20th February 2018
Noor Sabha Writer Statistics gathered by the SRC on the University’s recent 24-hour library pilot have indicated that the extra opening hours were popular with students. The library extended its opening hours beyond its usual closing time of 2am between 27 November and 15 December last year in order to assess levels of interest amongst ...
20th February 2018
Michaila Byrne Writer A comprehensive look at the motivations and attitudes surrounding the strikes In the coming days strikes are expected to affect around 60 universities over a four-week period. Affected universities include Queen’s Belfast, Brighton, Cardiff, UCL, Oxford, Manchester and Glasgow. As part of this national dispute, the University of Glasgow can expect to ...
19th February 2018
Bethany Woodhead Writer Some of the world’s largest conglomerates are run by people who pursued arts degrees. You’re reading this, which means you most likely attend Glasgow University – a prestigious top 10 Russell Group university, fourth oldest in the English-speaking world and Scottish University of the Year. No matter which course you’re taking, you ...
18th February 2018
Noor Yasin Sabha Writer Given that the numbers of dangerously drunk people increased mainly because of faults in mental health services, the NHS and government cannot be complaining about drunk people coming into A&E. In December of 2017, the NHS began considering the expansion of drunk tanks – mobile units equipped with a range of ...
18th February 2018
Holly Sloey News Editor A recent survey of Scottish colleges has found that a number of them are fining students who drop out early. The Times Educational Supplement Scotland survey found that college students who leave between the start date of a course in August and 1 December are often subject to a fine as ...
18th February 2018
Emma O’Kane Writer The Republic of Ireland will hold a referendum at the end of May or early June this year, asking the public whether it should repeal the constitutional ban on abortion. This refers to the 8th amendment, in place since 1983, which equates the life of a pregnant woman with that of a ...
18th February 2018
Andrew McCluskey Online Editor Success at ECC bodes well for Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in February. Scotland’s women team have been crowned Champions at the 2017 European Curling Championships (ECC), with the men just missing out in the final. The ECC, held in St Gallen, Switzerland featured teams from around Europe, although Scotland was the ...
17th February 2018
Priscille Bm A recent waste audit conducted by the Glasgow University Environmental Sustainability Team (GUEST) has found that the University Library is not meeting its recycling goals. GUEST inspected over 280 of the main library’s recycling, general waste and food waste bins, and found that most bins contained the same mix of rubbish. While the ...
16th February 2018
Jonathan Peters Writer 5 doctors will complete the 3,000 km cycle to raise funds for Lothian Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre and Médecins Sans Frontières. In May this year, 5 junior doctors from Glasgow will cycle from the UK to Greece, crossing Germany, Austria, the Alps and the Balkan states, in a journey which will take ...
16th February 2018
Jimmy Brock Writer A student perspective on the recent fallout between Aamer Anwar and the SRC Don’t get me wrong, I believe a strong SRC that represents a politically engaged student body is an essential part of university life. But a knee-jerk response to Aamer Anwar’s jibe at their apparent disengagement with the student ...
