18th February 2024 - Page 2 of 2 - The Glasgow Guardian



Exclusive: Glasgow student housing costs soar as University’s property income rockets

18th February 2024

The Glasgow Guardian has seen exclusive data obtained by the Scottish Green Party through a Freedom of Information request (FoI) which indicates exponential increases in student accommodation costs against a backdrop of £26.7mn income for the University in the 2022/23 academic year.   The data indicates that the average cost of University accommodation has increased by ...


NUS Scotland criticise Scottish Government for higher education cuts

18th February 2024

A new report for National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland has accused the Scottish Government of contributing to a “broken” higher education system. The NUS Scotland has released a report entitled ‘Broke Students Broken System’, the first in a series of three which intend to “campaign to fix, imagine and build better education in Scotland.” ...


University building occupation ends after two weeks

18th February 2024

The occupation of 11 University Gardens by Glasgow Against Arms and Fossil Fuels has ended after just over two weeks. The occupation of George Service House at 11 University Gardens by Glasgow Against Arms and Fossil Fuels ended last Tuesday after over two weeks. On the morning of Tuesday 6 February University security arrived at ...


Council by-election in Hillhead

18th February 2024

All candidates are now confirmed for the council by-election due to take place soon for Hillhead. A by-election for the council ward of Hillhead is due to take place next month. The West End ward encompasses most of the University of Glasgow’s main campus and stretches from Byres Road in the west, to Charing Cross ...


Choose your next student council

18th February 2024

A no-nonsense guide to the SRC elections taking place at the end of the month. Elections are currently taking place for positions on the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). The SRC is one of four student unions at the University of Glasgow, being responsible for representing the interests and views of the student body to the ...