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Interested in all shades of research strategies and policies, research culture, impactful research and similar..
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Sneak peek at what’s happening this weekend in Glasgow 👀 Explorathon is taking over the ARC on Saturday and Sunday as part of Doors Open Days.
More info to follow 🙌
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info to follow 🙌
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Sneak peek at what’s happening this weekend in Glasgow 👀 Explorathon is taking over the ARC on Saturday and Sunday as part of Doors Open Days.
More info to follow 🙌
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
More info to follow 🙌
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
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A powerful software tool developed at @uofgphysastro.bsky.social capable of accurately modelling how cameras capture light could help democratise the development of new imaging systems for use in space.
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
September 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A powerful software tool developed at @uofgphysastro.bsky.social capable of accurately modelling how cameras capture light could help democratise the development of new imaging systems for use in space.
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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🔴 Scottish school pupils could see a boost in their maths and STEM attainment thanks to a new pilot spatial reasoning project from the University of Glasgow.
www.scotsman.com/education/tr...
www.scotsman.com/education/tr...
The innovative teaching method aiming to reverse plummeting maths attainment in schools
Scottish school pupils could see a boost in their maths and STEM attainment thanks to a new pilot spatial reasoning project from the University of Glasgow.
www.scotsman.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🔴 Scottish school pupils could see a boost in their maths and STEM attainment thanks to a new pilot spatial reasoning project from the University of Glasgow.
www.scotsman.com/education/tr...
www.scotsman.com/education/tr...
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NEW blog from @jsijstermans.bsky.social 🚨
📝 Beyond the protests: Tracing Scotland’s far right activism
Dr Judith Sijstermans looks at the evolving picture of far right activism in Scotland and the locally-rooted activity and networks that underpin it.
🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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📝 Beyond the protests: Tracing Scotland’s far right activism
Dr Judith Sijstermans looks at the evolving picture of far right activism in Scotland and the locally-rooted activity and networks that underpin it.
🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW blog from @jsijstermans.bsky.social 🚨
📝 Beyond the protests: Tracing Scotland’s far right activism
Dr Judith Sijstermans looks at the evolving picture of far right activism in Scotland and the locally-rooted activity and networks that underpin it.
🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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📝 Beyond the protests: Tracing Scotland’s far right activism
Dr Judith Sijstermans looks at the evolving picture of far right activism in Scotland and the locally-rooted activity and networks that underpin it.
🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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Ta for a well-organised fundraiser @diabetesuk.bsky.social #WellnessWalkGlasgow - def. let this Glasgow newcomer see some amazing iconic sites fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/... while raising vital ££s for diabetes research. 1 in 9 adults globally are currently estimated to have diabetes..
September 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ta for a well-organised fundraiser @diabetesuk.bsky.social #WellnessWalkGlasgow - def. let this Glasgow newcomer see some amazing iconic sites fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/... while raising vital ££s for diabetes research. 1 in 9 adults globally are currently estimated to have diabetes..
All ready to do today’s #DiabetesUK Glasgow Wellness Walk! If you’d like to contribute a penny or two here’s the link: fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/...
September 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
All ready to do today’s #DiabetesUK Glasgow Wellness Walk! If you’d like to contribute a penny or two here’s the link: fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/...
What better way to discover restaurants in the south side of Glasgow than to try #TheJollyTamil on its opening night #GlasgowFood #SriLankanFood #GlasgowRestaurants felt authentic and home made and now very invested in it being a success for my regular SL food fix!
August 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What better way to discover restaurants in the south side of Glasgow than to try #TheJollyTamil on its opening night #GlasgowFood #SriLankanFood #GlasgowRestaurants felt authentic and home made and now very invested in it being a success for my regular SL food fix!
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🌱 The GALLANT Community Collaboration Research team will be at the Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
🧩 Join us at the Botanic Gardens on Sat 14 & Sun 15 June for a fun, free & interactive event!
Explore tree mapping, flooding & active travel. We hope to see you at our stall 🙌
🧩 Join us at the Botanic Gardens on Sat 14 & Sun 15 June for a fun, free & interactive event!
Explore tree mapping, flooding & active travel. We hope to see you at our stall 🙌
May 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🌱 The GALLANT Community Collaboration Research team will be at the Glasgow Science Festival 2025!
🧩 Join us at the Botanic Gardens on Sat 14 & Sun 15 June for a fun, free & interactive event!
Explore tree mapping, flooding & active travel. We hope to see you at our stall 🙌
🧩 Join us at the Botanic Gardens on Sat 14 & Sun 15 June for a fun, free & interactive event!
Explore tree mapping, flooding & active travel. We hope to see you at our stall 🙌
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🌳🧪 Glasgow Science Festival returns this June with some amazing events being hosted in the ARC!
