25th November 2022
An investigation by The Glasgow Guardian shows that after the hate crime legislation implemented last year, Scotland has seen more reports pursued, but only marginally so. Hate crime has been a major topic across Scotland with the implementation of the recent hate crime legislation, but freedom of information requests sent by The Glasgow Guardian have ...
25th November 2022
The Rector should be one of the most important voices on campus, so why in a year of such turmoil has Rita Rae been mute? This academic year has already been a struggle across the student population. From the housing crisis to the rising cost of living students have borne the brunt of a changing ...
24th November 2022
Amidst a rise in academic misconduct cases involving Chinese students, The Glasgow Guardian establishes that forged degrees are available for purchase online. An investigation by The Glasgow Guardian has found that sellers advertising on Weibo and WeChat are selling forged degree certificates from leading UK universities that are advertised as verified by the Chinese government. ...
24th November 2022
Writer Zainab Mahmod explores the UK’s continual colonial habits by investigating the history of stolen artefacts in the British Museum. The Koh-I-Noor, meaning ‘Mountain of Light’ in Persian, is a 105.6-carat diamond that resides at the centre of the consort crown jewels of the British Monarchy. The origins of the diamond are disputed as there ...
23rd November 2022
SRC President Rinna Vare explains the student body’s campaign for the University to cap student numbers. Let’s play a game. What do all the following experiences of Glasgow Uni students have in common? A series of unsuccessful flat applications? Lecture theatres without Wi-Fi? Cancelled society events? The same class in a different room every week? Being ...
23rd November 2022
While offers to international students more than doubled, those made to students from the rest of the UK have increased by 53% over the last five years. An investigation by The Glasgow Guardian has revealed that the University of Glasgow has doubled the number of offers handed out to international students over the last five ...
23rd November 2022
The Glasgow Guardian critically examines what the UK’s latest Prime Minister Rishi Sunak means for the future of the country. After only 44 days in office, Liz Truss became the shortest serving prime minister (PM) and second Conservative prime minister to resign in a matter of months. Her replacement Rishi Sunak, who lost out on ...
22nd November 2022
Former GUSA LGBTQ+ role model Jon Dixon shares his advice on how to get involved in sport and shows that there is a place for everyone and anyone. Where sport can be perceived as a scary and unwelcoming environment, there are students at the University of Glasgow with the goal of changing these stereotypes and ...
22nd November 2022
Glasgow University Swimming and Waterpolo Club travel to Sheffield for what Deputy Editor in Chief Claire Thomson would call one of her highlights of the year. There are two momentous occasions in the university swimming calendar every year. The first being the Tech match (Glasgow University v Strathclyde) – a head-to-head battle between two, arguably ...
22nd November 2022
The University of Glasgow has been asked to review its policy relating to student numbers. The Student Representative Council (SRC) has launched a campaign entitled “Cap Student Numbers Now!” demanding the University of Glasgow cap the number of students admitted each year until 2027. A gradual increase of a maximum of 1200 students will be ...
