Glasgow Guardian

2,000 people turned out to lobby the University of Glasgow Court against planned cuts to student courses, as part of university plans to save £20 million.

Aaron Porter, President of the National Union of Students (NUS), was surrounded and heckled by Glasgow University students on a recent visit to a Labour Party conference.

The nominations for Glasgow University’s Students’ Representative Council (GUSRC) spring elections have been taken in and confirmed.

The contenders in the run for Glasgow University’s Rectorial position took part in a hustings event held in the Glasgow University Union Debates Chamber on February 16.

The Hetherington Research Club (HRC) occupation has claimed a ‘drunken rampage of vandalism and intimidation’ by members of the Glasgow University Union (GUU) Board of Management, culminating in destruction of property and the activation of the building’s fire alarm, following a recent intrusion into the building.

Details of management funding plans, understood by the Guardian in advance of their anticipated publication, reveal dramatic reductions to outgoings while university income grows.

The contest to become the University of Glasgow’s 121st Rector has begun with two candidates vying for the position – current rector Charles Kennedy and contender Alison Louise Kennedy.

The Scottish Government has published its Green Paper on the future of Higher Education in Scotland.

Documents obtained by the Guardian have revealed unpublicised plans by the University to reduce academic influence within the University Court.

Nick Sikora Three protesters have been arrested following an attempted break-in at the Glasgow University Union (GUU). The attempt, which occurred on Friday 26 November, was part of a wider protest against cuts to higher education. Demonstrators attempted to gain access to the GUU when it was learned that the building was scheduled to host [...]