University of Strathclyde
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The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow
, Scotland
, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university. It takes its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde
.
, professor
of Natural Philosophy
at the University of Glasgow
who left instructions and the majority of his estate to create a second university in Glasgow which would focus on "Useful Learning" – specialising in practical subjects - "for the good of mankind and the improvement of science, a place of useful learning". The University later named one
of the two campuses after him.
In 1828, the institution was renamed Anderson's University, partially fulfilling Anderson's vision of two universities in the city of Glasgow. The name was changed in 1887, to reflect the fact that there was no legal authority for the use of the title of 'university'. As a result the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College was formed, becoming the Royal Technical College in 1912 , and the Royal College of Science and Technology
in 1956 concentrating on science
and engineering
teaching and research. Undergraduate students could qualify for degrees of the University of Glasgow
or the equivalent Associate of the Royal College of Science and Technology (ARCST).
Under Principal Samuel Curran
, internationally respected nuclear physicist (and inventor of the scintillation counter
), the Royal College gained University Status, receiving its Royal Charter
to become The University of Strathclyde in 1964, merging with the Scottish College of Commerce at the same time. Contrary to popular belief, The University of Strathclyde was not created as a result of the Robbins Report
- the decision to grant the Royal College university status had been made earlier in the 1960s but delayed as a result of Robbins Report. The University of Strathclyde was the UK's first technological university reflecting its history, teaching and research excellence in technological education. In 1993, the University incorporated Jordanhill College of Education
.
The university has developed its reputation and grown from approximately 4,000 full-time students in 1964 to over 20,000 students in 2003, when it celebrated the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the original Royal College building. Today, the university is a major educational centre, the largest postgraduate provider in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK (HESA 2006)for post-graduate studies and research, with students from around 90 countries.
The university delivers teaching to over 25,000 full-time and part-time students: 15,000 undergraduates and 10,000 postgraduates. Another 34,000 people take part in continuing education
and professional development
programmes. The university's main campus, John Anderson Campus
, is located in the centre of Glasgow, near George Square
, and it has an education
campus in the suburb of Jordanhill
, at the site of the previous Jordanhill Teacher Training College.
Currently, the University contains two campuses, John Anderson Campus
and the Jordanhill campus. Each campus changed very little from its humble beginnings to the creation of the University of Strathclyde in 1964. The centrepiece building has long been the massive Royal College Building, begun in 1903, and building work took nine years to complete.
The 1960s and 1970s saw a huge programme of new academic buildings being built, and in line with contemporary fashion at the time with other university expansion programmes of the period many of these buildings were built in the distinctive (and controversial) Brutalist architectural style - the McCance (1964), Stenhouse (1974) and Architecture Buildings (1966) all being good examples of this. The 1980s concentrated on developing the student residences. Below is a synopsis of the campus history, along with the current occupiers of each building in brackets:
The University is embarking on a major campus renewal project, estimated to take 15 years and cost £300m. As of 2011, the current state of this plan is as follows:
Meanwhile, a new biomedical sciences building was opened in early 2010. It was designed by Shepparrd Robson, and is a purpose-built centre which aims to bring the multi-faceted disciplines of the Institute together under one roof. The building is central to the Institute’s aims of delivering speedier, more efficient drug discovery in a pioneering, world-class centre for research and development. Sited on Cathedral Street in Glasgow, the 8,000m2 building is the gateway to the University campus and city centre from the motorway.
However the RAE 2008 led directly to cuts in the university's research funding in 2009.
, is the oldest building on the John Anderson Campus
. Started in 1903 and completed in 1912, it was partially opened in 1910 and at the time was the largest educational building in Europe for technical education. Originally built as the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College Building, it now houses Bioscience
, Chemistry
, and Electronic and Electrical Engineering. The building is currently undergoing major internal renovation following the relocation of the Pharmacology and Bioscience departments to new accommodation in the John Arbuthnott (SIPBS) building, and the installation of a new heating system.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university. It takes its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde
Kingdom of Strathclyde
Strathclyde , originally Brythonic Ystrad Clud, was one of the early medieval kingdoms of the celtic people called the Britons in the Hen Ogledd, the Brythonic-speaking parts of what is now southern Scotland and northern England. The kingdom developed during the post-Roman period...
.
History
The university founded in 1796 through the will of Professor John AndersonJohn H. D. Anderson
John Anderson was a Scottish natural philosopherand liberal educator at the forefront of the application of science to technology in the industrial revolution, and of the education and advancement of working men and women....
, professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Natural Philosophy
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
who left instructions and the majority of his estate to create a second university in Glasgow which would focus on "Useful Learning" – specialising in practical subjects - "for the good of mankind and the improvement of science, a place of useful learning". The University later named one
John Anderson Campus
The John Anderson Campus, the main campus of The University of Strathclyde, is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The campus is self-contained in its own area while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway, George Square and Queen Street Railway Station.-History:...
of the two campuses after him.
In 1828, the institution was renamed Anderson's University, partially fulfilling Anderson's vision of two universities in the city of Glasgow. The name was changed in 1887, to reflect the fact that there was no legal authority for the use of the title of 'university'. As a result the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College was formed, becoming the Royal Technical College in 1912 , and the Royal College of Science and Technology
Royal College of Science and Technology
The Royal College of Science and Technology, situated at 138 George Street in Glasgow, Scotland was the principal predecessor institution of the University of Strathclyde, and now serves as one of the main educational buildings of the campus.-History:...
in 1956 concentrating on science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
teaching and research. Undergraduate students could qualify for degrees of the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
or the equivalent Associate of the Royal College of Science and Technology (ARCST).
Under Principal Samuel Curran
Samuel Curran
Sir Samuel Crowe Curran , FRS, FRSE, was a physicist and the first Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde - the first of the new technical universities in Britain....
, internationally respected nuclear physicist (and inventor of the scintillation counter
Scintillation counter
A scintillation counter measures ionizing radiation. The sensor, called a scintillator, consists of a transparent crystal, usually phosphor, plastic , or organic liquid that fluoresces when struck by ionizing radiation. A sensitive photomultiplier tube measures the light from the crystal...
), the Royal College gained University Status, receiving its Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
to become The University of Strathclyde in 1964, merging with the Scottish College of Commerce at the same time. Contrary to popular belief, The University of Strathclyde was not created as a result of the Robbins Report
Robbins Report
The Robbins Report was commissioned by the British government and published in 1963. The Committee met from 1961 to 1963...
- the decision to grant the Royal College university status had been made earlier in the 1960s but delayed as a result of Robbins Report. The University of Strathclyde was the UK's first technological university reflecting its history, teaching and research excellence in technological education. In 1993, the University incorporated Jordanhill College of Education
Jordanhill College
Jordanhill Campus, in Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland, is now home to the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde. Within the University of Strathclyde faculty of education, departments include Childhood and Primary Studies, Creative and Aesthetic Studies, Curricular Studies,...
.
The university has developed its reputation and grown from approximately 4,000 full-time students in 1964 to over 20,000 students in 2003, when it celebrated the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the original Royal College building. Today, the university is a major educational centre, the largest postgraduate provider in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK (HESA 2006)for post-graduate studies and research, with students from around 90 countries.
Organisation
Departments are organised into four faculties:- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Engineering
- ScienceUniversity of Strathclyde Faculty of ScienceThe Faculty Of Science is one of the five faculties which make up the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland. The faculty contains a number of departments offering various undergraduate and postgraduate courses.-Introduction:...
- Strathclyde Business SchoolStrathclyde Business SchoolThe Strathclyde Business School is one of the five schools which constitute the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. It includes a number of departments which offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and the Department of Management which specialises in postgraduate business...
The university delivers teaching to over 25,000 full-time and part-time students: 15,000 undergraduates and 10,000 postgraduates. Another 34,000 people take part in continuing education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
and professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
programmes. The university's main campus, John Anderson Campus
John Anderson Campus
The John Anderson Campus, the main campus of The University of Strathclyde, is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The campus is self-contained in its own area while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway, George Square and Queen Street Railway Station.-History:...
