Privacy notice
Please read our privacy notice which covers all our in-person and online events. Should you have any questions please contact unesco-riela@glasgow.ac.uk
Download the Pdf version here: GDPR notice UNESCO RIELA 2025-2028
Privacy Notice for UNESCO RIELA programme of events 2025-2028
Your Personal Data
The University of Glasgow will be what’s known as the ‘Data Controller’ of your personal data processed in relation to events organised by the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts for the period 2025 - 2028. This privacy notice will explain how The University of Glasgow will process your personal data.
Why we need it
We are collecting your basic personal data such as name and email address in order to contact you in case of cancellation and in order to add you to our mailing list. We may record online events and use images from the event for marketing purposes, on our website, in our newsletter and on social media. If you wish to remain anonymous, please let a member of the team know. At online events, you can change or remove your name and switch off your camera and microphone for the duration of the event. We will only collect data that we need in order to provide and oversee this service to you.
Legal basis for processing your data
We must have a legal basis for processing all personal data. In this instance, the legal basis is
- Consent – there is a consent clause on the registration form on Eventbrite
- All the personal data you submit is processed by staff at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom.
What we do with it and who we share it with
In addition,
- For online events we use Zoom. They comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You can read their privacy statement
- Participants come from all over the world and may take screen grabs of the event.
- For registration to our events, we use Eventbrite. Their server is based in the United States, but they comply with the European Union’s GDPR. For more information, please see their privacy statement.
- The meetings will be passcode protected and only registered participants will be able to join. After the first 10 minutes, the meeting will be locked. Participants have the right to change their name and switch off their camera, if they wish to remain anonymous throughout the events.
How long we keep it for
Your data will be retained by the University for the duration of the UNESCO Chair project, which runs until 31 December 2028. After this time, data will be securely deleted.
What are your rights?*
You can request access to the information we process about you at any time. If at any point you believe that the information we process relating to you is incorrect, you can request to see this information and may in some instances request to have it restricted, corrected or, erased. You may also have the right to object to the processing of data and the right to data portability.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact the data protection office on dp@gla.ac.uk.
*Please note that the ability to exercise these rights will vary and depend on the legal basis on which the processing is being carried out.
Complaints
If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact the University Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter.
Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at dataprotectionofficer@glasgow.ac.uk
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/
Upcoming events
For full details of each event and to register, please visit our Eventbrite page unless another specific registration link is given.
Lots of our events are recorded and turned into podcast episodes. Why not head on over to our Podcast section to listen to some of them!
Find our team members at these upcoming events:
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Thursdays |
Jenny Copsey, The Quaker Chaplain, is hosting a weekly 20 minute reflection meeting in the University's Peace Garden. Open to all, just turn up on a Thursday at 12noon. More information here. |
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23 Apr 26 |
Empowering Narratives – The power of language for shaping agency and resilienceHow can language learning become a lifeline for young people facing displacement and uncertainty? Join our upcoming session to explore how storytelling and English language education can empower refugee and marginalised youth to express themselves, connect, and be heard. Featuring a panel of Alison Phipps, Khawla Badwan, Lucia Maina and more. |
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28 Apr 26 |
KESH: In conversation with Alison PhippsClosed lecture at Nothingham Trent University.
