7th February 2017
University of Glasgow student and professional model Florence Millar talks about the realities of achieving your dream in the midst of university. Molli Mitchell Writer It’s a Wednesday afternoon. I’m sitting in Starbucks on Byres Road during my break from making pitiful attempts at my dissertation. I’m content with my gingerbread latte, wiping the rain ...
7th February 2017
Morgaine Das Varma Reporter The artist and part-time lecturer at Dundee University, Ellie Harrison, has revealed that she did not need the publicly-funded grant given to her to complete her year-long “Glasgow Effect” project, which saw her relocate to the city of Glasgow at the start of 2016. Revealed in an interview with Radio ...
7th February 2017
Jennifer Bowey Writer “The University of Glasgow has always been, and always will be, interested in your potential rather than circumstance or background.” This is the message that greets you when you visit the Widening Participation section of the Glasgow University website. The Widening Participation scheme is designed to provide students from less advantaged backgrounds ...
7th February 2017
NTS and Take Me Somewhere Artistic Director talks Glaswegian theatre Aea Varfis-van Warmelo Writer The closure of The Arches in 2015 resonated across Glasgow in several ways. Initially, it marked the loss of a haven for the new, the strange and the exciting. Following this, it created a wave of new theatre initiatives, easily labeled ...
7th February 2017
Holly Sloey Reporter A QUANGO which funds universities and colleges has cut £5m from a special budget used to fund bursaries for students from deprived backgrounds. The Scottish Funding Council reduced spending in the vital area despite concerns at Holyrood that not enough young people from poorer areas are entering higher education. However, a sector ...
7th February 2017
Erin Gallagher Writer The University of Glasgow has recently ranked poorly in university ratings of eco-friendliness by an Oxford-based environmental campaign group. People and Planet, a nationwide student organisation which campaigns for human rights and environmental protection, has ranked Glasgow University 129th out of 150 universities in their most recent annual league table. Glasgow was ...
7th February 2017
Hamish Morrison Reporter Following on from the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University, the University of Strathclyde has now launched its own sexual violence prevention scheme in association with Rape Crisis Scotland. The charity, in collaboration with the University and the Scottish Government, will be hosting training sessions for teaching staff in the event ...
7th February 2017
Deborah Farruggia Writer The Second Annual Diversity Calendar is now available online and details cultural and religious dates throughout the year alongside important university days. The project, which is the result of a collaboration between Interfaith Chaplaincy, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC), the Equality and Diversity Unit, Counselling and Psychological Services, and GUSA, ...
7th February 2017
Hamish Morrison Reporter The newly created Glasgow University English Literature Society held its first social towards on Tuesday 31 January. English Literature was previously one of the largest subjects at Glasgow University not to have its own dedicated society, and there have been unsuccessful attempts to create one in the past. Founded by President Lewis ...
7th February 2017
George Marsden Writer Towards the end of January, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attended a coffee morning at Pollokshields Community Centre. The event, run by local Scottish National Party (SNP) members, was an opportunity for Ms Sturgeon to meet the community and has seen success in other areas across Scotland. As well as serving tea, coffee ...
