Odhran Gallagher

Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief at Hillhead Review. Former News Editor at The Glasgow Guardian.

Shortlisted for Best Reporter and Best Investigation (Student Publication Association 2025)

Read more of my work here: www.hillheadreview.co....

The Herald •

Glasgow University Rector skipped crunch talks on divestment

However, it has now emerged that Dr Abu-Sittah did not attend a meeting discussing whether to divest from weapons manufacturers, according to recently published minutes first reported by student newspaper Hillhead Review.

At the meeting, held on November 20, members of the University’s Court voted 14-7 (with four abstentions) to reject calls to force divestment from the defence sector.

Dr Abu-Sittah says he was unable to attend the meeting due to being on a humanitarian mission in Lebano...
Hillhead Review •

JMS Learning Hub targeted in spray-paint vandalism

Some students have shared images of the vandalism on social media alongside expressing support of Palestine. Last semester saw a consultation for students and staff on the University’s Socially Responsible Investment policy. This led to a vote by the University Court in November in favour of a new ‘Sustainable and Responsible Investment Policy’ which didn’t include divesting from arms companies such as BAE systems and Thales. This news comes after the University is alleged to have threatened to...
Hillhead Review •

Exposed: Chinese social media fuelling plagiarism at Glasgow - Hillhead Review

Students cite limited English skills as well as high work loads as reasons for using paid essay-writing services.Students at the University of Glasgow are using paid essay-writing services available via social media to plagarise assignments. These services, sometimes referred to as ‘gunners’, are widely available via the Chinese social media app WeChat, and offer to write academic assignments in exchange for large sums of money. An investigation by Hillhead Review has revealed that the practice...
Hillhead Review •

University backs lecturer amidst gender row - Hillhead Review

An email seen by Hillhead Review shows the University pledging support to Dr Michael Foran following a row over equality law.The University of Glasgow has pledged its support to a lecturer following calls for him to be investigated by the University. Dr Michael Foran, a lecturer in Public Law at the University of Glasgow, specialises in constitutional and discrimination law, and has written extensively about how gender self-identification interacts with equality law.Dr Foran took to X/Twitter to...
Glasgow Guardian •

The end of university as you know it - Glasgow Guardian

As international enrollments decline, is the golden age of University finances coming to an end?In the middle of August, during the aftermath of rioting and disorder across England, and an incursion into Russian territory for the first time since WW2, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Education, Bridgette Phillipson, took the time to film a bizarre ‘welcome video’ for international students coming to study in Britain this academic year. The video isn’t much longer than two minutes and f...
Glasgow Guardian •

Loophole in eviction ban could exploit students - Glasgow Guardian

The Scottish Government’s eviction ban legislation includes loopholes which could be used to unfairly evict student tenants.A loophole in the Scottish Government’s eviction ban could be used to evict students from their tenancies. The legislation, which was introduced in October 2022, caps in-tenancy rent increases at 3% per year and pauses evictions in most cases. In an address to the Scottish Parliament after the legislation was introduced, Living Rent secretary Aditi Jehangir said: “The commi...
Glasgow Guardian •

Humza Yousaf cancels visit to UofG after protest planned - Glasgow Guardian

The First Minister has pulled out of an appearance at the University after it emerged that striking lecturers were planning to protest the event.The First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, yesterday cancelled an appearance at the University with the Glasgow University Scottish National Association (GUSNA) planned for today. It later emerged that members of the Educational Institute of Scotland union were planning to protest the event in support of City of Glasgow College lecturers currently st...
Glasgow Guardian •

Saramago accused of 'union-busting' after staff fired - Glasgow Guardian

Three members of staff at Saramago were fired after a work stoppage in protest of low pay and working conditions.The Saramago cafe and bar located in the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Glasgow city centre sparked demonstrations after removing three members of staff who claim they were unfairly dismissed in an act of “union busting” following a short 40-minute strike which took place on 3 March.The owners of Saramago, who also own The Doublet on Park Road, made the decision to fire three w...
Glasgow Guardian •

Wire fraud: University splashes over £10K to display four statues - Glasgow Guardian

An investigation by The Glasgow Guardian has shown that the University has paid over £10,000 on the wire mannequin statues displayed in the JMS.A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by The Glasgow Guardian has shown that the University of Glasgow has spent a total of £10,700 on the ‘wire mannequin statues’ on display in the James McCune Smith Learning Hub. The FOI also revealed that of the 50 sculptures purchased in total, only four are currently on display. The four on display are po...
Glasgow Guardian •

Discretionary fund payments down by nearly 70 percent after Government cut - Glasgow Guardian

An investigation by The Glasgow Guardian has revealed that the average amount of money awarded by the discretionary fund last semester has decreased by nearly 70% compared to a year previous after Scottish Government funding cuts post-pandemic.Figures obtained by The Glasgow Guardian from a Freedom of Information request (FOI) have shown that the average award made to students through the discretionary fund has decreased by 69% over the last year. The average award granted last semester was £128...