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Ogham Database Launch - Prof Katherine Forsyth
Ogham Database Launch - Prof Katherine Forsyth

OG(H)AM project releases film about the digital humanities research on the ancient writing script

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:01:00 BST

Academics from Ireland and Scotland have released a full length 20-minute information film about the ancient Celtic ogham writing script.

US, Dutch and British veterans excavating ©Chris van Houts
US, Dutch and British veterans excavating ©Chris van Houts

Military veterans expose reality of Waterloo Battlefield

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:00:00 BST

An international team of veterans, serving personnel and archaeologists have unearthed a unique battle clearance trench on the Waterloo battlefield, revealing the dignity offered to an unknown soldier in horrific circumstances.

An image of people taking part in an archaeological dig at Govan Old Church
An image of people taking part in an archaeological dig at Govan Old Church

1500-year-old Religious Site with Viking Connections to be Uncovered at Archaeological Dig for Glasgow Residents

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:00:00 BST

1500-year-old Religious Site with Viking Connections to be Uncovered at Archaeological Dig for Glasgow Residents

Waterloo Uncovered Dig 2019
Waterloo Uncovered Dig 2019

Military veterans seek answers to riddle of Waterloo's missing skeletons

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:30:40 BST

Military veterans will join an archaeological excavation in Belgium next month as they search for answers to one of history’s enduring mysteries: what happened to the remains of the roughly 20,000 men who died at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?

An image of Dr Martin Macgregor with a 3D model of Robert the Bruce
An image of Dr Martin Macgregor with a 3D model of Robert the Bruce

Come face to face with Scotland’s hero-king

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:00 BST

A 3D model of Robert the Bruce’s face goes on display at Dunfermline Abbey

A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

Sàr-obair Bàrdachd a’ Trasnadh Chrìochan Cànanach

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 BST

A Poetic Masterpiece Crosses Linguistic Borders

Dreamachine installation showing a woman silhouetted by coloured light. Photo credit Urszula Soltys
Dreamachine installation showing a woman silhouetted by coloured light. Photo credit Urszula Soltys

The Winners Of The First WXO Experience Awards Announced

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 BST

Among the winners is Dreamachine project which is co-lead by UofG's Professor Fiona Macpherson

An image of Garden Festival Logo. Credit: University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, Glasgow Garden Festival collection, GB248 [Item No: UGD307/1/1/4].
An image of Garden Festival Logo. Credit: University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, Glasgow Garden Festival collection, GB248 [Item No: UGD307/1/1/4].

A Blooming Marvellous Archaeological Dig in Glasgow's 1988 Garden Festival site

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:00:00 BST

The After the Garden Festival archaeological team, led by University of Glasgow archaeologists, is again digging deep into the site of the iconic 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.

Left to right Matthew Leeper PhD, Managing Director and Co-founder Education Evolved; Rachel Porteous, Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab; Sumeet Gurung, Co-founder and Lead Developer, Education Evolved; Louise Arnold, Business Engagement Executive, Interface; James Macivor - 3D Modeller, Education Evolved; Dr Timothy Peacock, Historian and Director of University of Glasgow Games and Gaming Lab; and Stephen Preston, Deputy Head of Heritage and Culture at St Giles’ Cathedral. The group are part of the team who created a new historical game for St Giles’ Cathedral’s 900th anniversary.
Left to right Matthew Leeper PhD, Managing Director and Co-founder Education Evolved; Rachel Porteous, Research Assistant at the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab; Sumeet Gurung, Co-founder and Lead Developer, Education Evolved; Louise Arnold, Business Engagement Executive, Interface; James Macivor - 3D Modeller, Education Evolved; Dr Timothy Peacock, Historian and Director of University of Glasgow Games and Gaming Lab; and Stephen Preston, Deputy Head of Heritage and Culture at St Giles’ Cathedral. The group are part of the team who created a new historical game for St Giles’ Cathedral’s 900th anniversary.

St Giles' Cathedral Reinvented: Unlocking 900 Years Through Cutting-Edge Gaming  

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:00:00 BST

Through a pioneering initiative involving UofG, St Giles' Cathedral has been recreated in a captivating historical video game, transporting visitors through its architectural evolution with the aim of engaging as wide a range of public audiences as possible.