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4 May 26 |
Exchange Talk: Art And IdentityArt and Identity – Talk 1 With Tawona Ganyamatopé Sitholé. Tawona shares his praxis which brings his inherited learning traditions from daré – ritual learning and healing space, into the academic setting to create space for communication and getting along. |
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6 May 26 |
Professor Alison Phipps will deliver her rescheduled seminar entitled ‘Cultural Genocide, Cultural Justice: Notes Towards Intercultural Education after Gaza’. Wednesday 6th May, 4-5pm in StAB (r433A/B),Abstract Building on work for UNESCO on Cultural Justice, Barometers for Peace and the failure of Intercultural and Human Rights Education this seminar will explore some of the conceptual ground and thinking towards a new monograph entitled Cultural Genocide, Cultural Justice. It considers the experience Alison has had of 30 years of scholarship in the field of cultural and intercultural education, the effects of the Holocaust, Nakba, Srebrenica, Darfur, Tigray and now Gaza and the erasure of the Palestinian people. It looks at the qualities and conditions identified for rebuilding and restorative education and the place accorded to culture. In particular it explores the role of women in reconstruction work, and of language, building on the Languages Matter: Global Guide to Multilingual Education, launched on Mother Language Day 2025. The seminar will be exploratory and Alison will welcome questions and contributions from thinkers in attendance after a 20 -30 minute presentation of the ideas. Alison’s profile is available here: |
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7 - 10 May 26 |
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10 May 26 |
Esa Aldegheri will be in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon about her latest book Frankly. Part of the Boswell Book Festival. More information on this page. |
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14 May 26 |
Tawona Sitholé will be part of workshop titled 'Creative Citizenship and Portable Places', Stirling University, with the wonderful Gemma Robinson in English Literature. |
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17 May 26 |
Esa Aldegheri will be chairing a session about the book Into the Wild, by Mille Hughes & Cal Flyn. Part of the Paisley Book Festival. |
| 19 May - 2 Jun 26 |
Momentary and Fleeting: A life documenting conflict and all it displaces is an exhibition of the work of Robin Taudevin and his humane interest in both people and nature: from the first known documentation of Home Office Dawn Raids in Glasgow, to the Timor-Leste armed struggle for full independence, to fragile underwater ecosystems. Curated by his sister, this exhibition considers what has changed in the 20 years since Robin died. The Opening Preview features words and music from members of the Glasgow Girls, Kieran Hurley, Djana Gabrielle, Henry Bell, Nerea Bello and more.
Glasgow University Memorial Chapel | Mon - Fri (exc bank holidays) | 19th May - 2nd Jun | 10am - 6pm. Launch event 19 May 5 - 7 pm | Free entry Part of the UNESCO RIELA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating 2026
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26-28 May 26 |
9th UNESCO RIELA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating Our big annual event, looking at creative ways of community building. The theme this year is 'Intergenerational caring & sharing in the context of (forced) migration'. More information and link to free tickets here. |
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5 Jun 26 |
Border thinking: showcase of postgraduate researchers in the field of migration research Join us for a series of short presentations by postgraduate researchers looking at migration, peacebuilding, social change, reconciliation and justice, using art-based methods and the practice of co-creation. No booking required, just turn op. Speakers include: Bria Trosclair – Storytelling as Unbordering: reflections on the My Story, Our Future project. Time: 3:00-5:00pm Place: St Andrew's Building (11 Eldon Street), room 102 |
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13 Jun 26 |
Dear Green Commons: How to share a city Pinar Aksu will be a keynote speaker at this amazing event. Dear Green Commons is four public gatherings in June & August 2026 from the Centre for Human Ecology, exploring the commons as a practical foundation for co-creating just futures in Glasgow. More information and tickets here. |
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13 Jun 26 |
Sowing Seeds of Languages Create your own fantastical creature using natural and recycled materials. Make your own colourful bird and take it on a journey to gather languages. Share your ideas about Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share with researchers from the University of Strathclyde and University of Glasgow. Organised by the SDLL team. Find them in the Glasgow Botanics between 11am and 3pm. Part of the Glasgow Science Festival. |
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16 Jun 26 |
Mbira workshop by Tawona and Ernest Sitholé As part of Refugee Festival Scotland, we are hosting an mbira workshop in the Peace Garden. No previous knowledge of music required, just turn up and we'll talk you through it. The art of crafting and playing the mbira is inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The practice was banned for years as part of a cultural repression programme and only survived because of brave souls hiding the instrument and keeping the knowledge alive in secret. Through this workshop, we honour those people and help preserve and pass on the music. Places are limited, book yours here. In case of bad weather, this will be moved to an indoor location. |
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18 Jun 26 |
Film screening as part of Refugee Festival Scotland In collaboration with CinemARC and GRAMNet, we will be showing a selection of films which speak to migration, displacement and the experiences of those seeking refuge: The Story of Migration | MIDEQ | 7 mins More details about these films and the event can be found on the registration page. Tickets are free. Event times: 5:30-8:00pm After the screenings, a panel of filmmakers and researchers will discuss the making of their films, the research that went into it and the topics covered. There will be the opportunity for audience members to ask questions and to join in the discussion. Panelists: Akram Alashqar, Asma Kabadeh, Mary Martins & Tawona Sitholé. On 19 June, Asma Kabadeh will host a workshop called Mapping Memory: Somali Presence in the Archives, which accompanies the screening of her film. Workshop tickets can be booked separately through this link. |
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17 Aug - 29 Aug |
Edinburgh Book Festival Esa Aldegheri will be part of Edinburgh Book Festival and you'll be able to find her chairing the following events:
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28 Aug 27 - 3Sep 27 |
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