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The 'University of Strathclyde' () is a university in Glasgow, Scotland.
The university originated as 'Anderson's Institution' in 1796. Its establishment was based on the vision of John Anderson, professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow who left instructions in his will for a university which would focus on "Useful Learning" — specialising in practical and vocational subjects. The university received a royal charter in 1964.
★ Anderson's Institution — 1796
★ 'Anderson's University' — 1828
★ Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College — 1887
★ Royal Technical College — 1912
★ Royal College of Science and Technology — 1956
★ merger with Scottish College of Commerce — 1964
★ University of Strathclyde founded — 1964
★ merger with Jordanhill College of Education — 1993
Until 1964 the institution was primarily a technological institute 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).
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 for post-graduate studies and research, with scholars from around 90 countries.
Departments are organised into five faculties:
★ Law Arts & Social Sciences,
★ Education
★ Engineering
★ Science
★ Strathclyde Business School.
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. Strathclyde enjoys a reputation for excellence in commercially relevant research and innovation, with commitment to entrepreneurship education, and links with business and industry. The university's main 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.
The 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, while 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)
★ 1959 Students Union Building
★ 1959 Opening of Marland House by its owner, Post Office Telephones
★ 1962 Thomas Graham Building (Chemistry)
★ 1963 McCance Building (houses central administration, History, Politics, Registry)
★ 1965 Livingstone Tower (Mathematics, Statistics, Languages, Computer Science)
★ 1967 Colville Building (Civil Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics)
★ 1969 Architecture Building
★ 1971 John Anderson Building (Physics, Civil Engineering)
★ 1972 Wolfson Centre (Bioengineering), Birkbeck Court residences
★ 1973 Collins Building (Collins Gallery, Senate/Court suites)
★ 1975 University Centre (Refectory, Staff Club, Sports Centre)
★ 1976 Todd Centre (Pharmacology)
★ 1977 William Duncan Building (Strathclyde Business School)
★ 1981 Curran Building created from former Collins warehouse (houses Andersonian Library)
★ 1983 EAC Building (later Lord Hope Building)
★ 1984 Lord Todd restaurant, acquisition of the Barony Hall
★ 1987 Marland House acquired from British Telecom, is 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 student residences
★ 1998 John Arbuthnott Building (Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences)
★ 2001 Acquisition of the Rottenrow maternity hospital site
★ 2002 Thomas Graham Building extension completed
★ 2004 Rottenrow Gardens Opened
The University is embarking on a major campus renewal project, estimated to take 15 years and cost £200m. The key elements of this will be the sale of the Jordanhill site and the relocation of its departments to the John Anderson Campus. The McCance/Livingstone Tower/Collins complex of buildings will be demolished whilst the James Weir and Colville buildings will be extensively refurbished. A new sports centre building on Cathedral Street is also proposed.
The Royal College Building is the oldest building on the John Anderson Campus. Started in 1903 and completed in 1912, it was partially opened in 1910. 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 (SIBS) building, and the installation of a new heating system.
★ The University of Strathclyde has over 25,000 full and part-time students, and over 34,000 students in continuing education and professional development with over 3,200 staff. The University offers over 200 undergraduate degree combinations and more than 160 postgraduate taught across five faculties.
★ The University's total research patent royalty income topped £30m in 2003, placing Strathclyde in the UK's top ten universities for patent income.
★ The Students' Union building on John Street is the largest of its type in the UK, standing at 10-storeys.
★ The University is one of Glasgow's largest employers.
★ The University has been designated one of only six regional Fulbright Centres in the UK, encouraging staff and student links with the U.S..
★ Strathclyde established Europe's first interactive classroom in 1997, became the first IBM ThinkPad University in 2001, and was the first university in Scotland to invest in multimedia wired and wireless teaching spaces.
★ Strathclyde is the only Scottish university in the top ten UK university careers services cited by employers in a 2004 survey of excellence.
★ Over 40 spin-out companies have been created from Strathclyde research and technology, and the Cabinet Office of Science and Technology has cited Strathclyde as one of the UK's most successful universities for working with industry and commercialising research. In 2006, Strathclyde was ranked 7th in the "Number of Active Spin-Off Firms" by the Times Higher Education Supplement.
★ The University has used Anderson Lion, Kim Possible and Professor Bright as mascots.
★ Alex Kapranos, lead singer of Franz Ferdinand, studied at the University.
★ Chris Sawyer, creator of the popular 'Tycoon' computer game series which included the famous game RollerCoaster Tycoon studied a degree in computing information science in the top floors of the Livingstone Tower in the 1980s. A graphical replica of the Livingstone Tower, or Livi Tower as its called by staff and students, made an appearance in Transport Tycoon.
★ John Logie Baird, inventor of the first working television system was educated at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the University of Strathclyde).
★ The Centre for Forensic Science (part of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry) is seen as the leading educator of forensic science in the UK.
''See also ''
★ Colin R. McInnes Professor of Space Systems Engineering
★ Alastair McIntosh - Visiting Professor of Human ecology in the Department of Geography and Sociology
★ Kim Swales - Economics
★ Paul Rutherford - Scottish Politics / International Relations / German Constitutional History
★ Elish Angiolini, Lord Advocate for Scotland
★ John Logie Baird, inventor of television
★ Alistair Campbell, Lord Bracadale, Scottish Judge
★ Frank Hadden, coach of the Scotland national rugby union team
★ Tom Hunter, billionaire entrepreneur
★ Amar Latif, entrepreneur, world traveller and TV personality (Alumnus Of The Year 2006)
★ Helen Liddell, minister in Blair government and currently British High Commissioner to Australia
★ Ann McKechin, Member of Parliament
★ Iain Neil, Executive Vice President of Panavision
★ Shaf Rasul, millionaire businessman
★ Chris Sawyer, computer game developer
★ Brian Souter, co-founder of the Stagecoach Group
1. Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06
★ University of Strathclyde website
★ University of Strathclyde for foreign students on iAgora - Reviews by former Erasmus and other international students in Glasgow.
The 'University of Strathclyde' () is a university in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Contents |
| History |
| Organisation |
| Campus development |
| Royal College Building |
| Other facts |
| Notable academics and alumni |
| Academics |
| Alumni |
| References |
| External links |
History
The university originated as 'Anderson's Institution' in 1796. Its establishment was based on the vision of John Anderson, professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow who left instructions in his will for a university which would focus on "Useful Learning" — specialising in practical and vocational subjects. The university received a royal charter in 1964.
★ Anderson's Institution — 1796
★ 'Anderson's University' — 1828
★ Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College — 1887
★ Royal Technical College — 1912
★ Royal College of Science and Technology — 1956
★ merger with Scottish College of Commerce — 1964
★ University of Strathclyde founded — 1964
★ merger with Jordanhill College of Education — 1993
Until 1964 the institution was primarily a technological institute 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).
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 for post-graduate studies and research, with scholars from around 90 countries.
Organisation
Departments are organised into five faculties:
★ Law Arts & Social Sciences,
★ Education
★ Engineering
★ Science
★ Strathclyde Business School.
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. Strathclyde enjoys a reputation for excellence in commercially relevant research and innovation, with commitment to entrepreneurship education, and links with business and industry. The university's main 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.
Campus development
The Curran Building - University Library
Andrew Ure Halls of Residence
The 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, while 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)
★ 1959 Students Union Building
★ 1959 Opening of Marland House by its owner, Post Office Telephones
★ 1962 Thomas Graham Building (Chemistry)
★ 1963 McCance Building (houses central administration, History, Politics, Registry)
★ 1965 Livingstone Tower (Mathematics, Statistics, Languages, Computer Science)
★ 1967 Colville Building (Civil Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics)
★ 1969 Architecture Building
★ 1971 John Anderson Building (Physics, Civil Engineering)
★ 1972 Wolfson Centre (Bioengineering), Birkbeck Court residences
★ 1973 Collins Building (Collins Gallery, Senate/Court suites)
★ 1975 University Centre (Refectory, Staff Club, Sports Centre)
★ 1976 Todd Centre (Pharmacology)
★ 1977 William Duncan Building (Strathclyde Business School)
★ 1981 Curran Building created from former Collins warehouse (houses Andersonian Library)
★ 1983 EAC Building (later Lord Hope Building)
★ 1984 Lord Todd restaurant, acquisition of the Barony Hall
★ 1987 Marland House acquired from British Telecom, is 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 student residences
★ 1998 John Arbuthnott Building (Strathclyde Institute for Biomedical Sciences)
★ 2001 Acquisition of the Rottenrow maternity hospital site
★ 2002 Thomas Graham Building extension completed
★ 2004 Rottenrow Gardens Opened
The University is embarking on a major campus renewal project, estimated to take 15 years and cost £200m. The key elements of this will be the sale of the Jordanhill site and the relocation of its departments to the John Anderson Campus. The McCance/Livingstone Tower/Collins complex of buildings will be demolished whilst the James Weir and Colville buildings will be extensively refurbished. A new sports centre building on Cathedral Street is also proposed.
Royal College Building
The Royal College Building is the oldest building on the John Anderson Campus. Started in 1903 and completed in 1912, it was partially opened in 1910. 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 (SIBS) building, and the installation of a new heating system.
Other facts
★ The University of Strathclyde has over 25,000 full and part-time students, and over 34,000 students in continuing education and professional development with over 3,200 staff. The University offers over 200 undergraduate degree combinations and more than 160 postgraduate taught across five faculties.
★ The University's total research patent royalty income topped £30m in 2003, placing Strathclyde in the UK's top ten universities for patent income.
★ The Students' Union building on John Street is the largest of its type in the UK, standing at 10-storeys.
★ The University is one of Glasgow's largest employers.
★ The University has been designated one of only six regional Fulbright Centres in the UK, encouraging staff and student links with the U.S..
★ Strathclyde established Europe's first interactive classroom in 1997, became the first IBM ThinkPad University in 2001, and was the first university in Scotland to invest in multimedia wired and wireless teaching spaces.
★ Strathclyde is the only Scottish university in the top ten UK university careers services cited by employers in a 2004 survey of excellence.
★ Over 40 spin-out companies have been created from Strathclyde research and technology, and the Cabinet Office of Science and Technology has cited Strathclyde as one of the UK's most successful universities for working with industry and commercialising research. In 2006, Strathclyde was ranked 7th in the "Number of Active Spin-Off Firms" by the Times Higher Education Supplement.
★ The University has used Anderson Lion, Kim Possible and Professor Bright as mascots.
★ Alex Kapranos, lead singer of Franz Ferdinand, studied at the University.
★ Chris Sawyer, creator of the popular 'Tycoon' computer game series which included the famous game RollerCoaster Tycoon studied a degree in computing information science in the top floors of the Livingstone Tower in the 1980s. A graphical replica of the Livingstone Tower, or Livi Tower as its called by staff and students, made an appearance in Transport Tycoon.
★ John Logie Baird, inventor of the first working television system was educated at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the University of Strathclyde).
★ The Centre for Forensic Science (part of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry) is seen as the leading educator of forensic science in the UK.
Notable academics and alumni
''See also ''
Academics
★ Colin R. McInnes Professor of Space Systems Engineering
★ Alastair McIntosh - Visiting Professor of Human ecology in the Department of Geography and Sociology
★ Kim Swales - Economics
★ Paul Rutherford - Scottish Politics / International Relations / German Constitutional History
Alumni
★ Elish Angiolini, Lord Advocate for Scotland
★ John Logie Baird, inventor of television
★ Alistair Campbell, Lord Bracadale, Scottish Judge
★ Frank Hadden, coach of the Scotland national rugby union team
★ Tom Hunter, billionaire entrepreneur
★ Amar Latif, entrepreneur, world traveller and TV personality (Alumnus Of The Year 2006)
★ Helen Liddell, minister in Blair government and currently British High Commissioner to Australia
★ Ann McKechin, Member of Parliament
★ Iain Neil, Executive Vice President of Panavision
★ Shaf Rasul, millionaire businessman
★ Chris Sawyer, computer game developer
★ Brian Souter, co-founder of the Stagecoach Group
References
1. Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2005/06
External links
★ University of Strathclyde website
★ University of Strathclyde for foreign students on iAgora - Reviews by former Erasmus and other international students in Glasgow.
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