College of Arts & Humanities news

Dream collaboration for Shakespeare's 400th anniversary

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:10:00 GMT

Four of Scotland’s leading education and arts institutions are joining forces to create a unique collaboration of music, dance, drama and visual arts to celebrate the life, work and legacy of Shakespeare.

University shines light on Erskine archive

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:01:00 GMT

Historical documents and artefacts charting the history of Erskine Hospital, some of which lay hidden in a derelict room for years, have been recovered and are being formally catalogued for the first time.

Kelvin Hall taking shape

Mon, 16 May 2016 10:40:00 BST

The £35m redevelopment of one of Glasgow’s most famous landmarks is taking shape and on target for completion. So what will the University of Glasgow's new teaching and learning facilities offer students?

Tenth Annual Glasgow Science Festival Ready to Launch

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 11:00:00 BST

Glasgow Science Festival launches across the city on Thursday (June 9) with a host of events to inspire all ages about science, from film screenings, debates and exhibitions to stand-up comedy, family fun days and even cheese tasting.

5,000 year old Prehistoric art panel uncovered

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:00:00 BST

The “most important Neolithic cup and ring marked rock art panel in Europe” is being unearthed for the first time in 50 years - near a housing estate in Clydebank near Glasgow.

University theatre artist wins £40,000 arts prize

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:57:00 GMT

Theatre director and creative artist Graham Eatough has won the £40,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for his collaborative film commission looking at the life of author Anthony Burgess. Graham, a teaching assistant in Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow, won the prestigious arts prize with Glasgow based co-artist Stephen Sutcliffe.

University shines light on Erskine archive

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:01:00 GMT

Historical documents and artefacts charting the history of Erskine Hospital, some of which lay hidden in a derelict room for years, have been recovered and are being formally catalogued for the first time.

Changing Scots accent stays true to its roots

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:00:00 GMT

The Scots accent is changing but unlike England where evidence shows many regional accents are becoming more homogenised the Scots accent appears to be sticking to its roots north of the border.

Further collaboration talks with Smithsonian

Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:00:00 GMT

Further possible collaboration between the University of Glasgow and the Smithsonian will be discussed at a special meeting in Washington DC today.

Political speeches, puns and putdowns go online

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:02:00 GMT

Every Parliamentary political speech and putdown from 1803 to 2005 go online from today, compiled by University of Glasgow researchers.

Dream collaboration for Shakespeare's 400th anniversary

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:10:00 GMT

Four of Scotland’s leading education and arts institutions are joining forces to create a unique collaboration of music, dance, drama and visual arts to celebrate the life, work and legacy of Shakespeare.

Scots beat Inuit in words for snow

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 11:16:00 BST

It is often said that the Inuit have 50 different words for snow but researchers at the University of Glasgow have discovered that the Scots have even more.

Anyone for 16th-century tennis?

Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:12:00 BST

Professor Laurence Grove, French and Text/Image Studies (French) finds interesting image in Special collections.

“Archaeology is for Everyone” strategy launched at EAA conference hosted by the University of Glasgow

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:20:00 BST

The new archaeology strategy for Scotland has been launched in Glasgow at the first annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists to be held in Scotland.

In the Loop 4 International Knitting Conference

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 09:50:00 BST

In the Loop 4 International Knitting Conference - 'Knitting: From Craft to Couture', was held at UofG 26-28 August, with a wonderful fashion show taking place on the last day of the conference.