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 ...
14th October 2016
Rhys Harper News Editor MVS College Convenor: Moiz Shah Arts College Convenor: Julia Belogurova Science and Engineering College Convenor: Jess Mac Sweeney Social Sciences College Convenor: Remy He PG Taught Convenor: Flynn Gewirtz-O’Reilly Race Equality Officer: Anita Awotunde Age Equality Officer: Murdo Maclean Critical Studies: Leah Henssge Culture and Creative Arts: Ryan Rutherford Modern Lan...
13th October 2016
Rhys Harper News Editor Tuition fees at the University of Glasgow for English, Welsh and Northern Irish students are set to rise from £9,000 per annum to £9,250 per annum beginning in 2017. This change is in line with the rise announced last week by the University of Edinburgh and will not affect students currently enrolled. The ...
13th October 2016
Rhys Harper News Editor Almost a third of candidates in the SRC autumn elections failed to show up at last night’s hustings event. Just 36 of the total 51 candidates standing for election today appeared in the McIntyre Building to answer questions. Among the five individuals standing for the position of Race Equality Officer, only one ...
12th October 2016
Rhys Harper News Editor Holocaust denial leaflets have resurfaced in the Boyd Orr Building, some six months after first being spotted on campus. The leaflets, which were pinned up on a board near the back entrance of the building, bear a resemblance to nearby adverts looking for Ph.D study participants. However, the given URL on ...
10th October 2016
Laurie Clarke and Rowan Harris Writers October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and with the semester now well underway, we’re all aware that life at university can often be pretty stressful. It’s important to know where you can turn for support and advice, so whether you’re a fresher still finding your feet, or a ...
7th October 2016
Nathan Stilwell Deputy Editor-in-Chief The University of Edinburgh is to raise fees for undergraduate students from the Rest of the UK (RUK) from £9,000 a year to £9,250. Edinburgh University has become the first university in Scotland to raise fees for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the UK government lifted the upper ...
7th October 2016
Ryan Shaw-Hawkings Writer Hampshire indie rockers Blaenavon return to Glasgow on their headline tour following the release of their new EP “Let’s Pray”, playing at The Garage on Sunday 2nd October, a venue that they have “wished to play” since their “first concert in Glasgow”. The band expressed their excitement to play again in a ...
7th October 2016
Rhys Harper News Editor Scottish universities have been told to accept more male students in order to address the long-term gender gap in higher education. The Scottish Funding Council, the public body responsible for the allocation of taxpayer funding to universities and researchers, recommended in their Gender Action Plan that the gap between male and ...
7th October 2016
John Gorrod Sports Editor A last-minute overhead kick from Lewis Dibble gave Glasgow Twos a 2-1 derby win over Glasgow Threes at Garscube. The Twos opened the scoring mid-way through the first half via Diego Taberna before Alex Ewing equalised shortly after. Chances of a sure victory seemed to disappear for both sides but Dibble ...
