College of Arts & Humanities news

Untold stories of Glencoe: archaeology digs reveal poignant artefacts from the past

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT

With the support of the National Trust for Scotland, a team of archaeologists and students from the University of Glasgow, along with a variety of volunteers, have spent a second year digging in Glencoe.

 The University of Glasgow joins global slavery research project

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow has joined SlaveVoyages, the preeminent resource for the study of the trade in enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.

From ‘guising’ to ‘actin’ the maggot’: Your voice needed as language survey expands to Ireland and Wales

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:00:21 GMT

Since 2022, the pioneering Speak for Yersel Scotland project has captured the voices of over 7000 Scots speakers. Now it is expanding to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and into Wales.

The probems of free will and moral responsibility will be the focus for University lecture series

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:00:00 GMT

A leading philosophy professor will deliver this year’s Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow.

One-day UofG led symposium to explore the rich history and cultural significance of tea in Scotland.

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:00:08 GMT

The event, set to take place in early 2025, has been awarded £5,000 in funding from the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Regional Food Fund.

What if history had a soundtrack? The Tenementals reveal their debut album ‘Glasgow: A History’  

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT

The Tenementals, a Glasgow-based collective of academics, musicians and artists, will launch their groundbreaking debut album, ‘Glasgow: A History (Vol. I of VI)' at a free concert at Òran Mór at the end of November.

Franco censorship survives in versions of books and films still in circulation

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT

Almost 50 years have passed since the death of dictator Francisco Franco, but censorship from his time in power survives today in some books and films from that time, says UofG's Dr Jordi Cornellà-Detrell

Archaeological dig at Culloden Battlefield

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 BST

Archaeologists including UofG's Professor Tony Pollard and volunteers have begun a remarkable dig at Culloden Battlefield, where the course of British, European and world history changed dramatically nearly 280 years ago.

University of Glasgow leads tribute to influential Scots Poet

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:00 BST

UofG is spearheading celebrations to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the poet Robert Fergusson's lasting impact on Scottish literature and culture.

The Kavya Prize 2024 Winner Announced

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:00 BST

UofG is delighted to announce that Arun Sood has been awarded The Kavya Prize 2024 for their work New Skin for the Old Ceremony.

100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark: Celebrating Black Female Excellence

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:00 BST

Among the 100 is UofG's historian and archaeologist Dr Peggy Brunache

Community Innovation Practitioners reveal results of UKRI inclusive innovation funding award

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:00:00 BST

The College of Arts & Humanities Partnership Catalyst was one of first five Community Innovation Practitioners funded by the AHRC pilot.

AHRC's World Class Labs Transform UK's Arts and Humanities Research

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow's Kelvin Hall showcased as success story

The Kavya Prize 2024 shortlist announced

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:00:00 BST

The Kavya Prize seeks to recognise and encourage the literary achievement of Scottish writers of colour

New University of Glasgow research explores how faith shapes conversations on Scotland's constitutional future

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 13:00:01 BST

As Scotland marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014 independence referendum, new research highlights innovative approaches to fostering constructive dialogue on the nation's constitutional future.

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.

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.

Four projects from UofG have been shortlisted in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Awards.

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 08:00:00 BST

Known as the Oscars of the UK university sector, the THE annual awards celebrate the best of higher education in the UK and Ireland.

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

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?

New podcast investigates who owns the river Clyde and why this matters to the people of Glasgow

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:00 BST

“Who owns the Clyde” – a podcast series produced and hosted by crime writer & UofG's Professor Louise Welsh and architect Jude Barber ‒ has been launched.

Glasgow students and community partners co-create powerful stories through pioneering partnership

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:01:00 BST

A new groundbreaking partnership to nurture the next generation of film and TV talent while addressing important social issues is unveiled today by GMAC Film and the University of Glasgow.

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

Important Jacobite Historical Discovery Made at Bannockburn House

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:45:00 BST

Professor Murray Pittock joins experts in confirming the authenticity of a rare piece of history that could alter the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Sàr-obair Bàrdachd a’ Trasnadh Chrìochan Cànanach

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 BST

A Poetic Masterpiece Crosses Linguistic Borders

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

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.

Solar-Powered Mobile Music Studio Hits Glasgow's Streets

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:04:00 BST

UofG academics are working with a unique solar-powered mobile music recording and live production studio called the Phonoautobothy, that will power a number of music events in Glasgow.

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.

