19-03-13 International symposium at IUG

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:19:00 GMT

Our collaborators IUG & the Arabic Centre hosted ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language’

Children in Scotland 25 Calls

18-10-25: Children in Scotland Anniversary campaign - 25 Calls

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:29:00 BST

Prof Alison Phipps responds to Call 14: From homelessness to the Home Office, young people's services must be humanised

Students studying

18-10-25: Breaking the Languages Barrier

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:15:00 BST

Reform Scotland issues new report stating the facility to use other languages will play a critical part Scotland’s future economic success and influence

Alison & Naa Densua UNESCO Official Portrait 2017

18-10-17: Karine Polwart - Laws of Motion

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:48:00 BST

Honorary graduate Karine Polwart dedicates title track to Unesco Chair

Gaza students Oct 2018

18-10-09: IUG Students arrive on Erasmus+ Mobility programme

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:01:00 BST

We recently welcomed 20 students from the Islamic University of Gaza!

Amal & Oudai WCG composite 2018

18-09-27: World Changing Alumni Award nominations for UNESCO RILA colleagues

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:30:00 BST

Annual honour recognises achievements of alumni who have made a major contribution to the community, arts, science or business

Sept 2018 Dr Ross White award

18-09-13: Dr Ross White honoured with Health Humanities Best International Research Award

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:37:00 BST

UNESCO Chair collaborator Dr Ross White wins inaugural Health Humanities Medal

18-08-30 Laughter as Hospitality

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:31:00 BST

Alison Phipps reflects on friendship that sustained and nourished her and that taught her that dignity, hospitality and laughter are intimately related.

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18-06-20: Scottish Refugee Council blog - "Do you get my drift?"

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:50:00 BST

Prof Alison Phipps talks about her upcoming annual lecture with Faris Dannan from the SRC

Alison Phipps - New Zealand

18-05-01: Prof Alison Phipps announced as Chair of New Scots Core Group

Tue, 01 May 2018 11:24:00 BST

Prof Alison Phipps to Chair Scotland's Refugee Integration Partnership and Strategy.

mosaic of faces

17-12-10: Alison Phipps appointed Adjunct Professor in Hospitality & Tourism at AUT

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 15:34:00 GMT

The role will involve collaboration on the theory and practice of hospitality with a particular focus on the the hosting of and by refugees and indigenous peoples.

Prof Alison Phipps Inaugural lecture with her Blue cloth

17-11-25: Scottish Refugee Council Ambassador role for Prof Alison Phipps

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:57:00 GMT

Supporting the campaign for the rights of people in need of international protection who are rebuilding their lives in Scotland.

17-11-23: New Publication: English across the fracture lines

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:22:00 GMT

This volume which includes a chapter by our colleagues Grazia Imperiale, Giovanna Fassetta & Nazmi Al-Masri, takes stock of contexts around the globe in which English is being used and taught as a means of alleviating conflict and promoting security, stability and peace.

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17-11-09: UNESCO Chair briefs EU Parliamentary Committee

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:47:00 GMT

UNESCO Chair briefs Culture and Education (CULT) Committee at the EU Parliament on Thurs 9 Nov 2017 on the importance of Cultural work with Refugees

17-10-17: GCRF Chirikure Chirikure visit to Ignite October 2017

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 16:13:00 GMT

Zimbabwean poet Chirikure Chirikure delivers a creative writing and performance masterclass for Ignite Youth Theatre under our themes of Idioms of Distress, Resilience and Wellbeing,

Alison Phipps - New Zealand

17-08-26: UNESCO Chair in the National

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 15:33:00 BST

Alison Phipps on how Theresa May has succeeded in providing the hostile environment for migrants she promised

Karine Naa Densua and Gameli A Time will Come

17-08-24: New European Songbook - Sounds from a continent in flux

Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:19:00 BST

Ghanaian artist Naa Densua Tordzro collaborates with Scottish singer and composer Karine Polwart for the Edinburgh International Festival

UNESCO Policy Lab

17-07-31: UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:59:00 BST

The UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab works on the emerging issues of knowledge crowdsourcing and its translation into inclusive and equity-weighted policies. The aim is to support the implementation of the SDGs’ pillar on inclusive development through informed and joined-up policy frameworks.

Remote: A Documentary about Drones and Humans

17-07-31: Remote: A Documentary about Drones and Humans

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:10:00 BST

Prof Alison Phipps features in "Remote", a documentary by Dr Ian Shaw of University of Glasgow about drone warfare, the future of policing, the role of autonomous AI, and what it all means for humanity.

Prof Alison Phipps Inaugural lecture with her Blue cloth

17-06-20: UNESCO Chair Inaugural Lecture

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:01:00 BST

On World Refugee Day The University of Glasgow played host to the Inaugural lecture of the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. The Ha Orchestra welcomed the audience to an unusual event, one that broke a little with the academic tradition, one that was full of song and dance, but also lament...

Night view of the Clyde Arc & Science Centre tower

17-06-18: The Kindness of Strangers: The Challenges and Rewards of Opening Your Home to Refugees

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:15:00 BST

In this piece Professor Alison Phipps reflects on her experiences hosting a refugee displaced by conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.

17-05-24: Angela Constance MSP visits UofG

The Scottish Government’s Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities, Angela Constance MSP met Prof Alison Phipps, the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration Through Languages and the Arts on Wednesday 24th May 2017.

17-03-20: UNESCO Mobile Learning Week

On Monday the 20th of March, Dr Giovanna Fassetta and Maria Grazia Imperiale (UoG, School of Education) and Nazmi Al-Masri (Islamic University of Gaza) will do a joint presentation at the prestigious UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, co-organised by UNESCO and UNHCR.