3rd December 2020
The University provided inadequate financial and welfare support to halls students during the autumn semester. The Glasgow Guardian can reveal that the University of Glasgow has failed to deliver on its promise to support students living in university-owned accommodation, during the autumn semester. In a survey circulated by Glasgow University Student Tenants Union (GUSTU), students ...
22nd November 2020
Although first-years are having a year without the traditional clubbing experience, Michelle Osborne argues clubs will make a roaring comeback amidst students when they reopen. This time last year, I was sitting on a train to go home and have a night out with my friends for the first time since coming to university. I ...
17th November 2020
The cookbook will have over 50 recipes from different GU clubs and societies’ submissions. Glasgow Marrow has unveiled a new student cookbook, set to release for Christmas. Glasgow Marrow’s Student Cook Book is a collaboration from clubs and societies across the University of Glasgow, producing a book of “amazing student recipes” for “an amazing cause”. ...
13th November 2020
In the midst of an employment crisis, Rothery Sullivan argues that the University should follow in the footsteps of other institutions to help it’s graduates secure future employment. A huge issue for students today is the crushing reality of graduating from university (usually with some amount of student debt) and not being able to find ...
6th November 2020
University of Glasgow medical students advised to cut ties with Glasgow’s safe drug-consumption van after the arrest of its founder. Students at the School of Medicine have been warned to stay away from Glasgow’s safe drug-consumption van after its founder was arrested by police on 23 October. The arrest of the alleged founder of Glasgow’s ...
3rd November 2020
Public Health Scotland are carrying out independent research on student self-isolation and wellbeing. A new study to be run by Public Health Scotland will assess the mental health impact on students self isolating, with researchers seeking the assistance of University of Glasgow students. The new study wants to understand the experiences of students who have ...
14th October 2020
This is the second installment of Kristy Leeds’ climate crisis series, where she seeks to challenge the norms and practices of climate emergency activism. This time, she examines the lack of consideration for the working-class in Extinction Rebellion’s activism. Since the formation of the global environmental pressure group, Extinction Rebellion has been the public face ...
10th October 2020
This new route will apparently streamline the visa application for students. New visa routes have recently been made available to international students looking to study in the UK. These routes, available to both undergraduate and child students, became accessible on 5 October, despite originally being planned to launch in January 2021. The new system is ...
10th October 2020
The University confession pages have announced the launch of a collaboration with new student exclusive dating app Hoot launching in October that combines GlasHoe with Tinder. Two confession pages “GlasKnow 2.0”, formerly known as “GlasKnow”, and “GlasHoe” – used by the students of the University of Glasgow – have announced the launch of a collabor...
9th October 2020
Students across the country have been organising campaigns against rent and inadequate support from universities. Hundreds of students across the UK have been told to self-isolate since starting university only two weeks ago. Last week, the University of Glasgow revealed that there had been an outbreak of Covid-19 among students residing in student halls in ...
