MyGlasgow News

Prof Sheila Rowan awarded honorary degree

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 06:00:00 GMT

Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UofG Sheila Rowan was awarded an honorary degree from Robert Gordon University.

Professor Sarah Cleaveland receives prestigious international award

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:58:00 GMT

Professor Cleaveland has been presented with the 2018 Mike Fisher Memorial Award.

News round up - 13 March

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT

Shining Light on Medieval Manuscripts ... Festival Indonesia ...

University of Glasgow and Erskine patient records archive goes online

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:00:00 GMT

Strong working relations between the College of Arts, the Archive Services and Veterans' Charity Erskine has seen important First World War records go online.

Prestigious aeronautical research group at UofG

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:34:00 GMT

The GARTEUR Helicopter Group of Responsables meet at the University of Glasgow.

Women in Geographical and Earth Science Lecture

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:29:00 GMT

Professor Katherine Gibson from Western Sydney University will be delivering the inaugural lecture.

Madrigirls perform by candle light

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:15:00 GMT

UofG chamber choir The Madrigirls performed a song composed during WW1 to mark International Women's Day. VIDEO.

WhatUni Student Choice Awards

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:17:00 GMT

UofG has been shortlisted in 8 out of 12 categories in the awards, including Uni of the Year.

Creating candles that smell like Glasgow

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:40:00 GMT

UofG students set up GlasGlow social enterprise to raise funds for Glasgow Women's Aid

@LauraMuirRuns - and how!

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:38:00 GMT

The UofG has been celebrating the extraordinary athletics performance of veterinary student Laura Muir at this weekend's World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

500 miles to tackle Beast from East

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:15:00 GMT

What did it take to get the better of the Beast from the East? Find out here...

News round up - 7 March

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:16:00 GMT

UofG represented at this year's STEM for BRITAIN event at Westminster ... Young Author Achievements Award ...

My Story Competition Winners - 2017/18

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 07:00:00 GMT

International Student Support would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry for this year's My Story competition!

UofG academic on BBC In Our Time

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMT

Professor Murray Pittock was Melvyn Bragg's guest discussing the Highland Clearances

SRC UofG International Women's Week

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:03:00 GMT

This week Glasgow University Students' Representative Council are celebrating everything that it means to be a woman with a line-up of events in collaboration with a number of student societies on campus.

UofG Funding for world-class research in the English language

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:00:00 GMT

The announcement was made as UoG was presented with its Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education in recognition of a half century of work on the Historical Thesaurus of English

News round up - 27 February

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:06:00 GMT

The Dudley Knowles Lecture in Political Philosophy - ‘'Senior Citizens: Rights, Duties and the Old' ... Gaelic Language Day - March 1 ...CREATe Spring Lecture ...

Ed Balls and Ruth Davidson join the John Smith Centre for Public Service

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:00:00 BST

Two leading UK public figures are to join the John Smith Centre for Public Service at the University of Glasgow, it was announced today (26 March 2018).

UofG appointments to Research and Innovation councils

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:50:00 BST

Three senior University of Glasgow academics have been appointed to UK Research and Innovation Councils.

UofG tells story of 'forgotten father of the RAF'

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:00:00 BST

Lieutenant General Sir David Henderson, one of the University’s former students who learned to fly at 49, played a vital role in the foundation of the RAF on 1 April 1918.

Study royal fashion online

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:00:00 BST

A new free online course called A History of Royal Fashion allows people to go behind the scenes of the royal wardrobes of Britain.

UofG Professor curates pioneering media artist's first UK solo show

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:00:00 GMT

Professor Andrew Prescott, UofG’s Professor of Digital Humanities, has worked with artist Eduardo Kac who helps people to see poetry in an entirely new way.

Water-carrying robot brings help to Indian village

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:15:00 GMT

On World Water Day, a UofG computer scientist is highlighting how residents of a remote Indian village have benefited from the help of a social robot.

Glasgow arts institutions creative collaboration

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:23:00 GMT

Students from three of Glasgow’s major educational institutions along with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are collaborating on a large-scale performance and exhibition at the Tramway.

RSE Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship Programme now open!

