22nd September 2019 - The Glasgow Guardian



From Glasgow to… Edinburgh

22nd September 2019

Bethany WoodheadEditor-in-Chief Bethany Woodhead kickstarts our day trip series with an exploration of Edinburgh With less than half a million people calling Edinburgh their home, this historic city is flooded with over four million tourists each year… and for good reason. Packed into this small city is a spiral of medievalism contrasted with cosmopolitanism. As ...


TRNSMT’s Queen Tut’s stage: Should we really be separating our female artists?

22nd September 2019

Chloe WaterhouseDeputy Culture Editor – Music “The only thing that should separate artists is genre, not gender.” Glaswegian music festival TRNSMT was subject to scrutiny this year for its introduction of a stage dedicated exclusively to all-female acts. The “Queen Tut’s” stage takes its name from an International Women’s Day event held at Glasgow’s own ...


More needs to be done to support ethnic minority STEM students at Glasgow University

22nd September 2019

Marianna Marcelline Science and Tech Editor The University of Glasgow should do more to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students of ethnic minorities who lack representation on campus and are likely to perform worse in their degrees than their white counterparts. BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) individuals feel underrepresented in many aspects ...


Finding your feet as a first-generation fresher

22nd September 2019

Madison PlumridgeWriter Madison Plumridge offers her guide to navigating university as a first-generation student. Navigating the world of university – filled with gowns, academic papers, and cliquey student societies – is arguably daunting for any first year. Glasgow is no different. When a seemingly innocent trip to the Beer Bar ends in a political debate, ...