Event List

Tue 16th September

Welcome Fair: 16th September midnight - 17th September midnight; UofG Main Campus; We will be at the welcome fair on both days, available for any questions or just for a chat!

Freshers Fair DAY 1: 10am - 4pm; University of Glasgow, (Specific location TBC); Come and meet us at the freshers fair! We will have flyers and free merchandise!

Christian Union - Walking Tour: 11am - noon; Main Gate; Come join us for a free walking tour around Glasgow University Campus!

Mature Students Association - Open House: 5pm - 9pm; 62 Oakfield Avenue; See who we are, what we do , and what we have to offer. Meet other mature students and enjoy some refreshments.

Speed Friend Dating: 5pm - 6pm; GUU Reading Room; A quick and fun way to get know people in the society!

International Film Society Welcome Social: 6pm - 8pm; Grosvenor Picture Theatre Plant Room--Next to the Bar; Get to know more about the International Film Society at the Grosvenor Picture Theatre!

Wed 17th September

Freshers Fair DAY 2: 10am - 4pm; University of Glasgow (Specific location TBC); Come and meet us at the Freshers Fair!

K-Pop Soc Taster Dance Class: 11:30am - 1pm; Kelvin Gallery; Jump into the new academic year with our taster dance session! Join us to learn a simple K Pop choreography, meet new friends, or tag along for a fun mini workout session!

Christian Union - International Café: 4:30pm - 6:30pm; Fraser Building Level 3; Make friends and discover Scotland at our international students hangout!

GU Latinos Fiesta Games & Quiz Night: 5pm - 8:30pm; The Snaffle Bit — 979 Sauchiehall St, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 7TQ; Join us for a Fiesta Games Night! 🎉🎲 Get ready for a night of fun, games, and even a pub quiz with the GU Latino Society! 📍 The Snaffle Bit — G3 7TQ 📅 Wednesday, 17 September 🕔 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM 🌟 Don’t miss out on the fun — see you there!

Mature Students Association - Open House: 5pm - 9pm; 62 Oakfield Avenue; See who we are, what we do , and what we have to offer. Meet other mature students and enjoy some refreshments.

Thu 18th September

Alexandrian Picnic: noon - 3pm; Kelvingrove Park; Alexandrian welcome picnic!

GSDC X SRC Dance Masterclass: 1pm - 3pm; Bute Hall; Dance masterclass hosted by GSDC for freshers and returning students to come and enjoy 2 hours of dance workshops with a range of styles.

Freshers Week Craft Social!: 1:30pm - 4pm; Hillhead Bookclub, Byres Road; Join us at Hillhead Bookclub making some cute bookmarks and crafts!

K-pop Society: Dance Workshop: 2pm - 4pm; Glasgow Club Kelvinhall, Argyle Street; Join us for our 2 hour dance workshop at Kelvinhall! We'll teach a girl group and a boy group choreography for an hour each. Feel free to join for one of the two choreos or stay for both! (Paid event, view full event description for more info!)

Medical Neurodivergent Society - Icebreaker Social: 2pm - 4pm; Williams Room; Join GUMNS in out first Icebreaker ever social! We will be hosting an icebreaker social to welcome all new (and existing!) medical students. Our session will include board games so feel free to bring your own. We look forward to seeing you all!

Walking Society - Botanics Walk: 2pm - 5:30pm; Wolfson Medical School Building; Join us for a friendly stroll along the River Kelvin, meet new people, enjoy some fresh air, and discover the West end!

Brewing Connections: Introduction to Local Tea Traditions: 3pm - 5pm; Room 201, McIntyre Building; Global tea cultures are rich and diverse but can also brew common comfort and connection between strangers exploring a new home. Join us for a regional tea blend tasting and an introduction to local teatime traditions, guided by the Tea Society.

Kelvingrove Trip/Record Factory: 3pm - 8pm; Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AG; Welcome to our first ESH Society event of the 2025/2026 season! Join us at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum while we walk around together (or solo if you prefer!) to explore the beauty of Scottish + Global History! Afterwards, Record Factory!

Performing Arts Society Showcase (PASS): 4pm - 7pm; Bute Hall; A showcase demonstrating the multitude of performing arts societies across the Uni of Glasgow. Co-hosted by STAG (the biggest & oldest theatre society) and SRC, we aim to provide incoming students with the array of performing opportunities on campus.

Endometriosis and PCOS Society - Paint and Chat: 6pm - 8pm; St Andrew’s Building; Join the Endometriosis & PCOS Society for a relaxed evening of creativity and conversation! This is a chance to meet new people, learn more about our society, and unwind with some painting in a supportive, friendly space. No artistic skills needed.

Freshers Meet and Greet: 6pm - 9pm; The Record Factory; Join us for our ACS Meet & Greet at The Record Factory, the perfect chance to connect, make friends, and kick off the year with good vibes!