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world changers together 700x300

Two lectureships advertised

Wed, 15 May 2024 10:02:00 BST

Two new members of academic staff are sought to complement and extend the expertise and activities of the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies

A drawing of the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) from Sir Hans Sloane, 1725, in A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, St. Christophers and Jamaica.
A drawing of the Jamaican Giant Galliwasp (Celestus occiduus) from Sir Hans Sloane, 1725, in A voyage to the islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, St. Christophers and Jamaica.

Historic reparation by the University of Glasgow and The University of the West Indies

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:00 BST

First Caribbean natural history reparation of Jamaican Giant Galliwasp lizard specimen

17 April 2024 - Ben Colburn
17 April 2024 - Ben Colburn

Professor Colburn's inaugural lecture

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:49:00 GMT

Wednesday 17 April 2024

Timothy Kearl and Christopher Willard-Kyle of the Cogito Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow are the winners of the 2023 Young Epistemologist Prize
Timothy Kearl and Christopher Willard-Kyle of the Cogito Epistemology Research Centre at the University of Glasgow are the winners of the 2023 Young Epistemologist Prize

UofG researchers win prestigious philosophy prize

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Dr Timothy Kearl and Dr Christopher Willard-Kyle have won the most prestigious worldwide prize in epistemology, the philosophy of knowledge.

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

The British Records Association prize winners announced

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT

The British Records Association is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Janette Harley Prize including UofG's Professor Ian Forrest

university library sign on the outside of the library building
university library sign on the outside of the library building

UofG academic elected as Vice-President of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:00:57 GMT

CILIP's Vice President for 2024, who will then serve consecutively as President in 2025, is UofG's Dr David McMenemy

A woman who gave her name only as Nadiya sweeps up around a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier that has been converted into a dumpster on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Photo Credit: Brendan Hoffman
A woman who gave her name only as Nadiya sweeps up around a destroyed Russian armored personnel carrier that has been converted into a dumpster on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Irpin, Ukraine. Photo Credit: Brendan Hoffman

Citizen archaeologists asked to help collect conflict heritage in Ukraine

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Academics in Ukraine and Scotland are launching a mass crowdsourcing project to help record conflict heritage and testimonies of people impacted by war.

Professor Nicki Whitehouse's inaugural lecture
Professor Nicki Whitehouse's inaugural lecture

Professor Whitehouse's inaugural lecture

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:49:00 GMT

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Historic Environment Scotland report on its properities connections to empire
Historic Environment Scotland report on its properities connections to empire

New Report on Connections Between Properties in Care and the British Empire released

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a new report by a team of UofG researchers, entitled “Surveying and Analysing Connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire, c.1600-1997”

28 Feb 2024 - Stephan Leuenberger
28 Feb 2024 - Stephan Leuenberger

Professor Leuenberger's inaugural lecture

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:49:00 GMT

Wednesday 28 February 2024

The interior of Govan Old Church (image credit: SP Energy Networks)
The interior of Govan Old Church (image credit: SP Energy Networks)

Medieval Glasgow heritage site to be heated using energy from the Clyde

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Historic church set to heat building using clean energy harnessed direct from the River Clyde - reducing carbon emissions by over 90% and saving 20% in energy bills

General image for the series_ Minimum_Monument_art_installation_by_Nele_Azevedo_in_Chamberlain_Square,_Birmingham_UK
General image for the series_ Minimum_Monument_art_installation_by_Nele_Azevedo_in_Chamberlain_Square,_Birmingham_UK

Archaeology's Dalrymple Lectures 2023-24

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:04:00 GMT

18-21 March 2024

Responsible AI across education, policing and the creative industries

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMT

New funding is announced today to help propel the UK to the forefront of advanced artificial intelligence research.

A Birds eye view of a classroom of children in Virtual Reality
A Birds eye view of a classroom of children in Virtual Reality

Glasgow report highlights transformational power of XR technology for education  

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT

UofG has today officially launched its white paper on the benefits and challenges that immersive technologies like virtual reality can bring to education.

In the kitchen of Robert Burns Ellisland Farm: Left to right Bailey Hodgson, the University of Glasgow Minecraft Society’s President; Rhona Keenan, 11, from Dumfries using the Minecraft Ellisland game while been looked on by Richie Keenan, her father, dressed as Robert Burns, with a portrait of the poet in the background. Photo Credit Martin Shields
In the kitchen of Robert Burns Ellisland Farm: Left to right Bailey Hodgson, the University of Glasgow Minecraft Society’s President; Rhona Keenan, 11, from Dumfries using the Minecraft Ellisland game while been looked on by Richie Keenan, her father, dressed as Robert Burns, with a portrait of the poet in the background. Photo Credit Martin Shields

The Minecraft mobile phone version of Burns Farm launched

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 07:00:00 GMT

The Minecraft recreation of the farm where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne has been launched for mobile phones.

