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  1. We are going live on Facebook with a Dr Hilary Macartney lecture on Spanish Art in the Stirling Maxwell Collection of Pollok House @ 2pm. Please follow the link if you are interested in watching. facebook.com/events/1903676143

    #FoPCP #UniversityofGlasgow #GlasgowLife

  2. Protecting Our Legacy: Why This New PhD is the First Step Toward a National Collection for Scottish Games

    I am delighted to welcome the announcement of a fully funded PhD research studentship, which is now open for applications. Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Games Heritage is a collaboration between Abertay University, the University of Glasgow, and National Museums Scotland (NMS). This is a significant milestone in our journey to treat games as a vital part of Scotland’s cultural identity and heritage.

    For years, I have been advocating for a more concerted effort to capture and curate our industry’s history. From the bedroom-coding era to the high-end global productions of today, the Scottish story is unique. Yet, currently, out of 12 million artefacts in the National Museums Scotland collection, fewer than 200 relate to our Scottish games heritage. This is a gap we have to do far more to address.

    A Strategic Mandate for Preservation

    This studentship is not just an academic exercise; it is a strategic necessity. As I have highlighted through the More Than Games philosophy, games are the golden thread of the modern economy, but they are also a fragile cultural asset. With 87% of games from the 1980s and 1990s currently out of print, we are at risk of losing the very foundations of our success and misunderstanding our own contribution to Scotland’s digital legacy.

    At SGN, we have worked with many of the organisations supporting this appointment, as well as others across Scotland’s cultural and heritage ecosystem. I am also a trustee of the National Videogame Museum. So a fully-funded and supported position exploring the issues around game preservation, cultural impact, and legacy are very close to my heart.

    About the Studentship

    The 3.5-year studentship, funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), offers a tax-free stipend of £21,805 per annum and includes a six-month placement with National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh. This hands-on experience is vital; it ensures the research is grounded in the reality of museum curation while benefiting from the world-leading expertise of the Abertay Game Lab and the UofG Games and Gaming Lab.

    The project will ask fundamental questions: What does it mean to collect a video game? How do we preserve code, documentation, and the living histories of developers? By answering these, the successful candidate will help us build a strategy that is flexible enough to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry.

    An Open Call to Pioneers

    I encourage any independent, driven researchers with a passion for gaming history to apply. This is a chance to be at the forefront of a movement that will define how our industry is viewed by the public and by future governments.

    As we move toward the implementation of a national strategy for games, projects like this prove that Scotland is leading the way in professionalising the sector. I will continue to work alongside our academic and heritage partners to ensure that the work started here is just the beginning of a larger, national commitment to our digital legacy.

    Application Details:

    Queries: Contact Dr Hailey Austin and/or Prof Robin Sloan.

    Photo by Raymond Yeung on Unsplash

    #Abertay #games #PhD #research #Researcher #scotland #UniversityOfGlasgow #UofGGamesLab
  3. Protecting Our Legacy: Why This New PhD is the First Step Toward a National Collection for Scottish Games

    I am delighted to welcome the announcement of a fully funded PhD research studentship, which is now open for applications. Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Games Heritage is a collaboration between Abertay University, the University of Glasgow, and National Museums Scotland (NMS). This is a significant milestone in our journey to treat games as a vital part of Scotland’s cultural identity and heritage.

    For years, I have been advocating for a more concerted effort to capture and curate our industry’s history. From the bedroom-coding era to the high-end global productions of today, the Scottish story is unique. Yet, currently, out of 12 million artefacts in the National Museums Scotland collection, fewer than 200 relate to our Scottish games heritage. This is a gap we have to do far more to address.

    A Strategic Mandate for Preservation

    This studentship is not just an academic exercise; it is a strategic necessity. As I have highlighted through the More Than Games philosophy, games are the golden thread of the modern economy, but they are also a fragile cultural asset. With 87% of games from the 1980s and 1990s currently out of print, we are at risk of losing the very foundations of our success and misunderstanding our own contribution to Scotland’s digital legacy.

    At SGN, we have worked with many of the organisations supporting this appointment, as well as others across Scotland’s cultural and heritage ecosystem. I am also a trustee of the National Videogame Museum. So a fully-funded and supported position exploring the issues around game preservation, cultural impact, and legacy are very close to my heart.

