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We are the Institute for Gravitational Research at @UofGlasgow.bsky.social, the
UK centre of gravity for #gravitationalwaves research!
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A new mini-documentary by our colleagues at @uofgravity.bsky.social celebrating the 10th anniversary of our first detection and the progress in #GravitationalWave astronomy

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#GW10Years 🔭🧪⚛️🎢
University of Glasgow celebrates 10th anniversary of first gravitational wave detection
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September 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Professor Sir James Hough of @uofgphysastro.bsky.social and @uofgravity.bsky.social, one of our longest-serving and most distinguished researchers, will receive the Baird of Bute Innovation Award todayAport for his work in gravitational research.

Read more here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
A portrait of Professor Sir James Hough
September 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Researchers from @uofgravity.bsky.social and @uofgphysastro.bsky.social led the analysis of data from 128 gravitational wave detections made by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration.

Read more about the results, published in a new preprint catalogue paper, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
August 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
That's a wrap!
We've had hundreds of talks from scientists from all across the world over the last two weeks, but it's finally time to say goodbye.

On behalf of everyone on the organising committee, thank you for coming!

#GR22Amaldi16
July 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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lesguthman.bsky.social
If you’re at the GR- Amaldi Conference in Glasgow this week, here’s our new film, “Squeezed Light” showing as a sneak peak on 2 monitors! 🧪
Les Guthman’s new documentary “Squeezed Light” is showing as a sneak peak at the GR Amaldi Conference in Glasgow
July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
uofgravity.bsky.social
Tonight @cmundell.bsky.social is delivering a public lecture here in Glasgow for the #GR24Amaldi16 conference, where we're learning about the ambitions of @esa.int to further gravitational wave science with the future LISA observatory.
July 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
uofgravity.bsky.social
While the website says tickets are sold out there is space; just show up!
uofgravity.bsky.social Institute for Gravitational Research @uofgravity.bsky.social · Jul 8
On Wednesday 16 July Prof Carole Mundell will present From Earth to the Fabric of SpaceTime.

📍 Clyde Auditorium (Armadillo), SEC
🕒 19:30-20:30 16 July 2025
🎫 iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi1...
💵 Free but tickets required
A poster describing the talk which is described in the main post. It has a photograph of Prof Mundell next to the ESA logo superimposed over a view of the Earth from the international space station. The information in the image is the same as the post.
July 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
uofgravity.bsky.social
Spaces are still available for tonight's talk by @uofglasgow.bsky.social alum @cmundell.bsky.social in the SEC Armadillo at 7:30pm tonight.
uofgravity.bsky.social Institute for Gravitational Research @uofgravity.bsky.social · Jul 8
On Wednesday 16 July Prof Carole Mundell will present From Earth to the Fabric of SpaceTime.

📍 Clyde Auditorium (Armadillo), SEC
🕒 19:30-20:30 16 July 2025
🎫 iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi1...
💵 Free but tickets required
A poster describing the talk which is described in the main post. It has a photograph of Prof Mundell next to the ESA logo superimposed over a view of the Earth from the international space station. The information in the image is the same as the post.
July 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
We're honoured that parliamentarians recognised the work we've been doing with @scienceceilidh.bsky.social to communicate gravitational waves via dance this week in a Scottish Parliament motion.

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July 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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With #GR24Amaldi16 underway in the city, Dr Andrew Spencer from @uofgphysastro.bsky.social spoke to Radio Scotland today about the gravitational wave-inspired Scottish country dance he and colleagues have developed with @scienceceilidh.bsky.social.

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Good Morning Scotland - 15/07/2025 - BBC Sounds
The latest news from home and abroad, along with sport, travel and weather updates.
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July 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
GW231123 was weird and wonderful: you can read the take from @philplait.bsky.social on our latest discovery announcement here.
ligo.org LIGO Scientific Collaboration @ligo.org · Jul 15
"So it’s a record! Cool! But it’s also weird. Why?"

@philplait.bsky.social explains our latest gravitational-wave discovery #GW231123

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-bigges...

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July 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Kicking off day 2 of #GR24Amaldi16 in the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow!
The Armadillo building in Glasgow - a white building with layered panels a bit like an armadillo
July 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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"The #GR24Amaldi16 conference is an opportunity to show the world Glasgow’s scientific expertise," writes @cplberry.bsky.social of @uofgphysastro.bsky.social in @heraldscotland.bsky.social, as gravitational wave researchers gather in the city.

