Student Life
Get ready for your best years
Your student years really can be the best years of your life. Student life offers so much more than getting an education – there’s the social life, the opportunity to discover new sports and other interests, and the chance to meet new people from all over the world.
Watch our video to find out more about Glasgow Caledonian.
- Campus Life
University is very different from school and college – but in a good way! You’ll enjoy a much greater sense of responsibility and independence in the way you learn. Find out more with our guide to university life.
- Social Life
University is a great place to meet new people, and Glasgow Caledonian University places a lot of emphasis on creating a sociable environment for study and recreation. Away from the campus, Glasgow itself provides lots of opportunities to build the kind of social life you want.
- Glasgow
Glasgow could have been invented for students. It’s all here - parks, nightlife, spectator sports, leisure facilities, galleries, restaurants, cinemas ... And best of all, the Glasgow Caledonian campus is slap bang in the centre of everything. Plus Glasgow offers easy access to Scotland’s famous lochs and glens and equally famous festivals and events. There’s more of course, but you’ll just have to come here to find out...
- Sport & Fitness
For participants, the on-campus Arc sports centre makes keeping fit easy, with plenty of clubs catering to everyone from canoeists to climbers. Hiking and other outdoors pursuits are easily accessible from the city. For spectators, Glasgow is home to top-class football and rugby teams and will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
- Student Views
Don’t just take our word for it. Get the lowdown on life at Glasgow Caledonian University from people who have experienced it.