    About the Studentship

    The 3.5-year studentship, funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), offers a tax-free stipend of £21,805 per annum and includes a six-month placement with National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh. This hands-on experience is vital; it ensures the research is grounded in the reality of museum curation while benefiting from the world-leading expertise of the Abertay Game Lab and the UofG Games and Gaming Lab.

    The project will ask fundamental questions: What does it mean to collect a video game? How do we preserve code, documentation, and the living histories of developers? By answering these, the successful candidate will help us build a strategy that is flexible enough to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry.

    An Open Call to Pioneers

    I encourage any independent, driven researchers with a passion for gaming history to apply. This is a chance to be at the forefront of a movement that will define how our industry is viewed by the public and by future governments.

    As we move toward the implementation of a national strategy for games, projects like this prove that Scotland is leading the way in professionalising the sector. I will continue to work alongside our academic and heritage partners to ensure that the work started here is just the beginning of a larger, national commitment to our digital legacy.

    Application Details:

    Queries: Contact Dr Hailey Austin and/or Prof Robin Sloan.

    Photo by Raymond Yeung on Unsplash

    #Abertay #games #PhD #research #Researcher #scotland #UniversityOfGlasgow #UofGGamesLab
  4. Protecting Our Legacy: Why This New PhD is the First Step Toward a National Collection for Scottish Games

    I am delighted to welcome the announcement of a fully funded PhD research studentship, which is now open for applications. Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Games Heritage is a collaboration between Abertay University, the University of Glasgow, and National Museums Scotland (NMS). This is a significant milestone in our journey to treat games as a vital part of Scotland’s cultural identity and heritage.

    For years, I have been advocating for a more concerted effort to capture and curate our industry’s history. From the bedroom-coding era to the high-end global productions of today, the Scottish story is unique. Yet, currently, out of 12 million artefacts in the National Museums Scotland collection, fewer than 200 relate to our Scottish games heritage. This is a gap we have to do far more to address.

    A Strategic Mandate for Preservation

    This studentship is not just an academic exercise; it is a strategic necessity. As I have highlighted through the More Than Games philosophy, games are the golden thread of the modern economy, but they are also a fragile cultural asset. With 87% of games from the 1980s and 1990s currently out of print, we are at risk of losing the very foundations of our success and misunderstanding our own contribution to Scotland’s digital legacy.

    At SGN, we have worked with many of the organisations supporting this appointment, as well as others across Scotland’s cultural and heritage ecosystem. I am also a trustee of the National Videogame Museum. So a fully-funded and supported position exploring the issues around game preservation, cultural impact, and legacy are very close to my heart.

    About the Studentship

    The 3.5-year studentship, funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), offers a tax-free stipend of £21,805 per annum and includes a six-month placement with National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh. This hands-on experience is vital; it ensures the research is grounded in the reality of museum curation while benefiting from the world-leading expertise of the Abertay Game Lab and the UofG Games and Gaming Lab.

    The project will ask fundamental questions: What does it mean to collect a video game? How do we preserve code, documentation, and the living histories of developers? By answering these, the successful candidate will help us build a strategy that is flexible enough to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry.

    An Open Call to Pioneers

    I encourage any independent, driven researchers with a passion for gaming history to apply. This is a chance to be at the forefront of a movement that will define how our industry is viewed by the public and by future governments.

    As we move toward the implementation of a national strategy for games, projects like this prove that Scotland is leading the way in professionalising the sector. I will continue to work alongside our academic and heritage partners to ensure that the work started here is just the beginning of a larger, national commitment to our digital legacy.

    Application Details:

    Queries: Contact Dr Hailey Austin and/or Prof Robin Sloan.

    Photo by Raymond Yeung on Unsplash

    #Abertay #games #PhD #research #Researcher #scotland #UniversityOfGlasgow #UofGGamesLab
  5. Protecting Our Legacy: Why This New PhD is the First Step Toward a National Collection for Scottish Games

    I am delighted to welcome the announcement of a fully funded PhD research studentship, which is now open for applications. Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Games Heritage is a collaboration between Abertay University, the University of Glasgow, and National Museums Scotland (NMS). This is a significant milestone in our journey to treat games as a vital part of Scotland’s cultural identity and heritage.

