14th February 2017 - The Glasgow Guardian



Expensive or Expedient? Muscatelli’s Money

14th February 2017

George Marsden Writer “Anton Muscatelli, vice-chancellor of the University of Glasgow, claimed for £3.30 Starbucks coffee bought in Beijing, a £2 bottle of still water at Malmaison London and £3.55 for coffee and cake at a Pret a Manger in Trafalgar Square in his £7,270 expenses bill.” So went an article in the Times listing ...


Council votes to recommend immediately reopening rector elections

14th February 2017

Jess Owen & Katy Scott News Editors The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) have voted to recommend re-opening the Rector elections as soon as possible. The motion to delay the the elections was not passed, with nine voting for the motion and 19 voting against. Five people abstained from the vote. The motion to recommend delaying ...


Public meeting called on Glasgow’s student accommodation

14th February 2017

Rhiannon J Davies Writer On 30 January, a public meeting was called to discuss concerns around the increase in student accommodation in Glasgow. It was chaired by Sandra White, SNP MSP for Glasgow Kelvin and attended by local councillors, students, members of residents’ associations, council workers, and concerned local residents. Words like “swamped”, “besieged” and ...


Scottish Parliament offers guidelines on how to better support disabled students

14th February 2017

Thaïs Ramdani Reporter The way in which Scottish Universities support disabled students has been criticised by a report recently published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Through a series of meetings with a range of individuals from Disability Services and other Scottish Organisations, the Commission gathered information on the current experiences of students ...