14th September 2022
Workers including cleaners, library and security staff will strike with Unison and GMB unions at the University of Glasgow. Service staff at the University of Glasgow including cleaners, library, catering andsecurity workers have voted to take industrial action as they demand a pay rise. These workers, amongst the lowest paid in the higher education sector, ...
14th September 2022
The rate of entry to university looks set to fall for the first time since 2012. 37.6% of 18-year-olds will be attending university this autumn, down from 38.4% in 2021, according to data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Leading explanations for this statistical shift suggest that while demand for university places has ...
14th September 2022
Universities in the UK are taking in more international students to boost their income as the freeze on tuition fees stops them boosting fees for students from England and Wales. Vice Chancellors in England and Wales have argued that domestic tuition fees for UK students should be raised to approximately £24,000 per year, an amount ...
14th September 2022
Unite, Unison, and GMB at the University of Glasgow have all voted yes to industrial action, with the UCU also balloting. The University of Glasgow’s Joint Union Liaison Committee (JULC), which represents the four trade unions on campus: University and College Union (UCU), GMB, Unite and Unison, has penned a letter condemning the attitude expressed ...
14th September 2022
Economics Professor Jeanette Findlay claims she was discriminated against in the University’s promotion process because of her gender. Head of the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School has admitted to an employment tribunal that a female academic was treated unfairly and overlooked for promotion. Jeanette Findlay, who became a Professor of Economics at the ...
14th September 2022
GUU has won a bid to host one of the most prestigious debating tournaments in 2024. GUU has secured the hosting of the European University Debating Championships (EUDC) after the selection committee unanimously voted for Glasgow’s months in the works bid. The Union’s long legacy in debating will be on full display in 2024 when ...
14th September 2022
The Glasgow Guardian speaks to medical students about the culture of bullying within their school. Head of undergraduate medicine at the University of Glasgow, Professor John Paul Leach, is being investigated by the University, believed to be related to bullying and discrimination. Professor Leach is also a consultant neurologist at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. ...
14th September 2022
The National Union of Students is accused of both institutional antisemitism and islamophobia. President of the UK’s National Union of Students (NUS) Shaima Dallali has been suspended from her position following allegations of antisemitism within the body. This decision comes after the delivery of the first part of an independent inquiry being carried out by ...
14th September 2022
Glasgow City Council has confirmed that a new project aiming to make Byres Road more friendly to pedestrians will begin early next year. On-street parking is expected to be limited, while sidewalks will be expanded, and cycle paths will be added. The project will begin on the lower half of the busy road, on the ...
14th September 2022
The University of Glasgow has been shortlisted for five awards at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022, the joint highest number of nominations along with the University of Central Lancashire. The THE Awards are self-described as the Oscars of higher education. More than 70 institutions and teams from across the UK and Ireland are ...
