Student news
Our student newsroom keeps you up to date with the latest student news, events, campaigns and activities at GCU.
Got a story you'd like to share? Get in touch by emailing studentcomms@gcu.ac.uk.
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Locals to train as ‘citizen scientists’ to transform Glasgow's canals06 April 2018
Scottish Canals and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are working with ‘citizen scientists’ to investigate how Glasgow’s North canals are helping to build a healthier city.
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RICS’ Rising Stars to join cutting-edge forum on built environment05 April 2018
Four School of Engineering and Built Environment students have been invited to join The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Rising Stars programme.
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Water-tracking app wins Rhys a place in business design awards final05 April 2018
An app that tracks how much water you’re drinking has earned Digital Design student Rhys Ritchie a place in the final of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Student Design Awards.
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Fortnite gamers are not addicted, says GCU researcher03 April 2018
Fortnite, the game which has taken the world by storm, is not addictive, according to a Glasgow Caledonian University researcher.
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Principal joins expert UN panel to explore sustainability in the jewellery industry29 March 2018
The Principal Professor Pamela Gillies CBE FRSE has joined the United Nations’s Lene Wendland on a panel investigating how the jewellery industry can engage with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
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Veterans support given Bronze standard27 March 2018
We are proud to share that GCU has been awarded the Bronze standard for the Armed Forces Covenant.
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GCU graduate hits the headlines as UK Reporter of the Year27 March 2018
A GCU graduate has been named UK Reporter of the Year at the prestigious Independent Radio News awards.
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Times Higher Education ranks GCU student experience as the second most improved in the UK22 March 2018
Glasgow Caledonian University has been named as the second most improved university in the UK for student experience, in a survey by Times Higher Education.
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Student returns to tell the inside story20 March 2018
A former student of the MA in TV Fiction Writing Philip Wright was back on campus yesterday to talk to current students about his career since leaving.
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Stereotypes about women's drinking branded unfair and unhelpful19 March 2018
The stigmatisation of women's drinking, and the sexualisation of women in alcohol advertising, will be highlighted at the Scottish Parliament today by policymakers, academics, researchers and politicians.
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