• Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first technological university in the United Kingdom.
• Taking its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde it is Scotland's third-largest university by number of students, with students and staff from over 100 countries.
• Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. It is about an hour’s travel from Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland and about 5 hours by train from London.
• The other universities in the region include University of glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian University and University of the West of Scotland.
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Reputation
Things you should know
• The university is highly ranked among the top 10 in the UK in various subjects according to the Complete University Guide 2019, namely being 1st for Accounting & Finance; 1st for Aural & Oral Sciences; 1st for Communication & Media Studies; 1st for Pharmacology and Pharmacy; 1st for Social Policy; 1st for Medical Technology; 1st for Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism; 2nd for Marketing; 2nd for Forensic Science; 5th for Architecture; 6th for Business & Management Studies; 6th for Electrical & Electronic Engineering; 7th for Chemical Engineering; 8th for Civil Engineering; 8th for General Engineering and 9th for Mechanical Engineering.
• QS World University Rankings 2018 placed the university among the top 25 internationally for Hospitality & Leisure Management, 51-100 for Pharmacy, 51-100 for Business & Management, 101-150 for Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 101-150 for Architecture, 101-150 for Education, 151-200 for Accounting & