17th October 2022
In celebration of our 90th anniversary, Niamh Flanagan takes us through The Glasgow Guardian’s extensive archive. As you will have undoubtedly gathered throughout your perusal of this edition of The Glasgow Guardian, October 2022 marks our 90th anniversary, and in honour of such an occasion, I’d like to highlight some of the most remarkable endeavours ...
17th October 2022
The Guardian newspaper has placed the University of Glasgow 11th in their annual ranking of universities in the United Kingdom for 2023. The University of Glasgow has ranked 11th place in The Guardian’s best UK universities 2023 rankings. This is the same position the University held on the league table last year. Fellow Scottish institution ...
17th October 2022
Incoming first years who could not begin their degree due to homelessness will have any fees refunded, The Glasgow Guardian is informed. A University of Glasgow spokesperson has told The Glasgow Guardian that any new student who has had to withdraw from their studies as a result of accommodation issues will have any deposits or ...
17th October 2022
Members of the climate action group Just Stop Oil entered a lecture theatre at the University of Glasgow to stage a demonstration. During the afternoon of Tuesday 27 September, members of the climate action group Just Stop Oil staged a demonstration at the University of Glasgow’s James McCune Smith Learning Hub (JMS) in which they ...
17th October 2022
The University continues to house students who cannot secure accommodation elsewhere in hotels. Students at the University of Glasgow who have been unable to secure accommodation for the current academic years are being housed by the University in hotels. A policy first reported on by The Glasgow Guardian, in September which was then concerning 30 ...
17th October 2022
The University of Glasgow has installed a new exhibition in recognition of black history month. An exhibition has been installed on the east quadrangle of the main campus, to celebrate Black History Month, which has now been celebrated by the University of Glasgow for several years. The purpose of the month is to recognise the ...
17th October 2022
The protest was held on Saturday 1 October alongside multiple trade and railway unions as part of a national day of action. Glasgow based trade unions, various left-wing groups, and individual protesters came together on Saturday, 1 October to hold an ‘Enough is Enough’ rally in response to the current cost of living crisis. The ...
17th October 2022
Death of QC Ian Hamilton, who helped to repatriate the Stone of Destiny to Scotland, was announced on Thursday 4 October. The last living member of a group of University of Glasgow students who returned the Stone of Destiny from London to Scotland has died aged 97. While a student at the University of Glasgow, ...
17th October 2022
A report has been published by the University of Glasgow on the media landscape and coverage surrounding the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum. The University of Glasgow has published a report into media coverage of the 2014 Scottish Independence referendum. The report, titled ‘Scotland’s Sustainable Media Future’ was headed by numerous academics at the University, namely ...
17th October 2022
Glasgow City Council has proposed selling the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in order to finance an equal pay dispute. Councillors have approved a sale-and-leaseback arrangement with council-owned property firm City Property Glasgow Investments LLP for a number of buildings worth up to £200m. Kelvingrove Art Gallery, the City Chambers, Gallery of Modern Art, and ...
