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Gavin Miller

@drgavinmiller.bsky.social

Academic in medical humanities, science fiction, history of psy disciplines, and UFOs. English Literature, University of Glasgow. Blog www.ufos.ac.uk. Academic profile: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/staff/gavinmiller/

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Dave Jeffery@davebjeffery.bsky.social · 4w ago

My contributor copy of Still Floating: 40 Years of Pennywise (edited by Tom Deady) has arrived, and it looks gorgeous. Art: Francois Vaillancourt Released worldwide on 15th September 2026. Have a great day, everyone xxx

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Will Tattersdill@tattersdill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So here we go then: the result of many years thinking about how dinosaurs make science and the imagination work together. It's written for both literary critics and scientists and my dearest hope is that it will help foster an academy where we talk to each other more

Photo of a copy of 'The Social Dinosaur', out now from Bloomsbury omg
Gavin Miller@drgavinmiller.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thanks to @alistairkgrant.bsky.social for this great coverage of my UFO project at NTS property Newhailes House running for next 4 weeks or so over summer @davidwclarke.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @gegh.bsky.social @dmcmenemy.bsky.social #UFOs www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Project sheds light on hidden UFO history of country house near Edinburgh

Sir Mark Dalrymple, the third baronet of New Hailes, was the honorary chairman of the Scottish UFO Research Society

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Gavin Miller@drgavinmiller.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Picked up today 3 roller banners for display at NTS Newhailes House, near Musselburgh. The banners explain the property's connection to Scottish UFO history - and there's a UFO hunt in the grounds. We expect to be running from around 20 July for about a month. @glasgow.ac.uk

A roller banner headed 'UFOs at Newhailes House. 1. The tattie howkers' sighting.' The rest of the roller banner has images and text explaining the property's connection to UFOs.
Gavin Miller@drgavinmiller.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The cryptic (cryptid) connection between Loch Ness and Scottish UFOs is so often overlooked. Saucers in the air over the Loch. Men in Black roaming the shores. And Nessie herself -- was she just a leftover dinosaur, or was she an interdimensional trickster entity?

An A4 image. In the left half a monochrome flying saucer passes above Loch Ness while Nessie looks up and exclaims 'Jings, crivens, help ma boab!'. In the right half, text explains that in 1974, a Loch Ness monster investigator, Frank Searle, photographed a flying saucer moving at 'the speed of a jet' over the loch. However, many people believed Searle was a hoaxer, since the saucer looked a lot like a ladies' hat thrown in the air. Searle later claimed to have seen two baby Loch Ness monsters playing in a stream at the edge of the loch ... but they swam away before he could catch one. The text references the Daily Record newspaper, 2 December 1974.
Gavin Miller@drgavinmiller.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Find our British Horror and Psychologization project here in the Leverhulme 2025 Annual Review. We're 'revolting reading for slime observants' p.60 ... @mutualfascination.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Leverhulme Trust@leverhulme.ac.uk · 5mo ago

The Trust’s 2025 Annual Review has been published. The breadth of projects featured provides a glimpse into the research we support across the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. Read it here: leverhulme.ac.uk/annual-review

Blurred face in safety goggles behind a gloved hand holding a clear case with a small red square sample up to the camera. Photograph: Philip Mynott.
Association for Scottish Literature@asls.org.uk · 5mo ago

Narratives of Illness & Dis/ability in Scottish Literature I Holly Faith Nelson & Graham Morgan 15 May, free online This @iassl.bsky.social webinar series encourages critical engagement with narratives of illness & dis/ability in Scottish literature & culture scotlit-iassl.org/2026/04/27/n...

Narratives of Illness and Dis/ability in Scottish Literature I: Holly Faith Nelson & Graham Morgan

The Dis/ability and Scottish Studies Working Group has formed to encourage critical engagement with narratives of illness and dis/ability in cross-period Scottish literature and culture. It aims to…

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Gavin Miller@drgavinmiller.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I really enjoyed this recording this podcast episode on Scottish UFOs: the host, Rick Palmer, had lots of thoughtful questions for me, and he also has a great backlist of previous conversations with academics studying paranormal culture @davidwclarke.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk

Some Other Sphere Podcast@sphericalpod.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Podcast Wednesday! Episode 149 - Gavin Miller - Scotland's history with UFOs @drgavinmiller.bsky.social #podcast #paranormal #UFOs #Scotland #Ufology #wyrdwednesday podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...