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  • Avenue Spring 2021
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Avenue Spring 2021

  • Avenue Spring 2021
  • A proudly European institution
  • Me by Martin Patience
  • 5 things we are celebrating
  • My secret city: Amsterdam
  • What's in a name?
  • Will hybrid working become the new normal?
  • World-changing conversations
  • Quiz: Truths and myths
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Me by Martin Patience

The BBC's Middle East Correspondent has reported from some of the world’s most conflict-ridden regions, but the pandemic reduced his global wanderings to a minimum. Avenue caught up with him as he made a visit home to Glasgow.

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From new alliances and awards to new partnerships and buildings.

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A proudly European institution

Principal Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli says UofG is internationally focused.

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Travel: secrets of Amsterdam

An insider’s view of the Netherland’s city of canals from alumnus Michael Borowiec.

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What's in a name?

How is your city described? And does it matter? The answer is yes.

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Your career: the future of the workplace

Will hybrid working become the new normal?

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Truths and myths

Can you separate UofG fact from fiction?

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World-changing conversations

Virtual events that are connecting individuals and ideas.

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