15th September 2014
Imants Latkovskis Writer A new study involving researchers from the University of Glasgow suggests people are more likely to gossip when faced with stories which are considered novel and which alter opinions about the people involved. Psychology researchers from the universities of Glasgow, Manchester, and the West of Scotland say that a key function of ...
15th September 2014
Sam Wigglesworth News Editor The University of Glasgow has been voted sixth best in the UK for teaching and academic quality, according to the National Student Survey, published in August 2014, which questioned 265,000 final year students. The result shows that over 91% of students are satisfied with the quality of their course, an increase ...
15th September 2014
Sam Wigglesworth News Editor Should Scotland become independent in the upcoming referendum, some have questioned what will happen to the fees structure that is currently in place for university students. At present, Scotland charges fees only for residents of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which currently stand at £9,000 per year for three year courses ...
15th September 2014
Imants Latkovskis Writer People with learning disabilities may be lacking information needed to vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence, researchers from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University have said. Working together with Enable Glasgow, a leading support organisation for people with learning disabilities, researchers from both universities held focus grou...
15th September 2014
Sam Wigglesworth News Editor There are fears that Scotland’s top universities could lose researchers if there is a yes vote for independence, resulting in a “brain drain.” Despite repeated promises from the Scottish government that independence would not result in a cut to research funding, some academics have highlighted concerns that if Scotland is to ...
15th September 2014
Fake facebook pages fool students into buying tickets for non-existent events Alastair Thomas Deputy News Editor Thousands of students are in danger of being conned, after a string of Facebook pages selling tickets, wristbands and t-shirts supposedly affiliated with Glasgow University’s Freshers’ Week have been appearing online. Scam pages posing as pages affiliated to the ...
15th September 2014
Canadian institution to partner Glasgow University from 2015 Rossanah Jones Writer Glasgow students will soon be able to participate in exchanges with a new institution, as the university agrees to a partnership with Simon Fraser University, (SFU) Canada, which is located on the west coast of British Colombia. The partnership will signify the cementing of ...
15th September 2014
Tom Kelly & Alasdair Begg Editors in Chief We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new students to The University of Glasgow. You have made an excellent decision in choosing to study here, in a city that has more to offer than you could possibly take in straight away. For now, it’s ...
15th September 2014
Alistair Thomas Deputy News Editor Dozens of PhD students are having to work in squalid and hazardous conditions by the University of Glasgow to complete their theses. The Glasgow Guardian has been made aware of the appalling state of the McGregor building, where post-graduate research students from Social Sciences and Political Studies (SSPS) have been allocated ...
