Glasgow University Union (
GUU) is one of the largest and oldest
students' unionA students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
s in the UK, serving students and alumni of the
University of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
since 1885.
The GUU organises social affairs for its members, provides value catering and entertainments and generally seeks to enhance the experience of its members during their time at the University of Glasgow and beyond. Students are eligible to become members for free at any point throughout their University career and alumni may become Life Members by applying to the Board of Management.
Foundation
Students at the university instituted the idea of a union building in 1885 to help promote social interaction on campus. The union's formation was driven by members of
Glasgow University Dialectic SocietyThe Glasgow University Dialectic Society, re-instituted in 1861, is a student society at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, committed to the promotion of debating, logic, ethics and literary discussion at the University...
, the
Glasgow University Medico-Chirurgical SocietyThe University of Glasgow Medico-Chirurgical Society is a student society at the University of Glasgow which organises social and educational events for medical and nursing students at the University...
and the
Glasgow University Athletic ClubGlasgow University Sports Association is a student organisation at the University of Glasgow responsible for the promotion of sport, and to which sports teams at the University may affiliate.-History:...
. The same group formed a Students’ Representative Council in 1886 to raise funds for the building and procured the sum of £5000 from Dr John McIntyre of Odiham, Hampshire.
In 1889 the
Glasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
obtained statutory recognition under the
Act of 1889The ancient university governance structure in Scotland is the organisational system imposed by the Universities Acts, a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966. The Acts applied to what were termed the 'older universities': the University of St Andrews, the University of...
and in 1890 they managed to raise sufficient funds to build the Union.
The Union was originally accommodated in the John McIntyre Building, named for a major benefactor, which opened in 1890 and was designed by
John James BurnetSir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England...
. These premises soon proved to be inadequate however, and a new building at the foot of University Avenue was designed by the architect Alan McNaughton of Arthur & McNaughton in the Scots Baronial style and erected between 1929 and 1931, with the women of the Queen Margaret Union (QMU) moving into the John McIntyre Building in 1932. It has been the location of the
Glasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
, since the new QMU building opened in 1969. An extension to the Glasgow University Union building was designed by Keppie, Henderson & Partners and opened in 1965, which now houses four bars: Deep Six, the Gallery Bar, Altitude and Playing Fields - and the Union's nightclub, The Hive.
Two-Union Structure
The GUU is one of two unions at the University of Glasgow, the other being the
Queen Margaret UnionThe Queen Margaret Union is one of two students' unions at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1890, it caters for the social and cultural needs of its members by providing a range of services including, entertainments, catering, shop facilities, bars and games.-History:The Queen...
, which was established in 1890, after the first matriculation of women at the university in the wake of its merger with
Queen Margaret CollegeQueen Margaret College was a women-only higher education institution based in North Park House in Glasgow, Scotland.It was established in 1868 by the Association for the Higher Education of Women, as women were not at the time permitted to study at universities in Scotland. The College was named...
.
The reason for this separation is that the GUU originally only permitted men to join, while the QMU only admitted women; in fact, the GUU was the last student union in the UK to have single-sex membership. In 1977, in the wake of the
Sex Discrimination Act 1975The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which protected men and women from discrimination on the grounds of sex or marriage. The Act concerned employment, training, education, harassment, the provision of goods and services, and the disposal of premises...
, there was a referendum to mix the two unions, but this was defeated by a large majority. A mixing campaign got seriously under way in 1979, at one point the strictly all-male "Beer Bar" being occupied by a large mixed group of students. An extraordinary general meeting of the QMU voted overwhelmingly to admit men into membership, a move which subverted the whole structure of separate unions. Eventually, in 1980, a GUU special general meeting voted overwhelmingly to admit women into membership, under threat from the
University CourtA University Court is an administrative body of a university in the United Kingdom. In England's Oxbridge such a Court carries out limited judicial functions; whereas in Scotland it is a University's supreme governing body, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees.-England:In the...
of losing the lease on the extension to its building, with just 139 votes against.
Board of Management
The Union is managed by a Board in conjunction with an appointed Manager. The Board consists of seventeen student and seven former student members and is elected annually. The President, Honorary Secretary and Assistant Honorary Secretary form the Executive, and are the trustees of the Union, together with two Vice-Presidents and the Honorary Treasurer (who are elected life members). Convenors are Board Members tasked with specific roles, namely Debates, Games, Libraries and Entertainments. Present Student Members assist in the operation of various union activities. The current Executive consists of Chris Sibbald (President), Neil MacGregor (Honorary Secretary) and Helen Dennison (Assistant Honorary Secretary).
Services
The objects of the Union shall be to maintain Reading, Writing and Dining Rooms, to promote social interaction among the members, to form a centre to which the various University Societies may be affiliated, and generally to fulfill the function of a Club for the members. The Union shall at all times remain an autonomous body with ultimate sovereignty vested in the members in General Meeting. - GUU Constitution.
The GUU is a social hub for the University, providing a Billiards room,
barsA bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
, live entertainment and a nightclub. It is one of the largest licensed premises in Scotland with nine bars (and a tenth which is portable for use during functions). In addition, members can eat in the
RefectoryA refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries...
, which includes a
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franchise, purchase essentials in the Union Shop (formerly the
Smoking roomA Smoking room is a room which is specifically provided and furnished for smoking, generally in buildings where smoking is otherwise prohibited....
) and take advantage of two libraries provided for study.
The two libraries and the Reading Room are available for study twenty-four hours a day and for booking for social events. The
Elliot Library is named after former inter-war Cabinet Minister Walter Elliot; the
Bridie Library after Osborne Mavor, physician and dramatist, who wrote under the pseudonym, "James Bridie"; and the Reading Room is dedicated to
Donald DewarDonald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
, former President of the Union,
Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was...
and
First Minister of ScotlandThe First Minister of Scotland is the political leader of Scotland and head of the Scottish Government. The First Minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish Government policy...
.
Daft Friday
After its impromptu initiation as a piano
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by the then Honorary Secretary
Osborne Henry MavorJames Bridie was the pseudonym of a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and surgeon whose real name was Osborne Henry Mavor....
on the last day of the 1909 Martinmas
Academic termAn academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
, the highlight of the Union's social calendar is the annual
Daft Friday black tieBlack tie is a dress code for evening events and social functions. For a man, the main component is a usually black jacket, known as a dinner jacket or tuxedo...
ballA ball is a formal dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare", meaning 'to dance'; the term also derived into "bailar", which is the Spanish and Portuguese word for dance . In Catalan it is the same word, 'ball', for the dance event.Attendees wear evening attire, which is...
which continues to be held at the end of the Martinmas term exam diet. Over the years the event has become increasingly elaborate with the entire union building decorated to a theme and devoted to the festivities. The 2009 centenary saw
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"headline" Daft Friday, and 2010 included
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and
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, followed by a
CeilidhIn modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diasporas...
till 5am.
Debating
The
Convener of Debates on the GUU Board is elected from the Union membership and heads the Union Debates Committee. They are responsible for the internal and intervarsity debating activities of the GUU. The current Convenor is Gavin Tulloch. The Union's Debates Chamber spans the first and second floors of the building.
The Union holds the biennial John Smith Memorial Debate in memory of the former Leader of the
Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and former member of the Union. The most recent Debate was held in 2011, when guest speakers included Shadow
Scottish SecretaryThe Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was...
Ann McKechin and former
ConservativeThe Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Health MinisterThe Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
Gerry MalonePeter Gerald "Gerry" Malone MA, LLB is a British Conservative politician who was an MP from 1983–87 and 1992–97.Born in Glasgow, Malone was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow...
, and which was chaired by Rector of the University and former leader of the
Liberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
Charles KennedyCharles Peter Kennedy is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who led the Liberal Democrats from 9 August 1999 until 7 January 2006 and is currently a Member of Parliament for the Ross, Skye and Lochaber constituency....
.
Inter-Varsity Debating
The GUU is well known for the number of university
debateDebate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
rs it has produced. It hosted the first
World Universities Debating ChampionshipThe World Universities Debating Championship is the world's largest debating tournament, and one of the largest annual international student events in the world. It is a parliamentary debating event, held using the British Parliamentary Debate format. Each year, the event is hosted by a university...
in its current form in 1981 and again in 1990 and 2001. The Union won the Championship five times, in 1983, 1987, 1992, 1994 and 1997. In addition, the GUU has a distinguished history in the
John Smith Memorial MaceThe John Smith Memorial Mace is an annual debating tournament contested by universities in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales....
, a competition between the winners of regional competitions in
IrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and, latterly,
WalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It currently holds the record for the most overall wins with a total of seventeen.
