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The UK government’s AI skills programme betrays UK workers and our digital sovereignty - Dr Mark Wong @uofgussp.bsky.social is co-author of this article critiquing the UK government's AI Skills Boost programme for its reliance on US tech platforms.

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The UK Government’s AI Skills Programme Betrays UK Workers And Our Digital Sovereignty | Computer Weekly - World Of Software
Last month, the UK government announced the AI Skills Boost programme, promising “free AI training for all” and claiming that the courses will give people the
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February 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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📢 ICYMI: check out Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau's blog analysing #UKYouthPoll2025 data to show that young people are generally willing and able to give their views on politics.

🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc...

#UKYouthPoll #GenZ
February 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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⌛ Just one week to go until #SurvivingPolitics, and places are going fast – register now to avoid disappointment! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-...

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📢 Event launch!

Politicis in 2026 is moving at a bewildering pace. Join Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP & Times columnist @frasernelson.bsky.social as they set out their contrasting views on the road ahead.

📅 2 Feb
📍 Bute Hall, @glasgow.ac.uk
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-...
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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NEW SURVEY FINDINGS‼️
81% of women musicians in the Scottish folk music scene, who participated in a new survey, have been sexually assaulted or harassed.

Full report here: sccjr.ac.uk/publication/...

@uofgsociology.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk

🔊Video of findings.
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"We’ve lost so much of what football is" ⚽

How has the beautiful game become so dominated by commerce? The answers can be found by studying 50 years of Norwich City F.C., says @robinireland.bsky.social (with a little help from Delia Smith).

Read more in @theconversation.com

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US cash, sponsored shirts and TV deals: how money took over English football
A potted history of sporting commercialism.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
‘All Scottish children need extra help, not just babies’

The Scottish Child Payment increase for babies is welcome, but costs of childhood do not end when they turn one, writes @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social and Ilona Pinter for @scotnational.bsky.social

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All Scottish children need extra help, not just babies
EVERY day, around 125 babies are born in Scotland. Each new life represents a new beginning but also significant, and often scary, changes for their…
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January 28, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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Historic places are vital for mental health, according to research by @uofgussp.bsky.social, @imadgination03.bsky.social and Historic England.

Familiar historic places provide emotional stability – helping people to function and thrive in everyday life.

More: gla.ac/4qQ0CIZ
January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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📢 Event launch!

Politicis in 2026 is moving at a bewildering pace. Join Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP & Times columnist @frasernelson.bsky.social as they set out their contrasting views on the road ahead.

📅 2 Feb
📍 Bute Hall, @glasgow.ac.uk
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving-...
January 15, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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The link between high engagement gambling and suicidality is stronger than thought, according to a study by @uofgsps.bsky.social and @citystgeorges.bsky.social

More: gla.ac/4b7CJHE
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"It’s not coincidence, it’s not an accident. It is something which is strategic communication and they must see value in that.”

@pauljreilly.bsky.social spoke to @scotnational.bsky.social about inflammatory Neo-Nazi posts posted by US government agencies.

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Expert gives verdict on neo-Nazi posting by Donald Trump's White House
THE White House’s online neo-Nazi references reflect the extreme content people at the heart of Donald Trump’s administration are viewing, an…
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January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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"If the price of keeping universities solvent is to tell whole national groups that their applications are unwelcome, then it is not the applicants who are undermining the reputation of UK higher education." New from me on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social ⬇️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Britain’s new border runs through its universities | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Britain's universities are pausing their recruitment of students from Pakistan and Bangladesh, citing tighter immigration policy. This amounts to discrimination.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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📢 New research blog!

