Advanced Research Centre

CinemARC: Tracing Light

02 Apr

Date: Thursday 02 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 20:45
Categories: Films and theatre, Public lectures
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Come to the ARC to watch Tracing Light and hear from researchers and those involved in making the film. Join us for this special CinemARC presentation of Tracing Light. After the film, you’ll hear from researchers and the people responsible for making the film, who will discuss and illuminate the multiple mysteries of light.

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Songs from the Cosmos featuring Lomond Campbell and David Mahon

07 Apr

Date: Tuesday 07 April 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures, Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

A unique journey into sound and vision using muons with nuclear physicist David Mahon and BAFTA-winning artist and musician Lomond Campbell.

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Muonophone Exhibition

08 Apr

Date: Wednesday 08 April 2026 - Friday 17 April 2026
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Come along to this special installation of the Muonophone, a one-of-a-kind installation that combines music, physics and design.

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Time, Trust, and Truth: How (Mis)Information Shapes What We Believe

08 Apr

Date: Wednesday 08 April 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Time, Trust, and Truth is a public event exploring how trust in information is built, lost, and sometimes repaired — and how timing shapes what we believe. Panel discussion hosted by the Information Integrity Network.

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CinemARC: Interstellar

09 Apr

Date: Thursday 09 April 2026
Time: 17:30 - 21:30
Categories: Public lectures, Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Join us for this special screening of Interstellar and hear from researchers about the science of the movie.

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Greenlight or Game Over: Videogames and IP

10 Apr

Date: Friday 10 April 2026
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Categories: Social events, Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Explore the strategic development of videogame IP into a television series or film in this interactive workshop.

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Play Across Time: A Night of Scottish Game History

10 Apr

Date: Friday 10 April 2026
Time: 16:00 - 20:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Exploring the history of Scottish games and gaming. Join us for a night exploring the history of Scottish games and gaming through an exciting programme of interactive activity.

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Shape Your History: Clay Chess Piece Making Inspired by the Lewis Chessmen

10 Apr

Date: Friday 10 April 2026
Time: 17:00 - 18:30
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Inspired by the Fir-thàilisg Leòdhais (Lewis Chessmen) this workshop invites you to create a chess piece from air dry clay.

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Reflections of War & Society in Miniature: Lead Toy Soldiers from 1900-1960

10 Apr

Date: Friday 10 April 2026
Time: 18:30 - 20:00
Categories: Public lectures, Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Come examine and explore the history of some of the toy soldier sets you might have only seen in shop windows!

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CinemARC: Alice in Wonderland

11 Apr

Date: Saturday 11 April 2026
Time: 10:45 - 12:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Join us for this CinemARC screening of the 1951 Disney film, Alice in Wonderland.

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Spring Fling Family Day: About Time

11 Apr

Date: Saturday 11 April 2026
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Come along to our free, family-friendly events and activities inspired by this year’s theme, About Time. We're back with a spring in our step for our Family Day at the Spring Fling!

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Fun with Benji the Robot Dog

11 Apr

Date: Saturday 11 April 2026
Time: 12:45 - 13:45
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Come and meet Benji the Robot Dog!

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Silent Agitator: Time to Organize

14 Apr

Date: Tuesday 14 April 2026
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Categories: Public lectures, Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane
Speaker: Ruth Ewan

Talk and Q&A with artist Ruth Ewan about the Silent Agitator public artwork in St Mungo Square.

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Responding to Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’

15 Apr

Date: Wednesday 15 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane
Speaker: Rachelle Atalla

Rachelle Atalla in conversation with Rodge Glass presented by The Alasdair Gray Archive.

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