Europe Archives - The Glasgow Guardian



The growing concern of bedbugs and travel

28th December 2023

As students prepare to travel home for the holidays, Hannah Campbell offers precaution advice given the recent bedbug infestation in Europe. Earlier this autumn, Europe faced a widespread bedbug infestation, raising concerns amongst many residents and travellers. Bedbugs are tiny parasitic insects which feed on human blood, and have led people to become uneasy as ...


How the UK compares to Europe in tackling the cost of living crisis

23rd November 2023

The Glasgow Guardian reflects on how governments across Europe have responded to the cost of living crisis, while considering the role of global markets. Over the past few years, Europe has been subjected to a series of crises, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the subsequent mass inflation. Although nowhere near the peak ...


Studying abroad will never be the same

11th April 2022

Not only does the loss of the Erasmus scheme harm the education of Scottish students, but disadvantages lower-income students as well. The UK government made the decision not to continue participation in the Erasmus programme as a third country when it signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement with Brussels on Christmas Eve of 2020. ...


Rage, unity and galvanising Power: The European Super League

23rd April 2021

The attempts by Europe’s elite were thwarted by the passion of fans, but what will come from the fallout? The European football world was thrown into turmoil on Sunday evening after plans for a ‘European Super League’ (ESL) were revealed. The league proposed to involve the “big six” of English football – Manchester City, Manchester ...


Language and culture students are at the bottom of Boris’ Brexit bin bag

18th December 2020

With semesters abroad set to start in less than a month, one language student speaks out about being left behind by Boris’ bewildering Brexit. As a 16-year-old student sat in my Higher French class with my teacher on the 23 June 2016, you could cut the tension with a Brexit-sized knife. She told me that ...


Scotland Boogie into Euro’s

17th November 2020

Steve Clarke’s Scotland made international football history as they finally ended a 22 year wait of qualifying for an international tournament, after beating Serbia on penalties. The year of 1998 saw the release of James Cameron’s Titanic which dominated the Oscars, the search engine Google was founded, Bill Clinton became the second president in history ...


Teesside University becomes first Adobe creative campus in Europe

12th November 2020

The programme hopes to provide all Teesside students with digital literacy skills required by employers. Teesside University has become the first university to become an Adobe Creative Campus, following its commitment to promote digital literacy across all areas in the institution in order to provide their students with the skill sets required by employers.  More ...