11am Student Representative Council President reads from We Lived Happily During the War BY ILYA KAMINSKY “And when they bombed other people's houses, we protested but not enough, we opposed them but not enough.” @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgunescorila.bsky.social

Dawn Today we inaugurate the Peace Bench, round the Peace Tree @uofglasgow.bsky.social Reflections with and for the whole University Community - from the youngest in our Nursery to those serving the longest. A yearning for peace in our heart, lives and universe. @uofgunescorila.bsky.social

Was a great afternoon at the @sserc.bsky.social celebration event for the summer research placement students. Dead proud of my student Esmee. If you want to hear more about her work check out this blog post she contributed to: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

NEW - 'Not Proven' 🔍 🏛️ This week, Scot Parl passed the Bill which will abolish Scotland's Not Proven verdict. Today @jameschalmers.bsky.social, @fionaleverick.bsky.social, Prof Vanessa Munro revisit the argument they made for it in 2021 and crucially - what's next. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

A 50-minute conversation with comedian and presenter James Barr, hosted by Dr Steven Maxwell and Dr Edgar Rodriguez Dorans, explores turning experience into comedy and why abuse is often invisible. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/4vfbzvuj

As Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK gets underway, Graeme Young asks in @scotsman.com - should Keir Starmer be taking a lesson from Canada’s PM Mark Carney in standing up to him? www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

New on the blog, @graemeroy.bsky.social writes about the upcoming Scottish Government Spending Review 📝 💬...the potential to be a defining moment in how Scotland prepares to meet the policy and fiscal challenges of the next decade and beyond." Read in full 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Five UofG researchers have been announced as Academic Fellows with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Congratulations Dr Lewis Forsyth, Dr Eleanor Kirk and Dr Dely Elliot, Prof Sajjad Hussain and Dr Emma Stewart 👏 More: gla.ac/4n76Phw

Congratulations all - especially pleased to see three @uofgsocsci.bsky.social academics named 🥳👏

A new Scottish Parliament Information Centre briefing by Dr Dan Fisher (@uofgpolicy.bsky.social) examines Scotland’s Homes for Ukraine and Super Sponsor Scheme, offering key learnings. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/46xe6rrj

📢Parliamentary Internship Programme Applications Now Open! Don’t miss your chance to apply to our flagship internship programme to kickstart your future in politics & public life. 📆29 September 2025 Don’t waste time and apply today:

Still time to register for our next #IdentitiesEvent! 'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​' 23 Sep, 1-2.30pm (Online) @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk...

Professor Charlie Peevers @uofglaw.bsky.social has embarked on a collaboration with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, which will result in an important local archive collection being catalogued, preserved and made publicly accessible. More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Our joint #CenTCS director @profaileenk.bsky.social presenting at the @ecer-eera.bsky.social conference in Belgrade yesterday. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @pdiejournal.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/univer...

In this week's #SocSciHub bulletin: Dr Dan Fisher argues asylum seekers should be allowed to work like Ukrainian refugees to help cover housing costs. Prof David Lundie explains why Scottish schools must build digital citizenship skills. Learn more: tinyurl.com/ah7u7trj

Libby Walker painted Glasgow from the @uofglasgow.bsky.social flagpole yesterday! What happens if every photo is a brushstroke, and together we paint Glasgow’s storybook? 📖🌍 That’s communiMap! We’re raffling Libby’s painting. Add a “spot” between 9–22 Sept to be in with a chance of winning :-)

Writing in The Scotsman, Dr Elizabeth Nelson and Dr Mark Peart argue that while the Online Safety Act is welcome, real progress depends on strengthening digital literacy. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2p9n6ez9

🚨 NEW POLLING of 16- and 17-year-olds published today! 🚨 🗳️ Our latest poll reveals the UK's new cohort of voters feel unprepared to get the vote, and need more support and better education to encourage them to use it. 📊 Explore our findings: www.johnsmithcentre.com/summer-polli...

Congratulations all! Proud to see more of our experts represented in this prestigious Fellowship 👏👏👏

Have you browsed the latest #Identities Newsletter? Spotlighting activities including one year of our podcast, our most read & trending articles, & our latest events and blog posts. @nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social‬ @uofgsps.bsky.social‬

Five @uofgsocsci.bsky.social academics have been welcomed to the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social l Fellowship. Well done to @graemeroy.bsky.social @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @anjaneundorf.bsky.social Herve Moulin and Sotiria Grek. More: gla.ac/4m75oyr @uofgasbs.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

We’re delighted to have five academics in the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellowship. Well done @graemeroy.bsky.social @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @anjaneundorf.bsky.social y.social Herve Moulin and Sotiria Grek. More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... @uofgasbs.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

A new national survey is capturing how sustainability and the environment feature in Scottish educational settings. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/y9cp5946

NEW from @dx-fisher.bsky.social in @scotsman.com 📝 Why UK needs to treat asylum seekers like Ukrainian refugees to end hotels crisis Dan shares 5 ways the experience of Ukraine resettlement efforts could help build a fairer, more functional asylum system today. 🔗 www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Well done, Professors James Chalmers, Campbell Leith, Melanie Simms, Ellen Stewart and Michele Burman, who have been named as REF2029 Panellists. They will play a key role in shaping the REF to support the higher education sector. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Proud to be host to the new Centre for Teaching Excellence @uofgeducation.bsky.social Congratulations to everyone who made yesterday’s launch a success! 🥳

Lovely to see this online. Thank you @s4mee.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social for recognition of the importance of intentional and cross-sectoral anti-racist leadership development ❤️ @dennisafrancis.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...

