12th September 2018 - The Glasgow Guardian



Freshers’ Week is not the time for performance art

12th September 2018

Julia Hegele Deputy Culture Editor – Theatre If life imitates art, then Freshers’ Week in Glasgow is truly a masterpiece. A cacophony of booze, socials, and the looming threat of legitimate responsibility that could rival the Sistine Chapel in all its dishevelled glory. And for the most part, this is the ideal time to live ...


Getting smashed in Glasgow: a crash course

12th September 2018

Georgina Hayes Editor-in-Chief When I arrived in Glasgow for my first year, I knew I wanted to drink and I wanted to drink a lot. What I didn’t know, though, was where. But rest assured Freshers – I’m now a very, very seasoned drinker here in Glasgow. Whether you like indie club nights, cheesy pop ...


Best of the West (End)

12th September 2018

Niki Radman Photographer With SAAS and Student Loans conveniently loading up your bank account, you may be financially stable and curious enough to want to explore what the West End’s food and drink scene has to offer. To give you a little helping hand, here’s a helpful little guide to steer you towards some of the ...


The great Glasgow guide to halls

12th September 2018

Hannah Patterson Writer Well, you did it. The hard part is over now; the biggest decision of your life thus far has been made. You’re coming to the University of Glasgow, knowing you’re too much fun for Edinburgh and too middle-class for Dundee. But the decision-making isn’t over yet. Not only did you have to ...


Glasgow University praised for commitment to widening access

12th September 2018

Georgina Hayes Editor-in-Chief The Scottish Government’s Higher Education Minister Richard Lochhead has praised the University of Glasgow for its widening participation programmes after meeting with students who have benefited from the schemes. The University’s widening participation programmes, such as the summer school, aim to break down barriers for less affluent potential students....


Freshers urged to get vaccinated as meningitis cases spike

12th September 2018

  Tara Gandhi & Georgina Hayes Deputy News Editor & Editor-in-Chief Public Health England are urging students to make sure their vaccinations are up to date as cases of meningitis increase. The strain Meningitis W surfaced in the past decade and vaccines have only been available since 2015, leaving a generation of students unprotected. While ...