    For years, I have been advocating for a more concerted effort to capture and curate our industry’s history. From the bedroom-coding era to the high-end global productions of today, the Scottish story is unique. Yet, currently, out of 12 million artefacts in the National Museums Scotland collection, fewer than 200 relate to our Scottish games heritage. This is a gap we have to do far more to address.

    A Strategic Mandate for Preservation

    This studentship is not just an academic exercise; it is a strategic necessity. As I have highlighted through the More Than Games philosophy, games are the golden thread of the modern economy, but they are also a fragile cultural asset. With 87% of games from the 1980s and 1990s currently out of print, we are at risk of losing the very foundations of our success and misunderstanding our own contribution to Scotland’s digital legacy.

    At SGN, we have worked with many of the organisations supporting this appointment, as well as others across Scotland’s cultural and heritage ecosystem. I am also a trustee of the National Videogame Museum. So a fully-funded and supported position exploring the issues around game preservation, cultural impact, and legacy are very close to my heart.

    About the Studentship

    The 3.5-year studentship, funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), offers a tax-free stipend of £21,805 per annum and includes a six-month placement with National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh. This hands-on experience is vital; it ensures the research is grounded in the reality of museum curation while benefiting from the world-leading expertise of the Abertay Game Lab and the UofG Games and Gaming Lab.

    The project will ask fundamental questions: What does it mean to collect a video game? How do we preserve code, documentation, and the living histories of developers? By answering these, the successful candidate will help us build a strategy that is flexible enough to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry.

    An Open Call to Pioneers

    I encourage any independent, driven researchers with a passion for gaming history to apply. This is a chance to be at the forefront of a movement that will define how our industry is viewed by the public and by future governments.

    As we move toward the implementation of a national strategy for games, projects like this prove that Scotland is leading the way in professionalising the sector. I will continue to work alongside our academic and heritage partners to ensure that the work started here is just the beginning of a larger, national commitment to our digital legacy.

    Application Details:

    Queries: Contact Dr Hailey Austin and/or Prof Robin Sloan.

    Photo by Raymond Yeung on Unsplash

    #Abertay #games #PhD #research #Researcher #scotland #UniversityOfGlasgow #UofGGamesLab
  6. Protecting Our Legacy: Why This New PhD is the First Step Toward a National Collection for Scottish Games

    I am delighted to welcome the announcement of a fully funded PhD research studentship, which is now open for applications. Developing a Framework for a National Collection of Scottish Games Heritage is a collaboration between Abertay University, the University of Glasgow, and National Museums Scotland (NMS). This is a significant milestone in our journey to treat games as a vital part of Scotland’s cultural identity and heritage.

    For years, I have been advocating for a more concerted effort to capture and curate our industry’s history. From the bedroom-coding era to the high-end global productions of today, the Scottish story is unique. Yet, currently, out of 12 million artefacts in the National Museums Scotland collection, fewer than 200 relate to our Scottish games heritage. This is a gap we have to do far more to address.

    A Strategic Mandate for Preservation

    This studentship is not just an academic exercise; it is a strategic necessity. As I have highlighted through the More Than Games philosophy, games are the golden thread of the modern economy, but they are also a fragile cultural asset. With 87% of games from the 1980s and 1990s currently out of print, we are at risk of losing the very foundations of our success and misunderstanding our own contribution to Scotland’s digital legacy.

    At SGN, we have worked with many of the organisations supporting this appointment, as well as others across Scotland’s cultural and heritage ecosystem. I am also a trustee of the National Videogame Museum. So a fully-funded and supported position exploring the issues around game preservation, cultural impact, and legacy are very close to my heart.

    About the Studentship

    The 3.5-year studentship, funded by the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH), offers a tax-free stipend of £21,805 per annum and includes a six-month placement with National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh. This hands-on experience is vital; it ensures the research is grounded in the reality of museum curation while benefiting from the world-leading expertise of the Abertay Game Lab and the UofG Games and Gaming Lab.

    The project will ask fundamental questions: What does it mean to collect a video game? How do we preserve code, documentation, and the living histories of developers? By answering these, the successful candidate will help us build a strategy that is flexible enough to keep pace with a rapidly changing industry.

