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Today, on Earth Day, in partnership with British Council Scotland, we're proud to host the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium, bringing EARTH scholars, mentors & partners together to share the real-world impact of the programme - in research, communities and futures shaped through collaboration.

Front cover of EARTH Scholarships Programme Impact Portfolio

🌍 This Earth Day 2026, SGSAH & British Council Scotland launch a new Impact Portfolio from the EARTH Scholarships Programme. Showcasing work by our EARTH Scholars (2023–25), it highlights creative, interdisciplinary responses shaping more sustainable futures.

Explore: issuu.com/sgsah/docs/c...

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#Glasgow bound today for the @sgsah.bsky.social #Earth symposium. Looking forward to meeting with other #PhD students and presenting how the #scholarship has shaped my research on human #RedDeer relationships in #Prehistory
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@uhiarchaeology.bsky.social
#Zooarchaeology #Archaeology

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Brilliant to be back with @sgsah.bsky.social for the EARTH Scholars reunion day - here with Harish Lokhun from @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scotland welcoming scholars back to Glasgow

Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Video Game Heritage at Abertay University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Video Game Heritage at Abertay University, listed on FindAPhD.com

📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in Scottish video game heritage!

ARCS-funded PhD researching a national collection of Scotland’s game history. With @abertayuni.bsky.social, @glasgow.ac.uk & National Museum of Scotland.

Apps due by 11/05/2026

🔗 Learn more & apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

This week we’d like to introduce our Board- Meet our Chair, Monica Callaghan—Head of Operations & Strategy @sgsah.bsky.social With 20+ years in arts leadership, she champions access, innovation, & inclusion. She joins us to support growth, learning and long-term impact. 📸 by Matthew Arthur Williams

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Meet our new Featured Researcher, Cicely Farrer! ✨

Cicely's PhD @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social explores art, gender & activism, tracing how artists organised politically across the 20th century.

Discover her story & research in full → sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

Beginning a British Council Venice Fellowship Resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic shares their research relating Jagoda Buić and Lubaina Himid at the Venice Biennale, as part of their British Council Venice Fellowship in May 2026.

New on the SGSAH Blog! ✨

Resident blogger Jelena shares the ideas behind their upcoming British Council Venice Fellowship.

A brilliant read for anyone interested in intercultural dialogue, art, or behind‑the‑scenes Fellowship life.

👉 Dive into the full post: sgsahblog.com/2026/04/07/b...

Fauna, Forests, Fabrics: Researching Folk Weaving in Lithuania and Scotland Guest blogger Cecilia Charlton discusses the value of durational ethnographic practices in heritage textile research.

🌟 New on the SGSAH blog 🌟

Practice-based researcher @gsalibrary.bsky.social, Cecilia Charlton, explores how folk weaving traditions in Lithuania and Scotland reveal deep connections between people, materials, landscapes & heritage craft. 🧶

👉 Read the full article: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/31/f...

It’s all about nuclear anxiety today as Ollie Greenall talks to us about his research.
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Listening to – and as – Research Previewing their SGSAH-supported event in Glasgow in April 2026, curator Sara Guidi considers the environmental meanings of storytelling, through the lenses of gender studies and diasporic narrativ…

New on the SGSAH Blog ✨

Curator & practice-based PhD @saraguidi.bsky.social reflects on listening as a feminist, diasporic, and more‑than‑human practice, ahead of her SGSAH‑supported event 'Like Ancient Drops In Future Tides' this April.

➡️ Read the full post: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/24/l...

Just ONE WEEK left to apply for these paid Blogger & Digital Curator positions at SGSAH! ⏰

And we're looking forward to seeing you again at the Symposium, Kath!

I had the privilege of being an Earth Scholar in 2023 and it was such an amazing programme to be part of. Looking forward to the symposium in April to hear all about the projects that have developed as a result of this scholarship.

A View of EARTH, from Scotland Concluding the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Alison Scott reflects on the ongoing impacts of the programme for scholars based in Scotland.

✨ New on the SGSAH blog: artist–researcher Alison Scott reflects on the lasting impacts of the EARTH Scholarship cohort programme - from muddy shell middens to new networks in environmental arts & humanities...

🔗 Read more: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/17/a...

⏰ Just one week left to apply for funding to showcase your Arts & Humanities PhD Research this June! ⏰

Call for Submissions | Romance, Revolution and Reform Submit a paper for the next issue of our interdisciplinary journal.

