25th February 2021
There are not always the resources to treat everybody, so who should be saved? We are living not only in a climate crisis, a health crisis, and an economic crisis: we also have the less mainstream ethical crisis to contend with of choosing who and what gets treated during this pandemic. The ethics of healthcare ...
25th February 2021
UofG and Eli Lilly will collaborate on research aimed at helping develop new drugs to tackle four major diseases. The University of Glasgow has struck a new four-year research deal with US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company. The deal is worth £4.6m and will involve collaboration in researching the new generation of drug targets ...
25th February 2021
Smoking-related deaths have decreased whilst obesity is killing more. A new study by University of Glasgow researchers has shown that obesity is responsible for more deaths in both Scotland and England than smoking. The analysis of data collected between 2003 and 2017 found that obesity has led to more cases of solid organ cancers, including ...
25th February 2021
Our local, humble poet has an astounding worldwide outreach. From stamps to statues, banknotes to books, film to festivities and Coca-Cola bottles to curriculums, there is nobody who has infiltrated and influenced global culture at every level to the extent that the Scottish Bard, Robert Burns, has. As one of the most prominent figures in ...
25th February 2021
The study was conducted by the University of Glasgow in conjunction with Public Health Scotland. A joint study by the University of Glasgow and Public Health Scotland found that alcohol sales of pure alcohol per adult fell by 6% during the period between mid-March and mid-July 2020. Although there was a rise in the amount ...
25th February 2021
The student-ran campaign group aims to ensure protest-free zones outside abortion clinics and hospitals will become a legal requirement. University of Glasgow students are setting up a Glasgow branch of “Back Off Scotland”, a campaign group that aims to put pressure on the Scottish government to ensure that 150-metre protest-free zones will become mandatory outside ...
24th February 2021
The news of the University’s financial success comes at a time when tensions across the UK are continuing to rise between university institutions and students. A report of the University of Glasgow’s finances for the 2019/20 academic year shows the University made a profit of £45.7m after taxes and other expenses were calculated. Despite concerns ...
23rd February 2021
In honour of LGBTQ+ history month, Alexander Benjamin discusses the particular prejudices he has experienced as a Black man in the gay community. While I’m now an out and proud member of the LBGTQ+ community, this hasn’t always been the case. Torn apart by family’s expectations regarding sexuality, masculinity, and religion on one side, and ...
23rd February 2021
The Active Bystander Training is a new part of the curriculum developed by staff with student input. Medical students are to receive practical Active Bystander Training in March as a new part of their curriculum focuses on tackling racism and discrimination. University of Glasgow medical students have had compulsory Active Bystander Training added to their ...
23rd February 2021
Glasgow Marrow’s speed-dating event moving online has not made it any less successful. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Glasgow Marrow’s “Glasgow Goes Dating” event launched as a virtual two-part special. Sunday 14 February saw a speed-dating event like never before, with students spending approximately two hours on Zoom, jumping between breakout rooms and meeting ...