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SENSOR

Funding Announcement: Sensory Engineering (SENSOR) Project

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:05:00 GMT

A joint AHRC-DFG grant of approximately three quarters of a million pounds!

University of Glasgow Gaelic Logo 700 x 300
University of Glasgow Gaelic Logo 700 x 300

Prògram Gàidhlig le Bogadh air a dhèanamh maireannach aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:01:00 GMT

Gaelic immersion programme made permanent at University of Glasgow

An image of a tray of Celtic British Coins.
An image of a tray of Celtic British Coins.

Coin detectives put Celtic British coin collection online

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT

A collection of over 200 coins from over 200 years of Celtic British history is now available to a worldwide audience.

The logo of Saltire Society which has the words Saltire Society in English and Gaelic
The logo of Saltire Society which has the words Saltire Society in English and Gaelic

The Saltire Society announces the 2023 shortlists for Scotland's National Book Awards

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:00:00 BST

University of Glasgow historian Professor Steven Reid has been shortlisted in the History category

Dreamachine installation showing a woman silhouetted by coloured light. Photo credit Urszula Soltys
Dreamachine installation showing a woman silhouetted by coloured light. Photo credit Urszula Soltys

The Dreamachine Project wins two major awards

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:00:00 BST

The Dreamachine Project won the 2023 CogX award for Best Innovation in Creative Arts and also the Immersive Environment prize at the Lumen Prize.

A zoom shot of the Uni Tower and campus viewed from a drone
A zoom shot of the Uni Tower and campus viewed from a drone

Doctoral scholarships available for 2024/25

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:02:00 BST

Deadline for applications: 4 December 2023

Left to right: Dr Lynn Verschuren, Professor Maria Economou, Professor Neil McDonnell, Dr Pauline Mackay who are part of the team working on the Museums in the Metaverse project at the University of Glasgow. They are photographed in The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow. Photo credit: Martin Shields
Left to right: Dr Lynn Verschuren, Professor Maria Economou, Professor Neil McDonnell, Dr Pauline Mackay who are part of the team working on the Museums in the Metaverse project at the University of Glasgow. They are photographed in The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow. Photo credit: Martin Shields

Museums in the Metaverse to let you build your own virtual collection

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:00:00 BST

An ambitious new £5.6 million project to develop Virtual Reality museums has been officially unveiled today

An image of the Glencoe coin hoard laid out on a black background and includes the pot and lid. Credit Gareth Beale
An image of the Glencoe coin hoard laid out on a black background and includes the pot and lid. Credit Gareth Beale

Coin hoard gives fascinating insight into life before the Glencoe Massacre

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:00:00 BST

UofG archaeologists have revealed today that a hoard of coins buried in a small pot, just discovered in Glencoe, paints a fascinating picture of life for one Highland clan chief and his household.

A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

Pioneer Reparatory Justice Masters Programme welcomes first students

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:00:00 BST

Students on the world’s first masters in Reparatory Justice are beginning their studies at the University of Glasgow and The University of the West Indies (UWI).

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Tile for web page 700x300

Humanities Lecture Series 2023-24

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:45:00 BST

A series of prestigious lectures, including some Inaugural Lectures

The ‘Govan Warrior’ discovered at Govan Old churchyard on 16th September 2023. Credit: Govan Heritage Trust
The ‘Govan Warrior’ discovered at Govan Old churchyard on 16th September 2023. Credit: Govan Heritage Trust

New discovery of early medieval 'Govan Warrior' stone

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:00:00 BST

An archaeological dig at Govan Old Churchyard led by the University of Glasgow’s Professor Stephen Driscoll and Clyde Archaeology revealed a remarkable new find: an early medieval carved stone of a warrior figure.

Image of two woman in front of a window, one sitting on a chair and the other helps to put a shawl around her shoulders. Credit Macmillan Cancer Support
Image of two woman in front of a window, one sitting on a chair and the other helps to put a shawl around her shoulders. Credit Macmillan Cancer Support

Glasgow academics work with Macmillan Cancer Support to improve end of life care

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:00:00 BST

Glasgow philosophers have developed an e-learning module with Macmillan Cancer Support to help palliative care practitioners understand suffering in life-limiting illness, using interactive learning to develop strategies to counteract this by enriching agency in end of life care.

