30th December 2016
Rachel Boyd Deputy Culture Editor – Art Uptight Upright Upside Down is an exhibition dealing with the inversion of expectations. As a source, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd draws heavily on Baktin’s musings on performance as a locus for political decentralization; evoking a brief period of time in which lower classes can engage with and challenge any ...
29th December 2016
Wallis Spence Writer The Buchanan Institute, a student thinktank at the University of Edinburgh has petitioned to install four “nap pods” at the University. The petition also called for an increase in comfort in places deemed as high stress areas on campus. Students recently voted in favour of installing the pods in an effort to ...
27th December 2016
Felicia Bengtsson Writer English Literature students and alumni recently met for a chance to discuss answers to the perpetual question: what happens after university? The alumni event “What’s Next?: Paths from English Literature” included a lineup of eight former students, diverse both in terms of their graduation years, ranging from 1976 to 2011, and career ...
27th December 2016
Andrew McCluskey Writer Two academic papers by researchers from the University of Glasgow have featured in Altmetric’s Top 100. Altmetric’s Top 100 highlights the scientific papers that have received the most attention over the past year. Using a combination of public policy announcements, mainstream media coverage, citations on Wikipedia and a host of other metrics, ...
27th December 2016
Dalia Gala Writer A medical student at Glasgow University was found to be a match for a stem cell transplant in May of this year. Gregor Stark, who is actively involved in Glasgow Marrow, decided to be an example to all those who are considering registering as a bone marrow donor. Gregor recently donated his ...
27th December 2016
Charlene Shillan Writer Scottish Women’s Aid and NUS Scotland have united to urge students facing domestic abuse to seek support. Marking the 16 Days of Action campaign, the organisations have teamed up to raise awareness of the rising numbers of Scottish women under the age of 30 being domestically abused. While overall reports of domestic ...
27th December 2016
Charlie Heywood-Heath Writer Universities in Scotland have warned the Scottish Funding Council that the current financial support being received is not sustainable. This revelation comes after many universities announce that if funding levels fail to improve, courses and staffing will have to be cut. Since 2010, real term funding from the Scottish Funding Council has ...
27th December 2016
Jo Reid Writer The charity Drinkaware has teamed up with the Best Bar None scheme to protect vulnerable individuals over the festive season. Winter is one of the most vulnerable times of year for clubbers, as the holidays tend to encourage relaxing and over indulging. Clubbers are often at a greater risk of both hurting ...
24th December 2016
The new law threatens online privacy and academic freedom Morgaine Das Varma Writer Last month, the UK Investigatory Powers Act became law amidst a storm of protest. Better known as the “Snooper’s Charter,” the legislation has faced objections from civil rights activists to porn sites. To put it succinctly, it is the most extensive internet ...
24th December 2016
Thomas McDonald Writer We must cast our minds back quite some time should we wish to understand where the modern, cynically marketed, trend of Christmas charity comes from. In the first sense, it is symptomatic of the seasonal climate of a historically Christian continent; it is at once associative and experiential. The majority of Europe ...
