23rd January 2018
Zara Ali Writer As part of Festival 2018 taking place in Glasgow this year, the organisers have set up a fund to give Glaswegian groups the chance to promote cultural and artistic activity in their community. Festival 2018 is the cultural programme taking place alongside the Glasgow 2018 European Championships. £60,000 has been set aside ...
23rd January 2018
Tomas Dvorak Reporter The Irn Bru Carnival has been accused of having a discriminatory policy towards people with disabilities. This accusation came towards the end of the festival, which took place in the SECC in Glasgow from 21 December to 14 January. The Carnival’s policy initially said that proof of receiving Disability Living Allowance (DLA) ...
23rd January 2018
Grace Michael Writer A recent campaign launched by the National Union of Students (NUS) has called for an increase in support for students through increased investment in mental health support services, bursaries and student loans in the 2017-18 Scottish government draft budget. The campaign gained support from the Universities and College Union Scotland, Unison Scotland ...
23rd January 2018
Hamish Morrison & Selena Drake Editor & Deputy Editor The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) has criticised University Rector Aamer Anwar for an alleged lack of engagement with the student body, at a council meeting on Thursday 18 January. The criticism comes after comments made by the Rector at a roundtable event in December, where he ...