GALLANT Community Collaboration Research

GALLANT Community Blogs: Meet Marie…

Our brilliant community lead Marie sat down with us for a chat to tell us a bit about her story. Her’s is one of care, resilience, and finding her voice. Her journey to GALLANT didn’t begin with climate change, but with a lifelong commitment to helping others and standing up for what she believes in. …

communiMap Focus of the Month: Summer Rain in Glasgow

Welcome to our very first Focus of the Month — a new way to explore what’s been shared on communiMap, our new community science app! Summer rain in Glasgow doesn’t always arrive gently. Sudden August showers have left behind more than just wet pavements — they’ve also reshaped how we move through the city. The Water Co-Lab…

Shining a Light on Wild Spaces – Exciting New Project for Glasgow

We’re pleased to highlight and support the important work of Butterfly Conservation’s Wild Spaces programme, which is now aiming to bring its work to Glasgow. Wild Spaces is designed to connect people with nature by creating places where butterflies, moths and other pollinators can feed, breed and shelter. After successful projects in Perth, Stirling, Bristol, and ongoing…

GALLANT Joins Air Pollution Event at Glasgow City Chambers

On Friday the 25th of April, our GALLANT Community Collaboration Research team took part in an inspiring Air Pollution Event hosted by Parents for Future Scotland at the Glasgow City Chambers. The event brought together pupils, parents, teachers, councillors, and campaigners to exchange ideas, share resources, and learn more about the local impact of air…

Compost Co-Lab progress at The Hidden Gardens

On Friday the 25th of April, we held a brilliant Compost Co-Lab meetup at The Hidden Gardens, a big thank you to everyone who came along and got involved! One of the highlights of the session was a sneak peek at a compost-themed zine currently in progress by one of our community members, Jenny. We’re…

Spotlight on the Nature Co-Lab: Nature Stories Interviews Underway

As part of our Nature Co-Lab, we’re excited to share that our CommuniGALLANT Nature Stories interviews are now underway. Our community members, GALLANT researchers, and University of Glasgow medical students are working together to document reflections, memories, and everyday interactions with nature. These stories will help shape the Nature Stories layer in our community science…

Compost Co-Lab: New Site Launch & Community Science in Action

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the newest site for our Compost Co-Lab, a collaborative effort with Movement in Thyme, Glasgow Autonomous Space, Propagate Scotland, and Propagate Cat. At our recent event in March, community members came together to explore the world of compost through hands-on activities, including viewing compost samples under microscopes. It…

CommuniMap Update: Behind the Scenes of Our Community Science App!

We’re excited to share an update on the development of our new community science app which will bring together data stories and creativity from across the GALLANT community collaboration projects. Here, participants will be able to map their local area, through movement, nature climate and much more. After a lively showdown vote on our social…

Reminder: Bursary Applications for Biological Recording Close January 31st

This funding may be interesting for those involved with us at GALLANT. Please see further details below: The deadline for applications to the BRISC (Biological Recording in Scotland) and GNHS (Glasgow Natural History Society) bursary program is January 31st, 2025. These bursaries provide essential financial support for individuals living in Scotland who wish to develop…

Ria Dunkley on Sunny G Community Arts Show – 18 Apr 2024

Check out our Community Collaboration team lead Ria Dunkley on SunnyG radio with host Simone Murray (who has been a friend of the project since the beginning!) Ria talks about what we’ve been up to over the last year, what’s coming next, and how to get involved in our community science projects which launched in…

Call for Papers for our RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024 session

Details: The Annual International Conference 2024 will start at 18.00 on Tuesday 27 August 2024 and will end at 18.30 on Friday 30 August 2024, and will be held at Imperial College London. More details on the website here: https://www.rgs.org/research/annual-international-conference Deadline for submission is 5pm Tuesday 27th February: Session conveners: Dr Florence Halstead (Florence.halstead@glasgow.ac.uk), Dr…

Community Event – Glasgow – a National Park City, Saturday 12.30 – 5pm

Event Klaxon! See the Eventbrite: here The Hidden Gardens, 25A Albert Drive Glasgow G41 2PE We want to make this our biggest National Park City event ever: to celebrate the community groups, organisations and National Park City supporters who work together to make Glasgow a Greener, Healthier, Wilder place for everyone. So if you are…

Embracing Creativity and Connection: Recap of the Community Collaboration Event at the Pearce Institute

The energy is still palpable from last Tuesday’s unforgettable Community Collaboration event at the Pearce Institute! The event brought together a fantastic group of like-minded individuals and started fostering more connections. The power of creativity and connection has truly taken us on an inspiring journey. At the event, we introduced the GALLANT project – designed…

Free community Event – Growing Together – Sat 26th Aug 1-4pm.

Event Klaxon! Growing Together Event on Sat 26thAugust 1-4pm. Free outdoor activities for all ages & abilities and free food for all. Activities include : Time to Dance with Scottish Ballet, Gentle exercise (yoga) with Donna, make a herbal bath bag, Zine making workshop, performances on the lawn by Indepen-dance and Musicians in Exile, Nature…

Unveiling Possibilities at the GALLANT Gathering: A Fusion of Creativity and Connection

Join us at the GALLANT Gathering, an event filled with creativity, inspiration, and connection! This in-person gathering will take place on Tuesday, 22nd of August 2023, at The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, Govan, G51 3UU. At this event, we will introduce the GALLANT project and its background, and continue our discussions to explore local solutions that help address…

Anderston Walk – Week 1

Our first West @CommuniGALLANT #naturephoto map session was a lot of fun! We were delighted to see all the stunning flowers, trees, and signs of climate activism, as well as some cute litter-picking #penguins on the #KelvinWalkway. A big thank you to our amazing team of snappers! We still have some spots available for the next four #GALLANTGlasgow sessions, and we’d…

GALLANT Green Map Photo Walks – Get stuck in!

Do you live in #Glasgow? Are you interested in climate change and sustainability? Do you want to explore community action to change things? We at the Centre for Sustainable Solutions are working with the participatory photographer becky duncan from Open Aye on photo workshops to build a green map of Glasgow. All are welcome! Our first set of workshops…