February 2013 - Page 5 of 5 - The Glasgow Guardian



More graduate jobs available, study says

7th February 2013

Tuula Ritakari Graduate employment is expected to rise in 2013, claims High Fliers Research. Their recently published study found that 48% of graduate employers in Scotland have entry-level jobs available. Overall the availability of UK graduate jobs is anticipated to rise by 2.7%. Scotland has the second highest amount of graduate jobs in the UK. ...


Marine Biology Station threatened with closure

7th February 2013

Oscar Peake Jeanine Raw A marine biology research and education station in Scotland used by many Universities has had it’s annual government funding removed, and is likely to close at the end of the month – generating much protest from academics and others alike. The University Marine Biology Station Millport (UMBSM), located in Millport on ...


QMU block grant reinstated

7th February 2013

Oliver Milne The £67,000 of the University’s block grant to the Queen Margaret Union, which had been suspended by the University Court’s Student Finance Sub-Committee, has been reinstated and will arrive with the £90,000 which is due this month. The reversal of the original decision – which was made on the Tuesday of Freshers’ Week ...


Three sexual assaults in Glasgow’s west end

6th February 2013

Claire Diamond Women have been warned to be extra vigilant after a spate of indecent sexual assaults in the West End in the last fortnight, Strathclyde Police have revealed. All three of the attacks were carried out in the closes of flats over the period between 31st December and 3rd of February after the women ...


International applications rise despite rise in tuition fees

2nd February 2013

Jeanine Raw University of Glasgow has seen an increase in the number of UCAS applications from international students following the release of January application figures. The number of applications from abroad had been expected to drop after visa changes laid out by the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA). Students are now required to prove to the ...


GUU shuts down Final Hive early

1st February 2013

Oliver Milne Claire Diamond The GUU Board of Management took the decision to close the last ever Hive four hours earlier than marketed after concerns from the police about the safety of students if the event continued into the night. The event, which had been granted a late license by to operate until 6am, ended at ...