19th September 2024
Eva Simmons was jailed for 12 months for her role in causing more than £1m of damage A graduate of the University of Glasgow and former sabbatical officer in the Student Representative Council has been jailed for taking part in over £1m of property damage at a Thales factory. Along with four protestors associated with ...
19th September 2024
Scotland’s new strategy to uplift and integrate refugees and asylum seekers The strategy provides a clear delivery plan to support refugees and asylum seekers, to help them understand their rights, responsibilities and entitlements, and to help new Scots fully assimilate into society. The New Scots Strategy aligns with the University’s own ambitions of ensuring an ...
19th September 2024
Approved plans for The Árd to become Scotland’s tallest accommodation building and address the growing number of full-time students. A new student accommodation mega-block has been approved by Glasgow City Council and is set to begin construction. ‘The Árd’, a purpose built student accommodation building, is expected to tower 36 stories above the Glasgow skyline, ...
19th September 2024
In October 2023, the Scottish Greens piloted a scheme to get rid of peak rail fares on all ScotRail services. The scheme meant the price of a train ticket would remain the same all day. This was a big win for commuters, but following a recent report was deemed financially unviable. Initially, the scheme was ...
19th September 2024
In wake of the climate crises, public trust in businesses has dropped, what should this teach us about our trust in the ever-growing Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry? Whether it’s horror stories of nuclear destruction, asteroids, or biblical reckonings, humanity has long flirted with its own destruction. Most of these stories involve human hubris. Fiction for ...
19th September 2024
As international enrollments decline, is the golden age of University finances coming to an end? In the middle of August, during the aftermath of rioting and disorder across England, and an incursion into Russian territory for the first time since WW2, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Education, Bridgette Phillipson, took the time to ...
19th September 2024
Reform UK wants to make Britain “Great” again. It’s September and this summer’s general election has left more questions than answers about the future of the United Kingdom. With Conservative Rishi Sunak making way for Keir Starmer, the Labour party is back at the helm after various economic and quality of life frustrations which led ...
19th September 2024
Therapy-speak has broken out of the therapist’s office and into our everyday lives. In searching for comfort, are we unwittingly making those around us uncomfortable? Does anyone know what a boundary is? At some point in the post-lockdown fugue state, I feel as if a certain genre of clever-sounding psychology- and therapy-speak – started to ...