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Together for the world |
#WorldChangingGlasgow
Find out more:
https://linktr.ee/uofggcf
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๐งต 1/3 Many milestones this year for GCF! A few defining highlights to wrap up the year: 1. HEF workshops throughout summer and autumn and an exhibition opening in January in the Byers Road Hub 2. Four secondees who helped us extend our engagement within the University
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๐ Registration is now open for the International Conference on Global Health and the Environment, which takes place on Monday, 27 July 2026, at the University of Glasgow
#GHE2026
โก๏ธ Learn more and register to attend:
www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...
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๐ก You can now learn more about the Universitas 21 Nature Positive Coalition, a collaboration between 11 leading global universities led by
@sydney.edu.au
and
@glasgow.ac.uk
๐ The U21 Nature Positive Coalition is supported by
@uofggcf.bsky.social
๐ Read more:
universitas21.com/the-u21-natu...
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The U21 Nature Positive Coalition - Universitas 21
An alliance of leading global universities working together to rigorously evaluate and refine the Nature Positive Initiativeโs State of Nature metrics to support equitable and effective nature protect...
https://universitas21.com/the-u21-nature-positive-coalition/
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โฐ There's still time to fill out our collaboration survey! Please add your thoughts - it won't take longer than 20 minutes. The survey is open to all
#TeamUofG
colleagues. โก๏ธ
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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โก๏ธ On 3 June GCF and the PGR Sustainability Community co-hosted a screening of the Peopleโs Emergency Briefing
@nebriefing.bsky.social
. An open discussion was joined by Prof Jaime Toney and Dr Stephen Woroniecki.ย ๐๏ธ Watch:
shorturl.at/V5laY
โก๏ธ Find a screening:
www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
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People's Emergency Briefing - Teaser Trailer (PG version)
YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing
https://youtu.be/5x2XhvEbz24?si=E3S9ID7UohGU7S0M
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๐ฅ Stay ahead of what's happening in GCF and never miss an update! ๐ฐ Our quarterly newsletter brings you: ๐น GCF in action updates ๐น Opportunities, events, insights ๐น Inspiring stories from our partners ๐ Subscribe and get the next edition direct to your inbox:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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๐ค What does a thriving city look like, and how do we get there? Join the ARC Conversations with Sustainable Futures Lead, Prof Jaime Toney, whoโs spent five years working with communities across Glasgow. โก๏ธ Part of
#GlasgowScienceFestival
| Tue 9 June | 4โ5:30pm | Free. Book
shorturl.at/FQcB2
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ARC Conversations: Thriving Glasgow โ Creating a Sustainable Future
Prof Jaime Toney shares insights from 5+ years of civic collaboration shaping a healthier, fairer and more sustainable future for Glasgow.
https://shorturl.at/FQcB2
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๐ Got a few minutes
#TeamUofG
? The university-wide, GCF-led collaboration survey is now open. The survey is anonymous, open to all staff and takes no more than 20 mins to complete. It closes on 24th June. ๐ Read more and complete:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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๐ข Calling all
#TeamUofG
applicants to the GCF Collaborative Seed Fund! ๐๏ธ A week to go โ applications close on *3rd June at midday* โ don't miss the deadline. โก๏ธ Apply via our website:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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๐ Congratulations to Professor
@pmeierprof.bsky.social
, GCF's Healthy and Equitable Futures Lead, who was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Read more:
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
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๐ข Calling
#TeamUofG
research staff and students! โก๏ธ Join the Learn Together workshop led by Chance 2 Change on 27th May to explore ethical engagement with people from low social-economic communities ๐ Book your tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...
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โฐ Are you thinking about applying for our seed funding? In-person clinic for the
#TeamUofG
applicants today, at the ARC, 11 am-4 pm. Join us!
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๐ In-Person Application Clinic for the GCF Collaborative Seed Funding Call - Tuesday 19 May 2026, 11:00am to 4:00pm | ARC 224. Book here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/inperson-a...
