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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,

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,

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

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has partnered with Arthouse Glasgow, a new hotel opening on 24th June, to establish the Arthouse Award. The award is structured around a £6,000 bursary and the production of a public commission on site at the hotel, committed to in advance and renewed every year. The inaugural recipient has now been selected, with the

The Glasgow School of Art has joined Ana Stewart’s pioneering Pathways Pledge, alongside Maven Capital Partners, BTO, within a Pledge community that now totals over 40 organisations.     Pathways Pledge is an independent initiative where companies sign up to specific actions aimed at driving diversity, equal opportunity and female participation in entrepreneurship and business.  Pledges being committed to in

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games prize medal has been revealed today, featuring a world-first inclusive design inspired by Glasgow’s iconic landmarks and coat of arms. For the first time in Games’ history, the medal includes braille and tactile elements, ensuring inclusion is a tangible and felt experience.   The reveal took place at a special event held at The Glasgow

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), in partnership with The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation (CSF), has announced a new scholarship and mentoring programme designed to support talented Black British students throughout their studies. The initiative reflects the GSA’s ongoing commitment to widening participation and addressing the underrepresentation of minority groups within its student community. Delivered in partnership with CSF, the programme

As part of a new outreach initiative, CMAC, in collaboration with The Glasgow School of Art, has developed a virtual reality (VR) game designed for the Meta Quest headset, offering primary and secondary school pupils an immersive, hands-on introduction to the world of advanced pharmaceutical production.   The result is a gamified VR experience where students step into the shoes