23rd September 2018
Ronan Martin Writer The work is intended to bring environmental, economic and social benefits to the East End Work has begun on “blue and green” infrastructure projects in Glasgow’s East End. The Greater Easterhouse Green Infrastructure project will create high quality “green” park land and “blue” water spaces for the residents of Blairtummock, Cranhill, and ...
23rd September 2018
Joanne Krus Writer The report recommends keeping foreign students in the net migration figures and calls for the government to make it easier for foreign students to access work after they have completed their degree. Last week the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), an independent committee which provides the British government advice immigration, published a ...
23rd September 2018
Inanna Tribukait Reporter Universities UK and the charity Papyrus call for all university staff who deal with students to receive training in suicide intervention and prevention At least 95 students died by suicide in England and Wales in the twelve months ending July 2017, estimates the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In response, ...
23rd September 2018
John Weingarten Reporter With support for Scottish independence growing, this initiative aims to build support for a second independence referendum The SNP has announced a new initiative to encourage 50,000 SNP party members to hold conversations regarding Scottish independence. This initiative will take place on 29 September during a planned Day of Action ...
22nd September 2018
Niki Radman Photographer Mark Millar talks about representation, Netflix and his approach to writing at the inaugural Creative Conversations event At 5.30 pm on Tuesday, the crowd in Glasgow University Chapel seemed bigger and more male-dominated than it usually is. Might the latter be an indication that men are still more interested in comics than ...
22nd September 2018
Anna Rieser, Chris Dobson, Léo Cerosky, Manon Haag Writers Our team went along to Glasgow Youth Film Festival, a weekend long celebration of films about young people and curated by them. The Glasgow Youth Film Festival took place this weekend at the iconic Glasgow Film Theatre. It’s run by young people for young people; programmers ...
21st September 2018
Theodore Wilcocks Writer A bacterial outbreak at the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in Glasgow has prompted the move of 22 child cancer patients. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said earlier this week that the 22 patients were moved to the adjoining Queen Elizabeth University Hospital as a precautionary measure, whilst internal investigations ...
21st September 2018
Isabel Thomas News Editor After being overlooked for a Nobel prize, Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is to set up a fund to support female, ethnic minority, and refugee students Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell has been awarded the Special Breakthrough Prize for her landmark work on the discovery of radio pulsars. The £2.3m ...
19th September 2018
Laurie Clarke Editor-in-Chief Glasgow’s first LGBTQIA+ speciality bookshop opened in Govanhill last week on 12 September. Owned and operated by “wife and wife team” Charlotte and Fi Duffy-Scott, Category is Books is self-described as a “fiercely independent Queer bookshop in the southside of Glasgow.” Category is Books specialises in content created by or for members ...
18th September 2018
Finley Dickins Writer Finley Dickins talks with Glasgow artist Lara N Lars ahead of their workshop on gender embodiment Lara N Lars is a Glasgow-based artist whose project aims to inspire thought on gender and how we present our own genders. In their Gender Embodiment Workshop, participants will be invited to consider how gender is ...
