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
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 ...
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 ...
17th October 2022
After Sturgeon says she detests the Tories the on-campus Conservative Association joins the list of names to come out in strong opposition. Earlier this week Nicola Sturgeon told Laura Kuenssberg, as part of her conference news round, that she “detests the Tories and everything they stand for”. The University Conservative Association has come out in ...
17th October 2022
The Glasgow Guardian takes a monthly dive into the world changing research being carried out on campus. The past month has heralded yet more innovation from the University of Glasgow. Semester one has truly begun and with it, the teaching that promises that one day, we too will become “world changers”. Meanwhile, ground-breaking research sees ...
