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University of Glasgow. The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu [4]) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in 1451 [ O.S. 1450], [5] it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.
The Glasgow University Students' Representative Council, also known simply as the Students' Representative Council or by the acronyms GUSRC and SRC is a student union at the University of Glasgow. Unlike at other universities in the United Kingdom, the University of Glasgow operates a unique system, with four separate and independent bodies ...
Student accommodation. The university has a number of halls of residence, ranging from modern en-suite/studio flats at Ayr Campus to furnished flats within Paisley. Students at Dumfries may apply for a place within the University of Glasgow managed accommodation at the Crichton. In September 2012, the new £13.2 million on-campus Paisley ...
Sydney MacEwan. William Elphinstone. David Livingstone. Adam Smith. Thomas Campbell. Sir Derek Barton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Sir James Black, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine. John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, biologist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Sir William Ramsay, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The Glasgow Guardian is the student newspaper of the University of Glasgow. Founded in 1932 as The Gilmorehill Globe , [1] the newspaper has undergone four name changes in its existence. First changed to The Gilmorehill Guardian , then to the Glasgow University Guardian in 1959 under editor Neil MacCormick [ citation needed ] then to Glasgow ...
The ( Lord) Rector of the University of Glasgow is one of the most senior posts within the institution, elected every three years by students. The theoretical role of the rector is to represent students to the senior management of the university and raise issues which concern them. In order to achieve this, the rector is the statutory chair of ...
Universities in Scotland. Marischal College, Aberdeen. There are fifteen universities in Scotland and three other institutions of higher education that have the authority to award academic degrees. The first university college in Scotland was founded at St John's College, St Andrews in 1418 by Henry Wardlaw, bishop of St Andrews.
Glasgow University Student Television (more commonly known as GUST) is the student television station at the University of Glasgow and the oldest student-run television station in the world, founded in 1964. GUST is affiliated with the National Student Television Association (NaSTA) and broadcasts a wide range of programmes, including creative ...