Katie McKay

The Glasgow Guardian • 11th October 2023

“Climate change can be solved”: Gordon Brown’s hopeful approach to the environment

According to a discussion with Gordon Brown and Michael Spence which took place at the University, the climate emergency is solvable, as long as we work together.

On Friday 29 September, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, along with economist Michael Spence, spoke at the University of Glasgow, to promote their new book: Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World. Their co-author Mohamed El-Erian could not attend. Compared to the average lecture on climate change, the talk was refreshingly po

The Glasgow Guardian • 23rd November 2023

How do we fix the environment? In conversation with Patrick Harvie

Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party, Patrick Harvie speaks with The Glasgow Guardian on environmental policies, regrets in his career and the importance of young people in politics.

When I asked Patrick Harvie whether he felt hopeful about the upcoming COP28 summit, starting this month, he said that “might be putting it a little too strongly.” He went on to state that most governments globally are not considering how serious the climate crisis really is. “It’s not an emergency response that’s

The Glasgow Guardian • 11th January 2024

A Plant-Based University

Meet the campaign to tackle climate change through the promotion of sustainable catering at UofG.

Plant-Based Universities is an international campaign calling for universities to transition to 100% plant-based and sustainable catering in order to tackle the climate crisis. The campaign is entirely student-led and aims to reframe the mainstream environmental debate. Since its birth in late 2021, the campaign has already achieved an unprecedented level of success. Seven UK universities have vote

The Glasgow Guardian • 15th February 2024

We must decolonise the environment

Colonialism shifts the blame for global warming – the West must take responsibility for destroying the planet.

The Global South is responsible for climate change. Or, at least, that is today’s environmental narrative. At a glance, this notion could be true. China is famously the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases today, with India, Indonesia, and Iran also making the list. Within five minutes of thinking, however, it is clear to see this idea has deep roots in imperialism, colonialism, and rac

The Glasgow Guardian • 7th September 2023

The housing crisis and the climate crisis go hand in hand

The climate emergency is exacerbated by the University’s failure to provide enough housing to prevent unnecessary commuting

For many, the housing crisis remains too large a part of the UofG student experience. An oversubscription of students, and a shortage of purpose-built student accommodation, has created a deluge of homeless and commuting students. Aside from the obvious impacts on the mental health and academic record of students left without somewhere to live, the accommodation crisis in

The Glasgow Guardian • 11th January 2024

University of Aberdeen strike ballot opens following cuts to Modern Languages

Staff at Aberdeen are balloting for potential strike action in response to the decision to cut single-honours degrees in modern languages.

The University and College Union (UCU) ballot opened on Wednesday and will run until February 7. This comes after the UCU claimed around 30 jobs were at risk due to the cuts.

All members in the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture (LLMVC) at the University of Aberdeen have received letters cautioning them they are “at risk of redundancy”

The Glasgow Guardian • 18th February 2024

Staff at University of Aberdeen to strike over cuts

A University and College Union ballot for staff at the University of Aberdeen has returned with a mandate for strike action over proposed cuts to language degrees.

University of Aberdeen staff are expected to strike in response to plans from senior management to cut language degrees at the University. The University and College Union (UCU) Scotland’s Aberdeen branch has won a mandate for strike action and action short of strike after 80% of those who voted supported the move, on a turnout of 60

The Glasgow Guardian • 18th February 2024

World Changers: February

From Extended Research technology, to advanced knowledge of traumatic head injuries, The Glasgow Guardian looks into the world changing research taking place on campus.

This month in University of Glasgow research sees groundbreaking research in educational technology, medicine, and social justice.

A UofG report has underlined the power of Extended Reality (XR) technology in education. The study was supported by Meta, and made a series of suggestions to the XR technology industry, as well as t