The loss of the Hetherington Research Club (HRC) has been felt keenly over campus, and by the University’s graduates, but it is clear that the closure was necessary in light of the trouble in which it found itself. The outgoing members of the HRC Committee of Management (CoM) are to be commended in their efforts [...]
An interesting development in the future of news media emerged this month, when Rupert Murdoch not only made further threats to charge for all online content on The Sunday Times’ website, but also declared that he would have all News International material removed from Google search results, insisting that displaying the copy from his web [...]
The news that the Student Loans Company (SLC) paid its staff almost £2 million in bonuses last year is difficult to accept when there are still tens of thousands of students still waiting for their financial support. It is almost the end of the first term and yet there are still thousands of university students [...]
It came to light this week that the recent plans announced by the principal to change the structure of the University have caused much concern amongst the staff. UCUG, the union for university staff at Glasgow, has stated that its members are suffering from stress as a direct result of these proposals — which must [...]
There has been a disturbing trend developing, one that extends from the highest levels of government through to the general public. We are entering a phase where science is taking a backseat to rhetoric; where rationality is being suspended in favour of populist rabble-rousing, and at the risk of pointing fingers, blame for this phenomena [...]
Over a thousand students living at Murano Street Student Village found that they were unable to vote in the European elections that took place this summer. An “oversight” by Sanctuary Management Services (SMS) meant that the Murano Street residents were not added to the electoral register in Scotland. As students had been assured in their [...]
Everyone has become awfully snooty about Twitter recently. In part, this is because it has reached the critical mass of followers necessary for any social networking mechanism to stop being cool. But to an ever-growing number it is also being seen as a genuine threat to the way we gather news and process information. Undeniably, [...]
