The New York campus of Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) has been officially opened by Scotland’s First Minister, the Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond MSP.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Pop down to the riverbank to watch the 160th annual Boat Race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Register here to attend Professor Paurav Shukla's research seminar on ‘Status Consumption: A Journey Through Time & Cultures’. This seminar will be held tomorrow evening (Thursday 3rd April 2014) from 6.00pm to 7.30pm in room 2.4. Refreshments

Check out a new cafe called The Antishop (80 Brick Lane E1 6RL), just around the corner from campus. Great coffees and cakes, and a wonderful ethos supporting the homeless and those experiencing hunger.

Recruitment specialist Richard Fletcher is to share his expertise with GCU London students at a masterclass and workshop. http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsevents/news/article.php?id=73420

GCU will welcome new Honorary Professor Caroline Rush, Chief Executive of the British Fashion Council, to GCU London where she will deliver her inaugural Professorial Lecture tomorrow, Thursday, March 27. In a GCU British School of Fashion event,

Celebrate Pancake Day 2014 by watching (or becoming!) teams of four in wacky costumes, running up and down Dray Walk, off Brick Lane, and flipping pancakes to raise money for London's Air Ambulance.

Congratulations to GCU graduate and international curling star Anna Sloan on her Bronze medal triumph at the Winter Olympics.

Those of you with an early start next Tuesday (25th Feb), pick up your free donut on your way to campus!

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