23rd October 2019
Ollie RuddenDeputy News Editor The event is the second in the QMU’s new programme which aims to start a conversation about mental health and society. The Queen Margaret Union (QMU) continued their mental health campaign on 10 October by hosting a conversation on media and its influence on mental health. The organisation Elephant in the ...
22nd October 2019
Joanne KrusDeputy News Editor Singh demanded that the tenant pay him rent and threatened to evict him, despite having banned from doing so by the council. Harpal “Harry” Singh, infamous “slum landlord”, faced Glasgow Sheriff Court on 7 October for demanding cash from a tenant despite being banned by the council. Singh was served a ...
22nd October 2019
Zavara FarquharWriter Zavara Farquhar takes a look at the privacy and transparency concerns related to Google’s recent acquisition of DeepMind Health, an Artificial Intelligence team. Last month, Google Health took full control of DeepMind Health, a team which has worked with the NHS on an application that processes patient data. DeepMind Health belongs to the ...
22nd October 2019
Ollie RuddenDeputy News Editor Barnardo’s, Includem, and Action for Children set to team up in Glasgow to hire full time workers, if approved by the Council. Three children’s charities are exploring a new partnership in Glasgow to help young people and their families in need. Glasgow City Council has been asked to approve three one-year ...
22nd October 2019
Osama Abou-zeidWriter The research can help prepare for any future emerging risks from the virus. Scientists at a University of Glasgow-partnered body have discovered a range of previously unknown viruses in Scottish biting midges. The study was carried out by the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, a Medical Research Council-funded body which brings ...
21st October 2019
Rachel StamfordNews Editor Nine in 10 murders of journalists go unsolved, and the majority of them are locals in their community. On the eve of the second anniversary of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, Scottish PEN hosted a panel last Tuesday about press freedom in an environment increasingly hostile to journalists. The panel took ...
21st October 2019
Holly JenningsViews Editor Amidst fears rising over the news that Glasgow is in the middle of the worst outbreak of HIV in the UK for the last 30 years, are Glasgow’s sexual health services up to mark? Danny Zuko was right when he sang “summer lovin’, had me a blast.” After you’ve been bowling in ...
21st October 2019
Joanne KrusDeputy News Editor Trade unions accuse Glasgow Life of not treating their employees the same way as other Glasgow City Council workers. Trade unions in Scotland have come together to launch a campaign against Glasgow Life. Unison, GMB and Unite announced on Unison Glasgow City Branch’s Facebook page that their new campaign is on ...
21st October 2019
Megan FarrimondWriter Lovely study-friendly cafes for when the going gets tough. We can all admit that the library can, at times, become very overwhelming. Fighting for a seat, only to sit staring at the work of everyone around you, wondering if you should be doing more. Scouring Tesco beforehand to find anything that won’t make ...
21st October 2019
Inanna Tribukait and Joseph Holland pick up their placards to talk politics and protests Step back, take responsibility and give up privileges Inanna TribukaitDeputy News Editor On 20 September, I went on the Global Climate Strike. It wasn’t the first strike I had attended, but something felt different about this one. Pictures kept coming up ...