๐ Read more about the seed fund and apply on our website:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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InโPerson Application Clinic GCF- Collaborative Seed Funding Call
Drop in for faceโtoโface advice on your GCF seed funding application and speak directly with the GCF team.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inperson-application-clinic-gcf-collaborative-seed-funding-call-tickets-1987503470382
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๐ฟGreen Letters Special Issue Call for Papers - The Many Languages of Climate Change: Environmental Humanities, Comparative Literature, and Multilingualism Co-eds: Claudia Dellacasa & Martin Schauss (University of Glasgow) Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2026 Full call:
asle.org.uk/green-letter...
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Green Letters Special Issue CFP โ The Many Languages of Climate Change: Environmental Humanities, Comparative Literature, and Multilingualism | ASLE-UKI
https://asle.org.uk/green-letters-special-issue-cfp-the-many-languages-of-climate-change-environmental-humanities-comparative-literature-and-multilingualism/
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๐ This week marks Glasgowโs Climate Week. As part of this, GCF's Sustainable Futures team and Sustainable Glasgow Partnership have co-developed the Sustainable Glasgow Dialogues - solution-focused sessions taking place this week. ๐ Read more:
shorturl.at/eSdN4
๐ฟ Other events:
shorturl.at/Giucy
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๐ข The Glasgow Changing Futuresโ seed fund is now open for applications. It closes on 3rd June. ๐ท Up to 26 awards of ยฃ5K and ยฃ15K, depending on the project, are available. ๐ Find full guidance and apply via our website:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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โฐ If you're interested in applying for our seed funding, make sure you don't miss our Applicant Support Events. We have online events today and tomorrow, and a drop-in clinic in May. ๐งต Details in the thread โคต๏ธ
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"We are too old to see global temperatures stabilise, but young enough to see emissions begin to fall, if we act together.โ Thank you to
@alasdair-skelton.bsky.social
for a powerful conversation on his book Our Time, Hope in the Time of Crisis.
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๐ข The new GCF Collaborative Seed Fund launches on 30th April. Learn more:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
Interested in applying? Join our applicant support events on 28th and 29th April. Details in comments โคต๏ธ
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โฐ Only one week to apply for
@scotlandbnz.bsky.social
seed fund! โคต๏ธ Find out more below:
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๐ 'Strategies and Tools to Improve Effective Control of African Animal Trypanosomiases' project won the Glasgow Changing Futures Award at this year's University of Glasgow Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards in March! ๐ Read more about the shortlisted projects ๐
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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โฐ Book your tickets to
@alasdair-skelton.bsky.social
's book event next week โคต๏ธ
#climatecrisis
#bookevent
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๐ On World Health Day, we are revisiting a conversation we had, back in September, with Professor Sir
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social
, the author of the influential Marmot Reviews, who has long advocated for a holistic approach to health equity. ๐งต
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๐ข Calling
#TeamUofG
research staff and students! Don't miss the Learn Together workshop with DIFFERabled on 1st Apr. ๐ Book:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...
๐ Read more about Learn Together and DIFFERabled:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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Learn Together Workshop 3: DIFFERabled
Join us for the third workshop in the โLearn Togetherโ series, an initiative that aims to foster ethical collaboration with communities.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-together-workshop-3-differabled-tickets-1976388198304
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๐ก Delivering on Scotland's climate priorities requires an integrated approach.
@scotlandbnz.bsky.social
published their vision for implementing existing policy. ๐ชด GCF's Sustainable Futures Lead Jaime L. Toney contributed to the statement. ๐ Read here:
scotland-beyond-net-zero.ac.uk/2507-2/
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SBNZ Statement on Upcoming Scottish Elections - Scotland Beyond Net Zero
SBNZ statement on upcoming Scottish elections Scotlandโs commitment to achieving net zero and a just transition by 2045 presents a complex challenge that extends beyond technological innovation. Achie...
https://scotland-beyond-net-zero.ac.uk/2507-2/
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๐ข Join Professor
@alasdair-skelton.bsky.social
, who will discuss his book Our Time, Finding Hope in the Time of Crisis on 15th April at the Sir Charles Wilson Building. The event will include a Q&A and book signing. ๐๏ธ Book your tickets:
www.eventbrite.com/e/our-time-b...
