SIT at GSA (@sit_gsa) • Instagram 1,150 Followers - 214 Posts - "‘New hands weaving old ways’ Yesterday, as part of Winter School 2026, students who have travelled to Winter School fro…"

Our annual Winter School, with participants from round the world, is running this week in and around our Highlands campus - updates and images here: www.instagram.com/sit_gsa/

Tomorrow! Come join us and the Videogames Glasgow meetup group for the next Soapbox session!
Thrilled to have @alastairlow.bsky.social and Suum Studio

📢 NEW | NIHR announces Global Health Research Professors

Professor Emma Thomson has been recognised by the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) for her world-changing work delivering impact on some of the most pressing global health challenges.

www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

Some big updates on funding available in UK (and beyond) for game developers courtesy of gamesopportunities.com - 9a449.r.sp1-brevo.net/mk/mr/sh/SMJ...
Including Content Fund and Prototype Fund for those hoping to kick-off or grow their game companies

The "interfaceX.net" graphic showing an old computer with the website url. keychains of old school computer iconography surround it. it is very nostalgic.

InterfaceX26 starts today! a Steam event of games featuring fake and fictional OS. "Everything is going to be ok" is part of it.
interfacex.net
"More than 150 developers and publishers have come together to launch InterfaceX26, a week-long Steam sale and livestream running from April 27 to May 4."

Degree Show: Glasgow School of Art - Animation Scotland Degree Show 2026 presents the next generation of creative graduates in what is Glasgow’s largest public visual arts exhibition, with over 840 students from across the GSA’s four schools—Fine Art, Desi...

Thanks to @animationscotland.bsky.social for including us on the list of degree shows to see this summer: www.animationscotland.com/event/degree...

Come help us shape the future of video game heritage in Scotland! New AHRC PhD opportunity for anyone interested in video game heritage and want to work with National Museums Scotland, Abertay Uni and Uni of Glasgow, apply!

Applications due 11/05/2026

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Researchers from @uofgcompsci.bsky.social are presenting their work and playing key roles at the ACM #CHI2026 conference this week.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

£30 million Games Growth package announced Game Republic is at the London Games Festival today where Minister Ian Murray has announced some great news for the games industry including: The Government's £30 million Games Growth package will hel...

Funding for the games industry doubles and more fantastic news - have a read, share and subscribe... and if you are a #gamedev with a great game idea... APPLY

www.linkedin.com/pulse/30-mil...

#indiegamedev #UKGamesFund

Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | ACM Conferences

Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems #chi2026 are now online!

@chi.acm.org

dl.acm.org/doi/proceedi...

Happy #NationalUnicornDay - Scotland's national animal! Here's one from 16th Century on vault of Kinneil House's Arbour Room - come & find it on a guided tour with #HistoricScotland this Saturday: see previous posts or web site for details - also our free outdoor guided walk & free local museum

Digital Heritage Visualisation - Glasgow School of Art MSc Heritage Visualisation. Postgraduate programme at The Glasgow School of Art. 3D scanning, interactive visualisation, digital documentation

And more details and how to apply guide also on the @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social site here: www.gsa.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Applications still open for September 2026 for our (retitled) MSc in Digital Heritage Visualisation... learn more about the programme here:
sit.gsa.ac.uk/programme/ms...

Number of Computing Science Teachers In Scotland Increases A new report from the Scottish Government shows that the number of computing science teachers have grown in the biggest annual increase since records began

A new report from the Scottish Government shows that the number of computing science teachers have grown in the biggest annual increase since records began.

Full story

www.digit.fyi/number-of-co...
#Tech | #News | #ComputingScience | #Teachers

Love games? Wanna play some? Get your #GIGF26 ticket today 🎟️
glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/

#indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

The SciArt Feed is growing faster this week than ever.

Tap below, tap the 3 dots in the corner, and tap 🧡 for art engaged in science, every day, and NO GENERATIVE AI.

If you already have it pinned, make sure to Like the feed!
🐡 🧪🎨🩺🔭 #academicsky

The former hospital is currently part of the @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social Bourdon Building.
The former waiting room hall is now our Bourdon Lecture Theatre.

Scots Firms Take Home £400,000 at Regional EDGE Awards Scottish EDGE has named twenty firms from four regions as winners at the second Regional EDGE competition, sharing a prize fund of £400,000.

Scottish EDGE has named twenty high-growth businesses from four regions as winners at the second Regional EDGE competition, sharing a prize fund of £400,000.

www.digit.fyi/scots-firms-...
#tech #ScottishAwards #businessprize @ScottishEDGE

A great chance to listen to Stark Holborn on narrative writing for procedurally generated worlds.
Stark is one of our wonderful visiting lecturers on interactive digital narrative. 📝⌨️🧑‍💻

A shield design for the QS World University Rankings. Art & Design, Ranked #8, 2026

The latest QS World Rankings are out, and congratulations to all colleagues across @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social whose hard work has resulted in our global top ten recognition
www.gsa.ac.uk

Glasgow Games Soapbox, Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup An evening of talks about games and game development. We have a small selection of speakers from in and out of the games industry sharing their wisdom. Expect talks to be

We're looking forward to hosting the next Glasgow Games Soapbox with the Video Games Glasgow meetup group. Thursday April 16th - sign up and call for speakers here:
www.meetup.com/videogames-g...
@ohcripes.bsky.social @glasgowindiegamesfest.org @scottishgames.bsky.social @debugmag.com

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Great to welcome the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation back today - for the first time at our new studios at West Regent Street. www.instagram.com/ray.harryhau...

Have you got your ticket for #GIGF26 yet? We’d love to see you there! 🎟️

Grab yours today ⊹₊ ݁.
glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/

#indiegames #glasgowgames #glasgowindiegames

Also...
www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Our wonderful visiting lecturer on Interactive Digital Narrative @starkholborn.bsky.social wrote a piece for this!
Great looking collection, can't wait to add it to our library!

Logo for Playful Learning conference showing a pacman ghost hiding in some trees. The conference theme is "Into the Woods".

#PlayLearn Conference 👀

Playful Learning 2026 will be held in Brighton, 1st-3rd July at the University of Sussex. The conference theme is "Into the Woods".

The call for sessions has closed but...
👉Registration will open on Weds 11th March.👈

#GBL #academicSky #HigherEd

March of Curiosity is here at Glasgow Science Centre 🎉

A month of hands-on science, shows, workshops and events as we celebrate 25 years of curiosity - and we’re only getting started.

👉 Find out more: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/march-of-curiosity

Reminder that there is a #PlayfulLearning and #GameBasedLearning feed here: bsky.app/profile/dais...

Please share!

#GBL #academicSky @bsky.app @professors-at-play.bsky.social @gamingthepast.bsky.social @gamestudies.bsky.social @gameranthro.bsky.social @gamerlearner.bsky.social #HigherEd #EdTech

Submissions are . ݁₊⊹OPEN⊹₊ ݁.

We can’t wait to get our hands on your wonderful games 💖

Submissions are open from today until May 1st, here’s the link:
glasgowindiegamesfest.org/links/

What are you waiting for? Submit your indie games .✦ ݁˖TODAY˖ ݁✦.

#GIGF26 #indiegames #glasgowgames