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Cost of living crisis book launch- 24 June

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Book launch event, 24 June 2026

The launch event for Bad News on the Cost of Living Crisis will be held in a few weeks’ time. It will be jointly sponsored by the Glasgow University Media Group and Red Pepper Magazine.

Please see below for details on the speakers and venue. Details on how to register can be found here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/redpepper/2233237

GUMG and RPM invite you to join them for the launch of a new book, Bad News on the Cost of Living Crisis and to discuss questions of media power, resistance, and the future of journalism in a rapidly evolving digital media landscape with special guest Laura Webster. 

Both the book and magazine will be available for purchase at the event – to ensure you get a copy of the Red Pepper issue, you can purchase in advance for a discounted rate when registering for the event!

Join us from 5:30pm in the Reading Room, Glasgow University Union – the discussion will run between 6:00 and 7:30pm, with drinks and further conversation in the Reading Room bar afterwards. 

Chair: 

  • Darcy White is a co-editor of Red Pepper Media and Emeritus Fellow of Visual Culture (Sheffield Hallam University).

Panellists: 

  • Laura Webster is the Editor of The National.
  • Catherine Happer is a Professor of Media Sociology (University of Glasgow) and Director of The Glasgow University Media Group.
  • Lluis De Nadal is a Lecturer in Media, Culture & Society (University of Glasgow) and a researcher at The Glasgow University Media Group.
  • Paula Lacey is a co-editor of Red Pepper Media and a PhD candidate in Sociology (University of Cambridge)

Location

Reading Room, Glasgow University Union (GUU), University Avenue, G12 8LX

Interviewed for Kid Reporters Knowledge Exchange Programme

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Representing CoSS at Kid Reporters Knowledge Exchange event

In March 2026 I represented the College of Social Sciences in the kid Reporters Knowledge Exchange programme. This collaboration between the University of Glasgow and Hillhead Primary School brought 90 school children to campus to learn more about the media, digital storytelling, and the University’s research.

My contribution revolved around how to stay safe online. The pupils asked a range of questions including whether I enjoyed my job, what my favourite colour was, and of course what cat I would like to be! We then went on a tour of the Advanced Research Centre before the class engaged in other creative sessions on the day including designing zines.

Full details on the Children in Media project can be found here. A video showcasing the project can be viewed below:

Many thanks to the Nicole Smith, Libby Nelson and Charlotte Morris for the invitation to participate, and to Kieran McCarroll for capturing the interviews.


TEN presentation on MCS Independent Research Project

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Yesterday, I delivered a presentation at a symposium. The symposium, Leading Curriculum and Assessment Innovation, was organised by the University of Glasgow’s Teaching Excellence Network.

My presentation was titled ‘ Is a dissertation the best way to assess international students? Developing the MCS Independent Research Project’. I discussed the challenges I faced developing and implementing the IRP over the past few years. These challenges ranged from training staff and students to the workload implications of adopting this new model.

Thanks to Julia, Honor and Errol for organising the symposium, and the other participants for their inspiring contributions.

SPS Teaching Team Award

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Yesterday I was delighted to hear that the Media Research Methods team had received the Teaching Team Award. This was part of the annual School of Social Sciences Learning & Teaching Awards. It recognises excellence in teaching at the University of Glasgow. I was one of 19 colleagues to get this the award (the full names are listed below).

The award committee noted:

“Team teaching is not new our school, but we have recently seen bigger and bigger teams coming together to develop core courses for our largest programmes. The challenge for team delivered courses is the ability to ensure coherence of experience for all students. This is something that the event winners of this award certainly achieved over the past year. Responsible for the largest single course in the school, the judging committee noted that the Media Research Methods team delivered an outstanding first run of a complex, large-scale course, driven by effective collaboration, care, and a shared commitment to over 460 students success”.

I would like to congratulate the rest of the team for all their hard work last year. I want to especially acknowledge Harvey and Lluis for their work convening this course. The full list of recipients is below- congratulations to all!:

Lluis de Nadal Alsina, Harvey Humphrey, Kirstie Ken English, Catriona Forrest, Catherine Happer, Isaac Hoff, Hayes Mabweazara, Ida Norberg, Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic, Paul Reilly, Cairsti Russell, Lito Tsitsou, Erdem Avsar, Emma Flynn, Adnan Hossain, Caroline Leicht, Ashli Mullen, Yu Sun, Kenneth Ward

Recognised as Outstanding Mentor at University of Glasgow

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Research Culture & Researcher Development, University of Glasgow

I have been recognised as an Outstanding Mentor by the University of Glasgow’s Research Culture and Researcher Development (RCRD) team. One of my mentees (very kindly!) wrote this about my mentoring skills:

“The mentorship has helped me to take think about the priorities in my career and has facilitated taking important career decisions. My mentor has given me insights on different dimensions to consider when planning to move to the next career stage and has helped me to reflect over those dimensions in very productive way..”

Thanks to all of my mentees and Dr. Elaine Gourlay of the RCRD team for their very positive feedback and support- very much appreciated!

Programme for Media and Conflict Memory workshop published

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In a few weeks time I will be hosting a workshop on Media and Conflict Memory at the University of Glasgow. This event is co-sponsored by the Crisis, Security and Conflict Communication and Communication in Post and Neo-Authoritarian Societies Working Groups of the International Association of Media and Communication Researchers (IAMCR). 

The programme for the workshop, including abstracts for each paper, can be viewed here.

If you would like to attend the online sessions then please email me (paul.reilly@glasgow.ac.uk) no later than 13 November.