17th October 2022
After two more days of striking, Unison hopes to reach a decision with the University soon. Strike action by University support staff continued over Monday 3 October and Tuesday 4 October outside of University of Glasgow’s Main Building. The strikes are the second of two consecutive days of strikes by Unison, the first being over ...
17th October 2022
With the increased number of students this year, some professors have faced disruptions to their courses. Since the start of the new academic year, many University staff, including vocally the University and College Union (UCU) have reported noticing a significant increase in student numbers, which they say is having an impact on their quality of ...
17th October 2022
After Sturgeon says she detests the Tories the on-campus Conservative Association joins the list of names to come out in strong opposition. Earlier this week Nicola Sturgeon told Laura Kuenssberg, as part of her conference news round, that she “detests the Tories and everything they stand for”. The University Conservative Association has come out in ...
17th October 2022
The Glasgow Guardian takes a monthly dive into the world changing research being carried out on campus. The past month has heralded yet more innovation from the University of Glasgow. Semester one has truly begun and with it, the teaching that promises that one day, we too will become “world changers”. Meanwhile, ground-breaking research sees ...
17th October 2022
Sports Reporter Daniel Street gives his take on the recent stoppage of football in the UK, as a sign of respect for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. There will be some that won’t miss the pomp, the ceremony, the sheer stuffiness and manicured pageantry of the second Elizabethan age. Yet there will be those ...
17th October 2022
Writer Rhys Delany gives hangover advice based on experience. Alcohol is almost always present in times of celebration, or commiseration, and so understanding how to navigate the realms of the morning after can feel like a vital component of human life. It is not, of course, but should you choose to partake it is helpful ...
17th October 2022
Researching the history of the pumpkin spice latte, Georgia McHaffie uncovers its quirky origins and gives it a try for the first time. Starting from its popularity as a Starbucks flavour, the words ‘pumpkin spice’ have become synonymous with all things woolly jumpers, falling leaves, and colder days. Earlier and earlier each year we see ...
17th October 2022
Hailie encourages us to embrace reality in this brief exploration of radical acceptance. It’s been increasingly hard not to go all doomsday on things when it feels as though we’re permanently in crisis mode. Be it the chaos surrounding the cost-of-living, the continual demise of the climate, or the pressure to unpack the two-hundred-and-twenty-two easter ...
17th October 2022
Culture Editor Jeevan Farthing argues that boundaries in relationships help them to thrive. As an annoying 14-year-old (and net burden on society) I used to declare ad nauseum that “sharing is caring”. I have since dissociated from being that person, such is the perpetual reinvention-of-the-self necessitated by late-teen development, and the phrase now appears, to ...
