9th January 2018 - The Glasgow Guardian



Number of Scottish medical students falls despite rise in university places

9th January 2018

Jack Mckenna Writer According to figures gathered by The Scotsman, there has been a significant decrease since 2000 in Scottish-domiciled medical students in Scottish universities. The 12% decline – 63% in 2000 to the current 51% – comes despite an overall rise in medical places and a country-wide lack of GPs. Given the inclination of ...


Lord Advocate refuses to support Glasgow’s fix room plan

9th January 2018

Tiffany Amberger Reporter The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has refused to support the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)’s proposal of creating a “fix room” in Glasgow’s city centre. The fix room would be the first legal drug consumption room in the UK. The HSCP’s controversial proposal seeks to create a safe and supervised ...


Scottish Universities aim to lower entry requirements as part of plan to expand student access

9th January 2018

Osama Abou-zeid Writer Universities Scotland has announced a new initiative entitled Working to Widen Access, an outline of 15 steps intended to increase the chances of disadvantaged students entering university. The organisation, which represents all 19 of Scotland’s higher education institutions, is aiming to set minimum entry requirements by 2019 in time for the 2020/2021 ...