27th February 2022
Trade Union demand for the Scottish government to properly represent students. The National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland is calling for students to be included in the £150 cost-of-living payments from the Scottish government. Students are currently excluded from the initiative as they are exempt from council tax. Research from the NUS has shown the ...
27th February 2022
The leader of the study says the topic of home drinking is one that needs to be monitored as we move out of the pandemic. Lockdown restrictions throughout 2020 contributed towards a rise in more people in both Scotland and England drinking at home, according to a recent University of Glasgow study. The research, done ...
27th February 2022
A deep dive into the world-changing research by Team UofG. February research projects at the University of Glasgow continue to stand in the tradition of academic excellence. Ground-breaking progress in the fields of climate sustainability, cancer research, net-zero manufacturing and global business strategies present an obvious headline for this edition of World Changers: this university ...
27th February 2022
The Glasgow Guardian held an interview with a source from the European Commission, where it was revealed that the only way Scotland can take part in Erasmus+ is if the UK as a whole remains in the scheme. Since the UK decided to leave the EU student mobility has remained one of the contentious issues, ...
27th February 2022
The Glasgow Guardian investigates students’ motivations for voting in upcoming union elections. The Glasgow Guardian has conducted a survey into interest in and awareness of elections for the University of Glasgow’s four student unions: the Student Representative Council (SRC), Glasgow University Union (GUU), Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) and Queen Margaret Union (QMU)...
27th February 2022
The research may allow humans to stay on Mars and the moon for extended periods. University of Glasgow and University of Manchester scientists have been working on turning water into oxygen, a process which would give humans a reliable source of oxygen, something necessary to sustain them in space for a longer period of time ...
27th February 2022
Hundreds of protesters rallied in the city centre to call on the government to “tax the rich”, as the rise in energy costs is expected to hit low-income families the hardest. A large group of demonstrators gathered in the rain at George Square on Saturday 12 February to protest against the cost of living crisis, ...
23rd February 2022
The QMU has partnered with the Scottish charity Waverley Care to provide students with walk-in HIV, Hepatitis B and C testing. As part of their Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance Week, the Queen Margaret Union (QMU) is offering rapid HIV, Hepatitis B and C testing on Thursday, 24 Feburary 2022 from 12:00 till 16:00. The ...
22nd February 2022
The future is looking bright for women’s sport as it draws in an audience of almost 32.9 million people in 2021. Women’s sport has historically not received the same attention as men’s sport, with a lack of commercialisation and sponsorship, participation and generally low viewing statistics, however at last, women’s sport is on the rise. ...
22nd February 2022
With a disappointing Winter Olympics for Team GB, the Scots gave us something to shout about. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was certainly an interesting event, with the build up marred with controversy. Whether it was the international condemnation of China’s treatment of the Uyghur people, with the USA threatening to withdraw their team from ...
