29th March 2020
Holly Jennings Views Editor What happens when you detox from social media, for a little while. This week I decided to disconnect from the hive mind. No, not abandoning the cohort of union loyals who tank pints of fun at Hive every Thursday, but rather, I decided to disconnect from the constant stream of connection ...
28th March 2020
Mark Cunningham Writer What budget cuts and a changing mediascape means for the sector For those interested in journalism and news reporting, it seems a spectacularly unfair contradiction that despite the sheer abundance of news and political coverage experienced in this day and age, jobs in journalism are constantly being cut. The decreased shelf-life ...
24th March 2020
Lucia Posteraro Multimedia Editor Wind turbines have become a staple in Scottish landscapes. Conversations on climate change resonate with the hilly and fragile skylines extending from one coast to the other. What is less known, however, is how small groups tucked into Edinburgh’s streets are equally contributing to decarbonisation. A silent green revolution has begun ...
17th March 2020
Benjamin Coulson Deputy Investigations Editor Benjamin Coulson discusses the implications of the “Jamaica 50” for Britain’s approach to immigration. On the morning of Tuesday 11 February, 17 individuals were deported to Jamaica, despite fierce outcry and opposition. The deportations took place after a court of appeal judge ordered the Home Office to suspend the deportation ...
15th March 2020
Lucia Posteraro Multimedia Editor Civil society activists and scientific experts denounce the unsustainable practice of investment disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty. A new report claims that the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) contradicts the goals of the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement. Both the European Commission and several NGOs argue that the ECT ...
15th March 2020
Natasha Joibi Reporter Natasha Joibi interviews members of the LGBTQ+ community to discuss the need for wider queer POC representation. When EastEnders introduced its first Muslim lesbian character, Iqra Ahmed, last year, it marked a huge step forward towards promoting diverse LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream media. Similarly, when Taiwanese LGBTQ+ rights advocate Weng Yu Ching ...
1st March 2020
Ilia Hionidou Writer For the next article in our series on LGBTQ+ inclusivity in higher education, Ilia Hionidou interviews Dr Michelle Kaufman, Assistant Professor at the John Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health. The need for an international focus on LGBTQ+ health is investigated by Assistant Professor Michelle Kaufman, whose work focuses on HIV ...
29th February 2020
Silas Pease Reporter A look back at the presentation of LGBTQ+ issues in The Glasgow Guardian throughout the years As LGBTQ+ History Month comes to an end, it is important take this time to reflect on how far queer rights have come over the decades up until now. One of the ways that this can ...
29th February 2020
Ilia Hionidou Columnist For the fifth article in our series on LGBTQ+ inclusivity in higher education, Ilia Hionidou interviews Dr Martin Zebracki, Associate Professor of Critical Human Geography at the University of Leeds. In 2019, the UK experienced a wave of protests against same-sex education in primary schools. Ilia Hionidou interviews academics about their experiences ...
22nd February 2020
Inanna Tribukait Environmental Correspondent The pain of loss stemming from a natural environment under pressure. Whenever somebody asks me where I am from, the first thing I say is “The Black Forest”. I could start with Germany, or even Europe, but it’s always the forest. I grew up right next to it, my kindergarten was ...