UWS Academics present #Glasgow2014 FE/HE Engagement Conference [prezi]

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Check out the Using Social Media for Citizen Engagement: From London 2012 to Glasgow 2014 on Prezi

@UWSCreative Students Triumph At FilmG Short Film Awards.

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Contemporary Screen Acting students from University of the West Of Scotland won three awards at the FilmG Gaelic shorts award ceremony at Glasgow’s  Fruitmarket Gallery last night. MG ALBA , the Gaelic Media Service have created the FilmG  short film competition in order to foster and encourage film makers in the gaelic medium. Our  student’s five minute film … Read more

Prof Andy Miah joins European Digital Futures Foresight policy group

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Next month, Professor Andy Miah will join a European working group on a ‘Digital Futures’ horizon scanning project, set up by the Directorate General Information Society and Media (DG INFSO). Its Digital Futures project will prepare for reflections on ICT policies beyond 2020 and to strengthen anticipatory thinking in its policy making practices. The project … Read more

@UWSCreative Academics collaborate and innovate with @bournemouthuni colleagues

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CCI academics David McGillivray and Jennifer Jones have spent two days working with colleagues at Bournemouth University around the themes of social media, events, learning and teaching with the school of tourism staff, research and undergraduate students. The tweets from the event have been archived storify which have more details of the discussions and themes … Read more

Prof Andy Miah leads social media + broadcast research of London 2012

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Professor Andy Miah, Director of the Creative Futures Research Centre has been appointed to the team of researchers who will undertake the expanded transfer of knowledge research programme of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Prof Miah has been researching the Olympics for 12 years and has focused on the rise of new … Read more

@UWSCreative Academic Dr. David McGillivray presents on @Memories_FC at Hampden Park.

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Dr David McGillivray, Reader in Events and Culture in the University of the West of Scotland’s School of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) last week presented at a mass reminiscence football event held at Hampden Park, Glasgow. David presented a short lecture titled ‘Football & its fans: Memories, Matches & Meanings’ to nearly 200 people, … Read more

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