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Glasgow
Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, formerly the Second City of the Empire, and at its peak home to over a million people. These days Glasgow has between 600 and 700 thousand people living within the city boundaries, and many more commute in each day to work.
Like Edinburgh to the East, Glasgow considers itself a cultural city, and an extensive regeneration programme in the City Centre (CC) has resulted in attractive pedestrianised precincts that are busy both during the day and at night with the large number of pubs and clubs situated within the city centre.
The West End (WE) is the most desirable area of Glasgow to live in, with the benefits of several parks including Kelvingrove Park and the Botanic Gardens, as well as a host of small quaint pubs. From September to June the area is home to many thousand students attending Glasgow University, and so, like the City Centre, has many pubs catering towards students, with low prices, special offers and student discounts.
The city is home to no less than 3 universities, Glasgow, Strathclyde, and Glasgow Caledonian. These Universites, along with the numerous colleges in the city creates a large student population who are well catered for by the large number of pubs and clubs in the city.
The University Unions are abbreviated as follows within the site:
- Glasgow University Union - GUU
- Glasgow Queen Margaret Union - GQM
- Strathclyde Union - SU
- Glasgow Caledonian Union - GCU
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