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By Gregor Hynds Just over five years ago, Belgium captain Vincent Kompany remembers when he first encounter the kid that would go on to captain Scotland against him last Friday. On his last trip to Glasgow in 2013,Kompany and his fellow internationals travelled to Scotland, as they looked to secure their place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and was handed a match program … Continue reading Kompany: “It’s great to see him do well”
By Dane McBeth For many at UWS it’s the first day of term with first year and returning students beginning classes. For students who are part of the Erasmus programme (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) in particular, which is an EU student exchange programme, it can be a difficult time with the challenges joining a university in a new country … Continue reading UWS Welcomes Record Number of ERASMUS Students Despite Brexit Fears
By Manuel Cardo A total of 94% of continental Portugal is now in a estate of “Severe Drought” according to the Portuguese weather Institute (IPMA) IPMA says that “the combination of lower than average precipitation values with extremely high temperatures has resulted in high values of evapotranspiration and significant ground humidity deficits” These values are having the biggest impact on the agriculture and farmers. Alexandra … Continue reading 94% of continental Portugal in a state of “Extreme Drought”
By Lea Fabbrini Singer-songwriter and social activist Annie Lennox is the first ever female Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. The Eurythmics singer with doctor title succeeds the Nobel Peace Prize Winner Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and Social Business Movement and anti-poverty campaigner. Today, Friday the 24th of November she is officially to become the next GCU Chancellor. She will be inaugurated into … Continue reading Annie Lennox the Chancellor
by Lea Fabbrini South Ayrshire Council launched a new online school payments system – ‘iPayimpact’ – on the 22nd of November 2017. The system is part of the project ‘South Ayrshire Goes Digital’ and is now available in all eight Council secondary schools in South Ayrshire. Councillor Douglas Campbell, Leader South Ayrshire Council said: “This is the first large scale project as part of our … Continue reading School payments go digital
By Ludovica Muttini AQUABOX is a water purification pump that turns dirty water into potable water through the use of filtrations units. Aquabox has sent humanitarian assistance to crises zones around the world. It provided 180 water-purification units to the British Virgin Islands during Hurricane Irma, and supplied 500 boxes to Bangladesh to help the Rohingya refugee crisis. Lately, after the hurricane Matthew in Haiti, Aquabox sent water … Continue reading Ayr Rotary Club giving the gift of water this Christmas.
By Petya Plachkova INVESTIGATORS are working on finding out how many Uber users in Britain were affected by the breach of data back in October 2016, but was covered up. In an admission made by the US firm’s chief executive on Tuesday, it was revealed that a third party had been infiltrated by cyber criminals. Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, said two individuals outside … Continue reading Uber users concerned after the hack
By Dominic V. Cassidy IT is Road Safety week here in the UK, with the theme this year being “Slow Down, Save Lives” and there is a large focus on regulating speed. With cars becoming more and more advanced, the temptation to hit higher speeds could be more enticing. It does not help that driving examiners are striking over potentially dangerous changes to the driving … Continue reading Road Safety Awareness Week
By Dominic V. Cassidy THE Citizens Theatre, located in the Gorbals, is due to be closed for an extensive revamp, costing an estimated £19.4 million. The Glasgow institution, which has been around under various forms since the late 1800’s, is the biggest theatre which produces its own shows in house, in the west of Scotland. And while the present location of the theatre will … Continue reading Historic Glasgow Theatre set to Close for Revamp
By Dominic V. Cassidy Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have developed a new, more powerful MRI scanner. After ten years of research and development, patients in Scotland are now becoming the first in the world to be scanned by the new and very powerful Fast Field Cycling MRI Scanner, developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen. With a normal MRI machine, radio … Continue reading Prototype MRI Scanner Developed in Aberdeen