, is located in the centre of Glasgow, near George Square
George Square
George Square is the principal civic square in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is named after King George III.-Historical development:George Square was laid out in 1781, part of the innovative Georgian central grid plan that initially spanned from Stockwell Street east to Buchanan Street—which...
, and it has an education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
campus in the suburb of Jordanhill
Jordanhill
Jordanhill is an affluent area of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The area consists largely of terraced housing dating from the early to mid 20th century, with some detached and semi-detached homes and some modern apartments....
, at the site of the previous Jordanhill Teacher Training College.
Campus development
John Anderson Campus
The John Anderson Campus, the main campus of The University of Strathclyde, is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The campus is self-contained in its own area while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway, George Square and Queen Street Railway Station.-History:...
and the Jordanhill campus. Each campus changed very little from its humble beginnings to the creation of the University of Strathclyde in 1964. The centrepiece building has long been the massive Royal College Building, begun in 1903, and building work took nine years to complete.
The 1960s and 1970s saw a huge programme of new academic buildings being built, and in line with contemporary fashion at the time with other university expansion programmes of the period many of these buildings were built in the distinctive (and controversial) Brutalist architectural style - the McCance (1964), Stenhouse (1974) and Architecture Buildings (1966) all being good examples of this. The 1980s concentrated on developing the student residences. Below is a synopsis of the campus history, along with the current occupiers of each building in brackets:
- 1912 Completion of Royal College Building
- 1958 James Weir Building (Mechanical, Design, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering) - extended in 1960.
- 1959 Students' Union BuildingUniversity of Strathclyde Students' AssociationFounded in 1964, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association is the representative body for students of the University of Strathclyde. It is run by the students through an Executive Committee and the Students' Representative Council...
- 1959 Opening of Marland House by the General Post OfficeGeneral Post OfficeGeneral Post Office is the name of the British postal system from 1660 until 1969.General Post Office may also refer to:* General Post Office, Perth* General Post Office, Sydney* General Post Office, Melbourne* General Post Office, Brisbane...
. Would later become the Graham Hills Building. - 1962 Thomas Graham Building (Chemistry)
- 1963 McCance Building (Houses central administration, History, Politics, Registry)
- 1965 Livingstone TowerLivingstone TowerThe Livingstone Tower is a mid-rise skyscraper in Glasgow, Scotland and is a part of the University of Strathclyde's John Anderson Campus, one of the 2 campuses the university operates from. The building was named after David Livingstone...
(Mathematics, Statistics, Languages and Computer Sciences(CIS)University of Strathclyde CIS DepartmentThe University of Strathclyde's Computer and Information Sciences department is a department of the Faculty of Science in the University of Strathclyde. The CIS department, which is run by Prof Maria Fox is primarily located on floors 11, 12 and 13 of the Livingstone Tower, Glasgow...
) - 1966 Architecture Building
- 1967 Colville Building (Civil Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics)
- 1971 John Anderson Building (Physics, Civil Engineering)
- 1972 Wolfson Centre (Bioengineering), Birkbeck CourtBirkbeck CourtBirkbeck Court is the oldest and largest student residence at University of Strathclyde. It is situated on Cathedral Street, which is at the very centre of Glasgow and the university campus....
residences - 1973 Collins Building (Collins Gallery, Senate/Court suites)
- 1973 Stenhouse Building (Law)
- 1974 Construction of the Callanish sculpture and landscaped area (popularly known as "Steelhenge")
- 1975 University Centre (Refectory, Staff Club, Sports Centre)
- 1976 Todd Centre (Pharmacology)
- 1977 William Duncan Building (Strathclyde Business School)
- 1981 CurranJoan CurranLady Joan Strothers Curran was a Welsh scientist. She and her husband, Sir Samuel Curran, played important roles in the defense of the allied forces of World War II.-Biography:...
Building created from former Collins warehouse (houses Andersonian LibraryAndersonian LibraryThe Andersonian Library is the principal university library of the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Established in 1796, it is one of the largest of its type in Scotland.-History:...
