I’ve been thinking a lot about thinking lately, which is not something I ever thought I’d write. Not in a formal way. More in a quiet, slightly uneasy way that shows up when I’m halfway through a task and realise I’ve reached for ELM almost automatically. Sometimes that feels helpful. Sometimes it makes me pause […]

Oct 6, 2021

User researcher Nicola Dobiecka joins us to talk through our prospective student journey maps. Join us to learn how they were made, how you can use them in student recruitment marketing, and to get an overview of what we learned from the research that informs them. Feb 16, 2026

As Academic Skills Consultants, we see a lot of students struggling to keep focused on academic reading and writing. In a world of constant distraction, this is an issue that affects both students and staff. This post offers some advice and signposts to further support. Firstly, think about your working environment. Where and when do […]

Spring Dissertation and Thesis Festival 23-27 February 2026: We have an exciting week of events planned for the Library’s Dissertation & Thesis Festival this February to highlight how the Library can help students succeed with their dissertation or thesis. Our programme includes a Discovery Day on Monday 23 February, when the Main Library (at George Square) will feature stalls from digital resource publishers and our own library teams highlighting our huge range of […]

We have recently acquired a facsimile boxed set of Archigram magazine: the Archive. Architecture’s most influential, innovative and beloved underground magazine, reissued for the first time in a handsome clamshell box! Published by Designers & Books. Inspired by comic-book culture, Pop art, psychedelia, the space race, sci-fi, Constructivism and Buckminster Fuller, the hugely influential British […]