The
University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, builds on over 550 years of
academic excellence to form a world-class centre of research and
teaching excellence.
The University played its distinguished part in the Enlightenment and in
fostering the research and inquiry which prepared the ground for the
Industrial Revolution in which the city of Glasgow was to play a world
role. Adam Smith, James Watt, Lord Kelvin... the contribution of
University of Glasgow people to building the modern world has been
immense, including 6 Nobel prizes in the course of the 20th century.
Today, the University of Glasgow is one of the UK's leading universities
with an international reputation for its research and teaching and an
important role in the cultural and commercial life of the country.
The University of Glasgow is a thoroughly international institution,
attracting students from over 80 countries and sending large numbers of
students on study periods abroad. Today's research projects are
typically international, with academics from every continent working in
Glasgow while the University's own staff make valued contributions to
collaborative work with some 200 institutions around the world. The
University's Universitas 21 membership plays an increasing role in its
international profile.
The University of Glasgow has one of the largest research bases in the
UK, with an annual income from research recently passing the £100m mark.
It has around 3,400 researchers and around 96% of its academic staff are
based in departments undertaking international quality research. Areas
of world-class research excellence include the biological sciences
including infection and immunity, the physical sciences including
fundamental research on the origins of the universe, engineering, social
sciences, and the humanities (including the unique Scottish Literature
department). The University is also an emerging leader in
inter-disciplinary research, for instance in bringing researchers from
medicine, psychology and the humanities together to understand the
workings of the human mind.
The University has strong links with business and industry at a national
and international level and gives a high priority to collaborative
research, based firmly on the belief that research and enterprise
activities have to be integrated, proactive and world class. Cutting
edge discoveries in biomedicine, engineering and other areas are being
commercialised successfully. Through the Scottish Institute for
Enterprise students have the opportunity to develop entrepreneurship as
they study.
The University provides challenging and supportive teaching in a
research-led environment, with special support for international
students (who have the opportunity for a two year visa extension on
graduation to continue living and working in Scotland). Students, on a
comprehensive range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree
programmes enjoy living and working in a world class institution.
The Universitas 21 Contact Manager at the University of Glasgow is
Mr Graham Paterson.