On 6 February, a video released on Instagram by Youth Demand showed two individuals, who named themselves as Hannah Taylor, 24, and Catriona Roberts, 22, spraying red paint across the JMS glass facade before glueing themselves to the ground in front of the building.
Hannah Taylor is a Masters students in Mathematics at the University of Glasgow.
The pair were arrested at the scene, but released later that day, awaiting a hearing. They were found not guilty by the Glasgow Sheriff Court.
Following the trial, Hannah Taylor told The Herald, “I’m relieved that I didn’t face any severe consequences for my protest. However, as it stands nothing has changed at the university with regard to their investment policies.
“So I would encourage students and people generally to continue to put pressure on Glasgow University and the UK government to divest from Israeli linked arms companies.”
Hannah Taylor was fined a proportion of the cost in a settlement with the University. Her six week campus ban was lifted on 26 March 2025.
Hillhead Review revealed that the damages have cost the University £6382.20 so far. The University said “further work is required”, and so subsequent costs are likely to occur.
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