9th October 2023
With their next fixture looming against Spain, Steve Clarke’s men have shown some top performances in qualifying for the 2024 European Championships that have restored faith and excitement among many Scots. I, like many of my fellow Scots I’m sure, despaired when I first saw Scotland’s qualifying group for Euro 2024. Okay, there will always ...
6th October 2023
GUSA Vice President Sarah Headley and Health and Performance Convenor Chloe Drew discuss the need to celebrate female-identifying athletes and encourage female participation in sport during Women in Sport week. Women in Sports week is a crucial and important event in the University calendar. It’s a time when the focus is really on female athletes ...
5th October 2023
After suffering defeats in other competitions, GUFC had their work cut out for them against a strong Edinburgh side. On Wednesday 4 October, GUFC’s Men’s 1 headed to Garscube to kick off their first match in the BUCS Aldi Men’s Scottish Tier 1 ladder tournament. They faced age-old rivals Edinburgh in a late-afternoon kick-off. The ...
29th September 2023
Success for GUWC resulted in smashed PBs and prize money. Anvil Gym in Paisley hosted the 2023 Scottish Powerlifting Junior Championships on 16 and 17 September. The competition featured some of Scotland’s best up-and- coming powerlifters, with University of Glasgow students right in the mix. This year’s championship was another opportunity for Scotland’s young athletes ...
29th September 2023
Can Celtic create opportunities in Europe to go beyond the treble they snatched last year? The UEFA Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition, is back with all its glory. And this time fans get to witness the competition in its current format for the final time. The first matchday saw some thrilling results. ...
22nd September 2023
Following a non-consensual kiss between the Spanish football president and the women’s team captain, the former was suspended from his position. However, his actions merely demonstrate the high degree of sexism, rife in women’s football. The date was 20 August 2023. It was supposed to be a momentous occasion for the Spanish women’s team. They ...
20th September 2023
Whatever you do, don’t be a space hog! If you’re a regular to Power Play or Pulse in the Stevenson Building, you’ll have seen the space hog sign plastered on every other screen in the gym. It’s also become a meme in the library and JMS. But there are still many (too many) space hogs ...
7th September 2023
The Glasgow University Tigers tell us they experienced a disappointing lack of support from GUSA and UofG Sport last season. For several years, traditional American sports have become more and more popular across Scotland and the UK, especially at university level, given the increase in the number of international students and exposure to these sports ...
7th September 2023
After four years of being a student, my experience would not have been the same if I hadn’t joined a sports club. There’s a lot to be said about sports clubs. Sometimes, those things aren’t always great. But if I hadn’t joined a sports club during my four years at uni, my student experience would ...
7th September 2023
Here are some next steps for further improving gender equality this academic year. Throughout the last academic year, Glasgow University Sport Association (GUSA) and University of Glasgow Sport (UofG Sport) have taken action and implemented programmes in an effort to make progress regarding gender equality in University sport. Despite the success of these initiatives, there ...