) - 1983 EAC Building (later Lord Hope Building)
- 1984 Lord Todd restaurant, acquisition of the Barony Hall
- 1987 Acquisition of Marland House from British Telecom, and is later renamed Graham Hills Building.
- 1990 Opening of James Blyth and Thomas Campbell student residences
- 1991 Opening of Chancellors' Hall student residences
- 1992 Graduate Business School building opens
- 1997 Opening of James Goold Hall of Residence
- 1998 John Arbuthnott Building (Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences)
- 2001 Acquisition of the RottenrowRottenrowRottenrow is a famous street in the city of Glasgow in Scotland. It is located at Townhead, in the northern periphery of the city centre.Rottenrow dates back to the city's medieval beginnings, and once connected the historic High Street to the northern reaches of what is now the Cowcaddens area. ...
maternity hospital site - demolition of the Glasgow Royal Maternity HospitalGlasgow Royal Maternity HospitalGlasgow Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, was founded as the Glasgow Lying-in Hospital and Dispensary in 1834 in Greyfriars Wynd. It moved to St Andrews Square in 1841 then to Rottenrow in 1860... - 2002 Thomas Graham Building extension completed
- 2004 Rottenrow Gardens Opened
- 2010 Hamnett Wing of the new Strathclyde Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences building on Cathedral Street
The University is embarking on a major campus renewal project, estimated to take 15 years and cost £300m. As of 2011, the current state of this plan is as follows:
- The sale of the Jordanhill site and the relocation of its departments to the John Anderson CampusJohn Anderson CampusThe John Anderson Campus, the main campus of The University of Strathclyde, is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The campus is self-contained in its own area while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway, George Square and Queen Street Railway Station.-History:...
. - A new Technology & Innovation Centre built on the Albion Street site will allow relocation of various Engineering research groups. A replacement Student's Union building is slated for this site.
- A new sports centre building on Cathedral Street is also proposed to replace the one currently housing the sports unionStrathclyde University Sports UnionThe Strathclyde University Sports Union is a sports centre run on campus by students from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, which is currently celebrating its 90th year...
, work is now scheduled to begin in 2014, which will allow demolition of the old University Centre complex on the western extreme of the campus. - The McCance/Collins/Livingstone Tower complex will be vacated by the year 2023 after their departments relocated, and the buildings returned to Glasgow City Council from whom they have been leased since their construction in the early 1960s. No decision has yet been taken on the future of these buildings beyond this date.
- An extended Rottenrow Gardens will be created after the Colville Building is demolished in 2015 and North Portland Street is pedestrianised. Works to move the Civil Engineering departments out of the Colville and into the James Weir Building were largely completed by 2011.
- Tentative plans exist to vacate the Graham Hills Building by 2018, but a firm decision has yet to be reached.
- A new centrepiece building on the north west corner of the Rottenrow Gardens site will be constructed by the end of the 2010s, and will serve as the new "front door" of the University.
- The Alexander Turnbull Building on George Street will be vacated and sold in 2012.
- The original Royal College Building will be vacated by 2016 and sold to a private developer. Likely uses for this building will be private housing or a hotel.
Meanwhile, a new biomedical sciences building was opened in early 2010. It was designed by Shepparrd Robson, and is a purpose-built centre which aims to bring the multi-faceted disciplines of the Institute together under one roof. The building is central to the Institute’s aims of delivering speedier, more efficient drug discovery in a pioneering, world-class centre for research and development. Sited on Cathedral Street in Glasgow, the 8,000m2 building is the gateway to the University campus and city centre from the motorway.
Research Assessment Exercise 2008
The university dropped six places to number 50 in the UK league table published by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES). although it did rank highly in a number of areas in the same newspaper article - 8th in the UK for Pharmacy, 12th for Business and management studies, 17th for Chemistry, 13th for Law, 21st for Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12th for Allied health professions and studies.However the RAE 2008 led directly to cuts in the university's research funding in 2009.
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| FT | 37th | 36th | 38th | 39th |
Royal College Building
The Royal College BuildingRoyal College of Science and Technology
The Royal College of Science and Technology, situated at 138 George Street in Glasgow, Scotland was the principal predecessor institution of the University of Strathclyde, and now serves as one of the main educational buildings of the campus.-History:...
, is the oldest building on the John Anderson Campus
John Anderson Campus
The John Anderson Campus, the main campus of The University of Strathclyde, is located in Glasgow, Scotland. The campus is self-contained in its own area while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway, George Square and Queen Street Railway Station.-History:...
. Started in 1903 and completed in 1912, it was partially opened in 1910 and at the time was the largest educational building in Europe for technical education. Originally built as the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College Building, it now houses Bioscience
BioScience
BioScience is a peer-reviewed monthly sometimes daily scientific journal that is published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences . The content is written and edited for accessibility to researchers, educators, and students alike...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, and Electronic and Electrical Engineering. The building is currently undergoing major internal renovation following the relocation of the Pharmacology and Bioscience departments to new accommodation in the John Arbuthnott (SIPBS) building, and the installation of a new heating system.
IET Power Academy
Strathclyde is the only Scottish university that offers the IET Power Academy engineering scholarships to its engineering students.Notable academics and alumni
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, Member of Parliament - Lord PeeblesIain Peebles, Lord BannatyneIain Peebles, Lord Bannatyne is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session in Scotland.-Career:...
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, Lord Commissioner of Justiciary - Patrick ProsserPatrick ProsserPatrick Prosser is a Computer Scientist at Glasgow University. His research has centred on Constraint programming, although it has extended into the application of those techniques into other areas...
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, academician - Shaf Rasul, millionaire businessman
- Chris SawyerChris SawyerChris Sawyer is a Scottish computer game developer who is best known for designing and programming Transport Tycoon and the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.-Career:...
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- Omar AbdullahOmar AbdullahOmar Abdullah , born 10 March 1970 in United Kingdom, is an Indian Kashmiri politician and the scion of Kashmir's 'first family', the Abdullah family who became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after forming a government in coalition with the Congress party, on...
, Politician in India (Chief Minister of J & K state) - Chris PendergastChris PendergastChristopher-Paul Peter Pendergast BA PGDE , commonly known as Chris Pendergast is a Scottish born Gaelic Footballer of Irish descent...
, Gaelic footballer - Alan Gatherer, CTO High Performance Multicore Processing, Texas Instruments.
- Alex KapranosAlex KapranosAlexander Paul Kapranos Huntley , commonly known as Alex Kapranos, is a United Kingdom-based musician who is the lead singer and the guitarist of the Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand.-Early life:...
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- Dougie DonnellyDougie DonnellyDouglas "Dougie" Donnelly is a Scottish television broadcaster best known for presenting sports coverage for BBC Scotland....
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See also
- Careers Scotland Space SchoolCareers Scotland Space SchoolThe Careers Scotland Space School, also known as the Scottish Space School, is an organisation set up by Careers Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government...
- University of Strathclyde Students' AssociationUniversity of Strathclyde Students' AssociationFounded in 1964, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association is the representative body for students of the University of Strathclyde. It is run by the students through an Executive Committee and the Students' Representative Council...
- Social Networking and UK LibrariesSocial Networking and UK LibrariesLibraries in the UK are increasingly engaging with Social networking tools, both as a way of reaching patrons, and as a place where patrons can access social networking sites for their own use. Every public library in the UK provides computers for patrons...
External links
- University of Strathclyde website
- David Livingstone Center for Sustainability website
- James Goold Halls of Residence
- Livingstone TowerLivingstone TowerThe Livingstone Tower is a mid-rise skyscraper in Glasgow, Scotland and is a part of the University of Strathclyde's John Anderson Campus, one of the 2 campuses the university operates from. The building was named after David Livingstone...
- Glasgow Digital Library at the University of Strathclyde
- Strathclyde Students' Union website
- EDWARD VII LAYS FOUNDATION STONE (1903) (archive film of King Edward VII laying the foundation stone for the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (University of Strathclyde) - from the National Library of Scotland: SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE)