1st February 2010
Sarah Smith The University’s plans for restructure were passed by the University Court on December 16, despite the fact that many members of staff still have concerns and that many students have still received no information about the plans. A Guardian poll of 116 students has revealed that 73% are unaware of the plans for ...
1st February 2010
Too early to condemn Sarah Smith President Obama has used his first year in office to introduce historic healthcare legislation, provide a financial stimulus package of almost $800bn in order to rescue a collapsing economy, and broker a deal on climate change which unites both the US and China for the first time ever. And ...
1st February 2010
Anna Murray Glasgow University Canoe Club has had over £20,000 worth of equipment stolen over the festive period. The sports club had their kit locked in a storage area off-campus in Hyndland while members were away for Christmas and New Year. Over this period, the shed was broken into and sixteen kayaks were taken, as ...
1st February 2010
Nick Sikora The Russell Group, the association of Britain’s leading research-led universities, has stated that universities will suffer a “devastating” decline following a government announcement on funding. Writing in an open letter in The Guardian, Russell Group chairman Michael Arthur warned that: “It has taken more than 800 years to create one of the world’s ...
1st February 2010
James Maxwell takes a disorientating New Year’s trip around three of Japan’s biggest cities A re-routed trip after my Amsterdam transfer was cancelled. 26 hours on three planes, from Glasgow to Dubai (where they have palm-trees in the waiting lounges) Monday morning, to Seoul airport on a baking Tuesday evening and arriving finally in Tokyo’s ...
1st February 2010
Harry Tattersall Smith When Rhona Martin cast the immortal stone that gifted Britain an Olympic gold medal, not only did it signify our first Winter Games victory since 1984, it rejuvenated a society disgruntled by the omnipresent image of the Adonis Athlete. The triumphant curling team of 2002 resembled more a gaggle of jovial housewives ...
1st February 2010
James Lush Glasgow University Tennis Club enters 2010 with the men’s first team on the verge of a place in the BUCS Premier North division, where they will face the likes of Loughborough, Manchester and Stirling. Following an unremarkable 08/09 season which was blighted by injuries and the decimation of the previous team following graduation, ...
1st February 2010
Joe Mclean gets spiritual as he learns to fight with body and soul with the Kempo club Not all martial arts are the same you know — take it from me, I now have personal experience. They may sound alike and even dress the same, but they are fundamentally different. Upon my arrival at the ...
1st February 2010
Clare Toner Glasgow University Hockey Club took a giant step towards promotion after a gruelling victory against fierce rivals East Kilbride Avondale in a pulsating match at the Garscube. Glasgow looked like they would have to settle for a draw, but Harry Tattersall Smith lashed in a late winner to snatch a crucial victory. With an ...
1st February 2010
Biomedical research receives $3m Gates grant Glasgow University has been given a $3million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to further the development of research into sleeping sickness disease. The sum will be used to develop new models to test the ability of drugs to treat the fatal disease — also known as ...