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Our Time by Alasdair Skelton - Book Talk, Signing and Q&A
Join us for a public lecture, Q&A session, and book signing to mark the recent release of Prof. Skelton's new book, Our Time.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-time-by-alasdair-skelton-book-talk-signing-and-qa-tickets-1984042066229
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๐ข Don't miss the online launch of
@scotlandbnz.bsky.social
research toolkit on Wednesday, 25th March at 9.30! ๐ฃ๏ธ Join research leaders Chris Pearce and Tracy Morse, and the lead developer of the toolkit Rosalind Cavaghan. ๐๏ธ Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/scotland-b...
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Scotland Beyond Net Zero - Launching the Sustainability Research Toolkit
Join us online to learn more about Scotland Beyond Net Zeroโs Sustainability Research Toolkit.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scotland-beyond-net-zero-launching-the-sustainability-research-toolkit-tickets-1980468915840
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๐ฃ๏ธ Dr Maria McPhillips (GCF), Siobhan Morris (UCL), and Dr Matthew French (Monash University) will give a keynote talk at the Grand Challenge Conference in Berlin. They will share lessons from delivering challenge-led research programmes across the three institutions. ๐ More:
gc-conference-bua.de
4 months ago
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๐ฐ๏ธ If we want to imagine different kinds of futures, we might have to look closely at ideas about time that shape everyday life. ๐ก
@lisabradley.bsky.social
uses autoethnography as a way to question and experiment with time in HE. ๐ Paper out now in Futures:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Life without Clocks: Experimental autoethnography for strange-ing time and queering futures, in and through Higher Education
This paper argues that to imagine futures otherwise we must surface, explore, and disrupt the naturalized ideas of time that shape our everyday academโฆ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328725002010?via%3Dihub
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๐ข Calling
#TeamUofG
research staff and students! Don't miss the Learn Together workshop with
@viascotland.bsky.social
on 17th Mar. ๐ Book:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...
๐ Read more about Learn Together and VIAS:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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Learn Together Workshop 2: Values Into Action Scotland
Join us for the second workshop in the โLearn Together' series, an initiative that aims to foster ethical collaboration with communities.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-together-workshop-2-values-into-action-scotland-tickets-1976387603525
4 months ago
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๐ฅ Stay ahead of what's happening in GCF and never miss an update! ๐ฐ Our quarterly newsletter brings you: ๐น GCF in action updates ๐น Opportunities, events, insights ๐น Inspiring stories from our partners ๐ Subscribe now:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...
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๐๏ธ Next week at Prevention Research 2026! ๐ Healthy and Equitable Futures Fishbowl with
@pmeierprof.bsky.social
: an interactive listening, discussion and critical thinking session asking what a healthier and more equitable future could look like. ๐ Register by 1st March:
preventionresearch26.co.uk
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๐ข We are supporting Find A Solution! ๐งโ๐ The programme funds and facilitates summer internships with third-sector organisations during which University of Glasgow students work on short-term projects focused on overcoming challenges or barriers organisations face. 1/2
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๐๏ธ Calling
#TeamUofG
- primarily research staff and students interested in community engagement. Book your tickets now for the Learn Together workshop led by Red Cross Voices, on 26th Feb, at the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre ๐
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...
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Learn Together Workshop 1: Red Cross VOICES Network
Join us for the first workshop of โLearn Togetherโ, a new initiative that aims to foster ethical collaboration with communities.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-together-workshop-1-red-cross-voices-network-tickets-1976386339745
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๐ค Building resilient and equitable partnerships relies on working together to navigate the funding landscape. ๐ A recent engagement with the
@glasgow.ac.uk
partners in Tanzania foregrounded the mutual commitment to tackle global health and environmental challenges. ๐ Read more:
shorturl.at/iopU4
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๐๏ธ Book your space! ๐งโ๐ Hear GCF HEF lead
@pmeierprof.bsky.social
reflect on practical strategies for managing complexity, fostering collaboration across disciplines, and sustaining impact in large-scale research, and discuss issues that can arise in such work. Tickets โคต๏ธ
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๐ข SOLD OUT: Scotland at the Crossroads: Net Zero and the Next Parliament, the
@uofgpolicy.bsky.social
Festival of Politics event on 16 Jan. ๐ฟ A panel of experts will look at the next Parliament's role in the path to net zero and the implementation of the Climate Change Plan.
