10th March 2020
Ollie Rudden Deputy News Editor The National Autistic Society is bringing back their popular event on Saturday 4 April in aid for autism awareness. A popular night walk throughout Glasgow’s landmarks returns on Saturday 4 April in aid of World Autism Awareness Week. Spectrum Night Walk is hosted by the National Autistic Society, a British ...
10th March 2020
Rosie Shackles Food and Drink Editor Content Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide. How the media’s greed exploited Caroline Flack until she took her own life. Caroline Flack’s suicide may be last month’s “news”, but her death will forever remain a relevant lesson. We have witnessed this before, and we will undoubtedly witness it ...
10th March 2020
Jordan Hunter Deputy News Editor The case for the University to give compensation to its students as a result of the strikes. There have been calls by many international students to receive compensation as a result of the strikes. While I thought many students would back this idea, surprisingly I have seen a lot of ...
10th March 2020
Jordan Hunter Deputy News Editor The crucial climate talks in Glasgow may be derailed by the deadly virus. The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), meant to be held in Glasgow between 9 – 20 November 2020, may be cancelled after the first few confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Scotland have been ...
10th March 2020
Joanne Krus News Editor The refugee charity will be taking over the space to hold exhibitions and events. Refuweegee will soon be taking over the former Fopp music store on Byres Road, which shut its doors at the start of this year. The music retailer Fopp sold discounted CDs and vinyl records and had gone ...
10th March 2020
Francesca Di Fazio Reporter The group stood in front of the University Library to bring awareness of the University’s culpability in the fast fashion industry. Members of Slave Free Campus took a 24-hour-long stand outside of the University Library on 5 March to raise awareness about the University of Glasgow’s ties to the fast fashion ...
10th March 2020
Jordan Hunter Deputy News Editor Grainger, Britain’s most decorated Olympic champion and elite rower, will take the University’s highest position. Dame Katherine Grainger has been selected by the General Council to replace Sir Kenneth Calman as chancellor, effective this June. She is the first woman to hold the office at Glasgow University, and has ...
10th March 2020
Sophie Cassel Reporter The Green New Deal offers a response to the University’s inadequate climate strategy. Students gathered at the GUU Reading Room on 6 March for the launch of The University of Glasgow Green New Deal. The deal is a collaborative effort between students and staff, which proposes a “radical, ethical and sustainable” approach committed ...
10th March 2020
Tara Gandhi, Bethany Woodhead, Andrew Quinn, Jordan Hunter & Sam Doak Editors-in-Chief, Deputy Editor, Deputy News Editor & Investigations Editor This month, The Glasgow Guardian interviewed all five rector nominees to find out where they stand on campus issues, and a little more about their manifesto pledges. Rector Hustings will take place on Tuesday 17 ...
10th March 2020
Natasha Joibi Reporter Some students are speculating as to whether the main campus will appear next season. Phil Keoghan, host of the television show The Amazing Race, was spotted with a camera crew at the University of Glasgow last week, raising questions as to whether the main campus will be featured on the show’s 33rd ...
