Odhran Gallagher

Deputy Editor-in-Chief at The Glasgow Guardian. 

Student at the University of Glasgow studying History and Scottish Literature.

Read more of my work here: glasgowguardian.co.uk/...

Hillhead Review •

Hillhead Review - University backs lecturer amidst gender row

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 •

Data reveals extent of grade inflation at UofG - Glasgow Guardian

New data seen by The Glasgow Guardian has revealed that the number of undergraduates awarded top grades at the University of Glasgow have steadily increased in recent years.Data seen by The Glasgow Guardian has shown a dramatic increase in the number of first class degrees awarded by the University in recent years. At the University of Glasgow, the share of first-class degrees awarded to new graduates has skyrocketed from under 20% in the 2014/15 session to over 30% in 2021/22. The data, which w...
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'The UK stands still', declares First Minister in speech at Glasgow University - Glasgow Guardian

The speech is billed by First Minister, Humza Yousaf, as the first in a series which will “expand the economic case for independence”.In a speech at the University on Monday 8 January, First Minister Humza Yousaf outlined his party’s vision of the industries of a future independent Scotland. The speech is the first in a series which will expand on the Scottish National Party’s plans for the economy in an independent Scotland. “I have a working assumption for you. The working assumption is that t...
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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 •

Tributes go out to former UofG student killed in Gaza airstrike - Glasgow Guardian

Tributes are being made to former Erasmus student at the University of Glasgow and World Health Organisation worker who has been killed in a Gaza airstrike.Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj, a former student at the University of Glasgow, has been killed in Gaza, aged 29, after her family home was bombed. Alhaj was a former Erasmus exchange student at the University between 2018 and 2019. She had also received a degree in Environmental and Earth Sciences from the Islamic University of Gaza and was w...
Glasgow Guardian •

Student places 5th in crucial by-election - Glasgow Guardian

A Glasgow student and candidate for the Scottish Green party has placed 5th in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.A University of Glasgow fourth-year student has placed 5th in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election which saw an overall Labour victory. The former SNP seat was contested after its Member of Parliament, Margaret Ferrier, was charged with breaking Covid rules and subsequently recalled by her constituents. 20-year-old UofG student Cameron Eadie contested the seat for t...
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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...
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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...
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Discretionary fund payments down by nearly 70% 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...