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ARC Conversations and Identities Journal: Global Dignity and Seeing Others

Michèle Lamont

Monday, May 12, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Professor Michèle Lamont from Harvard University reflects on how we equip ourselves to think across different levels of analysis. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Global Dignity and Seeing Others How can we equip ourselves to think across different levels […]

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WestFest 2025

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WestFest is back for its third annual festival 1st – 29th June After a hugely successful 2024 festival, comprising 131 events and reaching total audience numbers of 110,000 WestFest – Glasgow’s biggest community led, cultural festival today (Thursday 12 April) launches the programme for its 2025 festival. WestFest captures the imaginations of participants, residents and visitors […]

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Spring Fling – Space and Place

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7 – 18 April, 2025 University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre (ARC), 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW Tickets at Eventbrite – Space and Place  What areas do you value in the city where you live? How do you think about yourself in relation to the galaxy? Where do you go to get your body […]

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Spring Fling 2025 at ARC University of Glasgow

Spring Fling 2025

7 – 18 April, 2025 Come to the ARC during the School Holidays for this FREE public programme of events and activities for all ages. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW SPACE AND PLACE ARC SPRING FLING 2025   Spring Fling – Space and Place What areas do you […]

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Vocal Dynamics – Spring Concert

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Thursday 3 April, 2025 at 7 p.m. Carol Jamnejad will be drumming with the choir. Come along and enjoy this free event (donations for charity welcome)  and hear a rally fun selection of songs. Victoria Park Church, 259 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6AB

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Neil Bartlett Creative Conversations

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Monday, April 14, 2025 · 1 – 2pm  University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Neil Bartlett has been making rule-breaking theatre and performance since 1983. After a controversial early career he was appointed Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London in 1994; since leaving the Lyric in 2005 major cultural […]

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Where We Are From storytelling with Anna Lehr

Where We Are From storytelling with Anna Lehr

Wednesday 9 April, 2025, 12pm, 1 pm and 2 pm Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Part of Spring Fling 7 – 18 April Join storyteller Anna Lehr for tales from all over the world and beyond! Telling and listening to stories makes us human and we all have […]

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My Dog Max with Alan Dapré- Spring Fling – University of Glasgow

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Saturday 12 April, 2025,  11 a.m.- noon and 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, G11 6EW Part of Spring Fling 7 – 18 April Alan Dapré shares My dog Max, his latest picture book about a determined girl who really wants a dog! A hilarious story of hope, home […]

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CinemARC The Wild Robot

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 5 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. A screening of the Oscar nominated animation The Wild Robot and the chance to interact with robots in real life! Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW The ARC is excited to present a free, family friendly screening of The Wild Robot […]

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ARC Conversations – Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology

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Tuesday 25 March, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5.30 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW ARC Conversations – Why I’ll never be photographed in a lab coat Hear Nicol Keith, Professor of Molecular Oncology, discuss pivotal career moments and the role of human experience as a driver of innovation […]

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Glasgow Literary and Music Lounge

glasgow literary and music lounge

Tuesday 25 March, 2025, 7.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m. Run collectively with Carol Jamnejad, Jim Ferguson, Louise Malone and Brian McFall Host: Jim Ferguson House Band: Carole Jamnejad, Brian McFall Featuring: Chris Tait, John Gee, Brian & Jim, Ray Eans, Rhona Franklin and Friends, Peter A, Richard Lala, Carol Jamnejad, Tuesday 25, February 2025 – […]

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Field Arts at CinemaARC University of Glasgow

Monday, 7 April, 2025, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW Last year, FieldARTS brought together a dozen artists and researchers for a week of collaborative fieldwork along the Clyde River Corridor, tracing the sedimentary, infrastructural, and colonial lineaments of a manufactured waterway once recognised as the […]

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Seed Swop Glasgow

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Saturday 29 March, 2025, 12 noon – 2 p.m. Gathering Ground, Old Basin House, 5-7 Applecross St, Glasgow G4 9SP Getting ready to sow this Spring? Looking for seeds or have some you’d like to swap? Pop into Gathering Ground, where you’ll find a wide variety of free open-pollinated vegetable, herb and flower seeds to […]

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Jessie Stephen, Maryhill’s Suffragette

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11 March – 13 June, 2025 Exhibition: Maryhill Burgh Halls, 10-24 Gairbraid Avenue, Glasgow, G20 8YE, This exhibition brings to light the remarkable story and achievements of Jessie Stephen (1892-1979), a working-class woman who became a powerful force of social change. Born in 1893, Jessie Stephen was a fearless campaigner and one of the few […]

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The Tenementals: Popular Music as Academic Research + Drinks Reception

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Friday, March 14, 2025, 6.00-7.20pm (Drinks Reception 7.30-9.00pm)  Popular Music as Academic Research: Four Papers on The Tenementals Advanced Research Centre, Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow G11 6EW The Tenementals is a wild research project which has one foot in the university sector and one foot in Glasgow’s vibrant music scene. It runs on the […]

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CinemARC Gipsy Queen

gipsy queen arc

Thursday 20 March, 2025 – 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. Film Screening and Concert Advanced , Research Centre,University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane (Off Byres Road), Glasgow G11 6EW Free – Reserve a Spot at Eventbrite The ARC is excited to be partnering with CineRoma, the UK’s first Roma film festival, for a screening of Gipsy […]

