STUDENTS at a Scottish university have blocked a road as part of an ongoing protest over the institution's ties with Israel.
Around 50 Glasgow University students blocked University Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, as they called on the university to divest from Israeli arms companies.
The protest is part of an ongoing student campaign co-ordinated by the Glasgow University Justice for Palestine Society (GUJPS), a student activist group.
The protest came as the University Court is set to vote on whether it will continue investing in weapons companies later today.
The Scottish institution’s ruling court drew anger from staff and students last year after it ignored an overwhelming majority and ruled that it would continue investing in weapons.
The society claims the university’s £6.8 million of investments in arms companies such as BAE Systems make it complicit in war crimes, including the genocide in Palestine, where Glasgow University alumnus Dima Alhaj and her six-month-old baby were killed.
Police could be seen attending as students sat on the road, while public transport operator First Bus staff were also in attendance to review diversions.
On GUJPS's Instagram page, it stated: "Today, the University Court meets once again with no intention of voting for divestment and ending our collective complicity in the genocide of the Palestinians. We meet their inaction with direct action. "We demand they vote for immediate and unconditional divestment TODAY."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 12.10pm on Wednesday, 23 April, 2025, police were called to University Avenue, Glasgow, where a group of students were holding a demonstration and obstructing the road.
“Officers, including protest liaison officers, attended. The road has since reopened.
“The crowd later dispersed and there were no arrests.”