Delighted to have rejoined the @rrrjournal.bsky.social editorial board, this time as an Academic Editor!

The call for our next issue, ‘Sex in the Long Nineteenth Century’ remains open until 16th April. More details can be found here: www.rrrjournal.com/call-for-sub.... Please share with your PGRs!

For Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we spotlight cigarette cards in AGA’s collection—tiny, detailed worlds that inspired Alasdair Gray. Researched by David Lothian, whose @sgsah.bsky.social internship explored Gray & neurodivergence.

Bold graphic saying: We're hiring, SGSAH BLOGGER and ASSISTANT DIGITAL CURATOR, Apply by 30th March 2026

📢 SGSAH is hiring!

Two paid roles for Scotland-based Arts & Hums PhD researchers:

𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 + 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫

💻 5 hrs/week for 6 months. Build skills in writing & digital curation.
⏰ Closing: 30 March 2026
🔗 Full details: www.sgsah.ac.uk/about/news/h...

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The SGSAH March 2026 newsletter is here 📨 ✨

Inside this issue:

➡️ Spring into Methods 2026
➡️ We're recruiting: Blogger & Digital Curator
➡️ Last chance to join the SGSAH Research Showcase
➡️ Funding opportunities
➡️ Alumni highlights...and more!

🔗 Read it here: mailchi.mp/sgsah/newsle...

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✨ Meet our new Featured Researcher, Mattea Gernentz! @thewhimsicalowl.bsky.social

Mattea’s PhD with @glasgow.ac.uk explores how women Impressionists used nature as a site of creativity, freedom, and flânerie.

Discover her journey, insights, and inspirations: sgsahresearch.com/featured-res... 🎨

Learning about Ecosystems through Neurodivergent Modes of Enquiry In the next post from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Marta Kucza details her experimental fieldwork in Estonia and Scotland.

New on the SGSAH blog: Learning About Ecosystems Through Neurodivergent Modes of Enquiry 🌿

— By guest blogger Marta Kucza, an incoming 2025 EARTH Scholar @robertgordonuni.bsky.social.

Read more: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/10/l...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞! 🦋

In collaboration with @sgsss.bsky.social we are thrilled to share this unique series of interdisciplinary workshops focused on innovative research methods for PhD researchers.

View the programme & sign-up: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...

🌼🐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!

In collaboration with @sgsah.bsky.social we are thrilled to share the programme for this year's Spring into Methods — a series of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 focused on 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Creative Citizenship in the Archives: Engaging with Activist Histories Reflect on and engage with creative re-use and reanimation of activist archives in public collections in this interactive skills workshop.

📌 Creative Citizenship in the Archives: Methods for Engaging with Activist Histories | 2 April

w/ @natlibscot.bsky.social, Artist-in-Residence Bex Šik,
@womenslibrary.bsky.social, @cicelyjexfarrer.bsky.social & Alison Scott.

👥 Open to PhDs based in Scotland

🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-c...

Spring into Methods 2025/26 - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Spring into Methods Download Application Guidance Click Here to Apply The Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS), in partnership with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SG...

🔗 This year’s programme and registration links will be posted via this link from Friday afternoon: www.sgsss.ac.uk/training/spr...

Registration is first-come-first-served so don’t miss the chance to attend up to two sessions of your choice!

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🦋 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲!

In collaboration with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science - @sgsss.bsky.social - SGSAH is delighted to launch the Spring into Methods 2026 programme this Friday 6 March 2026!

Oil Pigs: The Moving Energy Theatre and ‘Performing the Archive’ in Shetland In the first in a series of posts from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme, guest blogger Miriam Sentler shares thoughts about her creative research methodology in the conte…

✨ New on the SGSAH PhD Blog ✨

2025 EARTH Scholar, Miriam Sentler, explores Shetland’s energy history through archival re-enactment & her project 'The Moving Energy Theatre' - testing 'performing the archive' in oil & wind landscapes.

🔗 Read the full blog: sgsahblog.com/2026/03/03/t...

We're looking forward to delivering a session tomorrow on 'Climate Crisis and Research Integrity: Developing an Environmental Impact Assessment' ➡️ tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

Reflecting on the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships Ahead of the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium in April 2026, resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic introduces a series of posts from this year’s cohort.

Ahead of the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium this Earth Day, the latest SGSAH blog reflects on the programme and introduces a new series highlighting scholars from the 2023–2025 cohorts. 🌏

Read it here: sgsahblog.com/2026/02/24/i...