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School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow @uofgges.bsky.social · 3d

We're proud to lead this supercomputer modelling study that unlocks a longstanding deep Earth mystery.

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 6d

A new study led by Dr Antoniette Greta Grima (@geoniette.bsky.social) of @uofgges.bsky.social uses the power of supercomputing to model how massive slabs of ancient ocean floors are shaped as they sink hundreds of kilometres below the Earth's surface.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow @uofgges.bsky.social · 3d

This is a great opportunity to learn about how you can benefit from our 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 among other College research facilities.

UofG STEM @uofgstem.bsky.social · 3d

How can you benefit from research facilities? Find out more at our 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲.

Join the event to hear about the equipment available, their capabilities, services and how you can access them - and get the chance to visit some of them.

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/college-of...

Research Facilities Showcase
By College of Science and Engineering
23 October
Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow

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School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow @uofgges.bsky.social · 9d

What are the consequences of burning fossil fuels? What alternatives have we got? Watch this TEDx talk by our Head of School, Prof. Todd Ehlers.

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 9d

What is the worst idea in human history? In this TEDx talk, Professor Todd Ehlers, head of @uofgges.bsky.social, makes a compelling case that burning fossil fuels to power our world was the worst mistake we ever made.

Watch it in full below:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrfH...

The worst idea ever | Todd Ehlers | TEDxStockholm University

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School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow @uofgges.bsky.social · 9d

Professor Larissa Naylor comments on the potential impacts of climate change on coastal erosion in Scotland.

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 9d

"We are not going to be able to control nature in the same way in the future," warns Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social in this article on the threat that climate change-driven coastal erosion poses to Scotland.

Read the full piece here: theferret.scot/communities-...

School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow @uofgges.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations to our very own Prof Larissa Naylor! 👏👏👏

UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats to Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social, who was Highly Commended in the category of Biodiversity Champion Award: Established Professional at the CIRIA Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2025!

Read more here: www.bigchallenge.info/2025-winners

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · 23d

🚀 New #funding opportunity! The #Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) has opened its Further Innovation Call, offering up to £150,000 per project! They invite applications from UK-based academics collaborating with partners of any size. Learn more & apply: photonicsaccelerator.ac.uk/pqa-call/fur...

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UofG Science & Engineering IAA @uofgiaa.bsky.social · 29d

Our EPSRC IAA Funding Calls have reopened!

#Funding to create #impact from your research. With priority given to projects that can deliver outcomes and impacts in 2027/28.

Find out more and apply: gla.ac.uk/colleges/sci...

Text: New EPSRC IAA Funding Calls. Standard Calls, up to £50,000, 28 October 2025 and 27 January 2026. RA-led Call, up to £20,000, 24 February 2026. Fast track, up to £5,000, any time. Logos of EPSRC and University of Glasgow. Nice photo of a bridge over the Clyde underneath a pink sky in the background.

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School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow @uofgges.bsky.social · 21d

BBC reports on the call to hillwalkers, by our researchers, to look out for meteorite fragments that landed in the Highlands this summer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Highland hillwalkers asked to look out for meteorite fragments

The UK Fireball Alliance is hopeful walkers will stumble across the space rocks which fell in the Highlands in July.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 27d

Hillwalkers setting out to bag a Munro are being asked for their help to bag a meteorite too, as scientists from @uofgges.bsky.social and the UK Fireball Network race to recover samples of a space rock which lit up the skies over Scotland this summer.

Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

A map showing the likely fall zone of the July meteorite, which dropped fragments across Stob Coire Easain, Chno Dearg, and Ben Alder.

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 29d

Prof @hesterparr.bsky.social of @uofgges.bsky.social,
Chair of the Working Group for Missing People in Scotland, spoke today alongside Victims Minister Siobhian Brown as they jointly launched the new National Framework for Missing People in Scotland 2025.

Read more here: gov.scot/news/support...

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University of Glasgow, Innovation & Economic Development @uofgied.bsky.social · Aug 8

‼️ Glasgow ICURe Discover Programme is now OPEN for applications ‼️

🔗 Find the application form and further details on the ICURe website, via our bio-Linktree. Also there, find details of an in-person Q&A session on 20 August.

#Innovation #Glasgow

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Composite graphic panel featuring image of men and women around a table in discussion, with the logos of Glasgow ICURe Discover programme partners, and details about the programme, namely that applications are now open and the closing date is 4 September.

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UofG STEM @uofgstem.bsky.social · Aug 4

Are you a STEM professional or graduate? Amplify Mentoring is looking for industry professionals to pair with students from backgrounds underrepresented in UK universities and the STEM workforce.

30 mins a month, online, over the academic year.

Register by 17th Oct shorturl.at/ksP74

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · Jul 18

Four of our leading academics have been elected as Fellows of @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏

Huge congratulations to Professor Callum G Brown (History), Professor Chris Philo (Geography), Professor Jennifer Smith (Sociolinguistics) and Professor Satnam Virdee (Sociology).

Read more: gla.ac/4nUyKSH

Left to right: Professor Callum G Brown; Professor Christopher (Chris) Philo; Professor Jennifer Smith and Professor Satnam Virdee.

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Jun 27

A new study from @uofgges.bsky.social on the extent of future Clyde Estuary flooding caused by climate change could help coastal cities around the world better defend themselves against rising tides and extreme weather.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

A multi-image map showing different flooding scenarios along the estuary and lower course of the River Clyde, with a series of inset maps highlighting specific sections of the river which may be prone to flooding in years to come.

Photograph of the River Clyde taken from Bells Bridge and looking east towards Glasgow city centre, and including the Finnieston Crane and the Clyde Arc Bridge.

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cirqueburk.bsky.social @cirqueburk.bsky.social · Jun 16

Warming up for the first credit-bearing iteration of @uofgges.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social transdisciplinary course in Lewis. We’ll be bringing together geo- bio- and archaeo- ways of understanding Coastal Conservation. Ullapool @seasavers.bsky.social setting the tone.

Toilet with Ullapool Sea Savers Sticker ‘the sea starts here’

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University of Glasgow Careers, Employability & Opportunity @uofgcareers.bsky.social · May 27

🧑‍🎓 ICYMI: The Life After UofG programme is packed with sessions to help you plan your life after graduation.

Receive personalised feedback on your CV
Get insider info from alumni and employers
Connect with organisations currently hiring grads
And much more

👉 Sign up at glasgow.ac.uk/careers.

Top of head of graduate wearing mortar board with programme of Life After UofG 2025

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Apr 23

Dr Adam Bobbette of @uofgges.bsky.social was interviewed by BBC News Indonesia about the Sangguran Inscription, a historic cultural artifact currently kept in the Scottish Borders.

Read the full story, translated from Indonesian into English, here: www-bbc-com.translate.goog/indonesia/ar...

Kutukan, rujak, dan sejarah yang hilang: Kisah batu prasasti dari Malang yang teronggok di halaman bangsawan Inggris - BBC News Indonesia

Sebuah batu prasasti abad ke-10 dari Jawa Timur tergeletak di taman keluarga bangsawan Inggris. Pada permukaan Batu Minto—disebut sebagai Prasasti Sangguran di Indonesia—terukir sejarah kerajaan, kutu...

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Josh Einsle @jeinsle.bsky.social · Apr 24

The University of Glasgow is still accepting applications for the James McCune Smith PhD Scholarships in the College of Science and Engineering. Deadline extended to May 30th 2025. These scholarships are targeting #UKDomiciled and #Black students.
www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Apr 28

Industrial waste is turning to rock in just decades, new research from @uofgges.bsky.social reveals.

The surprising finding could have negative impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as coastal management and land planning.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · Apr 28

What kinds of poetry might be usefully enrolled by the "geoliterary critic/#geographer-poet" in response to matters of violence and wounding? This article, by Chris Philo, University of Glasgow, opens a dialogue between #geohumanities and poetry: buff.ly/tt2xO9E

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · Apr 29

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HGRG @uofgges.bsky.social welcome applications for the JMS scholarship fund. 2 PGR fully funded scholarships are available for Black UK domiciled students - deadline for competition is 30th May - see deets below

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Rich Boothroyd @rjboothroyd.bsky.social · Apr 7

Great to share the latest output from the UK-Philippines project (funded by NERC/DOST-PCIEERD), with inputs from @uofgges.bsky.social, @livunigeog.bsky.social and many others.

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Hester Parr @hesterparr.bsky.social · Apr 6

Last level 3 field class day dawns ☀️ @uofgges.bsky.social

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Mar 18

Great to see Prof Larissa Naylor of @uofgges.bsky.social interviewed on STV News yesterday as part of a report on nature-based solutions to climate change on Scotland's waterways.

Watch here from 7m45s: player.stv.tv/episode/4pnc...

A screengrab of Prof Larissa Naylor's interview on STV News

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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congrats to @hesterparr.bsky.social of @uofgges.bsky.social and @slipshodspeller.bsky.social of @edinburghuni.bsky.social , who have won an award for their Wintering Well project with East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust!

Read more here: edgeconference.co.uk/awards/

A photograph of the Wintering Well team during the launch of the project at Kirkintilloch's William Patrick library.

A screenshot of the award citation, which reads:
Wintering Well Boxes is a pioneering and inspirational project developed by East Dunbarton Libraires to improve the health and wellbeing of local people by creating a range of aids for loan to help relieve the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). This is a partnership initiative with academics from Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities working with library teams to develop the Wintering Well Boxes. The project has been chosen as a finalist because it has taken libraries from a more passive role in providing health information to a more proactive one with the provision of physical support aids and equipment alongside information as positive treatment for a mental health condition. It is both innovative and inventive and has shown great partnership working with huge support from frontline library staff.

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