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 ...
2nd November 2022
The University of Glasgow has launched a “new anti-racism campaign on racial microaggressions and overt racism”. In an email, sent to students on Monday 31 October, the senior management group of the University announced the launch of a new campaign designed to tackle racism. The email was signed by various senior members of the University, ...
17th October 2022
After two more days of striking, Unison hopes to reach a decision with the University soon. Strike action by University support staff continued over Monday 3 October and Tuesday 4 October outside of University of Glasgow’s Main Building. The strikes are the second of two consecutive days of strikes by Unison, the first being over ...
17th October 2022
With the increased number of students this year, some professors have faced disruptions to their courses. Since the start of the new academic year, many University staff, including vocally the University and College Union (UCU) have reported noticing a significant increase in student numbers, which they say is having an impact on their quality of ...
16th January 2022
Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli writes on why inflation is the biggest test yet for central bank independence in The Conversation. Sir Anton Muscatelli, Principal of the University of Glasgow, has published an article about the current state of economic inflation during the Covid-19 pandemic. In his essay for The Conversation, the economist discussed a rate ...
17th November 2021
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has sent a letter regarding the University’s consideration of a talk by Dr Somdeep Sen. Principal Anton Muscatelli has received a letter from the The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) Committee on Academic Freedom regarding the University’s protocol for invited speakers and it’s definition of antisemitism. The ...
13th November 2021
The letter is signed by five women who were involved in Al Jazeera’s recent investigation into the handling of sexual harassment allegations at the University. Five women who were involved in Al Jazeera’s “Degrees of Abuse” investigation series, which looked at the way sexual harassment claims made against a former University of Glasgow lecturer and ...
