22nd January 2018
David McGinley Writer “I still feel like there is a certain strength to resolutions like Dry January (and Stoptober, and so on). It provides a collective framework for us to examine our habits. Even the questioning has value: what do I do too much, or not enough?” With its proximity to the New Year – ...
18th January 2018
Holly Sloey News Editor The University of Glasgow is currently offering a funded PhD looking into families’ experiences of emerging gender variance among children. The PhD candidate undertaking the study will examine the ways in which families navigate emerging gender variant identity and expression and what barriers they face in providing a supportive social context, ...
16th January 2018
Tresca Mallon Writer I studied for a year at the University of California Santa Barbara. All the myths are true; the streets are lined with palm trees, the sun shines from dawn to dusk and everyone looks like they just emerged from a modelling catalogue. However, what made my year at UCSB unique was the ...
16th January 2018
Harry Vizor Features Editor Saturday 16th December @ SWG3 A Bongo’s Bingo review – it’s harder to write than one might think. I must say, that for this review I completely immersed myself into the event to ensure a complete experience, though this has left me with a somewhat sparse memory of the evening. Upon ...
15th January 2018
Jacob J. Nicol Writer Jacob Nicol investigates the infamously poor library etiquette of Glasgow University students My time served in this institution will soon be coming to an end. However before I leave, I feel compelled to address a disturbing development that has only gotten worse during my time here as a student. This unspoken ...
13th January 2018
Selena Drake Deputy Editor The Adam Smith library is to be made into a postgraduate study space for Social and Political Sciences students. The library currently houses books under the field of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS) and the facility is available to all students. However, the SSPS senior management has decided to open it ...
12th January 2018
Austen Shakespeare Reporter The third round table talk with Rector Aamer Anwar revealed his frustration with the University management and the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). Near the beginning of the meeting, Anwar stated that he felt that he felt “things were not particularly that great on campus”. Anwar stated that University staff of all levels ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