Angus Og Goes to Glasgow

Wed, 01 May 2024 15:00:00 BST

UofG will host a symposium of fans to showcase the original cartoons of Angus Og.

Deeds not Words event discusses how to achieve gender equity in the screen industries

Wed, 01 May 2024 11:00:00 BST

Around 90 screen industry professionals, policy makers and academics recently gathered in London to discuss what works (and what doesn’t) to improve gender equity in the screen industries.

Tourism and local communities – connections between Scotland and Majorca

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:00:00 BST

Dr Guillem Colom-Montero has been looking at the island of Majorca in Spain and the Scottish Highlands and Western Islan to gauge the impacts of tourism, particularly in the last decade, where the industry has become the main focus of public and political debate.

The Guild calls for a strengthening of EU-UK research collaboration in EU framework programmes

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:00:31 BST

The Guild’s Deans of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities recently gathered at the University of Glasgow.

Lemur @ The Cramb Residency  

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:00:54 BST

Norwegian quartet, LEMUR, return to Glasgow to lead this year's Cramb Residency, in conjunction with Nordic Music Days.

UofG academic awarded The Jack Medal

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 BST

The International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures has announced the winner of the prestigious Jack Medal.

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

Fifteen arts and humanities projects selected under entrepreneurial funding scheme

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:10:00 BST

The Founders Fund for Creatives programme supports the development of early-stage projects that could offer up commercial opportunities or be explored for wider social, community or creative impact.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh 2024 new Fellows announced

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:00:00 BST

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has announced the 2024 cohort of new Fellows, and among the names is Professor Kirsteen McCue

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.

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

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.

Andrew O’Hagan appointed as Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Novelist and Essayist Andrew O’Hagan has been appointed as an Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts & Humanities.

Glasgow band to have debut track housed at German concentration camp archive

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

The Tenementals will have their newly-released take on the song housed in the archives of the Documentation and Information Center “Emsland Camps”, a few kilometers from the site where the concentration camp song was first performed.

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”

She’s Behind You! Panto legend Johnny McKnight is dame for a laugh as he celebrates the magic of Scottish theatre

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Stage star and panto legend Johnny McKnight was dame for a laugh as he celebrated the magic of Scottish theatre … dressed in flamboyant fashion as one of his favourite pantomime characters.

World’s leading Burns scholars are recognised at Buckingham Palace

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT

The world’s leading centre for the study of Scotland’s national poet has been recognised at Buckingham Palace today with the highest national Honour in further and higher education.

UofG Alumni are among the Scottish Book Trust's New Writers Award

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Arts & Humanities Alumni - Pip Osmond-Williams and Ross Crawford - among 2024 New Writers Awardees

Re-framing the picture: Gender equity policy in the film industries

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

A new report unveils groundbreaking insights into gender equity policy in the film industries.

Arts and Humanities researchers share in £727,000 of new RSE funding

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT

Four researchers from the College of Arts & Humanities will share in new funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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

Ireland needs a more effective and sustainable PSM funding model

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:59:00 GMT

Writing in the Irish Times with Brian MacCraith, former Future of Media Commission member Gillian Doyle argues that now is the time for Ireland to phase out the TV licence fee in favour of a more stable, progressive and sustainable model of public service media funding.

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.

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.

University of Glasgow scholar discovers a cancelled manuscript by Robert Burns

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT

The cancelled working manuscript of the song - Ye Jacobites by Name - was written by Burns in 1791 in the inflammatory early period of the French Revolution, against which reformers in the British Isles increasingly agitated for political change.

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.

Paisley Museum weaves new chapter in textile history

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Paisley’s rich textile history is being brought back to life, as part of a pioneering partnership with the University of Glasgow which is helping the next generation of conservators to make their mark on Scotland’s biggest cultural heritage project.

Researchers team up with the city’s music sector to launch ‘Towards a Just and Green Music City’ initiative  

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMT

Researchers at UofG together with arts and sustainability charity Creative Carbon Scotland have launched a new initiative that aims to unite Glasgow’s UNESCO City of Music identity with the city’s ambition to become net zero by 2030.

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

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.

Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the Centre for Robert Burns Studies

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 19:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow has been awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education for the work of the world’s leading centre for the study of Scotland’s national poet.

Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation – alive again

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT

After a two-year project, the Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation (BOSLIT), which records Scottish literature in translation, has been revitalised and given a new digital home that can be accessed from across the globe.

