Student blogs
All of our student blogs aim to give you an insight into what it's really like to be a student at Glasgow. Most of them have been written over the course of an academic year and chart the highs and lows of life as a student.
Whilst there are blogs dating back to academic year 06/07 not all of them have been updated but we've left them there for you to browse through. The most active blogs are the ones at the top of the list.
If you feel you have something to say and would like to contribute a blog please get in touch via studentnetwork@gla.ac.uk
Undergradute Study blog
Follow the lives of three current students on our undergraduate study blog - ugstudyglasgow.wordpress.com
Christina Fawcett - PhD English Literature in Medieval and Fantastic Literature (2007 - )
'Well, I’ve now experienced my first Burns Night, my first haggis, and my first Ceilidh. Yesterday was a big day! Burns Night is a celebration of the national poet of Scotland, Robbie Burns, whose work will be familiar to pretty much anyone, literary or not. Ever heard Auld Lang Syne? You’ve heard a Burns poem. ' Read more
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Glasgow University in Photos
Politics student Jani Helle has set himself the task of posting a photo for every single day of his undergraduate degree, featuring buildings, events, history, student life, etc. Check out the folowing link to see how he's getting on - www.GlasgowUniPhoto.com
Sammi Miller - Biology (undergraduate year 2)
I have officially completed my first week back at University. I’m proud of myself to be honest… I’ve attended every lecture, spent over 20 hours writing up lectures in the library, and been to the gym three times... Read More
Rebecca Domke - PhD English Literature focussing on the work of Mary Shelley in connection with romanticism (2008 - )
"I will start this blog by trying to summarize the experiences I gained during my first year at the University Glasgow. I think they describe the first impressions of not only me but probably many other students moving to the UK from abroad." Read more
Tatiana Sokolova - MSc Economics (06/07)
'...The best thing still was the playground. Just before the Microfinance lecture Rish and I went to the playground; there we found Tarun and Samira; I immediately occupied the swings... It was a complete departure from adulthood; no-one would suspect, looking at us, that we are almost half-way through our Masters degrees in Economics...' Read more
John Boyle - Psychology, Geography, Science fundamentals (1st year UG 06/07)
'After what feels like months of waiting I gleefully got my exam results out. Two B grades and a C. Which I’m VERY pleased with, now to make an appointment to see my advisor and get essays in. The exam wait was rough, so I’d like to pass some pointers on to any prospective students reading...' Read more
Douglas McLaren - Aeronautical Engineering (1st year UG 06/07)
'After a few weeks I received a confirmation letter from the Uni itself saying it had been made aware of my choice ... Before I knew it Freshers Week was upon me and that was me a fully fledged student! I had very few expectations of Uni as none of my mates had bothered talking about it...! My biggest shock was how many people are in your lectures and how quick the lecturers teach, but you soon get used to it.' Read more
Other University blogs
Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences - www.gla.ac.uk/departments/gesinfo/
Scholarz.blog - spotlight on academic life (for PG students)