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Community event, Free Events, University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre

ProjectAbiility: Express Collaborations Exhibition

Project Ability - Express Collaborations - artwork by Corrine

1 March – 12 April, 2025 Reception 6 March, 6pm – 8pm Project Ability Gallery, Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD The exhibition is free to visit. Express Collaborations is a group exhibition built over many months and devised by artist Tanya Raabe-Webber. The artwork in this exhibition covers a variety of themes, and much of […]

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Guided Bike Rides: Clydeside Cycle

guided bike rider clydside cycles

Friday 14 February, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Bike for Good – Glasgow West, 65 Haugh Road, Glasgow G3 8TX Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team Come along to guided group cycles on the 14th of February, Friday afternoon between 1 and 3pm. No need to bring your own bike as Bike for Good can […]

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Designing Future Experiences Exhibition – University of Glasgow ARC

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University of Glasgow ARC – 6 until 13 February 2025 Reciprocal Systems of Health in the Climate Era – Designing Future Experiences Exhibition Design speculations for the year 2035 by Product Design Students from the School of Innovation and Technology at the Glasgow School of Art in partnership with the University of Glasgow. See Review […]

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Big Community Birdwatch – Springburn Winter Gardens

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7th of February, 2025 between 11am and 12pm. Springburn Winter Gardens, Springburn Park, Mosesfield St, Glasgow G21 3UD Wander, record and identify the birds of the gardens and park. Visual aids and binoculars will be provided. Stephanie Whitelaw, Community Engagement Artist will share more about the project and how you can get involved. Look forward […]

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The Nature of Distance – Film Screening – ARC

the nature distance screening

Wednesday 29 Januaary 2025, 6 p.m. Atrium, Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW As with any start to a new year there is an unspoken universal rule to look ahead, to visualize and plan in hope for change, new memories and adventure. Yet, many of us are bound to […]

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Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Free Events

Winter Wander Springburn Winter Gardens

winter wander springburn winter gardens

Friday 17 January, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Creative Wander around Springburn Winter Gardens and Park with Stephanie Whitelaw, Community Engagement Artist. Springburn Park, Mosesfield St, Glasgow G21 3UD Stephanie is developing a creative engagement project with Springburn Winter Gardens Trust with a focus on walking, eco-therapy and exploring local ecology. The walk will […]

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Woodlands Community Ant-Racist Library

anti racist library woodlands

The Anti-Racist Community library will open fortnightly on Sundays in Woodlands Community Meeting Room and Events Terrace, 66 Ashley Street, G3 6HW. Meeting January 26 at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The library has books for people of all ages – children, young people, adults. There are fiction and non-fiction books, serious and light-hearted but […]

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Partick Film Festival and RIG Short Film Showcase

partick film festival

30 January, 2025, 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Kelvin Hall Screening Room, 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AW Partick Film Festival presents a RIG Arts Short Film Showcase at the Kelvin Hall followed by a Q&A with the Filmmakers. RIG Arts is a multi-award winning socially engaged arts charity based in Inverclyde that brings professional […]

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Partick Film Festival Kids Drama Workshop with Halo Arts (FREE)

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Kids Drama Workshop with Halo Arts (FREE) Saturday 1 February, 2025, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Partick Library, 305 Dumbarton Road Partick G11 6AB FREE drama workshop for kids (5-12) by Halo Arts at Partick Library. The event is FREE but ticketed, with spaces limited to 20 participants.  Book at Eventbrite Halo Arts is a […]

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Elf at CinemaArc, University of Glasgow

elf cinema arc

Wednesday 11 December, 2024 at 5.30 p.m. CinemaArc, Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW The ARC is excited to present Elf (2003) for this year’s festive film screening. In this much loved family favourite, Buddy, an oversized elf, travels from the North Pole to New York City to spread the Christmas […]

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Free Movie Afternoon and Popcorn

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Sunday 1 December, 2024 11 a.m. The Grinch Plus letters to Santa G20 Group, 21 Dunbeith Place, Wyndford, Glasgow G20 8HS  

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Saturday, November 30, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Cinema, Free Events

Winter Warmer Family Fun Day University of Glasgow

Saturday 14 December, 2024, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane Glasgow G11 6EW University of Glasgow (ARC) annual, free Winter Warmer Family Day, this year with a focus on Winter Stories. A host of festive activities. All activities are FREE and most are drop-in. You’ll find extra […]

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The Old Govan Fair Christmas

govan christmas

Saturday 30 November, 2024 Programme of Events at various venues See poster:   Further details of events on Facebook  

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 | Filed under: Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Shopping in Glasgow, Free Events

Elf – Seamore Neighbourhood Community Cinema

elf seamore community cinema

Wednesday, 11 December, 2024 at 7 p.m. Seamore Neighbourhood Cinema invites you to the screening of Elf! Get ready for a night of laughter and holiday cheer at this classic Christmas movie. The Seamore Neighbourhood Community Cinema, Community Central Halls, 304 Maryhill Road Glasgow G20 7YE Enjoy a fun-filled evening. Bring your friends and family for […]

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