9th September 2019 - The Glasgow Guardian



TRNSMT festival raises £120,000 for charity

9th September 2019

Joanne KrusDeputy News Editor Since the first festival in 2017, TRNSMT festival has raised over £120,00 for charities. Over the last couple years, a variety of charities have attended the music festival to raise awareness and fundraise by face painting and collecting cups. Glitter face painting has been a popular fundraising activity, with St Andrews’s ...


Shelter to take Glasgow City Council to court over lack of temporary housing provision

9th September 2019

Jordan Hunter and Andrew Quinn Reporter and Deputy Editor A letter from their solicitors has been delivered to the City Council Housing and homelessness charity Shelter is raising money to file a lawsuit on behalf of the homeless population of Glasgow. The charity has set up a gofundme page in order to raise the £15,000 ...


Glasgow University finds possible cure for malaria

9th September 2019

Ollie RuddenDeputy News Editor New ground-breaking research found by a global team of scientists led by the University of Glasgow has found a drug that could stop the spread of malaria and treat suffers of the disease. Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting 200 million people and takes the lives of half a million ...


Glasgow University engineering school to be renamed after James Watt

9th September 2019

Rachel StamfordNews Editor Exactly 200 years after his death, the University renames school after famed Glasgow inventor The University of Glasgow commemorated the passing of James Watt by renaming the School of Engineering after him, with the blessing of a staff member who is a direct descendent of the famed engineer and inventor. 200 years ...


Not your average book club: A guide to literary societies at UofG

9th September 2019

Sabina DomínguezWriter Books, banter, and a little bit of magic… University has just started and you’re being constantly bombarded by Freshers’ club night adverts and friend requests. However, there’s tons more you can do in your spare time at Glasgow than just drinking and partying! If you love reading as much as I do, take ...


Gig Review: Machine Gun Kelly @ SWG3

9th September 2019

Max KellyDeputy Culture Editor – Travel Our Travel Editor Max Kelly delves into the immersive world of Hotel Diablo as he reviews Machine Gun Kelly’s SWG3 gig. Fresh from his energetic performance at the Reading Festival, Machine Gun Kelly headed north of the border for his second visit to Scotland’s second city: “This is only ...