7th March 2019
Laurie Clarke & Hamish Morrison Editor & News Editor Jeremy Hunt could not placate the fears of Glasgow University staff and students about the danger posed by Brexit to UK universities, in a talk at the University today. Anselm Heinrich, the dean of internationalisation for the College of Arts told the foreign secretary that Glasgow ...
7th March 2019
Bronagh McGeary Deputy News Editor Scottish Universities have lost £400m in funding through “stealth cuts”, a recent The Scotsman article has revealed. These cuts come with the concern that universities are rejecting Scottish students due to affordability issues. Scottish Labour have indicated the SNP have failed to uphold the resource budget for Scottish universities under ...
7th March 2019
Isabel Thomas News Editor New analysis by the Centre for Cities has found that 46 per cent of Glasgow students choose to stay on in the city after graduation. This ranks Glasgow the first city in Scotland and fifth in the UK overall for students continuing in after they have finished university. In comparison, Edinburgh ...
6th March 2019
Emily Hay Books Columnist This is the second year in a row that Fay Pennington has run for QMU VP Membership, Clubs and Societies and the experience listed on her manifesto is much the same as last year. When questioned on why she’s better suited to the position now she told us she’s since taken ...
6th March 2019
Laurie Clarke Editor Police Scotland have connected a suspicious package delivered to the University of Glasgow today to a similar incident in London on Tuesday 5 March. The device sent to Glasgow University is currently the subject of further investigation from Police Scotland Counter Terrorist officers, who are now working in affiliation with the Metropolitan ...
6th March 2019
Jordan Hunter Writer Katerina shows clear passion for addressing the issues inside of the QMU. She recognizes the problems, but her mechanisms in trying to address these issues often fall short of a real description of how to solve them. Her first point is probably her best, as it addresses how to ensure the rough ...
6th March 2019
Hamish Morrison News Editor In a tight three-way race for GUSA President, Shereif Kholeif is pulling out all the stops on social media to defeat incumbent Paddy Everingham. He’s been described to The Glasgow Guardian as the “king of social media” and he is undeniably at home in front of a camera. Kholeif’s manifesto conveys ...
6th March 2019
Welcome to the Glasgow Guardian’s live blog of the GUSA Hustings, starting at 6.30 pm on 6 March. Feel free to tweet us any comments or questions@GlasgowGuardian or message the Glasgow Guardian Facebook page. CLARIFICATION: In response to the last question, Owain said: “Because of debates I’m objective and analytical, so weigh things up and look at ...
6th March 2019
Georgina Hayes Editor Voting for the SRC, QMU and GUSA elections is now open. Voting is simple and electronic and can be done by following this link. These elections include the four paid SRC sabbatical roles of President, VP Education, VP Student Activities and VP Student Support. For GUSA, the role of President is ...
6th March 2019
Hamish Morrison News Editor Kirsty Summers kindly re-interviewed for The Glasgow Guardian after technical problems with her first interview. Fresh off the back of an excellent showing at hustings, Summers gave an assured performance in interview. Summers puts forward an impressive and informed manifesto and gave excellent performances both at hustings and on camera. If ...
