Gilbert Scott Building.

Under the Scotland Act 2016, Scotland will be assuming greater control over its elections. The Scottish Government has announced a consultation exercise on the future of elections. In light of this, The Stevenson Trust are cohosting this event to bring together election experts, scholar, practitioners, and officials to discuss some of the aspects included in the consultation document. 

Notable speakers include: Sir John Holmes, Chair of the Electoral Commission; Joe Fitzpatrick, Minister for Parliamentary Business, Scottish Government and Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde and Stevenson Honorary Fellow.

Spaces are very limited for this event. Colleagues interested in attending the event should contact Professor Christopher Carman on christopher.carman@glasgow.ac.uk. 

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• Consultation on Electoral Forum

Are you Life Saver Ready?

2000 people need a stem cell transplant every year.  You could be their lifesaving match. Join the Anthony Nolan Stem Cell Register with Glasgow Marrow. Wednesday 31 January, 9am - 5pm, Boyd Orr Building.

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First published: 16 January 2018