23rd November 2023
Newly-appointed boss of Wales’ only Russell Group uni admits international students subsidise home students. In an interview with the BBC, the newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of Cardiff University Wendy Larner emphasised the dire financial situation that UK universities are finding themselves in. “With our home students, the fees don’t cover the cost of their education, ...
12th October 2023
How have universities managed to accrue too much and too little money at the same time? The Glasgow Guardian examines the underlying reasoning for the current strikes at universities, and how failure in policy has led to the issues currently being faced by higher education institutions. Another day at university, another picket line at the ...
11th October 2023
How have universities managed to accrue too much and too little money at the same time? Another day at university, another picket line at the main gate. For many of us, this has become a familiar sight – especially those who already went through it last year, and the year before, experiencing marking boycotts and ...
2nd October 2023
With Rishi Sunak announcing a proposed cap on students entering “low-value” degrees, his classism shines through once again Rishi Sunak’s recent proposal to crack down on ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees by capping their intake of students based on the “value for money” of the course, has got many discussing the role of university as a place ...
11th September 2023
The number of STEM students is growing, let’s learn to love them. The debate between arts students and STEM students as to who has the hardest degree has long been a key component of university life, a divide that begins at the awkward “So, what are you studying?” conversation during Freshers’ week. However, recently it ...
11th September 2023
The decisions of administration this academic year will be fundamental to the student experience. Freshers’ week is once more upon us at the University of Glasgow, and with it comes for many of you a fresh start – perhaps you’re a fresher leaving your hometown to embark upon your university journey, or a returning student ...
27th March 2023
Aysha Sohail has some suggestions for those who need some relaxation on a budget! As much as things like retail therapy and going abroad are fun, plenty of de-stressing activities exist which don’t harm your bank account. One thing which helped me at the beginning of the pandemic was going for runs. Even twenty minutes, ...
27th March 2023
The University of Oxford has become amongst the first UK higher education institutions to ban intimate relationships between staff and students – and Niamh Flanagan argues the University of Glasgow should follow suit. The University of Oxford has this month announced a ban on intimate relationships between staff members and students, following examples set by ...
27th March 2023
Harmful stereotypes obscure the real issues faced by many students whose mental health is suffering as they attempt to cope with multiple competing obligations at university. In a culture that continually perpetuates narratives of university students as living lives of hedonism and alcohol fuelled inertia, attempting to initiate conversations around the necessity of rest for ...
22nd February 2023
Is there a big split between Scottish and English students at Glasgow, and what does this mean for the ability to make friends with students from other parts of the UK? These last few weeks of UK politics have been especially characterised by division. With the unprecedented blocking of a piece of Scottish legislation by ...
