14th September 2017 - The Glasgow Guardian



GPs let down young people with mental illnesses

14th September 2017

Laurie Clarke Views Editor Laurie Clarke discusses the ‘Treatment by Leaflet’ phenomenon that too many GPs use to ‘cure’ mental illness My relationship with the GP began in earnest in the winter of 2010 when I decided I wasn’t going to school anymore. My parents were stricken, my teachers were confused and I was certain ...


The damaging effect Brexit rhetoric has on EU students

14th September 2017

Andreea Bocioaga Writer Andreea Bocioaga discusses feeling uncertain and unwelcome since the Brexit referendum last year I’d been in Glasgow for almost six years at the time of the Brexit referendum, but I’d never felt more out of place and unwelcome than after the night of June 23. A lot of the rhetoric in the ...


Against: No Platforming

14th September 2017

Donald Marshall Writer In light of Glasgow University’s recent rector nominations, Donald Marshall and Chris Charnley debate no-platforming. View the for argument here. During the 2017 elections for Rector of the University of Glasgow, over 3,600 people signed a petition to remove two of the candidates from the hustings. The two nominees, Jordan Peterson and ...


Glasgow University student ranked best speaker in Europe

14th September 2017

Jess Owen News Editor On 19 August, a team from the Glasgow University Union (GUU) Debating Society won first place in the 2017 European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC) in Tallinn, Estonia. Student debaters Bethany Garry and Owen Mooney became European champions after giving their final speeches on the Saturday night, defeating two teams from Oxford ...


University of Glasgow wins Institution of the Year in Herald Awards

14th September 2017

Jasmine Urquhart Writer The University of Glasgow has won the top honour at the annual Herald Higher Education Awards for the third year in a row. In addition to winning Higher Educational Institution of the Year, Glasgow has won awards in four other categories. Among the projects which won Glasgow the top awards was Vires ...