What stories shape leadership? Join us on 8-9th July 2026 for the fourth annual James McCune Smith Conference at the University of Glasgow. #JMSConference #JamesMcCuneSmith
UofG JMS PhD Programme
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The JMS Scholarship Programme supports Black UK PhD students at the University of Glasgow. https://linktr.ee/jmsphd
The JMS Network event series will also be back at on Thursday 26 March from 6-8pm in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. We're joined by Lez Henry who will be talking to JMS Scholar, Adèle Oliver. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jms-networ...
JMS Network with Professor William Lez Henry
We are delighted to welcome Professor William Lez Henry to our JMS Network Series.
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Join us on Friday 20 March for a special JMS Network collaboration with the AI Connects event series, with the University of Salford's Ubongabasi Kingsley Omon and hosted by JMS Scholar, Pheona Matovu. 6-8pm in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jms-networ...
JMS Network and AI Connects: Ubongabasi Kingsley Omon
Join us to welcome Ubongabasi Kingsley Omon for a special JMS Network x AI Connect event with JMS Scholar, Pheona Matovu.
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Delighted to announce that our next guest in the JMS Network series will be Enoch Adeyemi, in conversation with JMS Scholar, Anesu Matanda Mambingo. Join us in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre in-person or online 6-8pm on Thursday 26 February.
The deadline to apply to the JMS PhD Scholarships is coming soon - apply by 31 January. So if you or someone you know is interested in PhD study with us, tap the link in our bio to find out more, or get in touch with us at JMSPhD@glasgow.ac.uk
Augustina’s research uses Health Data and Artificial Intelligence tools to address health inequalities in various kinds of cancer including leukaemia and breast cancer among female Black Africans. @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social
Please welcome Christopher Reid, a JMS Scholar in the first year if his PhD. Chris is investigating the racial genealogies of finance capitalism in the early modern British Atlantic from 1660s-1820s. @uofgartshums.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to share the incredible work of JMS Scholar Meshach Lee, who recently completed an internship with EPIC – the Scottish Government’s Centre of Expertise in Animal Disease Outbreaks. @epicscotland.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Interested in applying for our JMS PhD Scholarships for Black UK Students? We’re holding applicant information sessions so join us to find out more about PhD study and funding! @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgstem.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
The opportunity for Black UK-domiciled students to undertake PhD research at @uofglasgow.bsky.social is still available! Apply by 31 January 2026 for entry to our Scholarships in October 2026. @uofgstem.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Ifunanya Nduka is a new JMS Scholar joining us this year. Through the School of Health and Wellbeing, she investigates facilitators and barriers to accessing healthcare services among marginalised women in the UK. @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social
Congratulations Natasha!
Our brilliant doctoral student @msnatashaboyce.bsky.social just won the Scottish education Research Association (SERA) poster award. @max-antony-newman.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social @khadijamohammed.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to announce that our next guest in the JMS Network series will be Dr Sofiat Olaosebikan in conversation with JMS Scholar in Physics, Roselyn Nmaju. Join us in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre in-person or online on Thursday 27 November 6-8pm.
The JMS scholarships fund Black UK domiciled students to undertake PhD research at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social in any research area. Anyone interested in projects involving stable isotopes - particularly ecological applications, please get in touch with me.
We’re excited to launch the 5th round of applications for the JMS Scholarship. 12 scholarships are available in any research area which can be supervised at the University. Register your interest here: forms.office.com/e/k2bkPz4ekB #PhDScholarship #Scholarships2026 #UKScholarships
We’re excited to launch the 5th round of applications for the JMS Scholarship. 12 scholarships are available in any research area which can be supervised at the University. Register your interest here: forms.office.com/e/k2bkPz4ekB #PhDScholarship #Scholarships2026 #UKScholarships
We're thrilled to be joined by Marwa Osman whose research looks into degradation of the p53 protein as a potential approach to cancer therapy. @uofgstem.bsky.social @uofgchem.bsky.social
Paul Gordon has just joined his son Montel as a UofG PhD scholar. Both are part of the James McCune Smith PhD Scholarship programme, pursuing research shaped by lived experience and cultural insight. More: gla.ac/4hzMvne Photo: Martin Shields
Father and son students hoping to build a legacy of Black scholarship and storytelling
Montel Gordon, one of the James McCune Smith PhD programme’s inaugural 2022 scholars, is being joined by his father, Paul, in a family journey of academic exploration.
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With the academic year now underway, we're delighted to be joined by JMS Scholar, Valerio Lhamine. He joins the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences' School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine to research in Ecology. @uofgmvls.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
This coming Black History Month's edition of the JMS Network series will see Dr Shantel George in conversation with JMS PhD Scholar in History, Taylar Carty. Join us from 6-8pm on Thursday 30 October in Kelvin Hall. @uofgartshums.bsky.social
Martin Kalemba is one of the many talented students to be joining us this year. Through the JMS Scholarship, he will be part of the Adam Smith Business School in the College of Social Sciences, researching African Kingdoms as Resourceful Corporations. @uofgasbs.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Nkechi First is a filmmaker, writer, and media practitioner with a passion for storytelling, gender representation, and African cinema. We're delighted that she will join the JMS PhD Scholarship Programme in the School of Culture & Creative Arts. @uofgculture.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
Please welcome Tyler England to the JMS PhD Scholarship, joining us via the School of Social & Political Sciences in the upcoming academic year. @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
We are delighted to welcome new JMS Scholar Michelle Amoah. Michelle graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a degree in Biomedical Science and is currently completing her Master’s in Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Glasgow with @uofgscmh.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
Beautiful end to the fantastic @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social conference, with the incredibly talented Adam Heron performing a very rare piece from Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a Franco-Guadeloupean composer. Adam's PhD work is bringing back to the spotlight. Thx to organizers- very inspiring few days.
💥1 DAY TO GO!! Day 2 of #JMSConference2025 is packed with inspiring sessions, vibrant discussions, followed by a stunning closing performance! 🎟️ There’s still time to grab your FREE ticket - follow the link below! #Blackscholarship #Glasgowevents #Unconference
⏳ 2 DAYS TO GO! #JMSConference2025 is almost here. Expect an inspiring welcome, powerful keynotes, presentations, exhibition of the groundbreaking research-in-process of JMS Scholars! 🎟️ Free tickets via the link below. #JMSConference2025 #BlackScholarship #GlasgowEvents
Interesting new study presents a meta-analysis of mosquito feeding patterns based on DNA-based blood meal identification. Especially well done to lead author @meshachlee.bsky.social on his 'first' 1st author paper! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgjmsphd.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Diversity and Plasticity in Mosquito Feeding Patterns: A Meta‐Analysis of ‘Universal’ DNA Diet Studies
Aim Although mosquitoes can have innate preferences for particular blood-meal hosts, their realised feeding patterns on different host species can be modified under climate and land use change with ...
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🎉 3 DAYS TO GO! We’re counting down to #JMSConference2025, a two-day celebration of bold ideas, visionary research, and transformative conversations. Go over to our website for the full schedule or scroll up to see programme highlights! You don’t want to MISS it!
Be part of this vital conversation at #JMSConference2025 with Dr Mavis Machirori & Dr Chisomo Kalinga, hosted by Prof.Jason Gill. Inspired by the legacy of James McCune Smith, we'll explore how narrative, identity & culture intersect to reimagine healthcare in Black communities.
What does it mean to disrupt with purpose? Briana Pegado leads ‘Make Good Trouble’ on Day 2 of #JMSConference2025, a workshop on disrupting with care, leading with purpose & crafting futures rooted in justice, equity & growth. ✨Join us, this is the kind of trouble worth making!