Academic pairs with MP

Dr Liberty Vittert, Mitchell Lecturer in Statistics has just hosted a Westminster Member of Parliament, as part of the Royal Society's Pairing Scheme. Under the scheme. 

Each year 30 research scientists are paired with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. They learn about each other’s work by spending time together in Westminster and the researcher’s institutions. Those taking part gain an insight into how research findings can help inform policy making, and come away with a better understanding of how they can get involved.

Liberty's counterpart was the Glasgow North SNP MP, Patrick Grady.

Ferguson Bequest theatre tickets for UofG staff

The Ferguson Bequest has recently purchased an allocation of Theatre Tickets for the Winter 2017 Ballot.

For details of the performances, and to enter the ballot, log in to MyGlasgow Staff and enter via the Ferguson Bequest link in the left hand navigation.

Log in will require your GUID and password.

Any questions, contact: CourtOffice@glasgow.ac.uk

Gordon Brown to speak on campus next month

Gordon Brown: My Life, Our Times
In Association with The University of Glasgow and Waterstones
Bute Hall, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Tuesday 7 November 2017
6:00 p.m

As Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997-2007) and Prime Minister of the UK between 2007 and 2010, Gordon Brown has been on the front-line of British and global politics for four decades.
My Life, Our Times, reflects candidly on an remarkable career; from almost losing his eyesight as a student at Edinburgh University, to his early days as an MP, then on to New Labour's 1997 landslide electoral victory, through the 2008 global financial crisis and the historic 2014 Scottish and 2016 European referendums.

Register to be there via the Eventbrite booking site

UofG research at National Maritime Museum

Research carried out by two of the University’s senior academics is featured in the National Maritime Museum’s current exhibition – “Death in the Ice” - concerning the loss of the Royal Navy’s “Franklin Expedition” while in search of a North-West Passage through the Arctic in 1845.

Professor Keith Millar, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, and Professor Adrian Bowman, Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, have been investigating the causes of death of the 129-strong crew of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror under the command of Captain Sir John Franklin.

Professor Millar said: “The exhibition charts the history of the Franklin expedition up to the present day, including the very recent discovery of the wrecks of Erebus and Terror, and presents fascinating relics from the expedition, some being shown for the first time.

“Our research into the health of Royal Naval Arctic crews represents the illnesses that probably affected Franklin’s men and is presented by an interactive touch screen which allows visitors to examine a sailor’s virtual body and view the numbers in a typical crew who would succumb to conditions including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastro-intestinal and central nervous system disorders, and to frostbite and injuries. The curators of the exhibition deserve credit for their very imaginative presentation of our data.”

“Death in the Ice” is open daily at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich until January 2018 when it transfers to Canada.

Remembrance Sunday Service

All members of the University are invited to attend the Remembrance Service in Bute Hall on Sunday 12 November 2017 at 10.45am.

Please note that all staff, students, alumni and members of the public are welcome to attend.

Staff wishing to join the academic procession are requested to assemble in the Hunterian Museum by 10.30am. Academic Dress (gown and hood plus dark long tie for men) will be worn on this occasion. It is important that all wishing to join the procession should also email: staffgowns@glasgow.ac.uk by Friday 3 November 2017.

The Remembrance Service, and the wearing of poppies, is part of the annual UK tradition of remembering all those who died in the wars of the 20th century...and increasingly those who died in more recent conflicts and those who died from ALL nationalities.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.

Ms Amber Higgins
Senior Academic Policy Manager (Ceremonies)

Direct line: +44 (0)141 330 4976

Groundings

Groundings, the academic journal run by undergraduates for undergraduates in the arts, humanities and social sciences, is recruiting an editorial team. Interested?  More details here:

Groundings editorial appointments 

First published: 5 October 2017

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