16th January 2017 - The Glasgow Guardian



University of Glasgow makes Alzheimer breakthrough

16th January 2017

Ashley Neilson Writer A report published by a research group based at Glasgow University has revealed significant developments in the search for drugs to effectively tackle Alzheimer’s Disease. The report, co-authored by Andrew Tobin, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at Glasgow, reveals the findings of a four-year investigation into new ways of tackling the illness that ...


Response to the echo-chamber: How to burst your political bubble

16th January 2017

Rebecca Zack Views Editor It would hardly be controversial to say that 2016 was one of the most tumultuous and politically contentious years in recent times. Particularly for those on the left, who were unprepared for the Brexit vote and U.S. election result, it was a wake-up call to the fact that we’d been living ...


Politics and Populism: Is the increasing distrust in experts and mainstream politicians justified?

16th January 2017

David McGinley Writer You might have recently seen a political cartoon by Will McPhail, from the New Yorker, doing the rounds on Twitter. It depicts the passengers of an airplane, one man standing up to address his fellow passengers, “These smug pilots have lost touch with regular passengers like us. Who thinks I should fly ...


Professor Peter Scott appointed Commissioner for Fair Access

16th January 2017

Thaïs Ramdani Reporter Professor Peter Scott, an educationalist from University College London, has been appointed Commissioner for Fair Access by the Scottish Government. The appointment was announced in December by Professor Scott and Shirley-Anne Somerville, the Minister for Further and Higher Education and Science, during a visit to the University of Glasgow. According to the ...