28th April 2009
Craig MacLellan The Scottish Executive has announced plans to implement new measures aimed at giving greater support and advice to disabled students. The new procedures will mean that an expert group will review the case of any student who does not meet the existing criteria for assistance if their application has been supported by their ...
28th April 2009
Sarah Smith Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) lost a total of £4135.47 through its annual ball and Blues awards reception. The majority of the loss was due to the free tickets and drinks made available to Blues winners and half-price entry for half Blues. The ball itself lost £1400 chiefly through unsold tickets and a ...
28th April 2009
James Porteous Large crowds gathered at Garscube last weekend to attend the University of Glasgow’s largest annual fundraising event, the Vet Rodeo. Now in its 49th year, the Rodeo plays host to numerous attractions for children and adults alike, with all profits from the event being given to nominated charities. This year, money was being ...
28th April 2009
Amy MacGregor Four Glasgow University students recently managed to make their way to Alicante – without spending a single penny. As part of a fundraising attempt for Comic Relief, the Jailbreak Challenge required the nine participating teams to travel as far away from the Queen Margaret Union as possible for free in 48 hours. Neil ...
28th April 2009
The Glasgow University SRC has aligned itself with members of the alcohol and retail industry in questioning the Scottish Government’s proposed controls on the sale of alcohol. President Gavin Lee made the comment in response to the SNP’s plans to implement minimum retail pricing on alcoholic drinks. The plan, developed to help curb Scotland’s reputation ...
28th April 2009
Ross Mathers Students from the Glasgow University Dental School have been awarded the top prize in this year’s Dental Innovation Technology Ideas awards. The final year students — Adam Gray, David Lagan and Pearce Hannigan — developed their entry using a Nintendo Wii console to replicate an environment in which dental students can practise their ...
28th April 2009
George Binning Students from Glasgow School of Art (GSA) exhibited work alongside Chinese contemporaries in the Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) in Beijing early this April. The show comprised of 20 third year GSA students and 15 from the CAFA. Steve Rigley, visual communications lecturer and organiser of the venture, explained how the exhibition ...
28th April 2009
Ishbel Begg Six PHD students from Glasgow University have won the opportunity to see their design for a space web launched into orbit. After a successful proposal to a panel of experts, the students will construct the web with the aid of a grant from the European Space Agency (ESA). Made from high performance polymer, ...
28th April 2009
With the success of Kelvingrove’s new Doctor Who exhibition, Tara Hepburn examines the British love affair with the Time Lord. When Russell T Davies took the reigns of Doctor Who in 2005, he was asked by one of many baiting journalists why he thought people loved Doctor Who quite so much. He answered sincerely: “because ...
28th April 2009
James Maxwell … examines the difficulties faced by Glasgow’s refugees and asylum seekers – and those who try to help them. The Unity Centre sits on the corner of Ibrox Street in Cessnock, two or three hundred yards from the gates of the Home Office immigration compound that its volunteers picket weekly. The peeling pale-blue ...
