December 2021 - Page 10 of 12 - The Glasgow Guardian



UofG spinout company Vector Photonics wins prestigious engineering award

7th December 2021

The new company, established just last year, has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Colin Campbell Mitchell Award. University of Glasgow spinout Vector Photonics has been awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Colin Campbell Mitchell Award in a ceremony at the Academy’s Enterprise Showcase on 16 November.  Named in honour of one of Scotland’s most ...


SRC developing harm reduction campaign

7th December 2021

Launched in collaboration with alcohol awareness week, the campaign aims to help students struggling with their relationship to drugs and alcohol. The University of Glasgow Student Representative Council (SRC) is developing a harm reduction campaign centred around drug and alcohol use.  The harm reduction campaign was launched in collaboration with alcohol awareness week, which was ...


COP diaries: day ten

4th December 2021

Tuesday 9 November The pressure was ramping up by this point. It was Tuesday of the second week, and this time, on approaching the conference entrance, there were masses of protestors by the gates waving colourful banners happily in front of police officers. A bright yellow banner proclaiming “Indigenous Land Rights = Climate Justice” was ...


Running on empty: TV shows that lose their steam

4th December 2021

Writer Bea Crawford explores the consequences of TV shows continuing well past their sell by date and the transatlantic divide in who overstays their welcome. In the same week that beloved Irish comedy Derry Girls announced that its highly-anticipated third season would be its last, the 18th season of US medical drama Grey’s Anatomy began ...


Review: Annette

4th December 2021

Lola considers Adam Driver and Martion Cotillard’s new romantic musical and its truly bizarre high and low notes. Warning: Spoilers Leo Carax’s Annette is a musical film that follows the relationship between Ann, an adored opera singer (Marion Cotillard), Henry, a provocative and unpredictable stand up comedian (Adam Driver) and their mysterious puppet child Annette. ...


Review: Ridley Road

4th December 2021

Melanie examines the distinctly Jewish BBC historical drama, adapted from Jo Bloom’s powerful book of the same title. BBC drama Ridley Road thrillingly follows Manchester Jew Vivien Epstein as she pursues a mysterious love interest to London, and escapes a dreary marriage. She soon takes on a vital role in a local Jewish anti-fascist group ...


Joshua Grant: ‘We’ve been so busy working really hard to make sure we make up for lost time’

4th December 2021

The fresh-faced frontman talks Edinburgh, inspiration, and balancing ambition with student life. The Glasgow Guardian spoke to Joshua Grant about his number one Scottish chart single (Edinburgh), adjusting to managing studying here at Glasgow with the demands of gigs, and the exciting next steps for him and his band. The Glasgow Guardian: Your debut single ...


GUSA x ConcussEd

4th December 2021

GUSA is making a head start when it comes to concussion. GUSA has recently partnered up with ConcussEd, an organisation focused on providing education on sport-related concussions and offering support to sufferers. Awareness surrounding the danger of severe concussions has noticeably increased over the last decade or so. However, there is still a lack of ...


The vaccine game: sport’s next hurdle

3rd December 2021

As the sports industry looks set to bounce back, Jordan Hunter looks at the fight over the jab. As any true fan, I was checking the news the other week looking at the injury updates and the latest with my beloved Green Bay Packers when I got an alert: star QB (quarterback) Aaron Rodgers out ...


Review: Chateau-X

3rd December 2021

The group that brought you Six By Nico comes together to deliver a new French Restaurant in Finnieston. For Chef Nico Simone, who seemingly values complexity in his meals, the transition to a French chateaubriand restaurant seems natural. Located not far from the heart of Finnieston and his previous triumph of Six By Nico, the ...