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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 University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing is the medical school of the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the largest in Europe, offering a 5-year MBChB degree course. It is ranked 2nd in the UK for medicine by The Times Good University Guide 2018 [ 2] and joint 1st in the UK by the Complete University Guide ...
The Glasgow University Law Society organises social activities for students at the School of Law, including the annual Law Ball, held every February. The event is of a comparable size to the GUSA Ball, and because of the number of students attending it is necessary to hold the event in city centre hotels as there is no hall in the University ...
William Barclay, theologian. David Beaton, cardinal and Archbishop of St. Andrews. James Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow and St. Andrews, Primate of Scotland. Zachary Boyd, theologian. John Caird, theologian and preacher, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow (1873–98) Alexander Campbell, co-founder of the Restoration Movement.
The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is President of the Senate, the university's supreme academic body. The Principal is normally also created Vice-Chancellor of the university, conferring on him the degree-awarding powers of the Chancellor . Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli succeeded Sir Muir Russell as Principal on 1 October ...
University of Glasgow Professorships at the University of Glasgow can take either of two forms: an established chair or a personal professorship. An established chair is one which has been set up by endowment and is intended to last indefinitely, i.e. that when a chair is vacated, someone else will be appointed to it. Personal professorships are conferred on individuals and exist only so long ...
The Archives of the University of Glasgow ( GUAS) maintain the historical records of the University of Glasgow back to its foundation in 1451. Its earliest record is a charter dating from 1304 for the lands of the earliest mention of record-keeping in the university is in 1490 when it is recorded in the Annales Universitatis Glasguensis 1451 ...
The academic dress of all members of the University of Glasgow, including students, is regulated by the University Regulations. It shares many similarities with the other ancient universities of Scotland, most conspicuously that, unlike in the rest of the United Kingdom, headwear is only very rarely worn. Academic dress has been worn in the ...