    An Open Call to Pioneers

    I encourage any independent, driven researchers with a passion for gaming history to apply. This is a chance to be at the forefront of a movement that will define how our industry is viewed by the public and by future governments.

    As we move toward the implementation of a national strategy for games, projects like this prove that Scotland is leading the way in professionalising the sector. I will continue to work alongside our academic and heritage partners to ensure that the work started here is just the beginning of a larger, national commitment to our digital legacy.

    Application Details:

    Queries: Contact Dr Hailey Austin and/or Prof Robin Sloan.

    Photo by Raymond Yeung on Unsplash

    #Abertay #games #PhD #research #Researcher #scotland #UniversityOfGlasgow #UofGGamesLab
  7. Discover Your Glasgow Home at Foundry Courtyard!
    Welcome to Scotland's coolest student accommodation! Foundry Courtyard combines industrial chic with modern comfort in the heart of Glasgow.
    >>What students love:
    Walking distance to University of Glasgow & Strathclyde
    Trendy West End location - cafés
    Stylish en-suite rooms & apartments

    Book your room today: uninist.com/united-kingdom/gla

    #GlasgowStudents #FoundryCourtyard #UniversityOfGlasgow #StudyInScotland #GlasgowLife #StudentHousing #ScotlandUni

  8. Another #GlasgowByNight pic (the Bell tower of the university of Glasgow)

    Taken yesterday by R. Grieves
    #Glasgow #UniversityOfGlasgow

  9. Hi all, please could you share this PhD studentship offer with anyone relevant?
    From my colleague Ana Gonzalez-Rueda (lecturer at the #UniversityOfGlasgow):

    "My new lab at the University of Glasgow has a fully-funded* PhD position open for applications!! The project will explore how neuroinflammation causes cognitive deficits such as “brain fog” by using a combination of behavioural assays, high-density electrophysiology and targeted interventions in a neuroinflammatory mouse model.
    Link for more info
    Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions: [email protected]
    Deadline 12th of January 2025
    (*)Unfortunately, UK residents eligible for home fees only"

    #Neuroscience #NeuroJob #NeuroMouse

  10. Yoo-hoo we received our new #SpikeGadgets order!!
    It has all we need to do 128ch and 32ch wired or wireless recordings!!

    For context this is in my new lab at the #UniversityOfGlasgow (apparently we might be the only ones in the UK to use SpikeGadgets ?!?!) with Roddy Grieves as PI! Our lab name is #NeuroeSC for #Neuroethology and #SpatialCognition 😁

  11. Yoo-hoo we received our new #SpikeGadgets order!!
    It has all we need to do 128ch and 32ch wired or wireless recordings!!

    For context this is in my new lab at the #UniversityOfGlasgow (apparently we might be the only ones in the UK to use SpikeGadgets ?!?!) with Roddy Grieves as PI! Our lab name is #NeuroeSC for #Neuroethology and #SpatialCognition 😁

  12. Yoo-hoo we received our new #SpikeGadgets order!!
    It has all we need to do 128ch and 32ch wired or wireless recordings!!

    For context this is in my new lab at the #UniversityOfGlasgow (apparently we might be the only ones in the UK to use SpikeGadgets ?!?!) with Roddy Grieves as PI! Our lab name is #NeuroeSC for #Neuroethology and #SpatialCognition 😁

  13. Yoo-hoo we received our new #SpikeGadgets order!!
    It has all we need to do 128ch and 32ch wired or wireless recordings!!

    For context this is in my new lab at the #UniversityOfGlasgow (apparently we might be the only ones in the UK to use SpikeGadgets ?!?!) with Roddy Grieves as PI! Our lab name is #NeuroeSC for #Neuroethology and #SpatialCognition 😁

  14. Yoo-hoo we received our new #SpikeGadgets order!!
    It has all we need to do 128ch and 32ch wired or wireless recordings!!

    For context this is in my new lab at the #UniversityOfGlasgow (apparently we might be the only ones in the UK to use SpikeGadgets ?!?!) with Roddy Grieves as PI! Our lab name is #NeuroeSC for #Neuroethology and #SpatialCognition 😁

  15. While his #britishPassport should allow him to enter France, a physician of @DoctorsWithoutBorders and rector of the #UniversityofGlasgow was refused by french authorities at Charles-de-Gaule airport yesterday. He was invited by French Senate to testimony about the #Gaza humanitarian crisis after spending 40 days at #AlShifaHospital.

