8 year work anniversary today - a privilege to work as a Communications Manager @uofglasgow.bsky.social I am so lucky to have learned so much from superb & v clever colleagues and students. Thanks to everyone who trusted me to help them tell their stories so far and can’t wait to tell more!

‘We are but carvings and today is about those that do the carving.’ UofG lecturer & poet Tawona Sithole shares some inspiring words on his PhD graduation day.He honours all those who help our students achieve their degrees. Thank you to everyone who helps on the journey to graduation ❤️ #UofGgrad25

It is a privilege to be part of @uofglasgow.bsky.social graduations and see the joy our students and their families celebrate their achievements. But yesterday I got to see an amazing colleague & friend @uofgunescorila.bsky.social Tawona Sitholé get his doctorate. Many congrats & here is Dr Sitholé

Take a look at the full list of award-winning work scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/media-awards...

This was an inspirational event showcasing some of the superb journalists & storytellers we have in Scotland. A v strong list of nominees and the judges including my wonderful friend @alisonphipps.bsky.social had a difficult task to pick the winners & runners up. Many congratulations everyone ✍️📰🎙️📺

It's been a busy old week at MiM HQ. X Design Week 2025; Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator Showcase; Centre for Study of Perceptual Experiences conference. Thank you to everyone who took the time to try out MiM! Beta launch summer 2025. Want to know more? www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

How did life on the home front change during #WW2 - National Trust for Scotland's Love Scotland podcast goes back in time via Tenement House owner Agnes Toward. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @lynncabrams.bsky.social joins host Jackie Bird & Tenement House's Shania Buckley. www.nts.org.uk/stories/for-...

This new perspective by UofG’s Prof David Broun a recently discovered 16th century booklet which helps to reveal this unexpected relationship between Scottish independence and British identity that has been overlooked until now. Fascinating read

Looking forward to 6 June panel sponsored by Adam Smith Global Foundation on Smith today- politeness, debate & sympathy could not be more necessary & I will be teasing out relations between personal sympathy and economic growth @ahallardyce.bsky.social @sahavoice.bsky.social @eassh.bsky.social

Registration is now open for our third annual James McCune Smith conference on June 25 and 26! Join us to celebrate and amplify the voices and visions of Black scholars, thinkers, and changemakers. Learn more ➡️ gla.ac/3FjU82a @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social

From Colombia's Atrato River to the River Clyde, communities are sharing how we can protect our rivers from harm to help them thrive. The UofG & @sciaf.bsky.social talk on the topic included the Atrato River Guardians @mohume.bsky.social @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & @allangillies.bsky.social.

Somewhere in the crowd is my child living her best life as a 1st year at the University of St Andrews. What an amazing experience! youtu.be/MuKfY0n5mS0

This fascinating research was led by @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social Professor Karen Hardy

Today I cried at work while watching A Waiting Game - a play by @uofgartshums.bsky.social PhD student Lori Delaney - which was breathtaking in its powerful capturing of untold stories of breast cancer. Read about Lori’s work here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Pleased to be speaking on 22 May on Humanities and Social Science impacts on industry and technology with Didier Stricker from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science & others on behalf of @eassh.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social ncp4industry.eu/events/bridg...

Everyone is welcome to this lecture by two leading experts on the global phenomenon of conservative nationalist populism - which has shaken the post-Cold War order at its foundations (many argue it has already destroyed the western alliance that has upheld European security for more than 80 years).

We're pretty chuffed that our song, A Passion Flower's Lament, will be housed in The Virtual Museum of The Spanish Civil War. Many thanks to Craig Williams at The Herald for this write up. @ahallardyce.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social

Really enjoying being at my 1st @commscampscot.bsky.social being held @uofgied.bsky.social Queen Margaret Union

@uofglasgow.bsky.social Buchan 150 lecture is now available to view at youtu.be/AF_CEWklqEA?... @uguelphscottish.bsky.social @ahallardyce.bsky.social @asls.org.uk Thanks to @poncarova.bsky.social Craig Lamont, Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies & @iassl.bsky.social

Splendid discussion today on role of Museums in the Metaverse in cultural tourism & placemaking in Future Cities Forum Cultural Cities 2025 with Michelle Charters OBE, Craig Hassall AM & many more @ahallardyce.bsky.social @fergusbruce.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social

5 years ago we unveiled this incredible piece of @uofglasgow.bsky.social storytelling for International Women’s Day 2020 with some of our #InspiringWomen leaders led by Prof Jill Morrison & Prof @deeheddon.bsky.social & an incredible creative team. Happy #IWD2025 www.gla.ac.uk/news/archive...

