Craig MacLellan Mike Russell, Scottish Education Secretary, has ruled out the introduction of top-up tuition fees to Scottish universities in his first major speech on higher education since being appointed to the role. Addressing delegates at the annual NUS Scotland conference in Dunfermline, Russell acknowledged that although university funding will come under increased pressure in [...]
With a general election looming, Craig MacLellan looks to the future with Secretary of State for Scotland, Jim Murphy MP When people asked me what kind of child I was like at school, I liked to pretend that I was a rebel. Alas though, I was a very well behaved wee boy — a teacher’s [...]
Craig MacLellan A number of Glasgow University buildings have been hit by a spate of thefts this semester, resulting in the loss of equipment worth thousands of pounds. On October 28, the Learning and Teaching Centre, located on Southpark Avenue, had a camcorder worth £20,000 stolen. The Bower Building, located on University Avenue, which is [...]
Craig MacLellan November 14 saw thousands of people, including University of Glasgow students, march through the streets of Glasgow in opposition to the Scottish Defence League’s (SDL) presence in the city. Around 2,000 people from a range of student organisations, Scottish political parties, faith organisations and trade unions gathered under the banner of “Scotland United” [...]
Craig MacLellan The Falkirk Wheel provided the scene for this year’s annual charity abseil, which is raising money in aid of The Beatson Pebble Appeal. The abseil event, which is now in its eighth year, saw 110 University of Glasgow students, staff and alumni descend the 115 foot structure, raising £16,000 in the process, with [...]
Craig MacLellan Students have been warned to be extra vigilant after a series of muggings on Queen Margaret Drive. Three attacks have occurred over the last month, two of which took place within a week of each other. In each case, the victim was either approached or followed by the suspect, before being threatened and [...]
Craig MacLellan Over a thousand residents of Murano Street Student Village lost their right to vote in June’s European elections due to an “oversight” in the registration process. This is despite Sanctuary Management Services, who operate the residence on behalf of the University of Glasgow, assuring all residents on arrival that they would be placed [...]
Craig MacLellan The nominations have been announced for the Student Representatives’ Council’s (SRC) forthcoming autumn elections, though a number of the positions have once again been left vacant. The posts of Academic Convenor for Veterinary Medicine and Postgraduate Taught have attracted no nominations, along with the positions of Part- Time Students’ Officer and General Representative [...]
Craig MacLellan Thousand of English students, including those studying at Scottish universities, have been left without their loans after the Student Loans Company (SLC) struggled with demand for loans. The firm, which has only this year taken over the processing of maintenance grants and tuition fees from local councils, has seen applications rise 17% since [...]
Craig MacLellan Europe’s most advanced animal hospital has opened its doors at Glasgow University’s Garscube Campus in Bearsden. The new £15 million institute, which has taken ten years of planning, is expected to have over 11,000 visits annually. The centre will provide a new benchmark for the care of animals with a vast range of [...]
