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The Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre is the creative and collaborative heart of research at the University of Glasgow.

Find out more http://gla.ac.uk/research/arc/
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📹For our next #CinemARC event, we're showing the 2010 smash hit, The Social Network on Wednesday 19 November.

💻Ahead of the film, researchers from the University of Glasgow look back at the early days of social media to discuss how things have changed.

🎫Tickets available at the link in our bio🔗
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
ARC Conversations:Social Ventures at UofG

📍 The ARC

📅 Nov 25, 4–5:30pm

Discover how social ventures can extend your research impact. Talks, Q&A, drinks & networking 🍷

Free but ticketed 🎟️

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arc-conver...

#UofG #SocialImpact #ARCConversations #ResearchImpact
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🚨 Double award win!

@uofgengineering.bsky.social + Soapworks Ltd win Technical Excellence & Future Leader prizes at #KTP50 🎉

Congrats to ARC resident Manlio Tassieri, Manosh Paul and Soapworks Ltd on this game-changing collaboration!

🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
#Innovation
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
❄️ Maker Mondays Winter Season is here!

Hands-on sessions at ARC MakerSpace:

🧵 Nov 24: Crafting
🖨️ Dec 1: 3D Printing
🔦 Dec 8: Laser Cutting
🔌 Dec 15: Electronics
Open to all @UofGlasgow staff & students!

👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/creativity...

#MakerMondays #Innovation
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reminder: the Data and AI Festival is in the ARC this week 27th - 29th October!

👉 Browse the full programme: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

#DataAndAIFestival #UofGResearch #AIResearch #DataScienceResearch #ResponsibleAI #AcademicEvents #ResearchImpact
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
**CAETS Comms Prize - UK National Winner** Biofilters may look simple, but they are a game changer when it comes to filtering drinking water. Dr Marta Vignola and colleagues specialise in biofilter technology.

Full video: youtu.be/lPs0EXSpw58

@uofgengineering.bsky.social @uofgstem.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Our ARC-XR Suite has been transformed for 'Within Touching Distance' - a unique XR theatre experience that combines touch, memory and sound.

More info: takemesomewhere.co.uk/within-touch...
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We asked ARC residents and users if they'd like to take part in a photography project to help us capture life in the ARC. We gave participants a single use film camera for a day, with the task to take photos of whatever they liked in the building.

Here are the results...
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎙 Research Stories - Episode 4: Jude Robinson

Prof Jude Robinson explains her collaborative work exploring access to clean drinking water in peri-urban African communities.

Listen now: gla.ac.uk/research/pod...

#CleanWater #HealthInequalities

@uofgshw.bsky.social

@uofgsps.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🎙 Research Stories - Episode 3: Nicol Keith

Professor Nicol Keith breaks down his career and valuable lessons learned, covering everything from collaborative research methods to dealing with failure.

Listen now: gla.ac.uk/research/pod...

#ResearchStories #CancerResearch #UofG
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎙 Listen to Episode 2 of Research Stories.

Professor Mia Perry on how “pluriversal literacies” can unlock pathways in research, education, sustainability, and community-led change.

🔗https://gla.ac.uk/research/podcasts/researchstoriesmiaperry/

#ResearchStories #Literacies #Education #UofG
September 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Explorathon is back this weekend with two afternoons of FREE family fun for all ages. Drop in on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September between 12-3pm at the ARC and dip into the wonderful world of research, from engineering to modern languages and music.
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our ‘Spotlight on Research’ series continues with Christina Young. Christina explains the fascinating field of art conservation and why it’s so important.

Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRYt...

@uofgartshums.bsky.social @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The ARC's MakerSpace is now open to all University staff and our postgraduate researcher community!

General access is free, including the use of 3D printers, sewing machines, a laser cutter, electronics and tooling facilities.

More info: www.gla.ac.uk/research/arc...
July 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Nearly 1000 people joined us last month for Dear Green Music Scene - a lively, solar-powered festival of music, creativity and sustainability🌱

Read about the day in our latest Sustainability at Glasgow: Research Spotlight

👉https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/sustainability/research/

#Sustainability
July 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🏆 Congrats to Kay Guccione and the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Thesis Mentoring team on winning the EMCC Global Mentoring Award!

🔗 theauditorium.blog/2022/07/27/t...

#PhDChat #ResearchCulture
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Last chance to check out our special exhibition CARBON: Under Pressure at the ARC before it closes soon this Sunday 29 June.

Explore our relationship with Carbon through past and present with free creative storytelling and hand-painting workshops this Saturday.

🔗Get tickets now with link in bio!
June 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Congratulations to ARC resident @leecronin.bsky.social & all the @chemify.bsky.social team on the opening of their new £12m facility in Maryhill - creating 60 new jobs. The ARC has been home to Chemify over the past 3 yrs. We look forward to seeing what's next: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
June 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hear from to Glasgow Changing Futures Academic Lead and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Solutions, Professor Jaime L Toney about how research fosters action for sustainable futures.

From the Carbon Exhibition with Science Gallery Bengaluru
- in the ARC until the 29th June.
June 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Last week we spoke to our Principal & Vice Chancellor
@uofgvc.bsky.social about the ARC & how this interdisciplinary & collaborative space enables us to do things differently. Hosting the Carbon Exhibition is a fantastic example. The exhibition is on until the 29th June.
June 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Don't miss #DearGreenMusicSceneFestival, this Sunday 15 June in St Mungo Square. Festivities kick off at 12:30 with our annual WestFest ceilidh. There'll be performances aplenty, and it's all powered by renewable energies! See you there...🍏🍃🎺🎵🎹🥁💚
June 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fancy a tour of the ARC? We still have a few tickets available for tonights event!

📅 Wed, 11th June: The Art of Science 🎨
gla.ac/4e8nXjl

📅 Thursday, 12th June: A Body of Science 🤸
gla.ac/4kCOHLt

All events are aimed at adult audiences.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Last week we celebrated the launch of CARBON: Under Pressure ⬇️. Brought to @uofglasgow.bsky.social in collaboration with the Science Gallery Bengaluru. Here until Sun 29th June. Pop in and have a look. With thanks to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for supporting our launch.
June 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📣 TODAY! Join Prof Christina Young for a rare opportunity to see livestreamed research in action. ‌She’ll be using optical techniques to examine botanical illustrations from the Argyll Collection. Drop-in between 1030-1130 or 1430-1530 on bit.ly/4jCKCp9
June 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Check out the ARC Research Collection!

The ARC Research Collection is a collaboration between the ARC & Dominic Paterson, Curator of Contemporary Art @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social

Fancy a tour of the Art Collection? Wed 11th June at 6pm. Find out more & book: gla.ac/43pPbyi
June 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM