18th October 2023 - The Glasgow Guardian



An unbalanced seminar room

18th October 2023

How the social imbalances in our society find their way to our seminar rooms I think everyone has experienced imposter syndrome at some point at university. That feeling of sitting down in a lecture or seminar and thinking, “why am I here?”, is familiar to most.Seminars can be particularly nerve-racking because they involve smaller groups ...


World Changers: October

18th October 2023

A rundown of the research that has been going on behind the scenes at the University of Glasgow throughout the previous month. Research at the University has seen some remarkable output within the past number of months, with the latest Complete University Guide ranking Glasgow University 10th in the UK in terms of research. September ...


One-third of UK female surgeons experience sexual assault

18th October 2023

A study conducted by the University of Glasgow found that nearly one-third of female surgeons experienced sexual assault from a colleague. A new study by the University of Glasgow found that nearly one-third of female surgeons have experienced sexual assault by a colleague.  The study, which was conducted in cooperation with several universities and the ...


UCU industrial action paused pending ballot of members

18th October 2023

Industrial action by the Glasgow UCU has temporarily been suspended after the mandate from their members expired. The beginning of the term so far has seen widespread disruption following a strike by three different unions on campus: Unite, Unison and, most impactfully, the University and College Union. These strikes have all been in response to ...


Student places 5th in crucial by-election

18th October 2023

A Glasgow student and candidate for the Scottish Green party has placed 5th in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. A University of Glasgow fourth-year student has placed 5th in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election which saw an overall Labour victory. The former SNP seat was contested after its Member of Parliament, Margaret Ferrier, ...


Buffer zone bill introduced at Holyrood

18th October 2023

Earlier this month, Gillian Mackay, MSP for the Scottish Green Party, lodged her Member’s Bill for the introduction of buffer zones around abortion and reproductive health clinics. The bill, entitled The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill was published at Holyrood on 6 October, and is the product of a campaign to introduce buffer ...


UofG team win $100,000 in Amazon competition

18th October 2023

A team from the University of Glasgow have won $100,000 after placing second in an Amazon programming competition. A team from the University of Glasgow has placed second in an Amazon programming competition, with each winning a share of the $100,000 prize. The competition saw teams from different universities build multimodal conversational agents that assist ...