Established in 1796 when Professor John Anderson, one of the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, left instructions in his will for 'a place of useful learning'. Received the Royal Charter in 1964. Today Strathclyde’s ambition is to be among the leading technological universities in the world. It is committed to the highest standards of teaching, research and knowledge exchange, and has a track record of making technologies and innovation applicable for the benefit of society and the environment. It is proud of its strong links with business and industry. It challenges traditional academic boundaries to solve global problems, and at the same time takes pride in its place at the heart of the city of Glasgow. It is home to students from more than 100 countries.
Located in the centre of Glasgow, one of Europe's most exciting cities, and close to Scotland's stunning scenery, including Loch Lomond. The University’s community is now together on one site, following the arrival at the city centre campus of around 350 staff and 2,000 students previously based at the Jordanhill campus in the west end of Glasgow. Their move to the £38 million Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences quarter forms part of a wider £350-million campus investment plan.
City centre location close to central train and bus stations and only 20 minutes from Glasgow Airport.
According to the most recent National Student Survey, our student satisfaction levels stand at 86%, and our students rate us more highly than average score for UK universities in terms of Learning Resources, Personal Development and Students’ Union. Subject areas with particularly strong showings included: Medical Technology (Prosthetics & Orthotics) (100%), Molecular Biology (100%), Biophysics & Biochemistry (100%). Chemistry, Economics, Human & Social Geography (Geography) and Human Resource Management all scored 97%.
Strathclyde has a proud history of communicating and developing the practical applications of research. We believe in a multi-disciplinary approach to tackle global challenges using international partners from industry and academia.
Our commitment to cutting-edge research is demonstrated by significant investment in world-class infrastructure which is part of our wider £350M campus development project. We are lead, or partner, in 17 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) which offer access to prestigious studentships and quality training in both subject specific and transferable skills. The areas covered by these Centres reflect our commitment to integrate world-class research teams with pioneering external partnerships in an interdisciplinary environment in such topics as: Medical Devices, Wind Energy, Future Power Networks & Smart Grids, Next Generation Accelerators, Continuous Manufacturing & Crystallisation and Optics & Photonics. Strathclyde has one of the largest Centres for Doctoral Training portfolios in the UK with involvement in 9 and leadership in 5 such centres.
High quality teaching is informed by research into teaching and learning as well as academic scholarship. Strathclyde promotes excellence through continuous innovation in the curriculum and in approaches to teaching and learning. Provides learning experiences that make students highly employable, capable of advanced study and confident in their own abilities. Our students have higher than average graduate employment rates. The University’s academic strength is demonstrated by its collaboration with other Scottish universities through research pooling initiatives, as well its links with outstanding partners overseas. Strathclyde has more than 200 collaborative agreements in more than 50 countries, and an estimated 2,000 informal links around the world. In 2012, the University became home to the Confucius Institute for Scotland’s Schools, a Scotland-wide centre for the promotion of Chinese language and culture. The University is supporting an international initiative for the establishment of Age-Friendly universities. Launched in November 2012 by Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Dublin City University Brian MacCraith, it encourages the participation of older adults in all of universities’ core activities. The move coincided with the 25thanniversary of the Learning in Later Life Programme, which offers older people opportunities to broaden their skills and interests – one of the first of its kind in the UK and one of the largest worldwide.
Strathclyde, in partnership with the University of Dundee, has won a bid to host the first Fulbright Scotland Summer Institute for students from the USA. The bid was made to the UK-UK Fulbright Commission, one of the world’s most prestigious international exchange programmes.