Congrats to Dr Gilles Bailet of @uofgengineering.bsky.social, whose NextSpace Testrig facility has won the Manufacturing Technology prize at The Engineer magazine's awards!
Read more about the facility, developed with the MTC and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
📢Celebrate International Women’s Day with us -
Hear from organisations driving positive change in people’s lives:
📆Monday 9th March
🕔5pm
📍Adam Smith Business School
Attendance is free and it promises to be an inspiring and uplifting event. Find out more & register ⬇️
tinyurl.com/24wfycf7
A designed graphic with text reading: "Impact avenue. Showcase your research and insights. Proximity to power; trust in politics; health of democracy. In-depth analysis; opinion; current state of the research." The graphic also shows the John Smith Centre logo and a photo of a laptop displaying the Research and Insights section of the John Smith Centre website.
📢 Calling researchers and thought leaders — want to bring your work to life for a broader audience?
Our Research & Insights Platform is open for submissions on:
🔹 Proximity to power & public life
🔹 Trust in politics
🔹 Health of democracy
Find out more: www.johnsmithcentre.com/our-work/res...
Professor Wendy Loretto profile photo announced as the University of Glasgow new Head of School at the Adam Smith Business School
Professor Wendy Loretto has been announced as the new Head of our Adam Smith Business School @uofgasbs.bsky.social
Currently Professor of Organisational Management at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, Prof Loretto starts her new role on 20 April. Welcome to #TeamUofG, Wendy!
gla.ac/4tRyFSE
Professor Simone Stumpf, who leads the PHAWM project, consults with Dr Mark Wong of the School of Social & Political Sciences and research associates Dr Anna Rezk and Dr Evangelia Fringi
A @uofgcompsci.bsky.social -led research project is releasing a free tool to help organisations, policymakers, and the public maximise the benefits of AI applications while identifying their potential harms.
Read more about the tool and the PHAWM project here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Two red phone boxes outside the Gilbert Scott building at the University of Glasgow.
Did you know it’s 100th years since the iconic red telephone boxes were introduced? ☎️
They were designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, grandson of George Gilbert Scott, the architect of our main building.
We still have two right outside our Gilbert Scott Building!
Learn more: lnkd.in/euba3h2h
#UofG575
The University of Glasgow Gilmorehill campus at sunset.
Ramadan Mubarak to all our UofG students, colleagues, alumni and friends observing the holy month of #Ramadan. 🌙
#OneTeamUofG
Congratulations to @changingrealities.bsky.social for being named as a @bigissue.com Changemaker - a wonderful recognition of hard work by parents and carers who've been lobbying politicians to eradicate child poverty in the UK.
Episode artwork including Kat, Kez and Melanie
New #UofGSpotlight episode on 'Work, Ageing and the Employment Rights Act'💡
@kezdugdale.bsky.social speaks with Kat Riach about ageing and work then @melaniesimms.bsky.social about employment rights and recent legislation.
Listen and subscribe: uofgspotlight.com 🎧
A new way of classifying building energy efficiency that could benefit households and address the global net-zero carbon agenda has been developed by @glasgow.ac.uk and
@cam.ac.uk
Prof Qunshan Zhao @ubdc.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
led the research.
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Geekily excited to receive a Wealth of Nations pin from the talented team @uofgasbs.bsky.social to mark the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's big book! 📖
Keep a 👀 for what's happening this year...
#WealthofNations250
Modern red sandstone building with tall vertical windows at the University of Glasgow, identified as the new Adam Smith Building
The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) has launched a Skills Academy to develop future fintech and financial regulation talent.
The @uofgasbs.bsky.social is an academic partner with @fintechscotland.com and @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
More: gla.ac/4qSvDM2
The School’s female empowerment initiative with Barefoot in Business has been awarded Best Business School Partnership in the 2026 Association of MBAs and Business Graduates Association Excellence Awards. Find out more 👉
tinyurl.com/ykfwafx9 #Partnership #Sustainability #Community
University’s Television Studio being used by staff and students (GUST) in the 60s/70s
As the University celebrates its own 575th birthday in 2026, the 26th of January 2026 marks 100 years since UofG world changer and alumnus John Logie Baird gave the world’s first public demonstration of a working television at 22 Frith Street in Soho, London.
