3rd November 2022
Students housed in hotels will now be expected to pay £160 per week. In an email seen by The Glasgow Guardian, students unable to find accommodation who have been housed in hotels have been informed by the University of Glasgow that their hotel stays will “cease to be free of charge from November 2nd onwards”, ...
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, ...
31st October 2022
One of only three surviving copies in the world, the University of Glasgow loans “Slave Bible” to a Dutch exhibition on Gospel music. A rare copy of the Slave Bible from the University of Glasgow is going to the Netherlands for display. It will be loaned to the Museum Catharijneconvent as part of the art ...
21st October 2022
A first-year Politics lecture went up in applause yesterday after news came through that Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister. At approximately 1:30 pm yesterday, 20 October, a Politics 1A lecture was ongoing in the Wellington Church when the news broke. After severe pressure from her party to go, the Prime Minister made a ...
21st October 2022
Extinction Rebellion protested presence of multi-billion-pound fossil fuel company Sclumberger at Engineering and Technology careers fair. Earlier this week, XRGU (Extinction Rebellion at Glasgow University) protested the presence of fossil-fuel servicing company Schlumberger at the Engineering and Technology Careers Fair. Schlumberger is the world’s largest offshore drilling company. XRGU...
18th October 2022
This October and November the ‘GlasGLOW’ lights show exhibition will return, for its fifth year, to the Botanic Gardens. Described as an immersive outdoor experience, the interactive show has become a mainstay in the west end’s event calendar in recent years. Running from 26 October to 13 November, the show promises to take audiences on ...
18th October 2022
According to a post on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, racist graffiti has been found at the St. Andrews building. The graffiti – which has since been painted over – reads “Kill the Chinese.” This appears to be part of a string of hate-crimes occurring in Glasgow, with similar vandalism recently being found in ...
18th October 2022
The Scotsman Group, formerly known as the G1 Group, has purchased the Òran Mór located on Byres Road in Glasgow. The company is a Glasgow-based hospitality group owned by Stefan King, which has acquired various businesses across Scotland overtime. Its portfolio includes the Scotsman Hotel in city centre Edinburgh as well as the Hillhead Bookclub ...
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 ...
