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Celebrating 25 years of BA (Hons) Commercial Music at UWS! Thanks to everyone who joined our event at BAaD for an amazing night of live performances and catching up.
Read more: uws.ac.uk/news/uws-strikes-t…
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Great to welcome school & college advisors to our Paisley campus today! From widening participation to our Foundation Academy and UCAS, it was a fantastic chance to share how UWS supports future students. A massive thank you to everyone who joined us! #UWS#HigherEducation
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What's the best part of the Performance programme at UWS? For Dr Henry Bell, it's the incredible team of colleagues! From experts in acting and directing to Scottish and musical theatre, our students are in the absolute best hands. 👇
Explore the course: uws.ac.uk/study/undergraduat…
Got budding scientists at home? Bring them to our FREE science event at the UWS Lanarkshire campus on 11 June! Meet mini beasts, guess the organs, and jump for science!
Book your free tickets now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198580942…#UWS#ScienceForKids
#UWS graduate and comedian Amanda Hursy will be taking her new show 'Death of a Saleswoman' to the Edinburgh Fringe in August. Find out more about Amanda and her stand up here: uwsalumni.org/2026/04/29/alu…
Meet Emma, one of our brilliant PhD Social Sciences students!
From the flexible learning to the welcoming community, Emma shares why she chose to continue her research journey at UWS. ✨
Discover postgraduate research at UWS: uws.ac.uk/study/postgraduate…
Big thank you to graduate, 3x Olympian & European Champ @KirstyGilmourr , who presented the keynote at the #UWS Student Sport & Exercise Dissertation Conference last week at Lanarkshire Campus. Kirsty delivered a talk on her outstanding career. uwsalumni.org/2026/04/14/alu…
Save the date! 📆
Join us for our School & College Advisors Conference at #UWS Paisley campus on Wednesday 27 May.
Designed for those supporting students' journeys to HE, featuring workshops on UCAS, Widening Participation & more.
Book your free spot: eventbrite.co.uk/e/school-an…
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Join us for a pre-election panel discussion on Wed 29 April at our Paisley campus.
We’ll explore the key issues shaping the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, featuring leading academic and media voices.
Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/uws-scott…@CatrionaStewart@AnnaMcKeever4
For 25 years, the commercial music degree at UWS has nourished creativity, collaboration and innovation in the Scottish Music Industry and beyond. The team are capturing graduate stories! If you would like to contribute please reply to alumni@uws.ac.uk
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It is graduation day! 🎓 Our London Spring 2026 ceremonies kick off today at the beautiful St Marylebone Parish Church. We are so proud of our UWS Class of 2026. Can't be there in person? Watch the live stream right here: youtube.com/@uwsacuk/streams ✨
#UWSGrad#UWS
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Planning a trip to Spain or just love the language? Learn conversational Spanish in just 6 weeks with our online short course at UWS. Fully funded places are available via our Skills Scholarships!
Sign up for our 12 May course: cpd.uws.ac.uk/w/courses/375-…#LearnSpanish#UWS
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Is it time to scrap the Commonwealth Games?
Professor Gayle McPherson was recently invited as an Expert Witness on BBC World Service's The Inquiry to share her perspective.
Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct98…
Only two days until our Postgraduate Research online session! Meet UWS academics, current students and alumni this Wednesday at 6pm to discuss funding and research proposals!
Book now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/postgradu…
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Free Prostate Cancer Testing: Fri 27 & Sat 28 March, Linwood. Our friends at The Malcolm Group are supporting The Scottish Prostate Cancer Initiative, where any man over the age of 40 is being encouraged to take a free PSA test. mypsatests.org.uk/Events/
PMDD affects millions, yet data remains scarce. 📉
Dr Lynsay Matthews, Public Health Lecturer at UWS and @IAPMD_UK trustee, discusses the launch of the UK's first dedicated research agenda into the condition via @STVNews.
Read more: news.stv.tv/west-central/pre…