A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

Research Project to Unwrap Secrets of the Galloway Hoard

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:00:00 GMT

National Museums Scotland has been awarded a grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to conduct a £1million research project into the Galloway Hoard, one of the most important UK archaeological finds of the century.

A photo of Professor Loran M Hughes
A photo of Professor Loran M Hughes

Academia Europaea honour for UofG academic

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:00:00 BST

Professor Lorna M Hughes has been elected to one of Europe’s foremost senior research bodies, the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe).

Jessie Marion King, The Frog Prince 1913
Jessie Marion King, The Frog Prince 1913

University of Glasgow launches unique Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:00:00 BST

The first research centre in the world to focus solely on fantasy is being launched this week by UofG academics.

Portrait of Professor Murray Pittock.
Portrait of Professor Murray Pittock.

UofG academic elected to the Academia Europaea

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 06:00:00 BST

An academic from the University of Glasgow have been elected to one of Europe’s foremost research bodies, the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe).

Artwork for the Runaway Slaves in Britain project

Runaway slaves: uncovering slavery in Britain

Glasgow Researchers have created a database which reveals the stories of enslaved people who escaped their captivity in 18th century Britain. This transformative research has inspired the creation of educational resources, films, plays and a graphic novel, and helped inspire the University to embark on a programme of reparative justice.

A statue of Robert Burns in Dumfries town centre

Editing Robert Burns for the 21st century

£2m of Arts and Humanities Research Council funding has underpinned years of painstaking scholarship by University of Glasgow academics into the works of Robert Burns. By 2024, this research will culminate in a new, ten volume edition of Burns' entire works.

Performers at the 2017 Africa in Motion Film Festival

Africa in Motion: lost classics, new audiences

Dr Lizelle Bisschoff has introduced British audiences to the diversity of African cinema, screening around 600 African films to over 35,000 people.

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Making connections

Professor Lorna Hughes and Dr Ian Anderson discuss how researchers in Information Studies at the University of Glasgow are opening up museum and heritage collections though their pioneering use of digital technology.

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Navigating a new era of copyright law

The Research Councils UK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy (CREATe) provides clarity and guidance for a sector facing constant and fundamental change.

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