18th October 2016 - Page 2 of 2 - The Glasgow Guardian



Increase in men using University counselling and psychological services

18th October 2016

Austen Shakespeare Reporter The number of men approaching University counselling services has almost doubled at Glasgow University over the past five years. In the past year alone demand for mental health counselling amongst men at the University has increased by 21% according to official figures released to The Glasgow Guardian. The rise has been partially ...


University fails to address PGDE bullying placement complaint

18th October 2016

Rhys Harper News Editor A Glasgow University PGDE (Professional Graduate Diploma in Education) teaching student has accused the University of failing to take action when he reported experiencing bullying and harassment while on placement as a student teacher at a high school in West Dunbartonshire. Troy Parfitt, a Canadian postgraduate student, was on placement at ...


Paws Against Stress event returns to the University

18th October 2016

Katie Heeps Writer Adam Smith Business School (ASBS) Peer Support returned to the Queen Margaret Union (QMU) this month with the hugely popular Paws Against Stress event. The event was organised in partnership with Canine Concern Scotland, a trust established to promote research into the therapeutic value of dogs. Six dogs were brought to the ...


SRC holds mental health and self-care panel

18th October 2016

SRC holds mental health and self-care panel Advocates discuss stigma and funding issues Wallis Spence Writer The Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council (SRC) hosted a panel on 28 September comprising four professionals involved with organisations working in areas across mental health. Speaking in this session were Angela Stewart from the Steve Retson Project, a specialised ...


Code of Conduct explicitly prohibits sexual violence

18th October 2016

Nathan Stilwell Deputy Editor New changes clarify UofG position on sexual violence Glasgow University’s Code of Student Conduct has been altered to explicitly prohibit sexual violence and abuse. T he Code of Student Conduct previously listed “Behaving in a disorderly, threatening, offensive, indecent or violent manner or using threatening, offensive or indecent language (whether expressed ...


Students’ Representative Council condemns tuition fee increase

18th October 2016

Nathan Stilwell Deputy Editor Students’ Representative Council has condemned Glasgow University’s decision to increase tuition fees in an open letter to the Principal and Vice Chancellor Anton Muscatelli. The letter to the Principal criticises the University’s lack of transparency over the decision to raise fees for rUK students and the speed at which it was ...