A blog by @jamesafox.bsky.social on our incursion into science with rare books, a community outreach and #knowledgeExchange experience at the #GlaSciFest 2026: ‘How-to Books in the Wild: “Hands on History” at Glasgow Science Festival’ howtobook.hypotheses.org/6674

We were so delighted to participate this year, with our Hands on History stall. Will be back, for sure.

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Glasgow Science Festival begins today 🥳 Running from the 5th - 15th June, with most events being FREE - you don't want to miss this! 🔬🧪 The UofG Tower and Main Building were lit #GlaSciFest blue yesterday to mark the occasion. 🤩 Full programme ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/events/scien...

This year we are celebrating 575 years of the University of Glasgow and we want to hear your UofG story! Send us a memory, big or small, with a photo, and you could be featured on our social media, in our archives and win a UofG goody bag. Submit at: gla.ac.uk/explore/575/stories

Are you a student at the @uofgied.bsky.social? We’re recruiting a Science Communicator Intern for a project with @howtobooks.bsky.social and the Glasgow Science Festival. Bringing Early Modern science to the age of TikTok videos. Come join us! glasgow.targetconnect.net/leap/jobs.ht...

A new report from CaSE explores how people across Scotland view research and development – and why it matters for jobs, communities and long-term growth. We’re proud to support this important work. Read more 👉 gla.ac/4bEyy65

The SRS invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships, ŵ a stipend worth £15,000. SRS Fellows can hold jobs alongside their fellowship provided they do not take up more than the equivalent of 3 days a week over the course of the academic year. Apply by 30 April rensoc.org.uk/apply/postdo...

New research from School of Humanities @uofgartshums.bsky.social shows 90% of Humanities alumni now work in mid–senior roles across 24 sectors, with 91.7% reporting high career fulfilment. Read More: gla.ac/3Nr1Ewf

Where to Draw the Line: Andrew Lowes and Eric Dubois present Carnal Cinema — irreverent narratives in dialogue with irreverent drawings of cinema tales. Thu 19 Mar 5pm With Kate Taylor (National Film and Television School). www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi... @terrytoon.com @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Just starting, join us if you can. Superman, superheroes, and Scottish identity.

Stirling Maxwell Centre@uofgsmc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Come hear David John Boyd talk on superhero comics and Scottish identity, and meet Frank Quitely too. Book presentation and signing In person (see poster) or online on uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Come hear David John Boyd talk on superhero comics and Scottish identity, and meet Frank Quitely too. Book presentation and signing In person (see poster) or online on uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity: the Comics Art of Frank Quitely (book launch). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joinin...

Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity: The Comics Art of Frank Quitely is the first full-length study of the internationally acclaimed, Glasgow-born comics artist Frank Quitely. Best known for his wo...

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Stirling Maxwell Centre@uofgsmc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Flying in on 12/Mar -- Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity, by @davidjohnboyd.bsky.social & Julie Briand-Boyd (Leuven UP, 2025). Authors and Frank Quitely attending! Book launch, signing, & discount on the day, at the @glasgow.ac.uk Bookshop. uofgartshums.bsky.social leuvenup.bsky.social

Flying in on 12/Mar -- Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity, by @davidjohnboyd.bsky.social & Julie Briand-Boyd (Leuven UP, 2025). Authors and Frank Quitely attending! Book launch, signing, & discount on the day, at the @glasgow.ac.uk Bookshop. uofgartshums.bsky.social leuvenup.bsky.social

Ingrid Hoepel (@uni-kiel.de): A contemporary emblem book — wings and stones Thu, 5 Mar, 5pm, UofGlasgow Library, Zoom 👇 A scholar & artist, Ingrid discusses emblems in the current art scene & on science. @uofgfantasy.bsky.social@uofglasgowasc.bsky.social@uofgnews.bsky.social@srsrensoc.bsky.social

Our postgraduate coffee morning is on. And they can bake!

Just a see reminder of this week’s seminar. Looking forward to welcoming you.