GSC Crafts4Choice Wine Glass Painting: 6pm - 8pm; Derby Lane, G3 8TE; Join us for our Freshers event 2025! Come paint a wine glass and get to know the wonderful members and committee of the society.

Fri 19th September

Walking Society - The Cobbler: 8:05am - 7:30pm; Glasgow Queen Street Station; Early Year Showcase - Challenging hike up Ben Arthur!

Freshers' Picnic: 1pm - 3pm; EcoHub; Come and join us , ZooSoc, BirdSoc and GUEST on the annual freshers' week picnic through Kelvingrove Park! Meet at the EcoHub for a couple of hours of nature activities!

Picnic Collab with ZooSoc: 1pm - 3pm; Come along to a freshers picnic collaboration with ZooSoc

Alexandrian Hunterian Tour: 3pm - 4pm; Hunterian Museum; A lovely tour of the Hunterian.

Christian Union - Dinner at student flats and Scottish Ceilidh Dance: 5:30pm - 9pm; Main Gate; Come join for a free dinner followed by Scottish dancing!

Freshers' Dinner: 6pm - 10pm; Namak Mandi, 100 Norfolk St, Glasgow G5 9EJ

Freshers Week Drinks Mixer!: 8pm - 11pm; Hillhead Bookclub, Byres Road; Join the Book Babes at Hillhead Bookclub for some drinks, chat and laughs!

GU Latinos Glasgow En Fuego 🔥: 8pm - 3am; 📍 Hillhead Bookclub, G12 8SJ from 8pm. Then, Boteco with GANAS, G1 5EP from 11pm.; 🔥 Glasgow en FUEGO 🔥 Join us for our Freshers Night Out, come meet new friends and enjoy the fascinating atmosphere of bookclub and the vibrant vibes of Boteco Do Brasil! Come see what our society is all about! 🤪💃

Club Night: 10pm - 2am; Dance, connect, and celebrate at the ACS Club Night!

Sat 20th September

EGM: 1pm - 2:30pm; JMS 630; Extraordinary General Meeting

Charity Shop Crawl: 2:30pm - 5pm; We’ll be doing our charity shop crawl on the 20th September! Our planned route is as follows: Meet at: JMS canteen • Save the Children • Oxfam Music • British Heart Foundation • Oxfam • Cancer Research

Pop Girl Freshers '25: 7pm - 11:59pm; GUU Reading Room; JOIN US FOR OUR POP GIRL FRESHERS EVENT!

Sun 21st September

Sunday Hillwalk: 10am - 9pm; Meet at Glasgow Queen street to get the train to Arrochar & Tarbet; To kick off another year of incredible challenges, we are running a wee hike to give you the opportunity to meet some of our members and to enjoy the great outdoors.

Pollok Park Picnic: 10:30am - 2pm; Join us for a relaxed social event in the beautiful Pollok Country Park, a chance to see Highland cows, enjoy colourful trees, and visit the Burrell Collection, as well as meet fellow walkers and enjoy the outdoors!

Birdwatching Trip - Claypits LNR: 11am - 2pm; Graham Kerr Building; Interested in a weekend birdwatching trip? Meet us outside the Graham Kerr Building at 11am when we will leave for the Claypits LNR by foot.

First Lesson Taster Session: noon - 3pm; GUU Dining Hall; We are excited to welcome you to our first lesson on Sunday 21st September in the GUU Dining room from 12-3. Come ready to dance and meet new people, all levels of dancers welcome and non-dancers can happily learn. See you on the Dance Floor!

Mon 22nd September

Capoeira Taster Session: 5:30pm - 6:30pm; Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church; Looking for a way to have fun, make friends, get fit and relieve stress while learning a cool artform? Get a taste of the amazing and unique Brazilian art of Capoeira with the GU Capoeira Club!

Freshers Board Game Night: 6pm - 9pm; JMS room 733; ✨ meet new friends in the Glasgow cosplay community through our board game night! 💞 whether you’re a fresher or a familiar face, feel free to come along 💫

Highland Dance Society Taster Session: 6:30pm - 7:30pm; St Andrews Gym; Join us on the 22nd of September to try highland dancing and find out which of our classes is best for you!

Malt Whisky Society - Gilchrist Whisky Tasting (2 Sessions): 7pm - 10:30pm; WeeG, Gilchrist Postgraduate Club; Discover the world of whisky at our welcome week tasting event! Sample a curated selection of diverse whiskies, learn the basics of tasting, and explore the rich history and flavours of this beloved spirit.

Scottish Country Dance Taster and Ceilidh: 7:30pm - 10:30pm; GUU Dinning Room; Scottish Country Dancing Taster Session and Ceilidh

Tue 23rd September

GUGS Welcome Oneshots Night: 6pm - 9:30pm; JMS; Come try D&D or a variety of other TTRPGs in our opening oneshots for the TTRPG side of our society!