Read more here: www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2529...
A chance to show the world Glasgow’s scientific expertise
This week Glasgow welcomes scientists from around the world for the GR–Amaldi conference, the premier meeting for gravitational physics and…
www.heraldscotland.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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All set up! Meet us at GR24 & Amaldi16 in Glasgow!

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#GR24Amaldi26 @springernature.com
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July 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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The most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves have been discovered by scientists, with some of the analyses carried out by an international team led by an astrophysicist from @uofgravity.bsky.social.

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

#GR24Amaldi16
GW231123 signal in data from the LIGO Hanford (left) and Livingston (right) detectors. The top panels show the amplitude of the data over time (grey traces). The shaded blue band shows an estimate of the true signal. The bottom panels are spectrograms, also known as time-frequency maps, which show the signal amplitude over time (horizontal axis) and across frequencies (vertical axis). Brighter colors represent a stronger signal.
July 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE, Principle of the University of Glasgow, welcomes us to the conference, and reminds us that Glasgow is a friendly city as well as a world-leading city of science.
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli FRSE standing at a rostrum speaking in front of a logo for the GR-Amaldi conference.
July 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Bailie Hanif Raja welcomes everyone on this "not-so-bright" but early morning, on behalf of the Provost of the City of Glasgow.
A photograph of Bailie Hanif Raja standing at a rostrum with the GR-Amaldi logo projected behind him.
July 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
On the agenda today: the @ligo.org-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration are announcing the discovery of the heaviest black hole binary seen so far!

www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Black holes discovery to be revealed at gravitational waves conference in Glasgow
The most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves have been discovered by scientists, with some of the analyses carried out by an international team that was led by an astrophysicist...
www.gla.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
It's a slightly wet and rainy start to GR-Amaldi, but we're excited to see everyone arriving, and to be the world's centre of gravity for the next week

#GRAmaldiGlasgow
July 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
Do you want to keep up to date with science and events coming out of the Institute for Gravitational Research?

Subscribe to our new newsletter, the Gravitational Gazette at forms.office.com/e/MNQHFUkA6v
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July 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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It's time to boldly go... Into the lecture theatre for @drerinmac.bsky.social's talk.
July 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
uofgravity.bsky.social
Our GR-Amaldi activities continue today as we host our Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in the round reading room at @uofglasgow.bsky.social.

We're aiming to add and improve pages about gravitational scientists, especially from under-represented groups.
An image of the round reading room at the University of Glasgow. The building is a circular room with art-deco architecture and details. People are sitting at computers on circular benches arranged concentrically, and a presenter is standing next to a screen.
July 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Is General Relativity a Strange New World to you? Do you feel like you're left on the Lower Decks while spacetime is a realm just for a Prodigy?

Well let's change that: Tonight Erin MacDonald: Science Advisor will be introducing us to spacetime and gravitation in Star Trek.
uofgravity.bsky.social Institute for Gravitational Research @uofgravity.bsky.social · Jul 8
On Sunday 13 July Dr Erin MacDonald will speak about Spacetime in Star Trek.

📍 LT222, Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow
🕒 19:00-20:00 13 July 2025
🎫 iop.eventsair.com/gr24-amaldi1...
💵 Free but tickets required
A poster describiing the talk; the information in the image is the same as in the post. The image has a 3D computer graphic representation of Dr MacDonald wearing a blue star trek uniform, and a photo of her wearing a dress which is covered in images of planets and other astronomical objects.
July 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
uofgravity.bsky.social
We all love a ceilidh, and we're excited to see that our astronomy-inspired dance moves are building up a buzz around Glasgow!

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New Scottish 'cosmic country' dance set to celebrate Einstein discovery
Glasgow University scientists have developed a new dance mimicking ripples of spacetime first theorised by Albert Enstein.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Hundreds of scientists are set to take part in the first performance of a new Scottish country dance inspired by the ripples in spacetime whose existence was first theorised by Albert Einstein.

More: gla.ac/3ICip4Q

#GR24Amaldi16 #GravitationalWaves #Glasgow
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July 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM