Student news
Our student newsroom keeps you up to date with the latest student news, events, campaigns and activities at GCU.
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GCU student named RCN Nursing Student of the Year01 May 2026
Glasgow Caledonian University nursing student Connall Green has been named Nursing Student of the Year at the 2026 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
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‘From the track to the top of the world’: Pharmacology student hitting new heights with fundraiser24 April 2026
A GCU student is heading to Mount Everest for the final challenge of his charity fundraiser.
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Student lands prestigious pharmacology scholarship17 April 2026
A Glasgow Caledonian University student has become the first at the institution to be awarded a prestigious British Pharmacological Society (BPS) PhD studentship.
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Bronze medal for physio student in latest chapter of Karate career16 April 2026
A student’s passion for karate has followed him to GCU as he looks to make his mark on the international stage.
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‘I know if they could be here now they would definitely be the loudest folk in the crowd’: Quantity Surveying student reflects on emotional journey09 April 2026
A GCU student is to continue honouring the memory of his parents by featuring on a brand-new channel 4 series.
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GCU student takes on new challenge in wheelchair rugby07 April 2026
A GCU student has taken on the challenge of competing in wheelchair rugby after previously playing both wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball.
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GCU at the heart of Glasgow’s first ever University Dance Competition06 April 2026
A GCU Nursing student’s lifelong passion has helped lead to Glasgow’s first University Dance Competition.
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“With law sometimes it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”28 March 2026
The GCU Law Clinic have helped students look to the future thanks to a Careers Fair and motivational lecture inspired by the Common Good.
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Digital Design students spark fresh energy into GCU survey21 March 2026
The power of collaborative thinking has helped a group of BSc Digital Design students kick-start a survey campaign at GCU.
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‘Creative. Empowering. Connected’: GCU student runs her own social events company20 March 2026
A GCU student has built her own growing creative events brand designed to bring people together and create connection.
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