Dr William Spencer
@warsmatter
Author on military records in The National Archives. Interested in the archival evidence of war, veterans and memory. Falklands veteran. Graduate of @UofGlasgow
#ErasmusPlus has changed the lives of more than 16 million people for almost 40 years. The @EU_Commission has proposed to boost EU support to learning mobility, education, skills & solidarity. Creating opportunities for all. #ThePowerOfTogether 👉 europa.eu/!P8XYyy
Big News for Cumbria’s Rivers! The Cumbrian River Restoration Partnership programme (of which we're a proud core partner) has made it to the finals of the 2025 Thiess International River Prize! Congratulations to all finalists and 🤞 for the winner's announcement in Sept!
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the death of our former Chancellor, Sir Kenneth Calman. Sir Kenneth was a long-standing friend of UofG - a graduate, a colleague in our Medical School and Chancellor from 2006 to 2020. He will be greatly missed by our community.
The @RoyalSocEd has announced that 73 exceptional research projects were selected at the spring 2025 Research Awards open call – including 11 recipients from the University of Glasgow. Congratulations to everyone involved! More: gla.ac/3TX0DvL
HMS Hermes returns to massive celebrations following the Falklands Conflict on this day in 1982. During the war, Britain suffered 258 killed and 777 wounded. 🌺
A Day for Thorpey 🤎 We'll be celebrating the life of Graham Thorpe on Day 2 of the 5th Test Match at the Kia Oval. Working with Graham's wife Amanda, and her daughters, we're supporting Mind to raise funds and awareness of those struggling with their mental wellbeing. Read…
My cartoon @thetimes Monday. Prints available from timescartoons.co.uk
#OTD. Following on from my chronologically erroneous tweet earlier, it was 43 years ago, not 42. This is my late Dad looking at a Wessex V of 848 D Flight on HMS Hermes on 21/7/1982.
#OTD. Now, a slightly bitter, sweet day. 42 years ago, HMS Hermes arrived home. My Dad was there to welcome me home from a long journey. 3 years ago today, I said goodbye to my Dad on his final journey. Such is the passage of time.
We will be at the Summer festival at Stansted Park in Hampshire, on 19 July - tomorrow. Come along to see some of the objects we have uncovered from our excavations on the Waterloo Battlefield and learn more about our support to veterans wellbeing and recovery. See you there!
We are inviting applications for a 3-Year PhD studentship (fees + stipend) on the topic of ‘Robert Burns and the Environment’. Deadline 18th August! 👀 gla.ac.uk/scholarships/r… @UofGlasgow @UofGArtsHums @IASSL_ScotLit
URGENT BREAKING: Fired Epstein and Maxwell Prosecutor, Maurene Comey, just issued this following statement: "Yesterday was unexpectedly my last day in the Office. I was summarily fired via memo from Main Justice that did not give a reason for my termination. Every person lucky…
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More than happy to complete the form, you must realise though that this is a problem not relating to one headstone, it’s many across France and Flanders. A full solution needs to be found at your end, not people reporting headstones individually.
Plenty of Cornish mizzle today - but that doesn't deter our maritime helicopters. Here 824 Naval Air Sqaudron prepares for a training sortie this morning #824NAS #Cornwall #weather
"I've put off coming to see it, because I didn't want to." Si King was so angry about the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree he couldn't bring himself to visit the site again, until now - bbc.in/40WFXYq