🌟 The UK Youth Poll 2026 is here! 🌟
Young people no longer think their lives will be better than their parents’. They want better politics & financial stability.
📊 Read the #UKYouthPoll2026 now: www.ukyouthpoll.com
@glasgow.ac.uk @nationwideuk.bsky.social @focaldata.bsky.social
The Emirates Arena in Glasgow
Writing in today's @scotsman.com, @robinireland.bsky.social cautions that watching the Commonwealth Games could be bad for your health.
"Sponsorship is a convenient way for unhealthy brands to get themselves noticed, but at the expense of both environmental and human health."
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Glasgow’s traffic congestion is costing bus users an estimated £24m a year, finds new research by @ubdc.bsky.social commissioned by First Bus.
The study was led by @drdpmcarthur.bsky.social Dr Fiona Crawford and Dr Jose Rafael Verduzco-Torres @uofgussp.bsky.social
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
This is a must read - our @changingrealities.bsky.social parents and carers are doing crucial work in calling for change based on their own experiences.
📢 Call for submissions now open! 📢
Housing scholars, policymakers and practitioners are invited to submit short abstracts of papers (max. 250 words) for our recently announced conference “Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?” by 5pm, Friday 5 June 2026.
Despite achieving historic scores, the French Far Right failed to make a breakthrough in the larger towns and cities.
Writing for @uk.theconversation.com Timothy Peace and @fredpaxton.bsky.social discuss the hurdles along the path to power for the Rassemblement National.
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India’s new wave of Hindu Religious Entrepreneurship is reshaping our interpretation of success, according to @uofgasbs.bsky.social research led by @sreevas.bsky.social.
Read more ⬇️
'They help us make sense of chaos.'
Dr Yvonne Skipper @uofgeducation.bsky.social spoke to BBC Scotland on how ‘vivid conspiracy theories’ are more popular during times of crisis, when people feel anxious and need to make sense of disaster.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
"If institutions cannot name a problem, they struggle to count it, respond to it, or prevent it."
Responding to the Govt's newly announced definition of anti-Muslim racism, @nasarmeer.bsky.social explains why more needs to be done, writing for Politics Home.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
This is such a powerful read from @imadgination03.bsky.social - really explains why we feel so sad about the loss of a building most of us never really noticed during our daily commute.
Sorry to have missed this event - Robin's book is an excellent read (and you don't need to be a footie fan to enjoy - I'm certainly not)!
Delighted for Prof de Jong - her research into tourism and place is so interesting and definitely worth hearing more about!
We've teamed up with renewable energy company RES, to offer 19 Dumfries and Galloway S3 pupils the opportunity to take part in a free residential field course @sceneuog.bsky.social this summer 🍃
Our aim is to inspire future environmental scientists - please share!
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Did you know that social media has become a central channel for gambling promotion?
Got sports memorabilia from the past 60 years?
Share it with @kthabitproject.bsky.social - and build a digital archive charting sports sponsorship over the decades
Contributing to this project are gambling harms, experts @fabiolacreed.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social
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To have even one @uofgsocsci.bsky.social colleague named as a @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellow is an honour - but eight is amazing! Huge well done to all who are joining this spring's cohort 👏👏👏
Love this project - if you have any sports memorabilia that you can share a photo of to build this archive, they want to hear from you!
Kelly Johnson was on BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk show with Anna Massie talking about the 'Women Musicians’ Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Scottish Folk Music' research project.
Well worth listening to her interview and tracks she picked.🎶
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Oh hey Adam Smith - happy 250th birthday to your book!
Loved working with the talented team @uofgasbs.bsky.social on celebrating the 🌍 impact that The Wealth of Nations and Adam Smith continue to have.
(ps - transporting an oversized WoN across @glasgow.ac.uk was memorable 😅).
#WealthofNations250
Happy International Women’s Day!
We are proud of the women of #TeamUofG, past and present. Here are just a few who have shaped our community over our 575-year history.
Learn more: Gla.ac.uk/explore/575
Great opportunity to hear about @thegcph.bsky.social work on lived experience and problem gambling - please share!
📣New blog!
Former professional footballer John Hartson and his wife Sarah Hartson reflect on our new report 'Navigating an addictive and toxic landscape' and share their story, showing how gambling harms impact not just individuals, but whole families.
www.gcph.co.uk/latest/news-...
"If you lose your head, you lose the fight"
What happens when young people at risk of exclusion take to the boxing ring to find their inner calm or 'chimp'? A brilliant read in @heraldscotland.bsky.social about Mark Breslin's work @uofgeducation.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2588350...
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📣 New Report!
'Navigating an addictive and toxic landscape'
GCPH's Chris Harkins has produced a rapid review of evidence concerning contemporary influences on problem gambling among young men
▶️ www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
Fantastic new resource from @thesccjr.bsky.social that will help to have conversations around youth violence.
Great news that @adr-scotland.bsky.social was awarded 5 years of @ukri.org funding – enabling @moragtreanor.bsky.social @nickbailey37.bsky.social @serena-pattaro.bsky.social to conduct data-driven research aimed at improving lives across the UK.
@ubdc.bsky.social
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"Many look to the drone war over Ukraine as the shape of things to come" - excellent comment by Taras Ferdiko on what four years of the Ukraine-Russia teaches us about the warfare of the future.
University of Glasgow Professor Alison Phipps wearing a red robe in front of an ornate window.
A major report led by @alisonphipps.bsky.social calls for a renewed national commitment to supporting multilingualism as a core pillar of integration, education, and community wellbeing.
It was launched at the @royalsoced.bsky.social New Scots Language Taster day.
Read more: gla.ac/4tPdjFJ
Professor Wendy Loretto profile photo announced as the University of Glasgow new Head of School at the Adam Smith Business School
Professor Wendy Loretto has been announced as the new Head of our Adam Smith Business School @uofgasbs.bsky.social
Currently Professor of Organisational Management at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, Prof Loretto starts her new role on 20 April. Welcome to #TeamUofG, Wendy!
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This is wonderful news for @changingrealities.bsky.social - a well deserved accolade for an incredibly hard working team 🥳🥳🥳
