29th March 2023
The University of Glasgow has agreed to an initiative organised by the Linda Norgrove Foundation to accept female Afghan medicine students who have been forced by the Taliban to abandon their studies. The University of Glasgow is coordinating efforts to accommodate 20 female Afghan students between Scotland’s five medical schools. All five of Scotland’s universities ...
22nd March 2023
Speaking at Glasgow University, Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer has cast doubt on the Bute House agreement post-SNP leadership election. High-profile Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer weighed in on the SNP leadership race and discussed what it would take for his party to support a candidate as First Minister, during a talk held on the ...
22nd March 2023
Due to increased costs and freezing undergraduate fees at English universities, research may be first to lose funding. University research and innovation may be damaged by budget cuts stemming from rising costs and frozen undergraduate fee income at rUK universities. The warning comes from Jenny Higham, vice-chancellor for St. George’s, University of London, who is ...
22nd March 2023
The frustration follows the announcement regarding pensions and a “double barrelled” ballot question. The University and College Union (UCU) has received backlash from lecturers and university staff regarding the wording of ballot questions and union communication. The UCU announced in a tweet on 17 March that in an electronic ballot, members voted 2 to 1 ...
7th March 2023
The Glasgow Guardian spoke to candidate for First Minister, Humza Yousaf, ahead of an event at the GUU. Candidate for the SNP leadership and first minister, Humza Yousaf has today affirmed his commitment to supporting students speaking to The Glasgow Guardian. “Affordable housing and access to affordable housing is incredibly important. So, first and foremost, ...
2nd March 2023
New research from NUS Scotland has shown that over half of students have gone without a meal because they could not afford to eat. The National Union of Students Scotland (NUS Scotland) have published their latest Cost of Survival report, covering issues including homelessness, housing, student finances, and mental health and well-being. Based on an ...
1st March 2023
Voters in student elections have been unable to cast their vote due to a system failure on the UofG life app. Voting for the SRC elections opened this morning but a number of students have complained to The Glasgow Guardian that they have not been able to submit their votes as the app provides an ...
28th February 2023
Polling for the sabbatical positions within the SRC will open via the UofG Life app at 9am on Wednesday 1 March. The sabbatical positions, those are the most senior student positions within the SRC, are: SRC President (one candidate: Hailie Pentleton), Vice President Education (two candidates: Jordan Hunter and Ross Whip), Vice President Student Activities ...
26th February 2023
The first of the double-header at the Scotstoun Stadium marked the occasion well, as the first varsity match between the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde’s women’s teams took place. Both teams entered the match full of energy, clearly relishing the chance to represent their clubs in the fixture’s first ever women’s varsity ...
23rd February 2023
NUS Scotland has released a report detailing the state of the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector, which its president Ellie Gomersall describes as “appalling”. The report found that the average PBSA rent has increased by 34% since 2018. 26% of students they sampled reported being unable to pay their rent in full on one or ...