Scotland and Wales through the eyes of a 18th century travel writer

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT

Thomas Pennant was a Welsh naturalist, writer, and antiquarian, who today is increasingly being credited for pioneering the ‘home tour’ of the British Isles,

A German prisoner song of protest brought to new audiences by Glasgow band

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Now Die Moorsoldaten (The Peat Bog Soldiers) will be the first EP, in the original German and English, by The Tenementals, a band of academics and musicians who came together to delve into the history of Glasgow through the power of music.

Major new exhibition at the British Library to explore Fantasy

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:00 BST

UofG's Professor Matthew Sangster has co-curated the exhibition with the British Library

The Kavya Prize New Writers Award - shortlist announced

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:00:00 BST

The shortlist for the Kavya Prize 2023 – which seeks to recognise and encourage the literary achievement of Scottish writers of colour – has been announced today.

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

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.

Michael Russell to deliver the 2023 Thomas Muir Lecture

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:00:00 BST

The lecture series celebrates the 18th century figure known as the “father of Scottish Democracy”.

Study reveals our European ancestors ate seaweed and freshwater plants

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:00:00 BST

Researchers say they have found “definitive” archaeological evidence that seaweeds and other local freshwater plants were eaten in the Mesolithic, through the Neolithic transition to farming and into the Early Middle Ages.

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

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.

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).

AHRC Invest Half a Million in New Creative Communities UK Pilot

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:00:00 BST

The College of Arts & Humanities Partnership Catalyst has one of five Community Innovation Practitioners funded by the AHRC pilot.

Common Salt performances, workshop & symposium

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:00:00 BST

Common Salt, which explores nature, empire and memory, comes to the University of Glasgow during Black History Month.

Conference to launch “Faith in Scotland’s Constitutional Future” project

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:00 BST

The Faith in Scotland’s Constitutional Future project will be launched with a one-day conference in Partick Trinity Church.

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.

More should be done to promote Scotland globally ‘beyond the tartan’ but positive signs of collaboration between governments, MPs find.

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:00:47 BST

Promoting Scotland Internationally report launched and features evidence from Professor Murray Pittock of the College of Arts and Humanities.

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.

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.

Former ecumenical leader appointed as project Researcher

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:00:17 BST

The Rev Matthew Ross has been appointed as Researcher for the University of Glasgow’s Faith in Scotland’s Constitutional Future project

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.

Lecturer wins prestigious writing prize

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:00:00 BST

A University of Glasgow lecturer has been presented with an eminent Association of British Science Writers award.

Two outstanding UofG researchers elected as British Academy Fellows

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:31:00 BST

UofG academics Professor Emilios Christodoulidis and Professor Jane Stuart-Smith have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy.

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.

Outlander author gives fascinating insight into her creative writing process

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:00:00 BST

The author revealed in her talk at the University of Glasgow's Outlander conference that her career as a published author nearly finished before it began.

Outlander Author Diana Gabaldon opens the 1st international Outlander conference in Glasgow

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:00:00 BST

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon today opens the 1st international Outlander conference at the University of Glasgow.

Discover Northumberland's scenic strolls book inspired by UofG project

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:00:00 BST

The free summer holiday activity book is inspired by ‘The Walkbook’ created by the Walking Publics/Walking Arts project and led by the University of Glasgow’s Professor Dee Heddon.

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

RSE awards over £617K in research funding to the benefit of Scotland’s society

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:00:00 BST

Eight UofG academics, including six from Arts, are among those to have received RSE funding.

ScreenSkills publishes Diversity and Inclusion Playbook for screen industries

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:00 BST

Research-based Playbook, in association with the University of Glasgow, offers framework to improve and refine current D&I practice.

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.

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.

University of Glasgow Honorary Degrees 2023

Wed, 31 May 2023 10:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is awarding honorary degrees to recipients in recognition of their achievements in the fields of politics, arts, science, sport and humanities on this year’s Commemoration Day.

UofG Burns expert wins prestigious award

Thu, 25 May 2023 12:00:00 BST

A University of Glasgow Robert Burns expert has been awarded the annual Fellows Award by the English Association.

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.

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.

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.

New Kavya Prize 2023 opens for submissions

Wed, 10 May 2023 08:00:00 BST

Submissions are now open for The Kavya Prize - which seeks to recognise and encourage the literary achievement of Scottish writers of colour.

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

Japanese studies the focus for University lecture series

Tue, 02 May 2023 09:00:00 BST

A leading professor of Japanese studies will deliver this year’s Gifford lectures at the University of Glasgow.