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Sarah Smith

Glasgow University Guardian’s Picture Editor, Jim Wilson, has been elected to the SRC board, after receiving a huge percentage of the student vote.

Sarah Smith Students living at Murano Street Student Village have voiced their concern at the relative lack of information given to them about crimes in the nearby area. Over the past year, Guardian has reported on a number of incidences involving the student halls, including students mugged at knifepoint during Freshers’ Week and the failure [...]

Sarah Smith Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) lost a total of £4135.47 through its annual ball and Blues awards reception. The majority of the loss was due to the free tickets and drinks made available to Blues winners and half-price entry for half Blues. The ball itself lost £1400 chiefly through unsold tickets and a [...]

A spectacular set is let down by poor timing in An Inspector Calls, writes Sarah Smith Having seen, and loved, Stephen Daldry’s production of An Inspector Calls five years ago, I had high expectations for this performance. Unfortunately, whilst the performance on a whole was up to the standards I was hoping for, there were [...]

Sarah Smith The next president of the Glasgow University Union has been decided before the polls open due to a mistake on an application form made by one of the nominees. 22-year old Sports Medicine student, Chris Jubb, will not face a public election after the nomination form of fellow candidate, Graeme Ker was rejected [...]

Sarah Smith Researchers at the University of Glasgow have been granted approval to begin a trial involving stem cell therapy to treat victims of stroke. The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have given their permission for Glasgow University, together with the ReNeuron Group plc, to begin a clinical trial to investigate the [...]

Sarah Smith The residents of Murano Street Student Village were shocked to learn this week that they had not been informed of an attack which took place close to one of its main entrances. A 29-year old woman was indecently assaulted whilst walking over the canal footbridge in the early hours of Saturday January 31. [...]

Sarah Smith University of Glasgow employees are campaigning for better working conditions, having received no rise in pay for seven years. Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), many of whom are still studying as post-graduate students, have not received a pay increase since 2002 and, in some instances, are effectively earning less than the national minimum wage. [...]

Sarah Smith The Principal and Vice Chancellor of Glasgow University, Sir Muir Russell, is to step down from his post in September. Sir Muir has held the position since 2003 when he succeeded Sir Graeme Davies. Before becoming Principal, Sir Muir served as Permanent Secretary in the Scottish Executive. Sir Muir’s retirement from the University [...]

Sarah Smith A knife was found in the bushes outside the entrance of the Queen Margaret Union on September 18, Guardian has learnt. The weapon was discovered during the day, before the Freshers’ Ball took place, so it is thought that it was most likely to have been dropped by someone on the night of [...]