Promoting Responsible Innovation in Synthetic Biology to Improve Global Water Quality
Introducing a project to meet one of the Global Challenges of our time – ensuring the world has a steady supply of safe drinking water.
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EVENT: (Re)turning point? Confinement, coping & change
What makes a prison sentence a turning point for some prisoners? What needs to be in place for turning points to lead to a crime-free life after release? This talk addresses these questions, drawing on current research.
IndyRef Twitter Analysis: New & traditional media
Ssnapshot of one week’s coverage of the debate about the Scottish Independence Referendum on the social media platform, Twitter.
The film industry and Scottish independence
By Professor Phillip Schlesinger, Professor of Cultural Policy, The University of Glasgow. Last November, the Scottish Government published Scotland’s Future – its White Paper on independence. Although considerable attention has been devoted to broadcasting, very little indeed has been given to film. It is very timely, therefore, that the first ever conference convened to discuss independence and the future of…
Further thoughts on the recent currency debate
Is it credible for a post-independent Scotland to retain the pound sterling by remaining part of a sterling zone?
Film and the struggle for LGBT rights
Ahead of the series of events about LGBT lives in Russia and Lithuania, Marc David Jacobs of Edinburgh Film Guild New Cinema, discusses the way in which Russian and Lithuanian filmmakers have explored the experiences and challenges LGBT communities in Russia and Lithuania. This month, in Edinburgh and Glasgow, there is to be a series entitled LGBT…
The Housing Market Renewal Programme in Northern England: Lessons from the past, challenges for the future.
By Brendan Nevin, Director of North Housing Consulting On Friday 24th January 2014 Brendan was the guest speaker at a seminar as part of the Urban Studies Seminar Series. Abstract During the thirty years 1970-2000 many inner urban areas in older ex industrial towns and cities in the North and Midlands of England experienced significant…
Call for Papers: Human rights in uncertain times: global essons for and from Scotland
call for papers for The Glasgow Human Rights Network presents: Human Rights in Uncertain Times: Global Lessons for and from Scotland.
Learning Cities 2020
Why learning is central to city futures: Bringing worldwide perspectives to local possibilities A policy briefing from PASCAL International Observatory by John Tibbitt, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow Cities in the world economy Over half of the world’s population now live in cities, and cities account for by the largest share of…