21st March 2022
The University and College Union (UCU) has announced further strike action commencing 21 March. The University of Glasgow, along with 68 other UK universities, is to be affected by further strike action this semester. This is commencing with five days of action from 21 March to 25 March, in which 39 universities will participate. The ...
1st March 2022
Polling opens at 9am on Wednesday 2 March for the non-sabbatical positions on the SRC. The Glasgow Guardian covered hustings for the non-sabbatical positions on the SRC, none of which saw more than one candidate standing. Positions up for grabs are undergraduate college convenors, school representatives and welfare and equal opportunity officers. Undergraduate College of ...
1st March 2022
Episode 10: Weekly Round-Up, 28 February 2022. WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Join Fraser as he speaks to News Editor Luke and Editor-in-Chief Lucy about this week’s biggest stories both on and off campus. They discuss the upcoming student elections, give candidate analysis, and explore why Erasmus remains off the cards for Scottish universities. In the national news ...
27th February 2022
The Green New Deal (GND) climate assembly took place on 17 February at the Queen Margaret Union. The goal of the initiative is to produce a formal agreement with the University of Glasgow to take steps to prevent the threat of a climate disaster. The University of Glasgow’s GND looks to harness the potential that ...
27th February 2022
The University of Glasgow has been awarded the inaugural Turing Network and Development Award. The University of Glasgow was one of twenty-four universities to win the inaugural Network Development Award. This award, presented by the Alan Turing Institute, “recognises the University’s commitment to collaborative and creative research in data science and artificial intelligence”, and is ...
27th February 2022
Trade Union demand for the Scottish government to properly represent students. The National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland is calling for students to be included in the £150 cost-of-living payments from the Scottish government. Students are currently excluded from the initiative as they are exempt from council tax. Research from the NUS has shown the ...
27th February 2022
The leader of the study says the topic of home drinking is one that needs to be monitored as we move out of the pandemic. Lockdown restrictions throughout 2020 contributed towards a rise in more people in both Scotland and England drinking at home, according to a recent University of Glasgow study. The research, done ...
22nd February 2022
Episode 9: Weekly Round-Up, 21 February 2022. WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Join Fraser as he speaks to News Editor Luke and Editor-in-Chief Lucy about this week’s biggest stories both on and off campus. They discuss the UCU staff strikes, what Prince Andrew’s settlement with Virginia Giuffre means, and whether World War 3 will actually break out between ...
16th February 2022
WhatUni is asking students to rate their unis for the Student Choice Awards to help prospective students and earn money. WhatUni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) is asking students to rate their university to help future students with their decision on where to study, and in turn get the chance to win money. WhatUni is a ...
15th February 2022
The demolition of the 23-year-old shopping centre is to open up space for offices, homes and more shops. Glasgow shopping centre Buchanan Galleries is set to be demolished and replaced with a new multi-purpose development featuring retail, leisure and office space as well as a residential area. Glasgow City Council is considering financing the project ...