#climatechange
#netzero
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๐ข Pop in to the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre to see The Glasgow School of Art exhibition 'Equitable Communities of Health in the Climate Era: Designing Future Experiences', innovative exhibits that speculate on possible future societies. Details below โฌ๏ธ
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๐ We welcome
@publichealthscot.bsky.social
10โYear Strategy that sets a clear ambition: longer lives and fairer outcomes powered by prevention and partnership. It aligns with how GCF works: coโcreating evidenceโbased solutions with communities, public services and industry... 1/2
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โฐ One day to go! Apply now for this amazing opportunity โฌ๏ธ
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๐ฟ The sustainability toolkit developed by
@scotlandbnz.bsky.social
is now live:
scotland-beyond-net-zero.ac.uk/toolkit/
๐ ๏ธ It will help researchers explain the different ways their research can be applied to sustainability challenges. ๐ Join launch event on 25/03:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980468915...
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Research Toolkit - Scotland Beyond Net Zero
https://scotland-beyond-net-zero.ac.uk/toolkit/
6 months ago
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โฐ Don't miss the Byres Community Hub exhibition 'Better Futures Don't Happen By Accident'. Come over tomorrow between 1 and 3 pm to learn more about the collaboration between the Healthy and Equitable Futures and the Catalyst.
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๐ข๐งโ๐ Student Communications Intern wanted! Join the GCF team & help shape our messaging across & beyond the University. Gain experience in content creation, social media, & digital storytelling. Open to
@glasgow.ac.uk
students (3rd year+). Apply by 27/01. ๐
glasgow.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.ht...
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๐งต 1/2 Visit Better Futures Donโt Happen by Accident, an exhibition in the Byres Community Hub, which follows our HEF workshops run with the Catalyst. The displays present โmega trendsโ that will shape our health in the future and insights from the workshops, illustrated by Nic Dickson.
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๐ข Share your views on
@glasgowcc.bsky.social
revised Climate Plan. ๐ฑ The plan looks at actions needed to prepare for the impacts of climate change and prioritises the benefits of climate action for the people of Glasgow. ๐ Learn more and read the Climate Plan:
glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation
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๐ Happy Birthday, University of Glasgow! Here since 1451, here for the future. ๐ Here's to changing the world for (at least) the next 575 years.
#TeamUofG
#UofG575
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๐งต 1/3 Many milestones this year for GCF! A few defining highlights to wrap up the year: 1. HEF workshops throughout summer and autumn and an exhibition opening in January in the Byers Road Hub 2. Four secondees who helped us extend our engagement within the University
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๐ข Calling
@glasgow.ac.uk
students and staff interested in community engagement! ๐ฃ๏ธ Sign up for the launch of Learn Together, community-led workshops about ethical engagement with underserved communities. ๐๏ธ Book here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...
๐ Learn more:
www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/pu...
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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-together-launch-information-session-tickets-1975976363495
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๐ข Calling all storytellers in Scotland! Researchers from
@glasgow.ac.uk
are gathering stories of up to 1000 words reflecting thoughts about Scotland and climate change. The deadline is 28th Feb. โ๏ธ The project will host creative writing workshops. ๐ Learn more:
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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Scots urged to join creative conversation about climate change
People in Scotland are being urged to lend their voices to a national conversation about climate change led by the University of Glasgow.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1228555_en.html
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๐ The draft Climate Change Plan (2026-2040) has been published by the Scottish Government on 6th November and is currently open to consultation by all citizens. ๐ Share your views:
consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...
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Draft Climate Change Plan - Scottish Government consultations - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by The Scottish Government
https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/draft-climate-change-plan/
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๐ข Calling residents of Ayr, Dumfries and Wick! University of Glasgow academics are looking for their feedback on the impacts of climate change on communities and residentsโ mental health as part of a new research project.
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