29th January 2021 - The Glasgow Guardian



When is it time to get help for your head?

29th January 2021

As 2021 shows no immediate signs of lightening the emotional load of the past year, Hannah Patterson explores how you can tell when you’re having just another bad day and when it’s something more serious. We’ve all had days where we wake up and feel like the world is just too much – days where ...


Medical students to administer Covid-19 vaccinations

29th January 2021

The School of Medicine sent out communications telling students to be on standby for vaccinating duties. Medical students in phase 4 (years 3, 4, and 5) at the University of Glasgow have been given communication that they should be prepared to join the vaccination team once they themselves have been vaccinated.  The communication stated that ...


MRC-Glasgow CVR to have Covid-19 drug screening and resistance hub with new project named CRUSH

29th January 2021

Located at the Garscube campus, CRUSH (Covid-19 Drug-Screening and Resistance Hub) hopes to be a key player in the research of pharmaceuticals effective against Covid-19. A Covid-19 drug screening and resistance hub, costing £2.5m, is to be created at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR). The hub, which will be located on ...


University to be involved in new £31m project examining dark matter

29th January 2021

The project team will be investigating the nature of dark matter and how it relates to the wider universe.  Researchers from the University of Glasgow are set to be involved in a new £31m study examining the nature of dark matter with hopes of improving understanding of its role in the universe.  The project won ...


Students tackle world’s toughest row

29th January 2021

Physics students Miriam Payne and Nia Hunter spoke to The Glasgow Guardian about their upcoming attempt to row the Atlantic. Everyone has fanciful dreams and ambitions, I doubt there are many of us who do not get lost in the idea of conquering challenges which in reality we will never bother to throw ourselves into, ...