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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Minister gets hands on experience of how GCU is changing lives19 April 2018
Each year, more than 1,000 college students are accepted on to degree courses at Glasgow Caledonian University. Scottish Government minister, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP has been hearing first hand how moving from college to university is helping students fulfil their career ambitions.
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Landmark agreement with Singapore to improve nursing care10 April 2018
Nursing academics from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) will begin delivering a nursing programme in one of the world’s top ranking healthcare systems this summer. GCU has signed a five-year partnership with Singapore’s PSB Academy, which is one of Asia’s leading private education providers.
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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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