Join us for the ARC's very first science themed pub quiz, or join our free film screenings exploring the wonders and stories of the sea.🐟
More info in bio 🔗
Join us for the ARC's very first science themed pub quiz, or join our free film screenings exploring the wonders and stories of the sea.🐟
More info in bio 🔗
May 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🌳🧪 Glasgow Science Festival returns this June with some amazing events being hosted in the ARC!
Join us for the ARC's very first science themed pub quiz, or join our free film screenings exploring the wonders and stories of the sea.🐟
More info in bio 🔗
Join us for the ARC's very first science themed pub quiz, or join our free film screenings exploring the wonders and stories of the sea.🐟
More info in bio 🔗
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One week until the Glasgow Science Festival begins!
Join in with 10 days of science fun for all ages between 5 June and 15 June, with its biggest-ever programme of events as part of the city’s celebrations of its 850th anniversary! 🎉🧪
More ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
Join in with 10 days of science fun for all ages between 5 June and 15 June, with its biggest-ever programme of events as part of the city’s celebrations of its 850th anniversary! 🎉🧪
More ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
May 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One week until the Glasgow Science Festival begins!
Join in with 10 days of science fun for all ages between 5 June and 15 June, with its biggest-ever programme of events as part of the city’s celebrations of its 850th anniversary! 🎉🧪
More ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
Join in with 10 days of science fun for all ages between 5 June and 15 June, with its biggest-ever programme of events as part of the city’s celebrations of its 850th anniversary! 🎉🧪
More ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...
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Curious to know more about digital chemistry? The Cronin Group brings together chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers to advance digital chemistry and programmable matter. From developing materials for solar fuel devices to producing drug delivery.
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgstem.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Curious to know more about digital chemistry? The Cronin Group brings together chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers to advance digital chemistry and programmable matter. From developing materials for solar fuel devices to producing drug delivery.
@uofgstem.bsky.social
@uofgstem.bsky.social
Two great opportunities fo @uofglasgow.bsky.social students (3yr+) to work on a great initiative with some fabulous colleagues. Deadline 25th April. #TeamUofG
💻 Digital Communications Internship Opportunity!
💡 Join the Glasgow Changing Futures team as a digital communications intern and help share inspiring stories of UofG research tackling global challenges.
Open to UofG students (3rd year+).
👉 Apply by 25 April 2025: tinyurl.com/y47cfsa7
💡 Join the Glasgow Changing Futures team as a digital communications intern and help share inspiring stories of UofG research tackling global challenges.
Open to UofG students (3rd year+).
👉 Apply by 25 April 2025: tinyurl.com/y47cfsa7
April 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Two great opportunities fo @uofglasgow.bsky.social students (3yr+) to work on a great initiative with some fabulous colleagues. Deadline 25th April. #TeamUofG
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Congratulations to Professors Anne Kerr, Eleanor Shaw, @moragtreanor.bsky.social, Irene-Marie Esser and Ken Thomson, who have been elected as @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellows.
They join a community of leading international social sciences & humanities researchers.
More: gla.ac/41RwqD5
They join a community of leading international social sciences & humanities researchers.
More: gla.ac/41RwqD5
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Congratulations to Professors Anne Kerr, Eleanor Shaw, @moragtreanor.bsky.social, Irene-Marie Esser and Ken Thomson, who have been elected as @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellows.
They join a community of leading international social sciences & humanities researchers.
More: gla.ac/41RwqD5
They join a community of leading international social sciences & humanities researchers.
More: gla.ac/41RwqD5
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At @uob-ieu.bsky.social we have put together a checklist for researchers to consider at the start of setting up patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE). The aim is to help anticipate topics that might be upsetting to contributors and to plan for other needs. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org
January 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
At @uob-ieu.bsky.social we have put together a checklist for researchers to consider at the start of setting up patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE). The aim is to help anticipate topics that might be upsetting to contributors and to plan for other needs. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame
Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:06 AM
'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
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REF panel members announced for PCE pilot, next year. I’m delighted to have been selected for the UoA 7 panel, and look forward to helping make the REF more inclusive: https://2029.ref.ac.uk/people-culture-and-environment-pce/ref-2029-people-culture-and-environment-pilot-panels-membership/ #UKHE
December 5, 2024 at 5:56 PM
REF panel members announced for PCE pilot, next year. I’m delighted to have been selected for the UoA 7 panel, and look forward to helping make the REF more inclusive: https://2029.ref.ac.uk/people-culture-and-environment-pce/ref-2029-people-culture-and-environment-pilot-panels-membership/ #UKHE
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️
So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?
We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary
#WomeninSTEM
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Excited for #PublicationIntegrityWeek 2024? Topics this year include AI in ethics, evolving peer review, and practical sessions on managing ethical issues in diverse publications. Join us! https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024
November 20, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Excited for #PublicationIntegrityWeek 2024? Topics this year include AI in ethics, evolving peer review, and practical sessions on managing ethical issues in diverse publications. Join us! https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2024
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@britishacademy.bsky.social call for international evidence-informed policymaking grants is open!
Deadline for applications is 19 Feb 2025 at 17.00 UK Time
Funding of £150,000 is available for grants of up to 12 months in duration. You can see more 👇
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
Deadline for applications is 19 Feb 2025 at 17.00 UK Time
Funding of £150,000 is available for grants of up to 12 months in duration. You can see more 👇
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
Evidence-informed policymaking grants
This programme gives ODA-eligible early-career to senior researchers the opportunity to work with peers around the world to inform policymaking through quality evidence and research.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
November 19, 2024 at 7:54 AM
@britishacademy.bsky.social call for international evidence-informed policymaking grants is open!
Deadline for applications is 19 Feb 2025 at 17.00 UK Time
Funding of £150,000 is available for grants of up to 12 months in duration. You can see more 👇
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
Deadline for applications is 19 Feb 2025 at 17.00 UK Time
Funding of £150,000 is available for grants of up to 12 months in duration. You can see more 👇
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/evid...
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NEW on Wonkhe: New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students. Ruairi Cullen explains https://buff.ly/49008I7
November 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students. Ruairi Cullen explains https://buff.ly/49008I7
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Trying to get your staff network off the ground? My fantastic colleague, research communities specialist Dr Elaine Gourlay, gives you the benefit of her guidance, in this new post on our Research Culture and Researcher Development blog - the Auditorium. theauditorium.blog/2024/11/19/e...
Engaging your research community: creating connection and belonging
By Dr Elaine Gourlay, Research Culture Specialist for Communities & Collegiality The Research Culture and Researcher Development Team at the University of Glasgow believes that everyone is at t…
theauditorium.blog
November 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Trying to get your staff network off the ground? My fantastic colleague, research communities specialist Dr Elaine Gourlay, gives you the benefit of her guidance, in this new post on our Research Culture and Researcher Development blog - the Auditorium. theauditorium.blog/2024/11/19/e...
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Here are 7 reasons why researchers should care about science communication skills👇🏻
medium.com/@ScienceMatt...
#SciComm #PhD #research #science
medium.com/@ScienceMatt...
#SciComm #PhD #research #science
7 Reasons Why Science Communication Skills Are Crucial for Researchers
Hey there, researcher!
medium.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Here are 7 reasons why researchers should care about science communication skills👇🏻
medium.com/@ScienceMatt...
#SciComm #PhD #research #science
medium.com/@ScienceMatt...
#SciComm #PhD #research #science
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Perhaps folks would like to see a work in progress I've undertaken with folks all across European Research Libraries. We're creating a set of gentle introductions for library professionals to Digital Scholarship and Data Science Essentials through Topic Guides. libereurope.github.io/ds-essentials/
Digital Scholarship & Data Science Essentials for Library Professionals
libereurope.github.io
November 19, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Perhaps folks would like to see a work in progress I've undertaken with folks all across European Research Libraries. We're creating a set of gentle introductions for library professionals to Digital Scholarship and Data Science Essentials through Topic Guides. libereurope.github.io/ds-essentials/
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🎓 We've made a starter pack of university policy institutes like us, and people who work for/are connected to them – do give it a follow!
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
November 19, 2024 at 1:01 PM
🎓 We've made a starter pack of university policy institutes like us, and people who work for/are connected to them – do give it a follow!
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
We'll add to it as more institutes join, and let us know if there's anyone we should add! ⬇️
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🦋 New to BlueSky?
🧪 Interested in science?
👀 Wanna find posts by scientists in specific fields?
📃 Click here for an ever-growing list of +230 science-related feeds and their hashtags: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky
🧪 Interested in science?
👀 Wanna find posts by scientists in specific fields?
📃 Click here for an ever-growing list of +230 science-related feeds and their hashtags: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky
a man with glasses and suspenders is standing in front of a group of people and says science !!
ALT: a man with glasses and suspenders is standing in front of a group of people and says science !!
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:23 AM
🦋 New to BlueSky?
🧪 Interested in science?
👀 Wanna find posts by scientists in specific fields?
📃 Click here for an ever-growing list of +230 science-related feeds and their hashtags: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky
🧪 Interested in science?
👀 Wanna find posts by scientists in specific fields?
📃 Click here for an ever-growing list of +230 science-related feeds and their hashtags: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky