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Sam Rutherford book cover
Sam Rutherford book cover

Sam Rutherford's book launch: 'Teaching Gender: The British University and the Rise of Heterosexuality, 1860–1939'

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

Friday 25 April 2025

City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque
City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque

Mike Rapport's book launch: 'City of Light, City of Shadows’

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

Friday 28 March 2025

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Rachel Chin's new book 700x300

Rachel Chin's book launch: 'Reimagining Citizenship in Postwar Europe’

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

Monday 24 March 2025

The Moral-Political Economy of the Spanish Empire in Practice
The Moral-Political Economy of the Spanish Empire in Practice

Dr Julia McClure's book launch: 'Empire of Poverty. The Moral-Political Economy of the Spanish Empire’

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:35:00 GMT

Thursday 13 March 2025

Sarah Richardson
Sarah Richardson

Humanities Lecture Series: Professor Richardson's inaugural lecture

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:48:00 GMT

Wednesday 5 March 2025

University of Glasgow cloisters - day
University of Glasgow cloisters - day

Lectureship in Modern Asian History

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:35:00 GMT

Closing date: 5 February 2025

L to R Reparatory Justice Masters graduates Nicole Whyte; Fer Ortiz Vivas, Fergal O’Donohoe; Fanny Olsson and Cordelia Asamoah standing in their graduation gowns in the University of Glasgow Chapel. Credit Martin Shields
L to R Reparatory Justice Masters graduates Nicole Whyte; Fer Ortiz Vivas, Fergal O’Donohoe; Fanny Olsson and Cordelia Asamoah standing in their graduation gowns in the University of Glasgow Chapel. Credit Martin Shields

First students graduate from pioneering Reparatory Justice Masters Programme

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:00:00 GMT

A historic milestone has been reached as the first cohort of students graduates from the world’s first Masters in Reparatory Justice.

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 2025/26

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:02:00 BST

Deadline for applications: 2 December 2024

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Lecture 1 - Henry Dee 700x300

Humanities Lecture Series: Dr Henry Dee

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:48:00 BST

Wednesday 2 October 2024

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Steve Marritt winner of TEA Aug 2024 700x300

Steve Marritt: Teaching Excellence Award Winner 2023-24

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:59:05 BST

Winner of the University Career Excellence Award

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

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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

Jamaican Giant Galliwasp illustration
Jamaican Giant Galliwasp illustration

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

A view looking at the memorial gate
A view looking at the memorial gate

Come and work with us!

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:44:41 GMT

Apply for a two-year fixed-term post in modern or late-modern Scottish History

Ted Cowan's inaugural lecture 15 March 1995
Ted Cowan's inaugural lecture 15 March 1995

Professor Ted Cowan's inaugural Lecture 15 March 1995

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:54:00 GMT

Scottish History and Scottish Folk

Reparatory Justice image
Reparatory Justice image

3 scholarships available for the MSc/MA Reparatory Justice programme 2024/25

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 09:29:00 GMT

The scholarships are a 50% fee waiver

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6 Dec 2023- 700x300 tile

Professor Karin Bowie's Inaugural Lecture

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 5.30pm

Lynn Abrams' book Launch 8 Dec 2023
Lynn Abrams' book Launch 8 Dec 2023

Professor Lynn Abrams' book launch

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Friday 8 December 2023 at 3.30pm

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

Professor Steven Reid has been shortlisted in the History category

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McCune Smith lecture 2023 700x300

2023 Annual James McCune Smith Lecture: Dr Jonathan Michael Square

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:11:00 BST

Thursday 23 November 2023

Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle

Encountering Children of Empire

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:15:00 BST

A wonderful collaboration between the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies and the National Trust for Scotland.

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

Professor Fred Cooper
Professor Fred Cooper

Thyssen Lecture 2023: Professor Fred Cooper

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:57:00 BST

Tuesday 24 October 2023

Declaration of Arbroath
Declaration of Arbroath

Listen to Karin Bowie and Dauvit Broun's online talks on the Declaration of Arbroath and the 1707 Union.

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:50:00 BST

A series of talks organised by the National Records of Scotland

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.

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)

The graphic shows the shortlist in the Knowledge Exchange Champion category, clockwise from left, Professor Fiona Macpherson, University of Glasgow, Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen and Professor Naeem Ramzan, University of the West of Scotland.
The graphic shows the shortlist in the Knowledge Exchange Champion category, clockwise from left, Professor Fiona Macpherson, University of Glasgow, Professor Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen and Professor Naeem Ramzan, University of the West of Scotland.

Finalists for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT

Dr Tim Peacock is among the finalists for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2023, the annual celebration of business-academic partnerships, hosted by Interface.

Tower and streetlight in the snow
Tower and streetlight in the snow

Scottish History Society Rosebery Prize awarded to History PhD student

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:03:00 GMT

Congratulations to Juliette Desportes!

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