Find out how our perceptions of "hard work v privilege" differ when we are looking at ourselves rather than others in Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau's recent piece for @uk.theconversation.com ⚖️

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OTHER PEOPLE'S BACKGROUNDS SHAPE THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, BUT I WORKED HARD FOR MINE – THE PARADOX IN HOW WE VIEW STATUS - John Smith Centre
The concept of “hard work v privilege”, and what either one says about someone’s social status, is an important one. Politicians regularly draw dividing lines between “hardworking families” and…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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We hear a lot about the shift of young men towards the political right - but what about young women? 🤔

🎙️ Listen to Dr Elli Loose on BBC Radio 4's 'Left Out' to find out what the #UKYouthPoll2025 tells us about young women's political views & priorities.

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Dr Elli Loose on the political views of young women in the UK - 'Left Out', BBC Radio 4
John Smith Centre Research & Engagement Manager Dr Elli Loose discusses what the UK Youth Poll 2025 tells us about young women's political views and priorities on 'Left Out' presented by Gaby…
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January 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A new book by Prof Jane Duncan and Allen Munoriyarwa that offers a comprehensive analysis of the critical challenge of intelligence accountability in an era of expanding digital surveillance capabilities is now available from @scotunipress.bsky.social

More: www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The academic study of politics is failing disabled people – with real-world consequences. David Alexander writes for the @uk.theconversation.com on diversity in political science.

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The academic study of politics is failing disabled people – with real-world consequences
Many of the issues disabled people encounter in society will result from political decision making.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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I will be discussing some of this work in the upcoming event hosted by Citizens Advice Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forecast-p...
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Have you read the latest issue of The #Identities Newsletter?

Read Issue 9 (December 2025), including updates on our trending articles, events, podcast episodes, blog posts and more!

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The Identities Newsletter - December 2025 Edition
Read the latest issue of The Identities Newsletter
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January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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GUMG director @catherinehapper.bsky.social commented on OfCom's inquiry into Grok and the possibility of a ban on X, expressing doubts about the UK government's will to take on the platform for @bigissue.com: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
What would happen if the UK government actually banned Grok and X?
Keir Starmer's government has hinted a UK ban on X isn't out of the question. Experts tell us what a ban would look like in reality.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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We're so excited that our new #UKYouthPoll course is kicking off at @glasgow.ac.uk today! 🤩

There are a few spaces left on the course for @uofgsocsci.bsky.social honours students – find out more: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/the-joh...

#UKYouthPoll2026 @focaldata.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“If you met him, you weren’t likely to forget him.”

Great article in @glasgowbell.bsky.social about the extraordinary story of 'tour de force' Alec Nove, leading Soviet expert and former head of the Institute for Soviet and East Europe Studies @glasgow.ac.uk

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Glasgow’s Gorbachev go-between
How a local academic saw through the iron curtain
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January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Today @catherinehapper.bsky.social gave evidence at the Scottish Parliament Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee Inquiry into Scottish Broadcasting.

Catherine referenced the work of @gu-mg.bsky.social and UofG's media programmes.

Watch here: bit.ly/4aLh5ZF
Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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January 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Have you listened to the latest episode of The #Identities Podcast?

Episode 8: Beyond the Border: Poetics of Refuge and Critical Classroom Praxis

Listen to the episode:
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Episode 8: Beyond the Border: Poetics of Refuge and Critical Classroom Praxis
The Identities Podcast · Episode
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January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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SAVE THE DATE: Thurs 22 Jan, 4pm📍

Report launch of 'Women Musician’s Experiences of Sexual Violence and Harassment in Scottish Folk Music.'

The findings will be discussed as part of a roundtable event at Celtic Connections, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Happy Birthday to us! 🎉 

The University of Glasgow is 575 years old today. We have been changing the world since 1451! 

This year we will be celebrating the centuries of impact of UofG, while looking towards to the future, with our #TeamUofG community around the world.

#UofG575
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
What a way to conclude what has been an impressive year for @changingrealities.bsky.social 🤩 Great to see further acknowledgment of their impactful work on child poverty.
Families from @changingrealities.bsky.social met with PM Sir Keir Starmer and @darrenpjones.bsky.social at 10 Downing Street yesterday, to share how they are challenging #childpoverty in the UK.

Changing Realities is a collaboration between UofG @lshtm.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM