A STUDENT who was banned from the Glasgow University campus after an anti-arms investment protest has had her punishment lifted.
Hannah Taylor, 24, was banned from the campus and unable to attend lectures or tutorials for her maths Masters degree after a protest headed up Youth Demand.
Taylor was one of two activists last month who used a fire extinguisher to spray the James McCune Smith Learning Hub in red paint.
The pair then glued themselves onto the front of the building. Both were arrested but have yet to be convicted of any crime, with court proceedings still ongoing.
The protest was held on the back of the university refusing to give in to previous demands to prohibit its endowment fund managers from investing in companies that earn more than 10% of their income from arms manufacturing.
The National understands that the ban has been lifted after Taylor accepted conditions set out by the university.
Taylor has agreed to pay £2844, which will cover half of the cost of the damages caused by the protest, and will not engage in similar action again or incite others to do so.
The conduct case opened by the university against Taylor has therefore concluded.
Taylor told The National: "I'm glad that the university has finally started to see sense; that it's unacceptable to ban a student from campus for months at a time during their degree.
"I think their sudden U-turn has a huge amount to do with the overwhelming wave of public support I received.
"I want to thank everyone who spoke up in favour of me. I also want to remind people, while the removal of the ban is a win the fight is still not done.
"Students must still continue to protest until the university agrees to fully divest from all arms companies.
"We cannot stand by while our degrees a paid for in the blood of the Palestinian people."
A Glasgow University spokesperson said: "We do not comment in individual students."
