Glasgow Guardian

The ‘Free Hetherington’ has stated its intent to resist Glasgow University in its formal request for an end to the occupation.

Guardian Exclusive – An upcoming announcement regarding consultations on the nature of Senior Management Group (SMG) cuts to University spending will state that the consultation is to be chaired by the SMG itself, Guardian has learned.

A protest against proposed changes to higher education funding descended into chaos as thousands of students laid siege to Conservative Party HQ.

Nick Sikora President of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC), Laura Laws, has criticised the University’s decision to award Archbishop of Glasgow Mario Conti an honorary degree. The degree was announced by the University in recognition of Archbishop Conti’s “significant contribution to the life of the University”, as well as his work within the ecumenical movement. [...]

Nick Sikora The Russell Group, the association of Britain’s leading research-led universities, has stated that universities will suffer a “devastating” decline following a government announcement on funding. Writing in an open letter in The Guardian, Russell Group chairman Michael Arthur warned that: “It has taken more than 800 years to create one of the world’s [...]

Nick Sikora Six members of University staff have been recognised in this year’s New Year’s Honours list, being awarded two CBEs, two OBEs and two MBEs, respectively. CBEs were awarded to Professor Peter Kennedy, head of the University’s Clinical Neurosciences division, and Professor Karen Vousden, Director of the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, who both [...]