The University of Strathclyde, a fine Glaswegian institution that has educated the people of Glasgow and beyond for over 320 years.
It’s alumni include the great John Logie Baird, inventor of the television, and Andrew Ure, the inspiration behind Frankenstein.
But we wanted to take a look at more recent history of the university and it’s student traditions - some things that every Strathclyde student in the last 30 or so years could recognise.
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1. Climbed the dreaded hill
Montrose Street - you’ll know it well if you’re a Strathclyde student, or if you’ve ever had to hear a Strathclyde student complain about it. Walks up the hill were a killer, particularly for any hungover student.(Pic: University of Strathclyde)
2. Bus crawls
If you were in any sports societies, you’ll remember the bus crawl fondly. Dozens of drunk students would take over the top floor of a bus, and go from stop to stop hitting different pubs. What a time to be alive.
3. Replacement classes in Cineworld
If you had any classes in the John Muir in 2012, you’ll remember taking replacement classes in Cineworld and the Student Union after a fire in the chemical engineering department of the James Weir building rendered the building unuseable.
4. Messy afters in the Beresford
The Beresford Building on Sauchiehall Street was party central for a time when it was student accommodation. Generations of students passed through the halls from 1964 to 2004. God knows how many litres of alcohol were consumed and then subsequently thrown up in those 40 years.