What a wonderful morning with @uofgheadship.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social #IntoHeadship Cohort 11. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @douglashutchison.bsky.social @mariemcquade.bsky.social

Thank you to Glasgow City Council’s Executive Director of Education, Dr Douglas Hutchison @douglashutchison.bsky.social for such an engaging and relevant input with Into Headship cohort 11 today. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social #Headship

🚨 New research blog alert 🚨 UofG's @silviab.bsky.social shares her research on the differences in how young women and men enagage in politics via both electoral and non-electoral activities - read her fascinating insights now! 👇 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

'You are not alone' NEW podcast 🎙️ Tune in to hear Steven Maxwell and Edgar Rodríguez-Dorans in conversation with @jamesbarrcomedy.bsky.social on turning experience into comedy - and why abuse experienced by gay and bi men is often invisible. www.gla.ac.uk/explore/glas...

This autumn, AI experts will gather at the University of Glasgow to discuss how rapidly advancing technology is shaping learning, teaching and research. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/5n8ykcyu

“Digital threats are everywhere” 2025 is the Year of Digital Citizenship Education – but are schools up to the task of equipping young people with the digital skills they need to stay safe online? Excellent article by Prof David Lundie for @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

In June, the Centre for Public Policy, together with MVLS and Glasgow Changing Futures, hosted a conference on ‘Rethinking Health Inequalities’. Read about the sessions and watch the event video on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/5cd56akd

New blog 📝⚖️ @uofglaw.bsky.social researchers share insights from their new report into how an independent legal representation (ILR) service for complainers in sexual offence cases could be delivered in Scotland. Read in full 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

A great participation opportunity for young people aged 14-21yrs - to share their thoughts on #data. @childreninscotland.bsky.social @dataforchildren.bsky.social @celcis.org @moragtreanor.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

fun story -my colleague Craig Smith advised Brian Cox, the Succession patriarch, on playing the ghost of Adam Smith in a fantastic play, Make it Happen abt the collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland I saw it & hope it gets a long run in the London West End! @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social

Congratulations to our wonderful #CenTCS colleague @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social on this very well-deserved recognition of her tireless anti-racist education work. We’re so proud of you 😊 @s4mee.bsky.social @uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

📣 New: A briefing by Dr @dx-fisher.bsky.social (@uofgpolicy.bsky.social) examines and offers learnings from the implementation of the Homes for Ukraine and Scottish Super Sponsor Scheme in Scotland, offering insights and recommendations 📝💡 Read 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

🙌 Thank you all who joined us at GUU yesterday to discuss Henry McLeish and Prof James Mitchell's new book Unfinished Business! Thanks also to Annemarie Ward and Johann Lamont for joining the panel. A fascinating and provocative debate on the state of Scottish politics 💡 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

“The campus is my comfort zone...” Delighted that our beautiful campus and community are featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social 'The Future of Dumfries & Galloway' series. Our heart is local 💚 but our vision is global 🌍 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541070...

This week’s #SocSciHub bulletin looks at what Scotland can learn from Denmark’s Folkemødet, @eddiebarnes.bsky.social on Gordon Brown’s call to revive Britain’s public square, and the return of the AI ethics conference to the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Read more: tinyurl.com/47653fay

📢 There's still time for @uofgsocsci.bsky.social students to sign up for our UK Youth Poll honours course! 🖥️ Course code SPS4013 More information here: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/youth-poll/u... @uofgsps.bsky.social @niceonecombo.bsky.social

I’m at the annual conference of the European Group for Public Administration this week. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social is ably hosting & Organiser in chief @ianelliott.bsky.social should be very proud 👏 The welcome from the lord provost of the city of Glasgow was warmly special too

Martin Kalemba is one of the many talented students to be joining us this year. Through the JMS Scholarship, he will be part of the Adam Smith Business School in the College of Social Sciences, researching African Kingdoms as Resourceful Corporations. @uofgasbs.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

“My confidence is significantly higher than before!” We were delighted to host another successful @sserc.bsky.social Summer Research Placement for 2025 🥳 Find out why our widening participation initiative works so well in this blog by @kenglish.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

Written by @eddiebarnes.bsky.social, this piece looks at Gordon Brown’s John Smith Memorial Lecture, where he called for reviving Britain’s public square and warned of a “vacuum” in civic life. Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/25utbs5y

Our #CenTCS joint director @profaileenk.bsky.social working with @dublincityuni.bsky.social’s #EdD students on #ProfessionalLearning. @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @alangorman.bsky.social

Fabulous session with our #CenTCS directors, using Nominal Group Technique (NGT) to conceptualise and decide on our research project workstreams. @profaileenk.bsky.social @profbriannakennedy.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Thank you all who joined our panel on #GenZ and Politics at #FoP2025 yesterday with Prof Danny Dorling, Dr Elli Loose, Elli Craig MYSP & Amanda Amaeshi, chaired by Liam McArthur MSP! 🙏 Great insights into young people's attitudes to politics - keep an eye out for the recording coming soon! 👀