Odhran Gallagher

News Editor at The Glasgow Guardian. 

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

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"The UK stands still", declares First Minister in speech at Glasgow University

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 tha
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Data reveals extent of grade inflation at UofG

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
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Tributes go out to former UofG student killed in Gaza airstrike

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
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Student places 5th in crucial by-election

A Glasgow student and candidate for the Scottish Green party has placed 5th in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, as a UofG pollster weighs in on the result.

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
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Humza Yousaf cancels visit to UofG after protest planned

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
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Discretionary fund payments down by nearly 70% after Government cut

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 funding awarded by the Scottish Government during the pandemic was removed.

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

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
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Saramago accused of "union-busting" after staff fired

Three members of staff at Saramago were fired after a work stoppage in protest of low pay and working conditions.

he 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 thre
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Greens would not support Forbes as First Minister

Speaking at Glasgow University, Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer has cast doubt on the Bute House agreement post-SNP leadership election.

High-profile Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer weighed in on the SNP leadership race and discussed what it would take for his party to support a candidate as First Minister, during a talk held on the University of Glasgow campus by Scottish Green supporters at UofG

The Scottish government is currently made up of a coalition between the Scottish National Party and
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University of Glasgow alumni and repatriator of Stone of Destiny, Ian Hamilton, dies.

The last living member of a group of University of Glasgow students who returned the Stone of Destiny from London to Scotland has died aged 97.

While a student at the University of Glasgow, the actions of Hamilton and three other students made national headlines after they travelled from Glasgow to London to remove the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey and return it to Scotland.

The Stone of Destiny was used for centuries in the coronation of Scottish monarchs. The stone was seized by Ki