Glasgow University Students' Representatives Council (student representative council: 1885-: Glasgow, Scotland)

Glasgow University Students' Representatives Council (SRC) was instituted in January 1885 , at the University of Glasgow , Scotland, with the stated aims of representing the students in such matters as affected their interests; affording a recognised means of communication between the students and the University authorities; and promoting social and academic unity among the students. Under Section 14 (12) of the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889, the Commissioners thereby appointed were authorised to make Ordinances "To lay down regulations for the Constitution and functions of a Students' Representative Council in each University, and to frame regulations under which that Council shall be entitled to make representations to the University Court". The Council, which is affiliated to the Scottish Union of Students and the National Union of Students , comprises elected representatives from each faculty and from student clubs and societies. All matriculated students of the University are eligible to vote in the election of representatives to the Council.

In 2002 , the Council was administered by an Executive consisting of a president, senior vice-president vice-presidents with responsibility for welfare and communication and the past president of the SRC. The executive was elected annually from the student population and were full time one-year sabbatical posts. The Board of Management of the Council consisted of the executive and 2 non-students who were appointed by the secretary to the University Court and 2 graduates of the University. The Board of Management appointed a general manager, treasurer and clerk who undertook the main administration of the Council. The Council was statutorily obliged to meet 10 times a year.

The SRC was responsible for organising the election of the Rector who represents the students and chairs the University Court's monthly meetings. The SRC also provided a number of services to students, include a shop, bookshop, advice centre and support to clubs and societies. In 2002, the University has over 150 student societies based on special interests, political affiliation, sports and religion and over 100 of these were directly affiliated to the SRC. The SRC provided a budget to each society proportional to the society's membership and also provided free meeting rooms, mini bus hire, training and websites.

The SRC publishes the University's main student newspaper, Glasgow University Guardian and Glasgow University Magazine. It also supports Glasgow University Student Television (GUST) and the student radio station SubCity.

Moss, Rankin & Richmond Who, Where and When: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow ( Glasgow , 2001 )

From the guide to the Records of Glasgow University Students Representative Council, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1885-2006, (Glasgow University Archive Services)

The Glasgow University Magazine, known as GUM, was founded in 1889 and was published by the Glasgow University Students' Representatives Council of the University of Glasgow , Scotland. The editorial board was comprised of two representatives from each faculty of the University. It was the oldest students' publication in Scotland and its aim was of being a medium of communication for students. It soon established a reputation for the quality of both its articles and cartoons and in the late 20th century it won a variety of national awards including Best Student Journalist of the Year and Best Arts and Entertainment Writer. Famous contributors have included amongst many others: Osborne Mavor , better known as author James Bridie ( 1888-1951 ), whose cartoons and writings were particularly enjoyed by readers of the early 20th century and John Buchan ( 1875-1940 ) whose 1890s GUM articles were amongst his earliest published works before his great success in 1915 with The Thirty-Nine Steps . The Editors are students appointed by members of the Students' Representative Council Executive Committee and the General Manager and can only hold the post for one year. The Editor is then free to select an editorial team. The frequency of publication has varied over the years with twice monthly magazines in the 1920s to monthly editions in the 1960s and one per term in the 1990s . It was still published in 2003.

The Glasgow Students' Charities Appeal Committee began publishing an annual magazine Ygorra in 1922 that was sold in conjunction with the Charities Week Appeal. Glasgow University Students' Unemployment Day 1922 was a forerunner to the Glasgow Students' Charities Week and ran as an annual event until the late 1980s. The proceeds of the early charity campaigns were donated to the Lord Provost's Fund for the Unemployed and Glasgow's Infirmaries. The word "Ygorra" originates from the phrase "you've got to" in the Glasgow vernacular, and was used in the witty slogan which accompanied each year's appeal.

From the guide to the Records of Glasgow University Magazine and Ygorra, 1889-, student publications, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1889-2003, (Glasgow University Archives Service)