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UofG WW2 aviator remembered through bequest to help researchers

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:00:00 BST

Now, nearly 80 years after Glaswegian Hugh Harvey Mooney enrolled at Glasgow, his memory is being honoured by his family as they help students and early career researchers attend a conflict archaeology conference at UofG.

Portrait of Dr Claudia Glatz
Portrait of Dr Claudia Glatz

New Mid-Career Fellowships awarded to 30 talented UK academics

Fri, 10 May 2019 09:00:00 BST

A UofG archaeologist is among those to be awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowships

Map unveiled for biggest ever historical table top war game

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:00:00 BST

The organisers of the biggest ever historical table top war game have unveiled the gigantic map being used to replay the Battle of Waterloo using 22,000 miniature soldiers.

Napoleonic re-enactor Rob Woods of the First Regiment of Foot, Royal Scots with one of the 20,000 28mm miniature soldiers being used to replay the Battle of Waterloo at the University of Glasgow this week end Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June 2019 Credit John Young
Napoleonic re-enactor Rob Woods of the First Regiment of Foot, Royal Scots with one of the 20,000 28mm miniature soldiers being used to replay the Battle of Waterloo at the University of Glasgow this week end Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June 2019 Credit John Young

UofG hosts the biggest ever historical table top war game

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow plays host this weekend to the biggest ever historical table top war game to replay the Battle of Waterloo.

Great Game 700
Great Game 700

University of Glasgow replays the Battle of Waterloo

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:25:00 BST

A total of 22,435 miniature soldiers replayed the the Great Game in aid of the charity Waterloo Uncovered

Professor Tony Pollard at Waterloo Uncovered dig
Professor Tony Pollard at Waterloo Uncovered dig

Archaeologists explore fate of Waterloo wounded

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:00:00 BST

A team of military veterans and serving personnel, led by professional archaeologists, are to begin excavating at the site of Wellington’s Field Hospital on the battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium.

An archaeologists works on the dig site at Waterloo battlefield where human remains were discovered
An archaeologists works on the dig site at Waterloo battlefield where human remains were discovered

A story of bullets and bones revealed at Waterloo archaeology dig

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:00:00 BST

Human remains and evidence of a previous unknown fight between French cavalry and the British Allied troops have been found at the site of the Battle of Waterloo.

Children using the new museum space in an Iraqi museum created in conjunction with University of Glasgow archaeologists
Children using the new museum space in an Iraqi museum created in conjunction with University of Glasgow archaeologists

New museum spaces & education resources in Iraqi Kurdistan are launched

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:00:00 BST

New museum spaces and resources to engage Iraqi children and the public in the archaeology and history of the region have been officially launched.

archaeology at glasgow
archaeology at glasgow

PhD Proposal Competition and Workshop Archaeology, University of Glasgow

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:14:00 BST

Wednesday 30 October 2019

Dalrymple Nov 2019
Dalrymple Nov 2019

Dalrymple Lectures Nov 2019

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:59:00 GMT

18–21 November 2019

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