Parliamentary Debating
The Union is notable for its five annual
Parliamentary DebateParliamentary Debate is an academic debate event. Many university level institutions in English speaking nations sponsor parliamentary debate teams, but the format is currently spreading to the high school level as well...
s, currently held between five Clubs: the Scottish
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Association, Her Majesty's Loyal
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Club, the
WhigsThe Whigs were a party in the Parliament of England, Parliament of Great Britain, and Parliament of the United Kingdom, who contested power with the rival Tories from the 1680s to the 1850s. The Whigs' origin lay in constitutional monarchism and opposition to absolute rule...
, the Independent
SocialistsSocialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
and the World Almighty Distributist League. While some members join clubs to which they are actually politically aligned, others join clubs for social reasons or due to the possibility of being selected by that party leader to deliver speeches during desirable portions of the debate. In each of the five annual debates, the clubs rotate as the "
GovernmentGovernment refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
" and "
OppositionParliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
". The Government presents a
BillA bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
of three clauses, which is then argued over the course of about nine hours of debate, concluded by the "Prime Minister" who typically gives a speech of between thirty and sixty minutes to sum up the debate. The current champions are the Independent Socialists.
Dialectic Society
The
Glasgow University Dialectic Society was the original debating society for students at the University, thought to have originated from some time around the University's foundation in 1451 but re-instituted in 1861. The Dialectic Society was one of the organisations which contributed to the establishment of the Union in 1885 and continues to be involved in the debating activities of the Union, whilst retaining an independent status. The GUU Convenor of Debates is an
ex officio member of the Board of the Dialectic Society, and the fourth Parliamentary of the year is dedicated the
Dialectic Parliamentary.
Entertainments
The Union offers an array of regular entertainments and competitions for members and non-members alike. Comedy nights run regularly in the Debates Chamber, while Open Mic runs on a Friday evening in the Deep 6 bar.
The Union's nightclub, The Hive, is open on a Thursday (
Thursday Night Hive), and Saturday (
Hive Extra) until 2am.
Games
The
Games Convenor was originally charged with ensuring that the tables in the Union's
Billiard roomA billiard room is a recreation room, such as in a house or recreation center, with a billiards, pool or snooker table...
were kept to a good standard. The Games Committee now runs numerous weekly events as well as the annual
Month of Games. All events are free to enter.
Weekly events include the Beer Bar Quiz (Mondays at 8pm), Snooker Competition (Wednesdays), Darts and Pool Competitions (Fridays) and annual events comprise snooker and darts competitions, a dodgeball tournament, drinking and
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competitions and B.A.D.G.E. (Big All Day Games Event).
Notable members
The Union counts many distinguished figures amongst its former members, including:
- John Buchan, author and former Governor General of Canada
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- Menzies Campbell
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, former leader of the Liberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
(President)
- Donald Dewar
Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
, former First Minister of Scotland (President)
- Walter Elliot, former Cabinet Minister, after whom the Elliot Library is named
- Fred Goodwin
Sir Frederick Anderson Goodwin CA, FCIBS is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group between 2001 and 2009....
, former Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland
- Hugh Henry
Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley South since 1999.-Background:...
, Labour MSPMember of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
and former Scottish Minister for Education (Assistant Honorary Secretary)
- Robert Stevenson Horne
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, former Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
- Derry Irvine, former Lord Chancellor
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- Charles Kennedy
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, former leader of the Liberal Democrats and Rector of the University (President)
- John MacCormick
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, one of the founders of the Scottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
, former Rector of the University
- Dickson Mabon
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, former Scottish Office MinisterThe Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland...
and LabourThe Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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(President)
- Andrew Neil
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, journalist and broadcaster
- Gordon Prentice
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, LabourThe Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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(President)
- John Smith
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, former Leader of the Labour Party (Convener of Debates)
- Brian McBride
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, Managing Director of Amazon.comAmazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
in the UK (President)
- David Muir
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, Former CEO of The Channel and pollster and strategist to Rt. Hon Gordon Brown.
- Liam Fox
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, Conservative MP and Secretary of State for DefenceThe Secretary of State for Defence, popularly known as the Defence Secretary, is the senior Government of the United Kingdom minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence, chairing the Defence Council. It is a Cabinet position...
- Gerald Warner, Journalist and Author of Conquering By Degrees, Glasgow University Union: A Centenary History 1885-1985
Archives
The archives relating to the Glasgow University Union are maintained by the
Archives of the University of Glasgow (GUAS)The Archives of the University of Glasgow maintain the historical records of the University of Glasgow back to its foundation in 1451. Its earliest record is a charter dating from 1304 for the lands of the earliest mention of record-keeping in the University is in 1490 when it is recorded in...
.