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The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games kicks off today, and we're proud to host the Uniform and Accreditation Centre on our campus. 💙 It's been fantastic to see the campus growing busier as preparations reach their final stages, and we're looking forward to officially welcoming the Games. 🙌
Glasgow Caledonian University is helping teams competing at this summer’s Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games achieve peak performance through specialist support from its Postgraduate Trainee Sport & Exercise Psychologists. 💙 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/6XTx50Zrp1V
Did you know that you can tour our campus from the comfort of your home? 💡 Join our virtual campus tour to discover our facilities and get a feel for studying at Glasgow Caledonian. 📲 🔗 Start exploring now at https://explore.gcu.ac.uk/.
Students from Glasgow Caledonian University's GCU Racing celebrated their best-ever Formula Student campaign after securing a top-20 finish and winning a sustainability award at the UK's premier student motorsport competition. 👏 Read more ⬇️ https://ow.ly/8CIe50ZqwO3
📢 Bank Holiday Opening Times 📅 Our Glasgow campus, including the Sir Alex Ferguson Library and the ARC Health and Wellbeing Facility, will be closed on 20 July for the Glasgow Fair Monday bank holiday. ☀️ The campus will re-open as normal on 21 July.
Glasgow Caledonian University has rejoined University Alliance (UK), reinforcing its commitment to industry collaboration, widening access and delivering work-ready graduates. 🤝 🔗 https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/universitynews/glasgow-caledonian-university-rejoins-university-alliance
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Healthcare Charity has announced its commitment to establish a programme of scholarships at Glasgow Caledonian. 💙 Read more at the link below ⬇️ https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/universitynews/nhs-greater-glasgow-and-clyde-supports-gcus-anniversary-scholarships
It's the final day of our summer graduations! Congratulations to all our students from the School of Science and Engineering graduating today 👏 Follow today's ceremony live at the link below 🎥⤵️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myDH44ftBk4
It's the second day of our summer graduations - congratulations to everyone graduating from our Glasgow School for Business and Society! 👏 Follow the ceremonies live on our website at the link below. 🎥⤵️ https://www.gcu.ac.uk/currentstudents/essentials/graduation/graduationday
Congratulations to everyone graduating from our School of Health and Life Sciences and our Glasgow School for Business and Society today! 👏🎓 🎥 Follow the ceremonies live on our website at the link below ⤵️ https://www.gcu.ac.uk/currentstudents/essentials/graduation/graduationday
Students from Glasgow Caledonian University have unveiled their latest race car ahead of GCU Racing’s return to the Formula Student competition at Silverstone this summer, where they will compete against teams from across the world. 🏎️ 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/oNKA50ZgL53
GCU has hosted an interactive workshop on sustainable fashion, bringing together researchers, designers, students and practitioners from the UK, Spain and South Africa. 🌍 Read more ⤵️ https://ow.ly/XxQX50ZghwY
From early engagement in schools to real-world skills development on campus, we’re proud to create pathways into engineering at every stage. 🔗 Learn more about our work with schools and communities: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/wid...
GCU is delighted to announce the award of an Honorary Professorship to its Chancellor, Dr Anne Marie Imafidon MBE - an internationally recognised technologist, educator and social innovator. 👏 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/zQsI50ZfyzJ
Students from Glasgow Caledonian University met their peers from Virginia Tech during an online workshop on sustainability. 🌱 🔗 Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7474841546656403456
School pupils from across Scotland visited Glasgow Caledonian University this week to take part in the University's Cyber Camp, a fully funded residential programme designed to introduce young people to the fast-growing world of cyber security. 💻 🔗 Check the full story: https://ow.ly/BLpe50Zegai
Researchers co-led by Dr Mark Williams from GCU Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) have identified a promising new way to attack multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer that affects plasma cells in the bone marrow. 🩸 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/RX6Y50Ze8zl
Two weeks to go until our summer graduations! 💙🎓 🔗 Find all you need to know about graduations on our website: https://www.gcu.ac.uk/currentstudents/essentials/graduation
Glasgow Caledonian University will recognise seven distinguished individuals for their exceptional achievements at its summer graduation ceremonies. 🎓 Their achievements span business, media, sport, fashion, charity and community leadership. 👏 🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/PONG50ZbRRl
Dr Kate Ngai has delivered a public lecture on the late singer Ruby Falls at a special event in Jackson, Mississippi. 👏 🎥 Watch here: https://www.wbbjtv.com/2026/06/04/lecturer-explores-legacy-jackson-born-country-singer-ruby-falls/
Glasgow Caledonian University welcomed hundreds of young people, teachers and industry professionals to campus for a major technology-focused STEM engagement event delivered in partnership with SmartSTEMs and Atos. 🤝 🔗 Check the full story: https://ow.ly/sUvZ50ZalLf
GCU Fashion Showcase returned to campus in spectacular style to celebrate the best fashion design and creative work from students on our industry-linked courses. 🎉 🔗 Check the full story: https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/universitynews/gcu-fashion-showcase-celebrates-exceptional-creativity
Leading researchers, clinicians, policymakers and third sector representatives came together in Glasgow on 8 June for the Scottish Hepatitis C Elimination Meeting, co-hosted by GCU's Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) Research Programme and Public Health Scotland. 🩸 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/pkE950Z8Qne
Postgraduate researchers from GCU once again shone at this year's Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, impressing judges with a compelling presentation of their research in just three minutes. 👏 https://www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/universitynews/peter-akor-wins-gcu-three-minute-thesis-competition
The Glasgow Science Festival kicks off next week! Catch our staff representing Glasgow Caledonian at various events on and off campus between 4–14 June. 📅 🎟️ To see the full programme and to book your tickets, visit: https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/
📢 Free tickets are still available for our annual Fashion Showcase on June 9. GCU Fashion Showcase celebrates the best work from students on our leading fashion design and creative courses. 👗 🔗 Book now via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fashion-showcase-tickets-1738301991049
Reminder to our students and staff that the University will be closed on Monday 26 May for the Spring Bank Holiday. 🌺 The Sir Alex Ferguson Library and the ARC gym will be closed on Monday 25 May. The University will re-open again as normal on Tuesday 26 May. 📅
Glasgow Caledonian University's Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Mairi Watson has recently featured in The Herald. 👏 🔗 Read the article now: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26101426.gcu-principal-says-scottish-unis-must-forge-future/
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Dr Victoria Walker has been awarded a prestigious grant that recognises exceptional early-career researchers in the field of Human Resource Management. 👏 🔗 Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7462500435812208640