Model United Nations: 6pm - 8pm; St Andrews Building: Room 227; Step into the world of Model United Nations where we debate international politics, solve global crisis and dive into regional politics with the hope of passing resolutions.

DWAS Paint-Pottery-And-Chat: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; St Andrews Building: 559B Art Studio; Join us for a pottery painting session and make some new friends!

Wilderness and Extreme Medicine Society Taster Session: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; James McCune Smith Building - JMS Room 639; Come Meet the Glasgow Wilderness and Extreme Medicine Society. Our Annual taster session is open to everyone old or new. Get hands-on with the kit and equipment we'll teach you to use over the year.

Wed 24th September

Association of Women Surgeons: Battle of the Surgical Specialties: 7pm - 9pm; Reading Room @ Glasgow University Union; Curious about a career in surgery, but unsure which specialty suits you best? Join us for an exciting event where surgeons will present their specialties and debate which one truly stands out!

GUAES Attack/Release Takeover: 7pm - 11pm; 117 Bath St, Glasgow G2 2SZ; Join us for our first social of the academic year, followed by our Attack/Release Debut!

Thu 25th September

Tai Chi for Today: noon - 1:30pm; St Mungo Square, 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW; 12.00-1.30pm, September 25, 2025 St Mungo Square, 11 Chapel Ln, Glasgow G11 6EW

Wine & Cheese: 5pm - 7pm; 65 Oakfield Avenue; The very first Alexandrian event of the academic year!

International Film Society - Film Pub Quiz: 6:30pm - 9pm; Grosvenor Picture Theatre, Ashton Lane; Join the International Film Society for a film-themed pub quiz at the Grosvenor Picture Theatre on Ashton Lane! Come in teams of up to 5 or as individuals (we will place you on a team).

International Relations Society - Mixed society Pub Crawl: 7pm - 11pm; Starting at the Beer Bar in the Glasgow University Union at 7 PM and end at Cooper's. (And who knows maybe cheeky wee visit to Kittys after.); Fire up the weekend with a little pint of Freshers' with the International Relations Society!

Mon 29th September

Welcome Social: 7:30pm - 11pm; Old School House, 287 Woodlands Road; Come say hello and meet some fellow pharmacologists, we cannot wait to see faces new and old🥼! Great opportunity for a chat and remember; our socials welcome anyone, sober or drinking!!👋

Tue 30th September

GUGS Welcome Oneshots Night: 6pm - 9:30pm; JMS; Come try D&D or a variety of other TTRPGs in our opening oneshots for the TTRPG side of our society!

Wed 1st October

Bird Pub Quiz: 7pm - 9pm; The Den, Record Factory; Time to get competitive with a Pub Quiz social - do you know a puffin from a jackdaw?

Thu 2nd October

Alexandrian Subcrawl: 6pm - 10pm

Fri 3rd October

BirdSoc Bake Sale: 9am - 5pm; Wolfson Medical School; We're running a bake sale with many treats including gluten free, vegan, and nut free options to raise money to go towards equipment for birdwatching trips and other opportunities.

Sun 5th October

Birdwatching Trip - RSPB Baron's Haugh: 11am - 3pm; Baron's Haugh; We're taking a trip to Baron's Haugh RSPB reserve via public transport - more information to follow.

Sat 11th October

Gaming Society: Regional Student Gaming and Roleplaying Championships: 11th October 10am - 12th October 6pm; JMS & GUU; Regional Student Gaming and Roleplaying Championship (RSGRC) is a charity event for those in and around Glasgow to get a taste of the UK national version of the event in April, there will be board games, war games and TTRPGs!

Wed 22nd October

BirdSoc Movie Night: 7pm - 9:30pm; 42 BUTE GDNS:916 LT; We will be watching a halloween movie as a mid semester de-stress event. Beware of bad bird CGI.

Wed 29th October

BirdSoc John Simpson Interactive Talk: 7pm - 8pm; Graham Kerr Zoology Museum; Glasgow Peregrine Project coordinator John Simpson is kindly giving us an interactive lecture on these magnificent birds of prey. Not one to miss! We'll also be going to the pub afterwards.

Fri 28th November

GHDS Christmas Ball: 6:30pm - 1am; Drawing Room, Glasgow University Union; Join us for our 2025 Christmas Ball!

Wed 3rd December

BirdSoc Neil Metcalfe Talk: 6:30pm - 8pm; Graham Kerr Zoology Museum; Following Neil Metcalfe's rewilding lecture at Cafe Scientifique, we will be graciously given the opportunity to learn more about the topic and how changes in the ecosystem affects bird populations and other aspects.

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