So looking forward to this lecture next week @uofglasgow.bsky.social

I love this @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgarc.bsky.social Spotlight on Research series. This time featuring the superb scholarship of @drtimpeacock.bsky.social, historian and Director of the UofG’s Games and Gaming Lab Super film by Charlotte Reid

Buchan 150 lecture at @uofgnews.bsky.social on 11 March: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-buchan.... Themes include Security and Society, Who are We? and the Island, integrating Buchan's political and literary writing @ahallardyce.bsky.social @billykayscot.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social

ICYMI for #BurnsNight2025 @uofglasgow.bsky.social Chapel Choir sing Robert Burns 🎶 @glasgowburns.bsky.social estimated every year 9.5million people around the world attend a Burns Supper. Over 265 years after his death he remains one of Scotland’s global superstars - Slàinte Tae the Bard 🥃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

OTD in 1759 Robert Burns was born. Today he is celebrated as Scotland’s national poet. @uofglasgow.bsky.social is home to the world leading @glasgowburns.bsky.social who are literally rewriting our understanding of the bard. This research will bring to the fore his love of nature. Happy #BurnsNight

UofG ranks in the world top 100 in eight out of 11 subject areas in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025. Two subjects ranked in the world top 50, with Law placing 44th & Medical Health at ranked at 50th. Read more: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... #TeamUofG

Wee teaser of what to expect @ Tramway tonight…… 5 of Scotland’s leading musicians are set to perform a spellbinding narrative-gig which fuses acoustic songwriting, Scottish hip hop & original storytelling 🎤🎸 🎫 Tickets available here: www.celticconnections.com/event/1/a-gi... #celticconnections

@hunterianglasgow.bsky.social @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social @paulinemackay.bsky.social @neilmcdonnell.bsky.social

We’re rounding off our #Kelvin200 celebrations by unveiling a new #VR museum dedicated to Lord Kelvin's groundbreaking inventions, part of our £5.6m Museums in the Metaverse project. Try it for yourself this week at the ARC! @uofgarc.bsky.social Read more ➡️ gla.ac/41CYMBf

This was wonderful to be part of! @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social youtu.be/uQoZJCZYuFw?...

A historic milestone has been reached as the first cohort of students graduates from the world’s first Masters in Reparatory Justice. This double-degree programme is a collaboration between the University of Glasgow and The University of the West Indies. Congratulations graduates! gla.ac/4gvxnWh

Four UofG academics have been named as Panellists for the REF People, Culture and Environment pilot. Prof @nasarmeer.bsky.social, Prof Nick Fells, Dr Matt Jones and Dr Kirstie Wild will shape this important aspect of REF. More: gla.ac/3ZGNpXM

Landmark research project @glasgowburns.bsky.social to explore Robert Burns's connections with Freemasonry. A PhD scholar has been appointed to study how masonic networks influenced Scotland's national poet & his works like 'A Man's a Man for a' That'. ➡️ gla.ac/3CZiNb5 @paulinemackay.bsky.social

Great seeing the @tenementals.bsky.social’s debut album launch at #OranMor. #radicalhistories #Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social

This week #UofGSpotlight marks the #16DaysofActivism Guests discuss vital work happening at uofglasgow.bsky.social to tackle Gender-Based Violence and key legal reforms passing through the Scottish Parliament. Featuring: Sara Carter, Anastacia Ryan and Eamon Keane. 🎧 Listen: www.uofgspotlight.com

Read more here: www.glasgowwestendtoday.scot/music/free-r...

Great night at #OranMor for @tenementals.bsky.social debut album launch. Glasgow: A History (Vol I of VI) #Glasgow #LiveMusic #RadicalHistories

Everyday is different @uofgasbs.bsky.social - today got to visit BBC Scotland HQ with @murrayp.bsky.social @catherinehapper.bsky.social & other UofG colleagues. Got a behind the scenes studio & newsroom tour. Also heard from @uofgcompsci.bsky.social BBC graduate apprentices who are inspiring.

Love the light at this time of year #November

Lovely lunchtime walk through Glasgow’s west end and a stop by the River Kelvin to watch the world go by!

An uplifting event for @uofglasgow.bsky.social Communications Community of Practice to hear how @uofgvc.bsky.social & Rachel Sandison harness & value communications in their leadership roles at UofG as part of our 1st Communications Conversations. What a joy to host these inspirational colleagues

If you missed our @the-empire-cafe.bsky.social public Who Owns the Clyde event at Collective Architecture earlier this month, or would like to revisit, check out our new bonus podcast open.spotify.com/episode/0BWv... Featuring a wealth of diverse voices. Thanks to producer @halinarifai.com 💦

📺 Part 1 of a wee tour o' the @govanstones.bsky.social, the #Viking-Age carved stones produced in the lost early medieval kingdom of the Strathclyde Britons. Part 2 has a little more hogback chat and features the Govan Sarcophagus!

Please note that a couple of fake Instagram accounts have been set up using my name - and have now been reported. My only official Instagram account has the handle @uofgvc - if anyone else uses my name please ignore and report.

'Lost stories' from Massacre of Glencoe unearthed during archaeological dig. Researchers and volunteers have spent a second year excavating the site, uncovering precious artefacts with historical significance.

East Quad @uofglasgow.bsky.social bringing Monday energy

Anton Muscatelli, outgoing principal of Glasgow University, calls on the Scottish government to plug the funding gap and stop relying so heavily on international students. My story for The Herald. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2472272...

So hello Blue Sky here is my 1st post. If you are like me & new to here but want to connect, then here is my starter pack for @uofglasgow.bsky.social colleagues who I have found so far! I am sure I am not finding everyone but it is hopefully a start! go.bsky.app/kB1fbB