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Mindstep raise £100k for research at UofG

5th February 2022

The charity has raised money to fund suicide prevention research at the University. The Mindstep Foundation has raised £100k for suicide prevention research at the University of Glasgow, led by Professor Rory O’Connor.  The foundation is a family-run mental-health charity that was founded to help educate people on the warning signs and consequences of untreated ...


Being an incel isn’t as redpilled as you think it is

22nd November 2021

Don’t know how to spot an incel? We’ve got you covered. A few months ago, the UK was devastated by a mass shooting in Plymouth where five people, including the gunman’s mother Maxine Davison, and three year old Sophie Martyn, were murdered by Jake Davison. In the lead-up to these attacks Davison had uploaded Youtube ...


Glasgow City Council joins ‘Thriving Cities Initiative’

17th November 2021

The two-year pilot initiative encourages cities like Glasgow to commit to sustainable development. Glasgow City Council announced on 11 November it will join the Thriving Cities Initiative of cities working to meet the aims of the Paris Climate Agreement goals.  The initiative is a two-year pilot project for cities who acknowledge the need to tackle ...


Local MSP Kaukab Stewart speaks out about foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

17th October 2021

Members of the Scottish Parliament brought attention to the preventable disorder which can cause learning disability in children. On 23 September local MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Kaukab Stewart, spoke in a members debate on the subject of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). FASD is the leading known preventable cause of learning disability worldwide. It affects ...