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.

Glasgow fire: Why historic places matter emotionally The deep meaning we attach to ruptured historic buildings is part of a wider emotional landscape and often too needs repaired, writes Rebecca Madgin

"These stories build up over the years to ensure that places like Union Corner fizz with emotional energy."

Brilliant read by @imadgination03.bsky.social in @scotsman.com in the aftermath of Glasgow's Union Corner fire, and why we're so affected by the loss of historic places.

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getting comfortable with being uncomfortable Good academic writing means sitting with a discomfort that never entirely goes away. It’s not a discomfort that comes from having nothing to say. Most of us have more than enough ideas crowding the…

Fantastic blogpost by @patthomson.bsky.social on productive discomfort 👏 ‘Academic writing is a form of thinking. It’s not the transcription of thoughts already completed, but a process of thinking itself.’ patthomson.net/2026/03/08/g...

The main building and tower at the University of Glasgow surrounded by trees.

Historic places are vital for mental health, according to research by @uofgussp.bsky.social, @imadgination03.bsky.social and Historic England.

Familiar historic places provide emotional stability – helping people to function and thrive in everyday life.

More: gla.ac/4qQ0CIZ

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Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally Cambridge Core - Archaeology: General Interest - Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally

📚New book!!! So happy to share that ‘Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ has just been published by Cambridge University Press.

Outlines a conceptual framework for ‘emotion’ comprised of responses, attachments, and communities built from evidence from places across England and Scotland.

Ever wondered why historic places matter to you?

Watch @imadgination03.bsky.social give a preview of her new book on emotion and place.

'Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ - coming soon to a bookshop near you…

Prof Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social ‪@uofgussp.bsky.social has been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.

She'll provide external expertise and apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.

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History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

Brilliant report and well worth devoting time to read ⬇️

Community centres are at the heart of what makes our places meaningful.

Glad to have brought insights from the work in our AHRC funded Place Programme hosted by @uofgussp.bsky.social

Great to see this work launched. Definitely worth a read ⬇️

Congratulations to Prof Alice Mah on publication day! 🎉

Red Pockets takes the reader on an evocative journey from South China to Scotland - and weaves in Alice's research at UofG.

She'll be doing a reading on 6 May at Glasgow's Argyll St @waterstones.bsky.social - do go along if you can 📕

Such fun to support the Humanise Summit with the AHRC Place Programme. Covered serious issues = building design and health. We spoke to how evidence from the arts and humanities can help us understand links between building design, emotions, belonging and ownership.

Hugo Campos and Rebecca Madgin at the Humanise Summit.

‘Boring buildings are bad for our brains!’

Prof Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social has joined the call for more joyful buildings at the recent Humanise Summit, co-hosted by @uofglasgow.bsky.social as part of its AHRC funded Place-Based Research Programme.

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AHRC offers amazing value for money. Our grant covers all arts and humanities disciplines (and there are a lot!! www.ukri.org/wp-content/u... )

1000 grants over the past 3 years, funding 150 organizations

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And leverage of £350m co-funding from inside UKRI & other funders

Arts and Humanities Research Council 25 Years of Excellence and Impact

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“This is not research and innovation parachuted into local areas, it’s funding that is building up the future of our communities. This is investing in people’s place of home.”

Brilliant reflection on arts, humanities, innovation, infrastructure and place

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Publication day! A social & architectural history of post-war Scottish new towns: planning & buildings plus community, family, gender, work, education, home. The ebook is FREE via bit.ly/4hLkxn9. Print copy (more attractive!) via www.bloomsbury.com/uk/building-... - do ask libraries to purchase

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025 - Bennett Institute for Public Policy Driving forward key policy questions in a turbulent world

Our @bennettinstitute.bsky.social annual conference is on 28th March and tickets can now be booked - in person or online: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/annua... It's always a great event & we have a fab line-up of speakers/sessions

Building Modern Scotland Combining architectural and social history, this open access book tells for the first time the in-depth story of Scotland's new towns.One of the most significan…

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Great to see this out in the world. A real team effort to bring the story of Scotland's new towns into view. And it's Open Access!

Congratulations Alistair!

Cover of the book 'Building Modern Scotland', which shows boys and their bicycles amid new town housing (actually Cumbernauld)

'Building Modern Scotland' exists! Publication date is 6 Feb; it'll be available Open Access (free) online then, & in print. Big thanks to all co-authors inc. (on here) @lynncabrams.bsky.social @vawright10.bsky.social, & funder @leverhulme.bsky.social. I'll trail some themes in the coming week...