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The University of Glasgow has received the following nominations for the next election of the Rector:

• Alan Bissett
• Kelvin Holdsworth
• Graeme Obree
• Edward Snowden

All nominees have personally agreed to take part in the election which will take place on Monday 17 February to 4pm on Tuesday 18 February 2014.

Full details on the process are available from the University of Glasgow Senate website: 

http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/senateoffice/newsandannouncements/rectorialelection2014/

The University has no influence in the choice of Rector, and therefore has declined to make any media comment, other than to explain the role and the process of election. 

The Rector of the University of Glasgow is elected by the registered students of the University and the main role of the Rector is to represent the University’s students.

Under the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858, the Rector is the 'ordinary president' of Court, the University’s governing body.   The Rector shares the chairing of Court with the Convener of Court, a General Council representative (lay member) on Court.  (S)he is expected to attend meetings of Court (5 per year, in October, December, February, April and June) together with a one-day Strategy Day and two half-day briefings, to have a close relationship with the Students Representative Council, and to bring matters of student concern to the attention of the University's managers. Court is the University's governing body, responsible for overseeing the management of the University.  It has 25 members, drawn from the University's students and staff, from its graduates and from the wider community.  

Where a Rector is unable able to attend meetings of Court these are chaired by the Convenor of Court

The next Rectorial Election will be held on Monday 17 to Tuesday 18 February 2014, and the person elected will hold office for a period of three years.

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First published: 21 January 2014