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UWS Lanarkshire – Open Day

Join the University of the West of Scotland’s Lanarkshire Campus on Saturday, 7 June, from 11am to 2:30pm for an open day. Explore the campus, meet lecturers and students, learn about courses, and get application and funding tips. Find your place in education and take the first step toward your future!

Breakfast Club at UWS

We ABSOLUTELY love this! The University of the West of Scotland in High Blantyre have a brilliant free initiative which hugely helps their students. They have an amazing “Breakfast Club” up and running for the forthcoming academic year which allows students to grab a free, quality, tasty breakfast on each weekday! (pictured) Students can fuel […]

UWS Freshers Week

What a busy week it’s been at the University of the West of Scotland, High Blantyre. The UWS Lanarkshire campus was incredibly busy, not just because of student’s fresher’s week, but also due to a visit from senior school pupils keen on learning more about higher education. There was a real buzz about the facility, […]

Graduate Apprenticeships

Did you know Graduate Apprenticeships offer an alternative to the traditional routes into uni? If you’re currently in work but have the talent to study to Honours degree level, or if you’re thinking about leaving school but would prefer to go into work rather than become a full-time student, a #GraduateApprenticeship is for you. What’s […]

University Extortion Demand

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have announced it was the victim of a “cyber crime” which affected a number of its systems. Following the cyber attack, an extortion group demanded £450,000 in bitcoin or it would release confidential details on the dark web. A spokesperson confirmed that some staff data had been […]

UWS Cyber Attack

The University of the West of Scotland website is now back up and running after experiencing an “cyber incident” which affected a number of its digital systems. Earlier this week, the University worked with experts from Police Scotland, the National Cyber Security Centre, and the Scottish government to restore the website service. For a time, […]

Morning Circuits at UWS

Time to get fit this Summer! Julie Scott is running an excellent “morning circuits” class in Blantyre. Run from the University gym (UWS in Technology Park), High Blantyre, it’s an ideal location for people living nearby. Classes have started last week and take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6am. Julie Scott is a […]