22nd March 2018 - The Glasgow Guardian



Brexit: more questions than answers for students?

22nd March 2018

Priscille Biehlmann Writer Almost a year has passed since Prime Minister Theresa May signed and sent Article 50 off to Brussels, leading Britain on its first step down the long and winding road out of the EU. Since then, negotiations between the UK and the EU have stalled over everything from the Irish border to ...


Are Scottish degrees an easy ride?

22nd March 2018

Ilia Hionidou Writer “Where’ve you applied?” became the preeminent question in the sixth form common room during my 13th and final year of A-levels. I could eventually reel off the list automatically: York, Liverpool, Glasgow… Along with many of my other friends, many of whom were also applying for the arts and social sciences, I ...


University pension row: 14 days of strike action across the UK

22nd March 2018

Jonathan Peters and Rebecca Zack News Editor and Deputy Editor Student-staff solidarity strongly opposed the pension deal Industrial action at universities across the UK continued, after a deal between the Universities and College Union (UCU) and Universities UK (UUK) was rejected by local UCU branches over proposed changes to academic pensions. The news last week ...


Ex-Glasgow Guardian writer wins DuPont award

22nd March 2018

Jasmine Urquhart Deputy News Editor Edit: an earlier version of this article stated that Amy McKinnon’s piece prompted the start of the “Oor John” campaign. This was in fact already in existence before the writing of her article. Journalist Amy MacKinnon has won the prestigious DuPont award, regarded as the “Pulitzer of Broadcasting” for her reporting ...