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:56:00 GMT

Applications are now open for a brand new cutting-edge entrepreneurial support scheme. The £4m Unlocking Ambition Challenge is delivered by key stakeholders from Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

Three Minute Thesis winners

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 09:00:00 GMT

Find out who won this year's UofG Three Minute Thesis competition.

Prof Renaud Taipei keynote

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:43:00 GMT

The School of Interdisciplinary Studies' Professor Fabrice Renaud recently delivered a keynote presentation at a symposium in Taiwan.

UofG's Karen a reality star!

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:13:00 GMT

UofG staff member @KarenTallett is the star of ‘A Week In The Life Of An Alliance Attendee’ for the #Alliance18 Higher Education User Group conference.

FameLab success for UofG UK finalists

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:27:00 GMT

Congratulation to our two MSc students who have made it through to the UK finals of FameLab, the International Science Communication competition.

Olivia Carlin - Star Student!

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:19:00 BST

A UofG Business and Management student has won through to the final stage of the Marketing Society Student of the Year awards.

Four UofG VPs appointed to first set of REF panels

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:01:00 BST

Four leading University of Glasgow Vice Principals have been named among the first set of panel members for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Ann Allen wins Regional Director of the Year

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:48:00 GMT

Ann scooped the prize in the Glasgow & West of Scotland Region.

STA winners announced

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:13:00 GMT

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees.

UofG Joins Women Mentoring Scheme

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:00:00 BST

The Principal, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli has signed up to a new mentoring programme, which aims to help increase the number of women in senior executive roles.

UofG Vs Edinburgh in Historic Boat Race

Tue, 22 May 2018 15:03:00 BST

Champion rowers from the University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh will compete in the world’s third oldest boat race on 26 May.

Conference and exhibition on Pilgrims and Pilgrimage

Tue, 08 May 2018 09:54:00 BST

Pilgrims and Pilgrimage: Sights and Sounds of the Sacred is a one-day conference and two-week exhibition involving artists, poets, musicians and theologians.

Ask the UofG Expert – Suicide research & prevention

Thu, 03 May 2018 13:45:00 BST

Join us on Facebook Live to ask Professor Rory O’Connor any questions on his suicide research.

Addressing the Development Implications of Illicit Economies

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:02:00 BST

Researchers, policymakers, civil society leaders and NGO practitioners from around the world met to discuss the relationship between illicit economies and development in the Global South.

News/events round up - 17 April

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:50:00 BST

3rd annual Adam Smith lecture ... Marketeers get THELMA nomination ... First-time Mums wanted ... UNESCO role for PhD student Richy ...

News/events round up - 10 April

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 12:10:00 BST

Learn Chinese at the Confucius Institute ... Diversity Book Group - April meeting ... Dr Bike coming soon ... Creative Conversations ... Sneddon Lecture: 21 May ...

Honour for Professor Colin McInnes

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:58:00 BST

UofG Professor sets sights on the stars with £1.3m Chair in Emerging Technologies role. More here...

Showcase your writing

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:03:00 BST

A new writing blog created by a UofG Creative Writing student is seeking submissions of fiction and poetry.

Learning and Teaching Conference "Phenomenal"

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:00:00 BST

The 11th annual Learning and Teaching Conference - this year over two days - has been praised for its "phenomenal" programme.

UofG's forgotten father of the RAF

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:50:00 BST

Find out about the University of Glasgow's extraordinary links with the birth of the Royal Air Force.

Anyone for Quidditch?

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 07:00:00 BST

Is the Harry Potter pastime Quidditch REALLY going to feature in the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow? VIDEO

Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland win funding to tackle child poverty

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:47:00 BST

Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland win funding to tackle child poverty

News round up - April 3

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:30:00 BST

Sneddon Lecture: Active Matter: Statistical Physics and the Arrow of Life ... Calling all Bridge players ... Ferguson Bequest theatre tickets for staff ...

News round up - 27 March

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 BST

University Gardens closure April 11 onwards ... UofG receives Guardian University Awards nomination ... Farewell to Hospitality Services' Aileen Livingstone ... Ferguson Bequest theatre tickets ... Science & Engineering Newsletter ...