10th March 2017
Dora Pongracz Writer The Glasgow Taxis Cup would not happen without Volleyball on the schedule, and having defeated Strathclyde and Caledonia in last year’s competition the Glasgow University Volleyball Club is back to show how good they are. Having started the year with almost a completely new lineup, it took the team sometime to find ...
9th March 2017
Megan Brass Writer As March 15th draws ever-nearer, the Golf Club are stepping up their preparations for a day of what looks to be tough competition for them at The Glasgow Taxi’s Cup. Despite going in as underdogs, being a BUCS division below Caley and two below Strathclyde, Club Captain Ben Davies still hopes they ...
9th March 2017
Reiss McInally Writer After another successful season Glasgow’s on-form badminton team are heading into the Taxi’s Cup with an unwavering belief that they will come out on top. While the season has not been without its challenges, the Glasgow University Badminton Club Captain, Richard Bradley, was quick to emphasise the tenacity of the team. “Due ...
9th March 2017
Megan Brass Writer Glasgow Taxis Cup 2017 was launched on 6 December at Busby Equitation Centre, as student athletes from Glasgow University, Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian begin to prepare themselves for another day of hot competition in Scotland’s biggest student intervarsity event. Wednesday 15th March will see 700 keen athletes from all three universities compete ...
9th March 2017
Blair Anderson Writer The Glasgow University Mary’s Meals society (GUMM) will host its Big Coffee Morning today, in the Williams Room of the John McIntyre Building, from 10am-2pm. GUMM will host to one of many events being held at universities across the country under the #MarysMealsonCampus banner, in aid of the charity Mary’s Meals. Everyone ...
8th March 2017
Glen Gostlow Writer A student led economics conference will be held at the University of Glasgow between 11 and 12 March 2017. The Glasgow Economic Forum (GEF) will welcome prominent academics from around the world for the third year in a row. GEF aim to “learn more about economics outside of textbooks.” The organisation has ...
6th March 2017
The significance of contemporary vandalism at Glasgow’s necropolis Caroline C. Evans Abbott Writer Seasons seem to change faster framed by the haunting green aisles of Glasgow’s Necropolis as the whole of the city is laid out before visitors and natives alike. But despite its sweeping panorama views, cracking stones, and lichen-covered etchings, its darkly Victorian, ...
6th March 2017
Kieran Docherty Writer The now annual TEDx University of Glasgow returned on 4 March under the theme “One Step Further”, bringing with it a number of speakers comprising of students, alumni, professionals, and university staff. Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) is a non-profit organisation that holds conferences across the world every year with presenters who ...
6th March 2017
Holly Sloey News Reporter A significant number of UK businesses have been outed by the government for failing to pay many of their employees minimum wage. On 15 February the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills published a list of names that have failed to pay minimum wage to their employees as part of a ...
6th March 2017
Charlene Shillan Writer The Glasgow City Council is funding a study to assess the potential for a basic universal income for citizens. £5,000 has been allocated to find a model which will deliver an unconditional, regular payment instead of benefits. In the process of designing a potential form for the initiative, discussions with community groups ...
