🎉 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...

📢 Calling #TeamUofG research staff and students! ➡️ Join the Learn Together workshop led by Chance 2 Change on 27th May to explore ethical engagement with people from low social-economic communities 📍 Book your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...

⏰ 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!

📅 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... 🔗 Read more about the seed fund and apply on our website: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

🌿Green 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...

🌍 This week marks Glasgow’s 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. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/eSdN4 🌿 Other events: shorturl.at/Giucy

📢 The Glasgow Changing Futures’ seed fund is now open for applications. It closes on 3rd June. 💷 Up to 26 awards of £5K and £15K, depending on the project, are available. 🔗 Find full guidance and apply via our website: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

⏰ 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. 🧵 Details in the thread ⤵️

"We are too old to see global temperatures stabilise, but young enough to see emissions begin to fall, if we act together.” Thank you to @alasdair-skelton.bsky.social for a powerful conversation on his book Our Time, Hope in the Time of Crisis.

📢 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 ⤵️

⏰ Only one week to apply for @scotlandbnz.bsky.social seed fund! ⤵️ Find out more below:

🎉 '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! 🏆 Read more about the shortlisted projects 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

⏰ Book your tickets to @alasdair-skelton.bsky.social's book event next week ⤵️ #climatecrisis #bookevent

🌍 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. 🧵

📢 Calling #TeamUofG research staff and students! Don't miss the Learn Together workshop with DIFFERabled on 1st Apr. 🔗 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge... 🌐 Read more about Learn Together and DIFFERabled: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

💡 Delivering on Scotland's climate priorities requires an integrated approach. @scotlandbnz.bsky.social published their vision for implementing existing policy. 🪴 GCF's Sustainable Futures Lead Jaime L. Toney contributed to the statement. 🔗 Read here: scotland-beyond-net-zero.ac.uk/2507-2/

📢 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. 🎟️ Book your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/our-time-b...

📢 Don't miss the online launch of @scotlandbnz.bsky.social research toolkit on Wednesday, 25th March at 9.30! 🗣️ Join research leaders Chris Pearce and Tracy Morse, and the lead developer of the toolkit Rosalind Cavaghan. 🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/scotland-b...

🗣️ 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. 🔗 More: gc-conference-bua.de

🕰️ If we want to imagine different kinds of futures, we might have to look closely at ideas about time that shape everyday life. 💡 @lisabradley.bsky.social uses autoethnography as a way to question and experiment with time in HE. 🔗 Paper out now in Futures: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 Calling #TeamUofG research staff and students! Don't miss the Learn Together workshop with @viascotland.bsky.social on 17th Mar. 🔗 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge... 🌐 Read more about Learn Together and VIAS: www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

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🗓️ Next week at Prevention Research 2026! 🐟 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. 🔗 Register by 1st March: preventionresearch26.co.uk

📢 We are supporting Find A Solution! 🧑‍🎓 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

🎟️ 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 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge...

🤝 Building resilient and equitable partnerships relies on working together to navigate the funding landscape. 🌍 A recent engagement with the @glasgow.ac.uk partners in Tanzania foregrounded the mutual commitment to tackle global health and environmental challenges. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/iopU4

🎟️ Book your space! 🧑‍🎓 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 ⤵️

📢 SOLD OUT: Scotland at the Crossroads: Net Zero and the Next Parliament, the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social Festival of Politics event on 16 Jan. 🌿 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

📢 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 ⬇️

👏 We welcome @publichealthscot.bsky.social 10‑Year Strategy that sets a clear ambition: longer lives and fairer outcomes powered by prevention and partnership. It aligns with how GCF works: co‑creating evidence‑based solutions with communities, public services and industry... 1/2

⏰ One day to go! Apply now for this amazing opportunity ⬇️

🌿 The sustainability toolkit developed by @scotlandbnz.bsky.social is now live: scotland-beyond-net-zero.ac.uk/toolkit/ 🛠️ It will help researchers explain the different ways their research can be applied to sustainability challenges. 📅 Join launch event on 25/03: www.eventbrite.com/e/1980468915...

⏰ 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.

📢🧑‍🎓 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. 🔗 glasgow.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.ht...

🧵 1/2 Visit Better Futures Don’t Happen by Accident, an exhibition in the Byres Community Hub, which follows our HEF workshops run with the Catalyst. The displays present ‘mega trends’ that will shape our health in the future and insights from the workshops, illustrated by Nic Dickson.

📢 Share your views on @glasgowcc.bsky.social revised Climate Plan. 🌱 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. 👉 Learn more and read the Climate Plan: glasgow.gov.uk/cpconsultation

🎂 Happy Birthday, University of Glasgow! Here since 1451, here for the future. 🌍 Here's to changing the world for (at least) the next 575 years. #TeamUofG #UofG575

🧵 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

📢 Calling @glasgow.ac.uk students and staff interested in community engagement! 🗣️ Sign up for the launch of Learn Together, community-led workshops about ethical engagement with underserved communities. 🎟️ Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/learn-toge... 🔗 Learn more: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/pu...

📢 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. ✍️ The project will host creative writing workshops. 🔗 Learn more: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

🌎 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. 🔗 Share your views: consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...

📢 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 residents’ mental health as part of a new research project.

🌎 Today we celebrate World Futures Day (WFD), adopted by the @unesco.org General Conference in November 2021. 💭 To mark the day, @pmeierprof.bsky.social shares her thoughts on shaping healthy and equitable futures and reflections from Dubai Futures Forum. 🔗 shorturl.at/SoNmG

💷 The second round of the University of Glasgow’s GRID Civic Grant Fund will see 24 grassroots and community voluntary initiatives in Glasgow receive a share of upwards of £55,000 in funding. 📰Read the full story here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

@uofglasgow.bsky.social has partnered with The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice to launch Worthwhile Wardrobe. 🔄 To reduce waste, shoppers are encouraged to buy second-hand, with the option to return items and receive a discount Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Explore new insights into healthy, equitable and sustainable futures at the launch of ‘Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future’, with co-author Keir Milburn. 📅Thursday 27th November 🕐1-3pm 📍Room 102, Clarice Pears Building, University of Glasgow

🚀 Phase 2 of GCF’s Healthy and Equitable Futures Catalyst is under way: the first of four workshops took place on Monday at The Hunterian. #GlasgowChangingFutures #DesignThinking #HealthEquity

📢 Register now for the Prevention Research 2026, 4-5 March, Birmingham 🔗 Go to: preventionresearch26.co.uk

UofG Internship opportunity 📣 Learn Together, a GCF-funded project, is recruiting for an intern to support with the development and delivery of workshops and training resources aiming to upskill researchers in engaging ethically with communities.

🚨 ICYMI @pmeierprof.bsky.social, GCF HEF Academic Lead spoke to @kezdugdale.bsky.social about public health modelling. 🎧 New episode of Spotlight, the podcast from @uofgpolicy.bsky.social and the @uofglasgow.bsky.social is available now: www.uofgspotlight.com #PublicHealth #UofGSpotlight