Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University (CGU) is a vibrant, values-led, multicultural university, dedicated to widening participation and supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. With schools of engineering, business and health, and campuses in Glasgow, London and New York, GCU is Scotland’s leading provider of graduate apprenticeships.

Students in forensic lab at Glasgow Caledonia University

Climate protest in the street

Empowering women leaders in fighting climate change: a call to action

Achieving gender balance goes beyond mere representation, writes Tahseen Jafry. Tackling the climate crisis necessitates a profound shift among the next generation of leaders towards gender-sensitive decision-making processes

Tahseen Jafry

Glasgow Caledonian University

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How professional supervision can benefit academics

Common in health professions, supervision has much to offer faculty and higher education institutions – whether it takes place one-on-one or in groups. Here, Anita Volkert explains how to use the 3Cs of effective supervision to get started

Anita Volkert

Glasgow Caledonian University

Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students

THE podcast: academia and activism

Three academics share their experiences of using their research and teaching for social justice aims

Colette Cann, Eric DeMeulenaere, John McKendrick

University of San Francisco, Clark University, Glasgow Caledonian University

Advice on effective communication for international collaborations

Clear communication as the key to international collaboration

The success of international research collaborations rests upon clear communication, writes Marian Brady as she offers advice on what this involves in practice

Marian Brady

Glasgow Caledonian University

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How I plan to get through REF results day

If the results don’t deliver what we think we’ve earned, it will be a blow, but it won’t change the fact that what we do matters, says John McKendrick

John McKendrick

Glasgow Caledonian University

Universities should offer master's-level students the opportunity to gain research experience

So you want a novel way to support untapped research talent?

There’s great scope for the sector to offer research development opportunities to taught postgraduate students, says John McKendrick

John McKendrick

Glasgow Caledonian University