An excavation of Neolithic cursus on the isle of Arran
An excavation of Neolithic cursus on the isle of Arran

Researchers discover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:00:00 BST

A leading team of researchers have discovered what is believed to be a complete Neolithic cursus set within a rich prehistoric landscape on the Isle of Arran, Scotland.

Dr Johanna Green at Cancer Research UK's Shine Night Walk 2019. Photo credit Mark Anderson
Dr Johanna Green at Cancer Research UK's Shine Night Walk 2019. Photo credit Mark Anderson

Dr Johanna Green - teacher, scholar, and friend

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:00:00 BST

A tribute to the life of Dr Johanna Green who has died five years after being diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer.

University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance
University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance

Dr Johanna Green

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:00:00 BST

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend Dr Johanna Green, Senior Lecturer in Information Studies, specialising in book history and digital humanities.

Ukrainian veterans digging alongside British Dutch German Belgian and Australian veterans 700 x 300 ©chrisvanhouts
Ukrainian veterans digging alongside British Dutch German Belgian and Australian veterans 700 x 300 ©chrisvanhouts

Ukrainians find peace from war on the Waterloo battlefield

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:00:00 BST

British veterans’ charity Waterloo Uncovered adds its support to the Ukrainian war effort

the undercroft with light and shadows
the undercroft with light and shadows

Scholarship funding available for the MA/MSc in Reparatory Justice

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:18:00 BST

Apply by 24 July 2023!

Burial of dead by James Rouse 1815
Burial of dead by James Rouse 1815

First written account by civilian at the Battle of Waterloo unveiled

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 07:00:00 BST

Over 200 years after the 1815 battle, an account by Thomas Ker, a Scottish merchant living in Brussels at the time, is being published for the first time in honour of his wishes to see his account go into print.

Gilmorehill and the main building looking south from the Library
Gilmorehill and the main building looking south from the Library

School of Humanities Lecture Series 2023

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 08:00:38 BST

The next School of Humanities Lecture Series will be given by a leading gender historian.

A picture of a woman using a video game controller in front of a computer monitor
A picture of a woman using a video game controller in front of a computer monitor

Largest study of video games reveals men say twice as much as women

Wed, 24 May 2023 08:30:00 BST

Researchers have found a stark gender imbalance after carrying out the largest-ever study of video game dialogue.

View of the tree and Bute Hall in the east quadrangle
View of the tree and Bute Hall in the east quadrangle

Support for Assisted Dying Bill from end of life ethics experts

Tue, 23 May 2023 13:00:00 BST

A consortium of Scottish philosophers and ethicists, including Glasgow professors Ben Colburn and Glen Pettigrove, has announced its support for the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

Maud Bracke's inaugural lecture 23 June 2023
Maud Bracke's inaugural lecture 23 June 2023

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Maud Anne Bracke

Mon, 15 May 2023 09:21:00 BST

Reproductive rights and the embodied citizen: A tale of two abortion trials (Bobigny 1972 / Padua 1973)

Left to right Charlie Allan and Scott McMaster of The Clanranald Trust for Scotland helped to launch the Outlander Conference 2020 announcement at the University of Glasgow
Left to right Charlie Allan and Scott McMaster of The Clanranald Trust for Scotland helped to launch the Outlander Conference 2020 announcement at the University of Glasgow

Academic conference to explore Outlander’s success  

Fri, 12 May 2023 07:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow will host a major conference this summer to explore the history, politics, culture, languages, clothes and music featured in the series.

University of Glasgow Gaelic Logo 700 x 300
University of Glasgow Gaelic Logo 700 x 300

Iomairt AI a’ toirt cothrom na Fèinne dhan Ghàidhlig san linn dhidseatach

Tue, 02 May 2023 09:00:00 BST

AI initiative gives Gaelic a foothold in the digital age

Photo of Dr Neil McDonnell for the announcement of funding for Virtual Reality Classrooms and Teaching Resources to be created by University of Glasgow.
Photo of Dr Neil McDonnell for the announcement of funding for Virtual Reality Classrooms and Teaching Resources to be created by University of Glasgow.

University of Glasgow leads on investigation on immersive learning and education

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has today officially launched a project, supported by Meta, to study the benefits immersive technologies can bring to education.

Photo of Eric Liddell
Photo of Eric Liddell

Achievement and Happiness

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:04:00 BST

A two-day Philosophy conference on 4-5 May 2023, hosted in Glasgow as part of the Happiness Network

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