Movember Archives - The Glasgow Guardian



“There’s a lot of saying, we need to start doing”: Movember ambassadors on men’s health

22nd November 2023

GU Movember ambassadors Matt Cornish and Jay Kelman discussed the importance of Movember in helping to tackle toxic masculinity that has contributed to male health issues. TW: mention of mental health issues and suicide Every November, we see men on campus growing (or attempting to grow) moustaches. Why? To raise awareness for Movember. Movember is ...


GU Movember Ambassadors fundraise over £2k for the charity

3rd November 2023

Most Movember challenges and fundraising start in November, but GU Movember ambassadors Matt Cornish and Jay Kelman have already raised over £2,000 for the charity and have raised more since the start of the month. Matt Cornish and Jay Kelman, Glasgow University Muay Thai (GUMT) committee members and GU Movember ambassadors, made it to the ...


Changing the conversation: Movember, masculinity and men’s health

22nd November 2022

The Glasgow Guardian speaks to Glasgow University’s Men’s Rugby Club about the progress being made in breaking down the stigmas surrounding men’s mental health in sport. Movember is all about changing the face of men’s health. Men’s health is in crisis. Mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer – are all largely preventable, ...


UofG students raise money for 100k run for Movember

19th November 2020

The runners will complete the journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh on 28 November. Three University of Glasgow medical students plan to run 100k in one day to raise funds and awareness of men’s mental health this Movember. Angus Reynolds, Rory Anderson, and Pri Anthonyrajan are currently training to run 100km in one day in what they ...