    French police first confiscated his mobile phone, then he was able to testimony by phone to the Sénat from the airport.

    French authorities shifted responsability to #Germany which enforced Schengen-wide entry ban.

    theguardian.com/world/article/

    #Freedom #democraty #EU #GhassanAbuSitta

  16. Samedi 4 mai, alors que sa nationalité britannique ne lui impose pas de #visa pour entrer en #France, un médecin de @DoctorsWithoutBorders (#MSF) et recteur de l'#UniversityofGlasgow a été refusé d'entrée de territoire français à son arrivée à l'aéroport Charles-de-Gaule en France alors qu'il venait témoigner au #Sénat de la situation humanitaire à #Gaza après avoir exercé 40 jours dans l'hopital #AlShifa.

    Après qu'il lui a été confisqué, il a dû témoigner au Sénat avec son téléphone depuis l'aéroport.

    mediapart.fr/journal/france/04

    #LibertésPubliques #democratieIlliberale #GhassanAbuSitta #RepressionPolitique

  17. Standing ovation for Johnny McKnight after a brilliant Cameron Lecture, in Bute Hall, University of Glasgow. #universityofglasgow #johnnymcknight

  18. We're excited to announce our involvement in the iREAL: inclusive requirements elicitation for AI in libraries to support respectful management of indigenous knowledges project, part of the #ukri £100m funding boost in AI research to propel transformative innovations that was just revealed. iREAL is funded through BRAID - the Bridging Responsible AI Divides programme. Our institutional partners are #universityofglasgow #universityoftechnologysydney and @dpc_chat

    #indigenousDH, #responsibleAI

  19. Want to get into a different #mood? Take a #dancebreak – it works! 💃 An interdisciplinary #research team including @MPICybernetics, #universityofglasgow, & @tu_muenchen, led by @MPI_ae has made a significant finding regarding the impact of #dance #movements on #emotionalstates. Out now in the British Journal of #Psychology. Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12681

  20. Congratulations to the new Doctor Michael Williams who successfully passed his PhD viva this afternoon! Another #TeamUofG success!
    #GravitationalWaves #PhdLife #UniversityOfGlasgow #GlasgowUni

  21. Hello all! If you're in the Glasgow area on the evening of Monday the 22nd, I'm going to be presenting about my PhD research at Pint of Science, where you can have a pint *and* watch scientific talks! There's a very good programme and it's sure to be a fun and fairly laid-back event! pintofscience.co.uk/event/sing #PintofScience #PhD #Science #Brownfield #Plants #Insects #Nature #UniversityofGlasgow

  22. Our thanks to all #NewScots who have sustained and supported our research and thinking and to each of the members of this unique partnership with Local Authorities through COSLA, Scottish Government Scottish Refugee Council & #universityofglasgow and to our hosts at #ScotlandHouse #Europe for their warm welcome and the perfect venue for launching this international report
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  23. Our #UNESCO RILA / #universityofglasgow research report is out on #NewScots.

    It re-frames #integration ethically, interculturally, as restorative and conflict transformational with communities, place and relationships strengthened through community development at its core.

    It takes the burden of change from those seeking refugee and holds it in common for all.

    It offers international supports and systematic review #Scotland #refugeeswelcome

    gla.ac.uk/media/Media_900243_s

  24. #UniversityOfGlasgow covered in fog last night. Breathtaking. Majestic. Spectacular.

    #Glasgow is indeed one of the best student cities in the world. I am indeed blessed to be here and be a part of #UniversityOfStrathclyde and @UofGlasgow communities!
    #Grateful #Blessed #Edutooter #Scotland

  25. This friday in the School of #Psychology and #Neuroscience, #UniversityOfGlasgow our #FridaySeminar will be from Dr Gilad Feldman (@giladfeldman) , presenting on "Combining revisiting the past with studying new directions: Proposing “replications with extensions” as an initial solution to replication". The seminar is online and starts at 10:30 am UK Time. Registration and abstract available at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-semi #AllWelcome