I am the 23/24 Editor-in-Chief of The Glasgow Guardian alongside Jeevan Farthing. In previous years I have been Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Features Editor.
I have written most extensively during my time at the paper on politics and social issues, and as a postgraduate student of Gender History I’m particularly interested in covering issues pertaining to gender relations. I predominantly write for the Comment and Profile sections, and particularly enjoy interview style journalism, and the opportunities it provides for connecting with people and storytelling. Outwith the paper, my research has focused on former mining communities in the North of England and the strike action of the 1980s.
Last updated: 28/02/2024
Last month, The Glasgow Guardian reported on a petition launched by The LEARN Network, a group of over 20 bereaved families of students who had died by suicide during their time at university. The petition called for a legal duty of care be implemented across higher education to ensure that
The Glasgow Guardian spoke to The Learn Network and parents of Harry Armstrong Evans, on the necessity of a legal duty of care in higher education and the introduction of Harry’s Law. Bereaved parents of children who lost their lives to suicide whilst studying at university are raising the alarm
The case of Natasha Abrahart highlights the importance of a legally defined duty of care for universities toward their students. You’d be forgiven for assuming that our University and others across the country owe students a duty of care in regard to their wellbeing and personal safety. With school leavers
The Glasgow Guardian sat down with a third year student and member of Just Stop Oil to discuss the media treatment of the organisation and the personal toll activism can take. Just Stop Oil (JSO) have risen to national notoriety in the past month, ever since activists Phoebe Plummer and
Fresh Meat is a weird and wonderful insight into student life in the UK: but just how accurate is it? In the run up to the return to campus this September, I was struck by the massive underrepresentation of university life and student culture in British television and film. This
New research suggests antidepressants may not be as effective in treating the causes of depression. The use of antidepressants amongst the UK population is becoming more and more ubiquitous as the years progress, with research indicating that levels of prescription are on the rise for the sixth year in a
With an autumn of discontent forecast amidst an unsustainable rise in the cost of living, should students take part in the Don’t Pay UK campaign? No one is immune to the cost-of-living crisis tearing its way through the UK at the moment, and when it comes to the national conversation
Features Editor Niamh Flanagan discusses the trials and tribulations faced as self professed introvert trying to socialise at university. Introvert is a label I was assigned roughly around age 5. It has become an intrinsic part of who I am and how I perceive myself, and it’s something I disclose
Features Columnist Niamh Flanagan emphasises why we need to bin this particular Christmas tradition. We are almost at Christmas day. The festive tension is palpable, Mariah Carey can be heard around every corner you turn, and every other shop window is festooned with red, green and gold. Whether you’re a
Portugal introduces a law that bans employers from contacting employees after working hours – should Scotland do the same? At the start of the month, news broke that Portugal had passed laws banning bosses from contacting their staff outside of working hours under legislation referred to as “right to rest”.
