28th March 2021
A rare meteorite was recovered in Winchcombe in a search involving members from UofG’s School of Geographical and Earth Sciences. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have taken part in recovering the first meteorite on UK soil in over 30 years. After a fireball lit up the sky on the night of 28 February, researchers ...
26th March 2021
The page involves over 20 uni confession pages across the UK, including GlasKnow. A new university online confessions page catered to students across the UK was launched in early March. The page, called Unifessions UK, invites students nationwide to share their uni-related confessions to a wider audience. Among over 20 UK university confession pages that ...
26th March 2021
Staff on the lowest salaries will receive the least. The University of Glasgow has faced a Twitter backlash as the University’s “Covid bonus” for staff results in the highest earners receiving the greatest cut. Former rector, Aamer Anwar, reveals the staff bonus will vary depending on your current salary, with the lowest earners receiving £250 ...
26th March 2021
88% of retail workers experience verbal abuse and 60% threatened by customers according to figures from USDAW. Shop workers, a part-time job held by many students to support their studies, have experienced increased abuse on the job during the Covid-19 pandemic according to figures from trade union USDAW (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers). ...
26th March 2021
Rector elections were originally due to take place last year but were postponed due to Covid-19. Last year’s candidates for Rector must refile nomination work if they still wish to run for the position, The Glasgow Guardian can confirm. Elections were originally meant to be held in 2020 but were postponed due to Covid-19. But ...
25th March 2021
Glasgow’s own Lawrence Chaney makes history by winning the title of the UK’s next drag superstar. Glasgow-based drag queen Lawrence Chaney has been crowned the winner of the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Chaney was awarded the title of the UK’s Next Drag Superstar in the show’s finale, beating out fellow contestants Bimini ...
25th March 2021
The SRC joined with Successful Women at Glasgow to create a tribute to Sarah Everard and all the victims of gender-based violence at the University flagpole. On 14 March, alongside Successful Woman at Glasgow (SWAG), the SRC jointly invited people to come along to the open vigil site situated at the University flagpole, to remember ...
25th March 2021
Sexual assaults on campus appear not to be taken seriously by University. Content Warning: Sexual assault A number of sexual assaults have taken place on Glasgow University campus over the last few years, and a Glasgow Guardian investigation has found the survivors feel there has been a complete lack of support on the part of ...
25th March 2021
The petition discusses the need to make Kelvin Way safer for women and students. The student bodies of the University of Glasgow have endorsed a petition that calls for more street lighting on Kelvin Way, a popular route home for students and women that still “lacks adequate lighting” following a number of sexual crimes in ...
24th March 2021
The host of ‘The Masked Singer’ and ‘I’m a Celebrity’ finalist will feature among other comedians in a joint production with the University and OfftheKerb Productions TV Presenter of “The Masked Singer”, Joel Dommett is to take part in a “Night of Comedy” hosted by the University this Friday 23 March at 6pm. Joel Dommett, ...
