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Following the success of the Brutal Glasgow exhibition, Glasgow City Heritage Trust is taking the project out into the city this August with the launch of the Brutalist Glasgow Trail. This free city-wide trail transforms the exhibition into an interactive experience, with eight of Natalie Tweedie’s striking illustrations installed at venues across Glasgow, close to the iconic Brutalist buildings they

Fusion Fest, the headline event of Glasgow Tech Week, will bring together technologists, artists, designers, researchers, investors and industry leaders to explore how creativity and technology collaborates to drive innovation and growth.   The half-day event, taking place on Thursday 10 September at The Briggait is hosted by Glasgow City Innovation District (GCID) in partnership with the University of Strathclyde,

Highest Retention in Scotland: 97% of students from the most deprived areas continue their studies – the highest rate across all Scottish universities 22.9% of GSA’s new students came from Scotland’s 20% most deprived areas in 2024/25 The GSA has met or beaten the national 20% benchmark every year since 2019/20 Ranks third highest across Scotland, alongside institutions known for accessibility 20.9%

Seven 2026 GSA Fashion Design graduates— Dmytro Kryzhanovski, Nikola Dzidga, Abbie Smith, Yichen Lin, Qiai Wang, Meraud Pengelly, and Leah Churchill— will feature in Scotland Fashion Now at V&A Dundee, a new event celebrating and showcasing the next generation of fashion designers. Scotland Fashion Now, which will include a catwalk show, talks and workshops with industry leaders, takes place 3

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has today, 16 July 2026, announced its institutional commitment to the Women in Research Charter as a founding signatory, alongside 50 leading universities and research organisations, to address systematic barriers within the UK’s research and innovation sector. This new initiative, announced by Rt Hon Liz Kendall Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology,

At The Glasgow School of Art’s (GSA) graduation today (10 July), two notable figures – Thomas Joshua Cooper for Fine Art Photography and Stuart Robertson for securing the legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh – were awarded honorary doctorates in recognition of their outstanding contributions to education, architectural heritage, and Glasgow’s creative regeneration.   Thomas Joshua Cooper was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of

Rita Rogers, a Fine Art Photography graduate from The Glasgow School of Art’s School of Fine Art, is the recipient of the 2026 Newbery Medal, which was announced today, Friday 10 July. The Bram Stoker Medal for Imaginative Work, a prize founded in 1900, was awarded to Communication Design graduate Olivia Proto.   Rita Rogers, a graduate of Fine Art

Celebrating the Design Journey’ Commonwealth Games Medals at The Glasgow School of Art’ is a new exhibition inspired by the Glasgow 2026 Festival theme of ‘Celebration’, and brings the design process behind the creation of the Commonwealth Medals of Glasgow 2014 and 2026 to life. Curated by Izzy Laishley, an MLitt in Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) student at the GSA,

‘Afterlives: The Weaver, A Chorus, An Archipelago’ is a new group exhibition inspired by the Glasgow 2026 Festival theme of ‘social justice’, and brings together the works of artists Erika Tan, Gogularaajan Rajendran, and Elia Nurvista, looking at the afterlives of colonialism in Southeast Asia. Curated by Alaya Ang, an artist-curator originally from Singapore and now based in Glasgow, the

Andrew Flynn, a graduate of The Glasgow School of Art, is the co-founder of POTR, a Scottish design company whose flat-pack, self-watering planters have attracted international attention for combining technical ingenuity with environmental responsibility.  Their latest product development ‘Helix’ on Kickstarter recently smashed its £4000 target within minutes, generating over £30,000 of support on the first day, and at time