Heather Dewey-Hagborg
📣 New York based artist and biohacker Dr. Heather Dewey-Hagborg comes to the ARC on 12th & 13th May for two free events. Join us for a screening of her short film, “Hybrid: An Interspecies Opera”, and an exclusive talk as part of our series, ARC Conversations.
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Last chance to claim your FREE ticket for tonight's event, feat. Rachelle Atalla & Roger Glass, and hosted in partnership with @agrayarchive.bsky.social
📖 Responding to Alasdair Gray's 'Lanark'
⏰ 6pm - 7pm
🥂 Drink on arrival
🌸 Part of the 2026 Spring Fling
www.eventbrite.com/e/responding...
📆❌ TONIGHT'S GAMES NIGHT POSTPONED
A reminder that due to today's industrial action 'Play Across Time: A Night of Scottish Games History' has been postponed until further notice.
All ticketholders have received further details by email.
We will update you on the rescheduled date ASAP.
Last week we celebrated the knowledge exchange & innovation work which happens across UofG at our annual Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards.
It’s a powerful reminder of how our research is shaped through collaboration to tackle important challenges.
Congrats to all 👏
More: gla.ac/4v0VVyf
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees 🎉
Our first Spring Fling event takes place next Thursday 2 April.
💡This is a unique opportunity to see Tracing Light at the ARC, and hear from the researchers and producers involved in making the film.
FREE TICKETS for Tracing Light can be found here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1982962020...
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting the @glasgow.ac.uk's Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Awards. Congratulations to all the winners and everyone shortlisted in what was a fantastic celebration of knowledge exchange and innovation activities. 💫
List of winners: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Congratulations to the Living Laboratory team on winning the Place-Based Impact Award at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards last night, and to all our colleagues who were shortlisted! 🎉
Proud to have 5 nominations over 4 categories. Highlighting the breadth of our impact activities. 🙌
Congratulations to ARC resident Professor Patrick Gunning and the entire Entourage AI team on the launch of their new spinout. 👏 Read more ⬇️
Our 'Spotlight on Research' series continues with Julie R Williamson. Julie’s research analyses how we communicate whilst using technology, mapping how our behaviour changes in these adapted surroundings.
@uofgcompsci.bsky.social
📣 Calling all UofG Staff & Students. Join us on 23 March in the ARC for our Celebrating Achievements in Knowledge Exchange & Innovation - People & Excellence showcase & awards.
Celebratory showcase from 2.30pm and awards presentation at 4.15pm.
Limited tickets: bit.ly/40XOQAA
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
And that’s not all! Check out the full SPRING FLING programme and book tickets via the link in our bio🔗
📖 Responding to Lanark
📅 Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 18:00
In partnership with @agrayarchive.bsky.social , celebrate 45 years since the publication of Alasdair Gray's Lanark in the company of author Rachelle Atalla, who will read from a specially commissioned short story to mark the occasion.
🧑🧒 Family Day
📅 Saturday 11 April⏰ 12:00
From clocks to time capsules to tempo, it’s time for the whole family to get stuck into our research at the university. There's the option too to join us for a screening of Alice in Wonderland (Disney, 1951).
♟️ Play Across Time: Games Night
📅 Tuesday 7 April ⏰ 16:00
Explore the history (and future) of Scottish games and gaming through an exciting programme of interactive activity. Expect stalls, workshops, talks, gaming consoles, historic board games, and immersive VR.
🎵 Songs from the Cosmos
📅 Tuesday 7 April⏰ 17:30
A singular performance and journey into sound and vision using muons (energetic subatomic particles) with BAFTA-winning artist and musician Lomond Campbell and nuclear physicist David Mahon.
🎞️CinemARC: Interstellar
📅 Thursday 9 April⏰ 17:30
Christopher Nolan's smash-hit Interstellar introduced by Dr Daniel Williams, who'll be talking time, black holes, and the scientific accuracy of the movie. A chance to ask all your burning questions!
🎞️CinemARC: Tracing Light
📅 Thursday 2 April⏰ 18:00
Tracing Light brings together leading physicists and artists on a quest to understand and animate light. A unique film experience followed by a Q&A with the researchers and filmmakers involved.
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🚨 Announcement 🚨
🌷The annual Spring Fling festival returns from 2 - 17 April with a free programme for all ages, exploring the theme 'About Time'. A sure fire way to put a spring in your step!
👉 View the full programme + book via the link in our bio🔗
🎟️ All tickets are FREE
HIGHLIGHTS BELOW...
Professor Naveed Sattar
ARC Conversations - Obesity & weightloss drugs: solution or distraction?
17 March, 4–5:30pm
In this talk, Naveed Sattar will explore the evidence behind weight-loss drugs.
Free + ticketed. Drinks after the event.
More info + booking ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arc-conver...
🎥Join us on Thur 19 Feb for this special presentation of the 2014 Iranian film, Tales, directed by Rakhshan Banietemad 🎥
💬The screening will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by Loa Pourmirza from The Joon Project and Dr Zahra Khosroshahi.
🎫Last tickets available here: tinyurl.com/3trx73n3
Colourful logo and the words The Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards 2026
Congratulations & good luck to our UofG colleagues who have been shortlisted for the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards. 👏 🤞
Organised by Interface, the awards celebrate partnerships between academia, business, the public sector + the third sector.
Find out more: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
In January, Professor Chris Pearce (Vice Principal of Research and Knowledge Exchange) visited Tanzania to see first hand how long term collaborations between the University and Tanzanian partners translate excellent science into real-world impact.
@uofgmvls.bsky.social
We're excited to host this @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social exhibition led by staff and students from Product Design.
'Equitable Communities of Health in the Climate Era: Designing Future Experiences' is free and open to the public from 6 - 12 February (closed on Saturday and Sunday).
🎞️ Cine Dialógico
📅 Thu 5 Mar | ⏰ 17:30
A premiere screening with Ragged Cinema & Havana Glasgow Film Festival. Can film foster solidarities across borders? The film follows feminist activists in Cuba, Catalunya & Glasgow through zero-budget dialogical filmmaking.
🎞️ Tales
📅 Thu 19 Feb | ⏰ 17:30
A rare chance to see Rakhshan Banietemad’s groundbreaking 2014 Iranian film on the big screen. Curated with Dr Zahra Khosroshahi & Loa Pourmirza from The Joon Project.
🎞️I Swear
📅 Thu 22 Jan | ⏰ 17:30
Celebrate Burns Night with this acclaimed film set in the Scottish Borders. Plus a post-screening Q&A with linguists Prof Jennifer Smith & Dr Clara Cohen, chaired by Prof Joanna Kopaczyk-McPherson — exploring swearing in language, brains & Scottish culture.
🎬❄️ Our winter CinemARC programme is now open for bookings!
An eclectic programme of films, discussions & collaborators.
🎟️ All events are FREE
🔗 Full programme + tickets via the link in our bio
Help us develop a global map of how Burns Night is celebrated! Take Part in The Burns Supper at 225 Years Research Project ⬇️ .
There are still tickets for our annual Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference this Sat (17th Jan), held in the ARC: gla.ac/3LaXLe5
