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Author	scwol
Comment	Glasgow University have been pulling this shit for years. I came to Glasgow in 2013 to study at GU. I'd signed up for accommodation but heard nothing until mid August when they sent a letter saying their accommodation was 'full' and they were looking at other options. Their solution in the end was to block-book private halls on the other side of the city, fit all the rooms with bunk beds and lease us these bunks at a markup from the standard price of the private halls. We were free to find other options, they said - but obviously they weren't any. The building wasn't finished for the start of term, so they were still painting and furnishing half the rooms. The internet hadn't been connected, so we were using 3G dongles for the first few months. During my whole time at the university they did nothing but cut student services pleading poverty, whilst somehow managing to spend over £1 billion on a new campus. Clearly the university knew how many students it could house and how many students it was admitting. Claiming three weeks before the start of term that this has taken them by surprise is a bare-faced lie. Is there no oversight on the management of higher education? Between what I saw in my time at GU and the very public dysfunction at GSA it appears vice chancellors can do as they please without any regard for the interests of students or staff. Maybe these people are gifted academics but they are not fit to be running large public institutions.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/wln0rl/glasgow_students_denied_university_accommodation/ijuo7qz/
Created	Thu 11th Aug 2022 1:59pm
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Glasgow University have been pulling this shit for years. I came to Glasgow in 2013 to study at GU. I'd signed up for accommodation but heard nothing until mid August when they sent a letter saying their accommodation was 'full' and they were looking at other options.

Their solution in the end was to block-book private halls on the other side of the city, fit all the rooms with bunk beds and lease us these bunks *at a markup from the standard price of the private halls*. We were free to find other options, they said - but obviously they weren't any.

The building wasn't finished for the start of term, so they were still painting and furnishing half the rooms. The internet hadn't been connected, so we were using 3G dongles for the first few months.

During my whole time at the university they did nothing but cut student services pleading poverty, whilst somehow managing to spend over £1 billion on a new campus.

Clearly the university knew how many students it could house and how many students it was admitting. Claiming three weeks before the start of term that this has taken them by surprise is a bare-faced lie.

Is there no oversight on the management of higher education? Between what I saw in my time at GU and the very public dysfunction at GSA it appears vice chancellors can do as they please without any regard for the interests of students or staff. Maybe these people are gifted academics but they are not fit to be running large public institutions.