Tim Peacock

"Signalmen using Morse code equipment in a Signal Exchange Station", "British Army Morse signalers Battle of the Somme July 1916" IWM Q128. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193983

Prof Peter Jackson, ‘The First World War & the Birth of Modern Intelligence’. @uofgwarstudies.bsky.social & Cambridge Intelligence Seminar, Thurs 5 March, 5.15pm, Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens, @glasgow.ac.uk.📷Image: IWM (Q 128), British Army signalmen, Battle of the Somme July 1916.

Call for Contributions - Analogue | Historical Games Network Introduction Over the past two decades, scholarship on historical games has tended to privilege digital forms, whether that is strategy games, simulations, role-playing games, or those with distinct h...

We're announcing our new theme: Analogue. It's an open call, and full details are available on the HGN blog here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...

Congrats to Dr Gilles Bailet of @uofgengineering.bsky.social, whose NextSpace Testrig facility has won the Manufacturing Technology prize at The Engineer magazine's awards!

Read more about the facility, developed with the MTC and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social, here: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Cover of book with text "Uncertain Warriors: The United States Army between the Cold War and the War on Terror" (Military, War, and Society in Modern American History) Hardcover – 9 Nov. 2023 by David Fitzgerald.

“Uncertain Warriors: the United States Army between the #ColdWar and the War on Terror” by Dr David Fitzgerald. Join UofGWarstudies & the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies, tomorrow, Thursday 5 February, 5.15pm, in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens (📷of book cover).

HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy. One of three Invincible class aircraft carriers she was affectionately known as The Mighty Ark. Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7th December 1978 and she was launched on 20th June 1981 and completed in 1985. Major deployments included the Bosnian war (1993) and the invasion of Iraq (2003). More recently, she assisted in the repatriation of air travellers stranded by the 2010 volcanic eruption. Image from 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums'.

“Opting to Change? British Defence Policy & the End of the Cold War, 1986-1991”. Join us this afternoon, Thursday 29 Jan, 5.15pm, in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens, to hear Prof Huw Bennett's insights. Photo of HMS Ark Royal, 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums'.

A formal color portrait of the STS-51-L crew of the Challenger, wearing their blue flight suits and holding their spacesuit helmets. On the left side of the table at which the three in front are seated is a model of the space shuttle with its external fuel tank and solid-rocket boosters. Top row: Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik Bottom row: Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ronald McNair.

The space shuttle Challenger clearing the tower moments after launch on January 28, 1986. A flock of startled birds is visible in the foreground.

A color photograph showing the moment the external fuel tank and the Challenger exploded, sending the two solid rocket boosters off in opposite directions.

At this moment 40 yrs ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger’s external fuel tank exploded and the shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, killing all 7 astronauts aboard. Investigators later found failure of O-ring seals in the right solid rocket booster was the cause.

40 years after Challenger disaster, NASA faces safety fears on Artemis II Many of the team behind NASA’s Artemis II mission were children 40 years ago, when the space shuttle Challenger disaster reshaped spaceflight

Many of the team behind NASA’s Artemis II mission were children 40 years ago, when the space shuttle Challenger disaster reshaped spaceflight

University’s Television Studio being used by staff and students (GUST) in the 60s/70s

As the University celebrates its own 575th birthday in 2026, the 26th of January 2026 marks 100 years since UofG world changer and alumnus John Logie Baird gave the world’s first public demonstration of a working television at 22 Frith Street in Soho, London.

Learn more: gla.ac/3M5Xbyr
 
#UofG575

The 26th of January 2026 marks 100 years since UofG alumni John Logie Baird gave the world’s first public demonstration of a working television at 22 Frith Street in Soho, London. 📺

You can view our new display within Archives & Special Collections on Level 12 of the library until April!

CO-GREAT Workshop : Flood Resilience Gamification (Dumfries) CO-GREAT (CO-created Gamified Resilience Engagement Accessible Toolkit) Winter 2026 Workshop

Are you interested in games?
Are you worried about our changing environment?
Do you have an interest in trains and the rail network?

Join us for a workshop at @nationalresilience.bsky.social Crichton Campus, Dumfries, on Wednesday 28 January, 2-3.30. Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-great-w...

The University of Glasgow is 575 years old today! We're joining in with the celebrations here at ASC 🎂 #UofG575 #TeamUofG

Our Principal, Prof Andy Schofield, took a walk through our fantastic archives, revisiting moments and members of our community who have helped shape the University of Glasgow.
 
We are proud to celebrate our 575th Birthday. #TeamUofG #UofG575 @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social

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

Aerial view of the University of Glasgow’s main building at sunset, with the tall Gothic spire silhouetted against a golden sky. The surrounding historic stone buildings and cloisters are visible below, with the city of Glasgow stretching out into the distance under warm evening light.

This is a special year for us as we celebrate 575 years of the University of Glasgow! We look forward to celebrating with our UofG community ❤️🎂

#UofG575

The end of term & the winter break is right around the corner!

Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to our community in Glasgow and all over the world. ❤️

Professor Pauline Mackay, Director of the Centre for Robert Burns Studies and Research Associate Dr Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman photographed at the University of Glasgow. Prof MacKay is holding a book of Burns poetry and Dr Yeoman is holding a plate with haggis.

How do you celebrate Burns Night? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

UofG's @glasgowburns.bsky.social has launched The Burns Supper at 225 Years: Scottish Tradition, Global Reinvention. Help us build a crowdsourced archive of Burns Suppers worldwide for the 225th anniversary next July.

Learn more: gla.ac/44Veysf

Volunteers, students and archaeologists at the dig.

Archaeology work at Burnswark hillfort involving UofG staff & students led by @jodarchaeology.bsky.social, @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social and University of Manchester are included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top Scottish archaeological discoveries in 2025 . ⛏️

Read more: gla.ac/4p4BFHQ

'Thank you for making my first few months as Principal so enjoyable & rewarding. I hope you have a relaxing holiday, and I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together in 2026.'
 
Our Principal Prof Andy Schofield shares an end of year message for our community.
 
#TeamUofG

UofG's Museums in the Metaverse team has unveiled the [un]box Virtual Reality kiosk, a self-contained gateway to worlds that were once out of reach!

Visitors can put on a headset to explore virtual environments and engage with 3D models of Cultural Heritage collections.

More 👉 gla.ac/4oLw2Ou

What happens when gaming meets nuclear diplomatic history? 🎲 Latest episode of the Stories From Glasgow podcast with @drtimpeacock.bsky.social

@uofggameslab.bsky.social @uofgwarstudies.bsky.social
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A color photograph of a brightly-lit, mostly cloud-covered Earth, showing Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula at top center, and Antarctica and the South Pole at the bottom.

Today in 1972, as Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, and Ron Evans were rocketing toward the Moon, one of them looked back and took this iconic photograph, the first to capture a fully-illuminated round Earth and the only one taken by a human being.

A big group of graduates wearing robes and holding graduation booklets standing together in the university quads.

A graduate in a gown turns towards the camera, smiling.

Two graduates holding graduation booklets and flowers stand in the grads smiling. The main building can be seen in the background.

A graduate holding a graduation booklets stands on the grass in the quads and is smiling. The main building can be seen in the background.

Here’s to the Class of 2025!

We’re so proud of every single graduate crossing the stage this winter. All your hard work has paid off. Enjoy this special moment, you’ve earned it ❤️

#UofGgrad25 #TeamUofG

BAAS 2026 - University of Glasgow 9-11 April 2026 - British Association for American Studies BAAS Annual Conference 2026 Call for Papers The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st a...

The deadline to submit a proposal for BAAS Annual Conference 2026 has been extended to Wednesday, 10th December. There's still time to submit and join us in Glasgow in 2026. Full details on the page below.

baas.ac.uk/conferences/...

#BAAS #AMStudies #AmericanStudies

History has a future here.

We explore powerful research stories from eliminating discrimination in AI to using radio waves to remotely monitor health to give more access to medical care.

We are world-changing Glasgow.
gla.ac.uk/worldchangers

🚨 TOMORROW is the deadline for Targeted Research Panel funding. This is your last chance to apply for £5,000 to facilitate research & deliver papers at two BAAS conferences over three years.

Follow this link to find out if your panel is eligible:
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Why should students care about historymaking in videogames?  | Historical Games Network We might spend time exploring zora monoliths in Breath of the Wild’s (2017) Hyrule and the tales they speak around kings of old, or snooping through an item’s description (such as a holy great sword, ...

Some Sunday ready over on the HGN blog! Today’s new post from @xurvermilion.bsky.social explores the potential of videogames as a way of engaging students with historical research, and key skills in critical analysis:

www.historicalgames.net/students-his...

Two people sit across from each other at a small table in an elegant wood-paneled room with a lit fireplace in the background. The person on the left is SRC president Duncan Calvert. The person on the right is the University of Glasgow's new Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andy Schofield. Papers, brochures, and two glasses of water are on the table between them.

Duncan Calvert, President @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social, sat down with the UofG's new Principal Prof Andy Schofield, for a wide-ranging conversation about student life at Glasgow.

Watch the full conversation to hear the Principal's priorities & vision for the future ⬇️
youtu.be/hNdlsYGV_mQ

Link to further details & to sign up for this seminar is below. The picture in the previous post is the cover of Prof Anna Feigenbaum's book - "Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of World War I to the Streets of Today". #WarStudies @uofgsocsci.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/scott...

Book cover containing the words "From the battlefields of World War 1 to the streets of today", by Anna Feigenbaum. Link to sign up for this seminar is in the next post.

“Is Tear Gas as British as Tea? An Examination of the UK’s Historical Role in the Marketing & Deployment of Tear Gas” - Seminar with Prof Anna Feigenbaum, Thursday 20 November, 5.15pm, Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Link to details & sign up in the next post.

On 1 November, Scottish secondary school pupils came to @uofglasgow.bsky.social for the northerly round of the UK Space Design Competition at the James Watt School of Engineering. 🛰🌌

Congratulations to the winners - "Earhart Advanced Industries" - who are heading to the #uksdc finals in March!