Event listings

Glasgow Science Festival: The Sound of Science

10 Jun

Date: Tuesday 10 June 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events, Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Join us for an adult-focused evening of fun activities, mini-talks and an exhibition to delve deep into the science of sound as GSF takes over the Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, Tues 10th June, 6pm - 8pm, Booking required, Free, Recommended for 16+

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Wee World Changers: Family Fun

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Friday 31 October 2025
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Enjoy our free, self-led activities for families at the Hunterian Museum. Daily drop-in, no booking required.

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Wee World Changers: Art Explorers Trail

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Friday 31 October 2025
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Enjoy our free, family-friendly trail at the Hunterian Art Gallery. Daily drop-in, no booking required.

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Look Club

08 Jan

Date: Wednesday 08 January 2025 - Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

At Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together and will experience art in a way we haven't before. No prior or historical context is necessary and there are no right or wrong answers, only opinions and perspectives. Enjoy this unique session to think deeply and share a space for listening. Come along and meet new people, increase your own sense of confidence and take time to be culturally curious!

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Glasgow 850 at The Hunterian

01 Feb

Date: Saturday 01 February 2025 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery and Kelvin Hall

Glasgow 850 marks Glasgow’s 850th anniversary with a year-long programme of events that reflect on how the city has transformed.

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Re:reading

24 Feb

Date: Monday 24 February 2025 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: University Library, Level 2 exhibition space

Exhibition exploring libraries as dynamic, collaborative spaces, where fresh insights can by uncovered by re-interpreting collections.

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Building Memories

29 Mar

Date: Saturday 29 March 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Kelvin Hall

As part of Glasgow 850, 'Building Memories' looks at three demolished Glasgow buildings, each of which lives on in surprising ways in The Hunterian collections.

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Little Look Club

12 Apr

Date: Saturday 12 April 2025 - Saturday 13 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Come and explore artworks together with your wee ones and let their imaginations flow! At Little Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together by starting from scratch with no artistic knowledge. We'll open up space for children to be curious, building stronger connections to art and developing their confidence to interpret the world around them.

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Glasgow through the Looking-Glass (exhibition)

01 May

Date: Thursday 01 May 2025 - Thursday 31 July 2025
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events, Public lectures, Exhibitions
Venue: Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow, G3 7DN

An exhibition at the Mitchell Library (Glasgow), to mark the publication of reputedly the world's first comics in Glasgow, in 1825. Coincides with a series of parallel talks and family-friendly events (see separate website).

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CARBON: Under Pressure

04 Jun

Date: Wednesday 04 June 2025 - Sunday 29 June 2025
Time: 08:30 - 19:30
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: Advanced Research Centre

CARBON: Under Pressure is a special exhibition hosted at the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre at the University of Glasgow in partnership with the Science Gallery Bengaluru.

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Geo-Natter

04 Jun

Date: Wednesday 04 June 2025 - Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Categories: Hunterian, Social events
Venue: Kelvin Hall

Come along to Kelvin Hall on the first Wednesday of each month for Geo-Natter!

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Perspectives on Scotland's Third Sector Impact: Research Conference

11 Jun

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Academic events, Conferences
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Professor Sarah Skerratt, Royal Society of Edinburgh

This will be a free interactive facilitated event promoting dialogue between academics and voluntary sector practitioners, policy makers and other stakeholders from a broad range of third sector organisations.

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Urban Geology Walk

11 Jun

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Gilbert Scott Building

Join us at The Hunterian for Glasgow Science Festival! Explore the hidden world of ancient geology in the heart of Glasgow on this guided, urban geology walk with Hunterian Curator, Katie Strang.

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Re-making from Waste: Re-imagining Glasgow with time, space and nature

11 Jun

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 15:00 - 17:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Academic events
Venue: Reid Lecture Theatre, Glasgow School of Art 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6RQ

In our fourth seminar in the ‘Wastelands and the City’ series, Frances Robertson, Callum Sutherland, and Seamus Connelly will focus on different areas of the City of Glasgow.

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Glasgow Science Festival: The Art of Science

11 Jun

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Academic events, Social events, Public lectures, Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Join us for an adult-focused evening of fun activities, mini-talks and an exhibition to explore the connection between art and science as GSF takes over the Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, Wed 11th June, 6pm - 8pm, Booking required, Free, Recommended for 16+

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Glasgow Science Festival: ARC Pub Quiz

12 Jun

Date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Categories: Social events
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Join us in the Western Cafe for the ARC's very first pub quiz, hosted by Eliott Simpson and featuring questions from ARC researchers. Taking place as part of the Glasgow Science Festival: Body of Science ARC takeover evening.

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Glasgow Science Festival: A Body of Science

12 Jun

Date: Thursday 12 June 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events, Public lectures, Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Join us for an adult-focused evening of fun activities, mini-talks and an exhibition to explore the science behind how your body works as GSF takes over the Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow, Thurs 12th June, 6pm - 8pm, Booking required, Free, Recommended for 16+

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Coffee & Stories: Eritrean Coffee Ceremony

13 Jun

Date: Friday 13 June 2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Open days and visits, Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Ceremonial events
Venue: Clarice Pears building ground floor café
Speaker: Alison Phipps and Hyab Yohannes

Join the UNESCO RIELA team for a free cup of Eritrean Coffee and learn about this social and cultural ritual of sharing stories over a hot drink.

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CinemARC x GSF: Song of the Sea

13 Jun

Date: Friday 13 June 2025
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Marking Glasgow’s 850th birthday, the ARC is taking inspiration from the fish on the city’s crest to present Song of the Sea for a family-friendly screening. This enchanting animation follows a sea journey across a world of legend and magic. Taking place as part of Glasgow Science Festival.

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CinemARC x GSF: The Life Aquatic

13 Jun

Date: Friday 13 June 2025
Time: 19:00 - 21:30
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Marking Glasgow’s 850th birthday, the ARC is taking inspiration from the fish on the city’s crest to present Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic for an evening screening. Starring Bill Murray, expect a colourful cast of characters in this submarine adventure. Taking place as part of the Glasgow Science Festival.

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Family Day at the Hunterian Museum

14 Jun

Date: Saturday 14 June 2025
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Join us at The Hunterian for Glasgow Science Festival! Visit the Hunterian Museum for a fun, family day of hands-on activities, uncovering the wonders of Scotland's ancient past.

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Ties That Bind: Discovering Family Stories Through Conversation and Art

14 Jun

Date: Saturday 14 June 2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: Adam Smith Business School room 281
Speaker: Dilara Özel Sen & Tawona Sitholé

Part of Refugee Festival Scotland 2025, this interactive workshop invites children (ages 8-11) and their families to explore identity and connection through conversation and creativity. We will earn about the family including languages spoken at home, family dynamics, and personal experiences.

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Dear Green Music Scene Festival 2025

15 Jun

Date: Sunday 15 June 2025
Time: 12:30 - 18:30
Categories: Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

Welcome to the second edition of the Dear Green Music Scene Festival. Running across two stages powered by hydrogen and solar energy the mini-festival showcases a fantastic line-up of grassroots musicians, science activities and researchers discussing the clean energy transition.

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Byres Community Hub - Hub Monday shaping healthy 20 minute neighbourhoods

16 Jun

Date: Monday 16 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: Clarice Pears building

Visit Byres Community Hub to see our public spaces, try our interactive exhibits, and meet volunteers, researchers and community groups.

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Friday Focus: Urban Geology Virtual Tour

16 Jun

Date: Monday 16 June 2025
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Online
Speaker: Katie Strang

Join Katie Strang, Hunterian Curator of Rocks and Minerals, for a virtual guided urban geology tour uncovering the fascinating stories behind the rocks that make up the University of Glasgow’s Gilmorehill Campus

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UofG Refugee Week Film Screening: First Picture (2006)

16 Jun

Date: Monday 16 June 2025
Time: 13:00 - 14:30
Categories: Sanctuary, Student events, Academic events, Public lectures, Films and theatre
Venue: Andrew Stewart Cinema

Join us for a screening of documentary film "First Picture", followed by a Q&A with the film maker & University of Glasgow PhD student, Akram Alashqar.

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Overseas Team : Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks Webinar

17 Jun

Date: Tuesday 17 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars
Venue: Online
Speaker: Overseas Team, Prof.Nikki Whitehouse

Join the UofG Overseas Team to learn more about Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers. The objective of Doctoral Networks is to implement doctoral programmes by partnerships of organisations from different sectors across Europe and beyond to train highly skilled doctoral candidates, stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities and boost their employability in the long-term. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks call is now open, deadline 25th November 2025.

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UofG Refugee Week: Discover Pickleball!

18 Jun

Date: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Sanctuary, Sports events, Student events
Venue: Stevenson Building, 77 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LT

A Community-Powered Taster Session! In collaboration with Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) and UofG Sport, join us for a fun and friendly pickleball taster session celebrating the 2025 Refugee Week theme of Community as a Superpower.

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CinemARC: CARBON shorts with Glasgow Short Film Festival

18 Jun

Date: Wednesday 18 June 2025
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Categories: Films and theatre
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: Dr Ewan Gibbs

The ARC and Glasgow Short Film Festival have teamed up to explore carbon in societies, cultures and environments across the globe.

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June Open Day

19 Jun

Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Main Gilmorehill Campus

We invite you to our June Open Day at our main campus in Glasgow, where you can meet academics, explore the campus, and discover all that UofG has to offer!

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Decolonizing Research in Global Health & Environment Using Creative Methods

20 Jun

Date: Friday 20 June 2025
Time: 09:30 - 18:30
Categories: Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: Room 337, St Andrews Building
Speaker: Dr Dieter Declercq and Dr Zyra Evangelista

We invite colleagues to join us for a symposium of practical workshops which explore creative methods as ways to decolonize research in global health & environment.

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Refugee Week: A Walk Down Milestone Lane

20 Jun

Date: Friday 20 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Categories: Sanctuary, Staff workshops and seminars, Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: Gilbert Scott Building - Room 253 University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

On World Refugee Day, you are warmly invited to Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network’s (GRAMNet) ‘A Walk Down Milestone Lane.’

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Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring

20 Jun

Date: Friday 20 June 2025 - Sunday 28 September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

'Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring' combines a fascinating selection of items from The Hunterian collections which represent the symbols on the Glasgow coat of arms.

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Travelling exhibition of work by Hannah Rose Thomas and Robert McNeil

23 Jun

Date: Monday 23 June 2025 - Friday 18 July 2025
Time: 12:00 - 12:00
Categories: Exhibitions
Venue: University Chapel, ARC, St Andrew's Building

Travelling exhibition of work by UNESCO RIELA Affiliate Artists Hannah Rose Thomas and Robert McNeil, as part of the remembrance events around the 30 year anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.

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Webinar: Creative Commons and CREATe - Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector

24 Jun

Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Online only - Webinar
Speaker: Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina and Victoria Stobo

On 24th June 2025, CREATe will publish the report Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector, the main output of a project funded by Creative Commons. The authors of the study – Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina and Victoria Stobo – will present the findings at the upcoming webinar, The Economics of Open: A Conversation with the authors. You can register for the webinar – organised by Creative Commons and taking place at 3pm UK time on 24th June.

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From agglomeration to quality of life and wellbeing: Urban economic policy

26 Jun

Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Categories: Academic events, Public lectures
Venue: Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Speaker: Professor Frank van Oort

Join us at the University of Glasgow for a talk on agglomeration, economic growth and links to wider wellbeing agendas, with Professor Frank van Oort.

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The Stràilleach Golamas: getting to grips with the reality of beached marine litter

26 Jun

Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 10:30 - 16:00
Categories: Staff workshops and seminars, Public lectures, Conferences
Venue: University of Glasgow

The aim of this event is to bring together experts from across disciplines and sectors to think differently about the persistent challenge of removing plastic waste from coastal litter sinks in ways that preserve/extract resources and value.

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Performance w/ Ableton Workshop with Lara Jones

26 Jun

Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Categories: Student events, Academic events, Concerts and music
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Speaker: Lara Jones

A free workshop exploring improvisation with instruments and electronics specifically performing with Ableton.

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The Bonds That Shape Us - Annual showcase of new playwriting work

26 Jun

Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Categories: Courses, Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Films and theatre
Venue: James Arnott Theatre, Gilmorehill Halls

Join us for this year's showcase of new playwriting work from UofG's MLitt Playwriting & Dramaturgy.

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Margaret Salmon: Assembly

27 Jun

Date: Friday 27 June 2025 - Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian, Exhibitions
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Assembly is a solo exhibition of new work by acclaimed artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon. Resulting from a process of community outreach, collaborative scripting and cinematic experimentation, the exhibition encompasses a film, photographs, sculptures and a publication. An intimate enquiry made by a socially-committed, locally-engaged artist, Assembly highlights the voices of a diverse range of residents within the areas of Kelvinside and Maryhill, Glasgow.

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30th Commemoration of the genocide in Srebrenica

27 Jun

Date: Friday 27 June 2025
Time: 17:00 - 19:00
Categories: Sanctuary, Exhibitions, Concerts and music, Ceremonial events
Venue: University Chapel
Speaker: Najla Hrustanovic, John Corrigan QPM, Waqar Azmi OBE, Elvira Mujkanovic, Alison Anderson MBE and more.

We are commemorating the genocide in Srebrenica, which took place 30 years ago. Expect speakers, music and candle-lighting.

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Snake Summer: Medieval Wyrms and Victorian Sea Serpents!

27 Jun

Date: Friday 27 June 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum
Speaker: Dr Fraser Dallachy (University of Glasgow) and Dr Jordan Kistler (University of Strathclyde)

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges - National Medical Schools' Widening Participation Conference 2025

05 Jul

Date: Saturday 05 July 2025
Time: 9:00 - 18:00
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre

Now in its seventh year, the National Medical Schools Widening Participation Forum (NMSWP) is proud to host its Annual National Conference—a celebration of collaboration, learning, and collective progress in widening access to medicine. This flagship event brings together students, educators, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and WP champions from across the UK. With a shared commitment to building a more inclusive medical profession, the conference provides an energising space for connection, reflection, and action.

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Inaugural CheMNet Event: Making Connections, Exploring Collaborations and the Gaps

08 Jul

Date: Tuesday 08 July 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Categories: Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Public lectures
Venue: ARC room 237AB and online
Speaker: Michelle Bloor

Come and join our exciting new initiative called CheMNet.

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Snake Summer: Sensational Stories and Firm Facts!

08 Aug

Date: Friday 08 August 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum
Speaker: Prof Roger Downie

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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Snake Summer: Cryptids and Lost Worlds!

29 Aug

Date: Friday 29 August 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum
Speaker: Darren Naish and Will Tattersdill

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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September Open Day

03 Sep

Date: Wednesday 03 September 2025
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Main Gilmorehill Campus

We invite you to our September Open Day at our main campus in Glasgow, where you can meet academics, explore the campus, and discover all that UofG has to offer!

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Snake Summer: Movie Night in the Museum!

05 Sep

Date: Friday 05 September 2025
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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Explorathon at Doors Open Day

20 Sep

Date: Saturday 20 September 2025 - Sunday 21 September 2025
Time: 12:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits, Alumni events, Student events, Academic events, Social events, Public lectures, Films and theatre, Exhibitions
Venue: University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre, 11 Chapel Lane

From cutting-edge engineering to arts and humanities, dip into the fantastic research happening on your doorstep, with family-friendly activities and exhibits as part of the Scotland-wide “Explorathon” festival, in partnership with Glasgow Doors Open Days. Free, drop-in.

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Dumfries Campus Undergraduate Open Day

04 Oct

Date: Saturday 04 October 2025
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus

Join us at our stunning campus in Dumfries to find out more about the range of subjects offered at the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability.

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October Open Day

18 Oct

Date: Saturday 18 October 2025
Time: 09:00 - 15:00
Categories: Open days and visits
Venue: University of Glasgow, Main Gilmorehill Campus

We invite you to our October Open Day at our main campus in Glasgow, where you can meet academics, explore the campus, and discover all that UofG has to offer!

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The Critical Technologies Supply Chain

20 Oct

Date: Monday 20 October 2025 - Monday 21 July 2025
Time: 09:30 - 17:00
Categories: Conferences
Venue: Advanced Research Centre
Speaker: tbc

Quantum, Semiconductors, Photonics, Telecommunication and more

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