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Moir takes top role in Strathclyde student elections »

A sports captain at the University of Strathclyde has been elected president of the Students’ Association for the next academic year after an election marred by dwindling turnout. Malcolm Moir, who is currently completing a Diploma in Profession...

Thu 22 Mar 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Strathclyde student executive set to back new candidate ahead of elections »

Student officers at the University of Strathclyde Students' Association (USSA) are preparing to throw their weight behind a new candidate for president ahead of elections next week after one of the front-runners pulled out of the race. The Journal und...

Fri 16 Mar 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Glasgow University edge The Glasgow Cup in dramatic finish »

The University of Glasgow yesterday snatched The Glasgow Cup silverware after an action-packed afternoon across the city involving 700 students went down to the wire. The universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde entered the final basketball match a lit...

Wed 14 Mar 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

University of Strathclyde shell out over £200k on timetabling system »

A leading Glasgow university has shelled out more than £200,000 on a new timetabling system that inflicted chaos on classes at the start of the academic year, The Journal can disclose. A number of students at the University of Strathclyde faced ...

Wed 07 Mar 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Singh: Now is the time to lead not merely follow  »

Those who ever ever expressed doubts over the ruthless capabilities of Charandeep Singh as a student campaigner would do well to think again. Beneath the smile that greets Strathclyde students on a day-to-day basis, the 22-year-old is indeed a shrewd o...

Fri 02 Mar 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Photos: Fire at Strathclyde »

Students were last night evacuated from the University of Strathclyde after a fire broke out in the James Weir Building, which houses the chemical engineering department. Some 20 fire brigade vehicles responded to the blaze on Montrose Street shortly ...

Wed 08 Feb 2012 by Picture desk | Read more »

Strathclyde face tricky test »

Strathclyde University travel to the capital in less than two weeks time keen to be crowned student cricket champions of Scotland – but a tricky group draw could stand between them and a shot at glory. New skipper Nick Martin is set to lead the ...

Tue 07 Feb 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Strathclyde refuses to get INTO partnership »

Controversial proposals by a Glasgow-based university to carve out the recruitment and teaching of international students to a private provider have been ditched, The Journal can reveal. Senior management at the University of Strathclyde has ended t...

Fri 20 Jan 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

New bursary scheme for Glasgow students  »

Glasgow-based students seeking a spot at one of the city’s three universities are to be offered a helping hand financially. Scotland’s biggest social landlord, Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), is to devote hundreds of thousands of pounds...

Fri 20 Jan 2012 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Greek democracy at a crossroads »

Thirty-seven years after the collapse of the military junta and the restoration of democracy, the Greek political system is facing an intensive and complex crisis. While radical, structural reforms to the public sector and to the economy are urgently n...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Dr Roman Gerodimos | Read more »

No RUK fees respite for Scottish Government as students march in Edinburgh »

Edinburgh students last week staged another demonstration in the Scottish capital, the latest in a series of recent protests against rising tuition fees and swingeing cuts to higher education. The march from the Scottish Parliament to the Scotland Off...

Mon 28 Nov 2011 by Marcus Kernohan, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Photos: BUCS Swimming - Edinburgh vs. Strathclyde »

Continuing a run of good form, the University of Edinburgh swimming team powered past Strathclyde in their latest BUCS clash at the Centre for Sport & Exercise in Edinburgh. The home team, fresh from seeing off Aberdeen a fortnight previously, secu...

Sun 30 Oct 2011 by Chris Rubey | Read more »

Rizwaan Sabir: "Innocent until proven Muslim" »

On 14 May 2008, Rizwaan Sabir was arrested and detained for seven days under the Terrorism Act. The reason: downloading an Al-Qaeda training manual — copies of which can be freely purchased from high street book stores for under £...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Olivia Pires | Read more »

Strathclyde occupies £9k territory »

The University of Strathclyde last week became the latest Scottish institution to set tuition fees at £9,000 a year for students from the rest-of-the-UK (RUK). Undergraduates from England, Wales and Northern Ireland attending the Glasgow-based i...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Students occupy Strathclyde University »

Students from institutions across Scotland have occupied a leading university in Glasgow in the wake of recent announcements over fees rest of UK students are to face. A reported 30 students have staged a sit-in of Strathclyde University's Court Senat...

Thu 29 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Strathclyde University set £9k per year RUK fees »

The University of Strathclyde has become the latest Scottish institution to set tuition fees at £9,000 a year for students from the rest of the UK. University Court, Strathclyde's governing body, today announced the increased charge for students...

Tue 27 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Glasgow Caledonian heap pressure on city colleagues with RUK fees undercut »

Pressure is mounting on higher education institutions in Glasgow to resist charging maximum fees to students from the rest of the UK (RUK) after Glasgow Caledonian University last week became the first university in Scotland to declare levels lower tha...

Mon 19 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »

Former Strathclyde student in court appearance »

A graduate from Glasgow has admitted participating in scenes of disorder at the Conservative Party’s headquarters in London. Former Strathclyde University student Bryan Simpson had been ordered to appear in court in the wake of last...

Thu 15 Sep 2011 by Alan Robertson | Read more »