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 ...
14th September 2022
The Glasgow Guardian takes a monthly dive into the world changing researching being carried out on campus. Researchers across the University of Glasgow campus have been hard at work throughout the summer months developing new solutions to pressing problems and addressing challenges through innovation.The University of Glasgow has announced involvement in collaboration with the Universities ...
14th September 2022
In an email seen by The Glasgow Guardian, students have been informed they will receive less money from the University’s Discretionary Fund. The Glasgow Guardian has seen an email informing students who received support from the University of Glasgow’s Discretionary Fund during the session 2021/22 have been informed that it is likely they will receive ...
14th September 2022
The Glasgow Guardian talks to students with nowhere to live as the start of term looms. The new academic year is beginning on a similar foot to the last, with the student accommodation shortage in Glasgow showing little sign of improvement. Accommodation problems are being experienced from freshers to incoming postgraduate students with no offer ...
7th September 2022
Failure by UofG to meet the CAS deadline of 10 days wait means students have been unable to secure visas for the start. International students may not make the start of the semester after the University has failed to meet its guarantee of supplying CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Study letter), which is required by ...
24th August 2022
Due to oversubscription for accommodation in Glasgow the University is in talks with Stirling to increase capacity. Following an email sent to students on 9 August confirming the removal of the accommodation guarantee for incoming students, The Glasgow Guardian has been informed by Stirling University that the University of Glasgow has entered talks with them ...
23rd August 2022
The Glasgow Guardian speaks to organisers of the Power to the People protest against rising energy bills as the cost of living crisis ramps up. ‘Power to the People’ (PTTP), a campaign group fighting rising energy costs, have announced a public protest in Glasgow on Friday 26 August. The protest will be held at 4pm ...
18th August 2022
The University of Glasgow has appointed two new Equality Champions. Professor Sara Carter (also the Vice-Principal and Head of College of Social Science) will be taking on the role of Gender Equality Champion and Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith (Vice-Principal of Learning and Teaching) will be the LGBT+ Equality Champion. As Gender Equality Champion, Professor Carter will ...
17th August 2022
A University of Glasgow student who attacked bouncers at Glasgow University Union (GUU)’s Hive nightclub has been ordered to pay them £400 in compensation. Third year engineering student Archibald Watters pled guilty to assaulting door staff outside Hive on 4 February 2022 after they refused him entry. The 19-year-old student, originally from Edinburgh, was told ...
16th August 2022
The University of Glasgow has appointed two new Equality Champions. Professor Sara Carter (also the Vice-Principal and Head of College of Social Science) will be taking on the role of Gender Equality Champion and Professor Moira Fischbacher-Smith (Vice-Principal of Learning and Teaching) will be the LGBT+ Equality Champion. As Gender Equality Champion, Professor Carter will ...