Stirling Maxwell Centre@uofgsmc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Jennifer Taylor on Charles Perrault's fairy tales as emblems and vehicles for female agency in Louis XIV's France, 12 Feb 2026, 5pm. All welcome. www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi... @labnf.bsky.social @gallicabnf.bsky.social @cbcp-unirdg.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Jennifer Taylor on Charles Perrault's fairy tales as emblems and vehicles for female agency in Louis XIV's France, 12 Feb 2026, 5pm. All welcome. www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi... @labnf.bsky.social @gallicabnf.bsky.social @cbcp-unirdg.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

It's here, and it's live -- our Spring 2026 Seminar Series has just been announced. All welcome! www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi... @srsrensoc.bsky.social @cvc-rhul.bsky.social @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @leuvenup.bsky.social

Why does La Barbe Bleue end with two morals—and what does that have to do with the Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes? In my upcoming February talk, I will explore how Perrault’s paired moralités function as emblematic riddles. #EarlyModern #FairyTales @uofgsmc.bsky.social

Farage arrives in Scotland today, and it should make our collective stomach heave that this repulsive, dangerous extremist has crossed the border. Amid scapegoating schoolkids and allegations of antisemitism anyone who supports this man is morally in the gutter My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

"Farage in Falkirk? It should make our stomachs heave to have him in Scotland"

Nigel Farage’s Falkirk visit sparks outrage, with many Scots saying his presence north of the border should make “our stomachs heave”.

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Lucy Havard (@caiuscollege.bsky.social) on Early Modern household compilations for the preservation of the body. Putting the surgeon’s word into practical context… @howtobooks.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

James Fox (@uofgsmc.bsky.social) on Sammelbände as curation of household how-to knowledge.

The second meeting of the Take me and Make it Happen project on how-to books is about to start. Excellent hosting by the Herzog August Bibliothek, with an exciting programme ahead. Kudos to Prof Laurence Grove, attending online from San Diego (with the time difference, that’s commitment!).

Alina Lange and Stefan Laube speak of their work on the how-to book research project (howtobook.eu), a Stirling Maxwell Centre and Herzog August Bibliothek collaboration funded by DFG and the AHRC. @howtobooks.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @dfg.de @ukri.org @uofglasgowasc.bsky.social

Books tell stories beyond the text 📚 Join Dr Shanti Graheli of @uofgartshums.bsky.social & the Mitchell Library's Susan Taylor at a Books “Antiques” Roadshow at The Mitchell Library, part of a series of events for Being Human Festival. Drop in, bring a book and share its story 📷 Martin Shields

Book Tales: Storytelling through the lives of readers past and present

The University of Glasgow and The Mitchell Library invite you to explore the rich and historical life of books in a series of engaging Being Human Festival events in November.

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Earlier this summer, project members Billy Grove and @luisgomes.bsky.social introduced our project at the 13th Society for Emblem Studies conference in Vienna. Read more here: howtobook.hypotheses.org/4453 #howto #emblems #conference

Emblematically How-to in Vienna

Every three years, in the height of summer, scholars from around the world come together to exchange ideas and explore new directions in emblem studies. This year’s conference, organized as always by ...

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New on our #blog: @jamesafox.bsky.social explores the unique #marginalia in a one-of-a-kind 16th-century French arithmetic book from the Herzog August Bibliothek 📖🇩🇪🧮 Read more here: howtobook.hypotheses.org/4415 #bookhistory #rarebooks #knowledge #mathematics

The #SESVienna2025 conference concluding paper, ‘Our fragile planet hanging by a thread’, by Peter Megyeši. Thinking ahead for all.

Dr Pedro Germano Leal’s inaugural paper as the Peter Davies Lectureship in Text/Image Studies at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Welcome, Pedro!

It's official! Delighted to congratulate Prof Alison Adams as the new President of the Society for Emblem Studies. Much gratitude to outgoing President Prof Michael Bath for his sterling guidance and indefatigable support. Bonis auspiciis incipiendum! www.emblems.arts.gla.ac.uk/alciato/embl...

Straight up in the 13th international conference of the Society for Emblem Studies, with the terrific José Julio García Arranz and Ingrid Hoppel on a ‘Private Collection of Editions of Herman Hugo’s Pia Deaideria’. With an adjoining exhibition (with original copies from the collection).

It has started, the long awaited triennial international conference of the Society for Emblem Studies. With Professor Laurence (Billy) Grove delivering the opening plenary. Looking forward to a fruitful week on all things emblems, old and new friends. emblemstudies2025.univie.ac.at