Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow.

Welcome to the Centre for Open Studies. As part of the University of Glasgow the centre provides a range of different life-experiences. Courses may help contribute to your career development, progress your learning or further your interests. Students often create friendships for life and there is a strong social element to courses and events.

Year round learning opportunities include: courses, day events and public lectures. The Centre is continually looking forward and growing its portfolio of activities to suit the changing needs of students. “We hope you share our enthusiasm for learning – a warm welcome awaits you at the Centre for Open Studies.”

“The Centre for Open Studies would like to thank Pat Byrne for being such a good friend to the Centre and offering to review some of our programmes and activities and offering to host this webpage.”
Full information can be found at: www.gla.ac.uk/courses/openstudies

Writing Fiction, Taster, Centre for Open Studies

Tuesday 13 January Writing Fiction  (19.00-21.00 Tue 13 Jan 2015, £10, code 17549).   Character in fiction Sat 07 Feb 2015 (10.00-16.00 , £30, code 17512). For more information and to book, call: 0141 330 1860/1853/2772 quoting 12 DAYS and have your credit or debit card ready. If fiction isn’t your thing, don’t worry. We […]

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Lunchtime Talks, Merchants House Glasgow 2014/2015

Lunchtime Talks The Merchants House Glasgow In Partnership With The University Of Glasgow: Centre For Open Studies, Are Offering The Following Lunchtime Talks Which Will Take Place Between 12.00 – 13.00 p.m. £5 To book call: 0141 330 1853/1860/2772 Eighteenth century pioneers – William Hunter and Captain Cook Dr Sally Anne     Coupar      […]

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Christmas Craft Fair and Fair Trade Breakfast At St Silas Church, Woodlands Saturday 29 November

Christmas Craft Fair and Fair Trade Breakfast At St Silas Church, Woodlands Saturday 29 November 10am-3pm Join us for ethical Christmas gifts, second-hand books and DVDs, nearly new Children’s clothes and coffee, tea and refreshments. Fair trade breakfast from 10am to midday. St Silas, 69 Park Rd, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G4 9JE

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Dialogue in Fiction Day School Saturday 1st November, St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow

Dialogue in Fiction Day School Saturday 1st November 10am-4pm St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow This is a practical one day course that focuses on dialogue in fiction. The following questions will be addressed: How is successful dialogue constructed? What techniques do writers use to create dialogue? Why is some dialogue flat and unconvincing. What […]

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Franz Kafka: A tribute night , STUC Glasgow 22nd October, 2014

Franz Kafka: A tribute night STUC,  333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG 22nd October, 2014 Franz Kafka (1883-1924) is rightly regarded as one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. His influence extends across the modern and contemporary novel, cinema, theatre, radio, dance and other art forms. The prevalence of the term Kafkaesque […]

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Frankie Gault: Talking about Centre for Open Studies Glasgow University

Frankie Gault: his experiences of learning at the Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/glasgowwritersfrankiegault/

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Creative Writing classes Glasgow University, Autumn 2014

Creative Writing classes Glasgow University Centre for Open Studies, Eldon Street, Glasgow Offering a range of courses starting this Autumn We have Cert H.E. (degree level 1 and 2) 20 credit and 40 credit courses in Writing Fiction, The Short Story and The Novel, as well as the more advanced Intermediate Techniques in Fiction Writing. All […]

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Languages Open Evening, University of Glasgow – Centre for Open Studies, 2nd September

Languages Open Evening University of Glasgow – Centre for Open Studies  Tuesday 2nd September 18.00 – 19.30    St. Andrew’s Building, Eldon St. (Nr Gibson Street/Woodlands Road – Bus 4 or Kelvinbridge Subway) Come along and meet the tutors and find out about the language courses starting in October and how you may qualify for […]

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Friday, August 29, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow Programme West End Festival 2014

Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, West End Festival 2014 To book your place please phone 0141 330 1860 orEmail” [email protected] http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/centreforopenstudies/ 1) Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Half an Hour Tuesday 3 June 2014   2.00 – 2.30 pm We’ll unlock the secrets of the ancient Egyptian language and culture and you’ll learn how to read, […]

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Some upcoming events at the Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, May, 2014

Some upcoming events at the Centre for Open Studies. Including Counselling Skills Taster, Summer School in Counselling Skills, Spotlight on the Commonwealth Games 2014 – walks round Glasgow and Day Events: Spotlight on Scottish Referendum andIndependence Debate. Counselling Skills DAY EVENTCounselling skills taster sessionDay:Saturday 24 May 2014Time:10.00-16.00 (1 meeting)Are you interested in the skills used […]

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Centre for Open Studies: Botanical painting and illustration. Only few places left.

Only a few spaces left on Botanical painting and illustration. Suitable for beginners and intermediate students. Tuesdays from 15 April. University of Glasgow, Eldon Street, Kelvinbridge. Call: 0141 330 1860  

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Albany Readings, Centre for Open Studies Creative Writing Students, Wednesdays 19 March – 9th April, 2014.

Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Woodlands Wednesdays: 26th March,  2nd and 9th April. University of Glassgow Centre for Open Studies Creative Writing Students will be showing off some of their work on four consecutive Wednesday evenings from March 19th. I went along last night to the first event.  I knew that Frankie Gault was going […]

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University of Glasgow, Centre for Open Studies, Language Courses Spring/Summer 2014

University of Glasgow, Centre for Open Studies, Language Courses Spring/Summer 201 These 6 week courses are an extension of the Term 2 programme and are intended to offer further practice, revision and consolidation.They are aimed at all students who took the stage, not only students of a particular tutor. Please note that our MORE LANGUAGE […]

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Saturday, March 8, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

New Courses and Events Centre for Open Studies University of Glasgow

Ancient Civilisations of the New World: The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Maya Starting next week! Tuesday 4th February, from 7-9pm (4 weeks): This course offers a fascinating insight into the violently creative culture of the Maya, run by Dr. Euan Mackie who has first-hand experience of excavating in South America himself. The course […]

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Friday, January 31, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

New Courses Starting at Glasgow University Centre for Open Studies

Highlights of Astronomy starts next week, on Monday 13th January 7.30-9.30 pm. If you have just a little bit of Astronomy knowledge you will find lots to interest you in the “Highlights of Astronomy” course: the future for really big telescopes, the LOFAR and ALMA radio telescopes, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray observatory, how going under the […]

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Centre for Open Studies University of Glasgow: New January Brochure for 2014

NEW January brochure is available and you can enrol now. Download brochure ww.glasgow.ac.uk/centreforopenstudies  Telephone: 0141 330 1860 [email protected] Whether your interest lies in art, film, history, philosophy, writing, photography – or even Glasgow’s West End, you’ll be sure to find something that attracts you at University of Glasgow’s Centre for Open Studies. Courses range from […]

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Monday, December 2, 2013 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

Centre for Open Studies Programmes 2014, University of Glasgow

The Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow offers a diverse programme, whether you are interested in studying towards a degree through their Access Programme, continuing your professional development, studying your favourite subjects to university level or taking up a course of study through the Open Studies Programme: The Access Programme is popular with adults […]

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 | Filed under: Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow

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