Learn more: gla.ac/3M5Xbyr
#UofG575
⌛ There's still time left for @uofgsocsci.bsky.social honours students to join our #UKYouthPoll course this semester!
Don't miss your chance to shape the national conversation about young people's political opinions and priorities – head to our website to find out more & sign up 👇
A new type of biodegradable circuit board developed at @uofgengineering.bsky.social could help reduce the environmental harms of electronic waste.
Once the circuits are no longer needed, 99% of their materials can be disposed of safely.
Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Professor Rosalind Searle's @nihr.bsky.social funded research features in this thought provoking article.
Stephanie Anderson, Amy Goode and Julie Tinson Extravagance as a tool of family display https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261251403859 The Sociological Review #OnlineFirst
How do families use public displays to express who they are and gain recognition?
Stephanie Anderson and co-authors @uofgasbs.bsky.social explore identity, the work of Janet Finch and the ways in which parents negotiate the risk of judgement.
#OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/G91zqTv
2026 we are celebrating 225 years of the Burns Supper. Now @glasgowburns.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social wants your help to contribute to our global map of Burns celebrations.
Send us your videos, photos and details of how you celebrate Burns Night: gla.ac/BurnsSupper225
#BurnsSupper225
Happy Birthday to us! 🎉
The University of Glasgow is 575 years old today. We have been changing the world since 1451!
This year we will be celebrating the centuries of impact of UofG, while looking towards to the future, with our #TeamUofG community around the world.
#UofG575
The end of term & the winter break is right around the corner!
Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to our community in Glasgow and all over the world. ❤️
PM Keir Starmer standing with members of the Changing Realities group members.
PM Keir Starmer sitting with members of the Changing Realities group members.
PM Keir Starmer with members of the Changing Realities group members.
PM Keir Starmer sitting with members of the Changing Realities group members.
"This vital work is a first step to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of the poverty trap."
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met with parents and carers from @changingrealities.bsky.social to thank them for their impact on the Child Poverty Strategy.
More: gla.ac/3Ygj4h0
Amazing to see our very own Dr Mark Wong featured as a @glasgow.ac.uk world changer in this exciting new campaign, through his ground-breaking research on eliminating discrimination and bias in AI.
Extremely proud to have him representing the School @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social🥳
🎉Applications are now open for the European Summer School for Advanced Management 2026!🎉
📅 21 June – 4 July 2026
✅ Open to MBA students with 3+ years of management experience
🌍Fast-track MBA modules over 2 weeks
For more information and to apply, please visit:
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/busi...
Stock photo of a doctor wearing a facemask.
‘A common problem hiding in plain sight.’
With 1/3 of junior doctors having experienced sexual harassment and abuse, experts at @uofgasbs.bsky.social and @ouranu.bsky.social are bringing together experiences and approaches to tackle a global issue.
More: gla.ac/4pAPRck
The @nihr.bsky.social funded project will explore economic costs associated with this issue and create practical interventions to help parents stay in or return to paid employment. 👉 nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-invests-ps2-million-tackle-work-health-gap #addressinginequalities #ASBSresearch 2/2
A new study from Dr Melea Press will look at how best to support parents whose children experience long-term school absence, often connected with neurodivergence or mental health crises. 1/2
'We just want a ferry service that works.'
An event about Scotland's ferry provision may sound heavy for a Monday - but actually this was a really interesting presentation about @uofgasbs.bsky.social research on the lifeline service ferries offer and the impact on island communities and business.
The pillars in the cloisters illuminated with warm fairy lights.
It's that magical time of the year again! Our winter lights are officially on in the Cloisters ✨
At the launch of 'A Stakeholder Model of Ferry Provision' on 24 Nov, academic authors will present new research about the social & economic importance of ferry services for island communities, drawing on focus groups, interviews & survey findings, followed by a & Q&A. Sign up: tinyurl.com/2j4mtpp2
