Join Prof Anna de Jong for her inauguration lecture on 18/3, in celebration of #IWD2026
Prof de Jong will discuss her research into tourism and the right to place.
📍 Rutherford McCowan Building, 12-1:30pm
FREE to attend - please share!
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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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👐 Help us give more young people from underrepresented backgrounds the #OpportunityToServe – make a donation today at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/
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The Gilbert Scott building.
Eight @uofgsocsci.bsky.social experts have been welcomed to @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellowship.
They join an outstanding community of 74 leading social scientists.
Read more: gla.ac/4lkjlu1
Our next Stevenson Trust and Scottish Council on Global Affairs takes place tonight
The event focuses on the challenges in relevance of aid and the prospects for some of the alternatives now being proposed.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-foreign...
Tune in to hear @fabiolacreed.bsky.social on Radio Scotland Breakfast discussing the digital archive being created by @kthabitproject.bsky.social that charts 60 years of tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries sports sponsorship.
Listen in at 56m 37s.
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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 👏👏👏
Brilliant to see so many UofG colleagues becoming Fellows of the Academy!
Gilbert Scott building with a clear sky above from a distance
Eight @uofgsocsci.bsky.social experts have been welcomed to @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellowship.
They join an outstanding community of 74 leading social scientists.
More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Happy 250th birthday to Adam Smith's most famous book!
We can only encourage young people to get involved in politics & public life if we understand their world – and that's just what the John Smith Centre's research aims to do 📊
🤲 Please give to support our vital research: www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/
#JSCGivingMonth @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Three students stand under a stone archway at the University of Glasgow, looking at a giant open book designed to resemble The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
This year marks 250 years since the publication of Adam Smith’s ‘The Wealth of Nations’ and we’ll be celebrating his most famous book during 2026 at UofG 🥳
More: gla.ac/4ll810H
A wonderful morning at Mass in the University Chapel and at the Cardinal Winning Lecture, celebrating Catholic education and reflecting on the importance of beauty, wonder and awe in education.
@glasgow.ac.uk
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@uofgeducation.bsky.social
Congratulations to the eight UofG social scientists elected as Academy of Social Sciences Fellows 🎉 including
@celsenbroich.bsky.social and @profellenstu.bsky.social
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Upcoming Stevenson Trust event with Support from the Scottish Council on Global Affairs the State of the world Project with logos from the University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University, Development studies association, and the SCGA.
There's still time to register for Monday's Stevenson Trust event.
The event will discuss these challenges with an expert panel and assess the continued relevance of aid, and the prospects for some of the alternatives now being proposed.
Register here: tinyurl.com/545wwctf
International Monetary Fund logo with their logo on the right.
New research shows that International Monetary Fund loans tend to lead to more liberal economic policies in all countries, but public responses differ between democracies and autocracies.
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/2t8rmahx
John Hartson, Chris Harkins and Sarah Hartson.
Flyer for the event 'Navigating an addictive and toxic landscape: contemporary influences on problem gambling among young men'.
Please join us on Wed 18 March for an event bringing together research, lived experience and policy insight to explore the public health implications of an increasingly addictive and toxic digital & commercial landscape for young men. With John & Sarah Hartson. www.gcph.co.uk/latest/event...
Only one week to go for the @uofgpolicy.bsky.social and @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social one-day conference on Sustainable Welfare 💡
A great lineup of local and international speakers - last few spaces available, sign up here ⬇️
Pupils Visiting Scottish Parliament as Part of John Smith Centre Schools Programme
ICYMI: Pupils from three schools experienced a full day at the Scottish Parliament through the @johnsmithcentre.com schools programme, exploring scrutiny, accountability and the role of committees.
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/4ksvbbzz
Today we have a special #JSCGivingMonth message from our Chair @andersoniain.bsky.social 🌟
Please give to support our mission to open doors to politics & public life for young people 🤝 www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social
Our events at @glasgow.ac.uk and beyond provide a platform for free and open debate, inspiring young people to get involved in the public square 🎤
💪 Your donations allow us to deliver these events – please give at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/
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The next event takes place on Tuesday, 10th March at the Kelvin Gallery, discussing whether foreign aid is still relevant today.
You can register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-foreign...
Thank you to all those who attended last night's Stevenson Trust event with Professor Lea Ypi.
The event focused on capitalism and its impact on freedom.
You can watch the full recording here: youtube.com/live/3AjdVhY...
We are working with schools in areas of multiple deprivation to encourage more young people to get involved in politics & public life 🏫
🤲 We need your help to expand our Schools Programme – please consider giving at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/
#JSCGivingMonth @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
The next Stevenson Trust Lecture is now live!
Join Professor Lea Ypi, who will focus on how capitalism undermines freedom.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/3AjdVhY...
🎧 Both episodes of our 2025 season of Equality in Housing are available on YouTube so you can listen on there alongside our website and Spotify.
More episodes, both new and old, will be coming to YouTube soon! 📍 Equality in Housing playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our Parliamentary Internship Programme gives students from underrepresented backgrounds the #OpportunityToServe by providing paid placements with MSPs/MPs 🚀
🤝 The programme relies on your support – please donate at www.johnsmithcentre.com/support-us/
#JSCGivingMonth @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
We're excited to mark the beginning of #JSCGivingMonth today! ✨️
👀 Keep an eye on our social media channels this month, where we will be showcasing all of our brilliant programmes and activities opening doors to public life and politics for young people.
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