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University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has announced it will be giving students free breakfasts every weekday to help them fuel up for their studies.

Launched on Better Breakfast Day (26 September 2022) - the initiative now sees the University offer students breakfast every weekday, from 8.30am to 10am, at Ayr, Lanarkshire and Paisley campuses.

Speaking at the time of the launch, Dr Lucy Meredith, Interim Principal & Vice-Chancellor of UWS, said: “At UWS, we are here for our students, and this is another example of how we are supporting them during their studies. With costs increasing in many areas of life, we are hopeful that this will make a small difference in ensuring our students are fuelled up for the day ahead.

“Not only will they have a healthy kick-start to their day, but breakfast is known to positively impact learning and general health. Research shows the impact skipping breakfast can have on learning and this initiative demonstrates our commitment to the mental and physical wellbeing of our students.

It’s fantastic to be back together on our campuses again and eating with others has proven benefits. I would like to thank our catering staff and everyone involved in supporting us with the Breakfast Club.

Dr Lucy Meredith, Interim Principal & Vice-Chancellor of UWS

Rebecca Grant, President of the Students’ Union at UWS, said: “We are delighted to see the Breakfast Club launching at the University to support our students. It will bring so many benefits and it’s a great opportunity to catch up with classmates and students from the wider UWS community.”

We were extremely grateful to our UWS alumni after the Breakfast Club received donations totaling over £500 as part of the University’s Giving Tuesday campaign.

Through this campaign our alumni were asked to support UWS Breakfast Club as part of the UWS Development Fund. The campaign aimed to raise awareness of the project and the impact that it was having on our students.

In total 35 alumni collectively donated £435+ Gift Aid bringing the total to over £500 specifically for UWS Breakfast Club, and we would like to thank them for their generosity.

For more information on UWS’s Breakfast Club, click here.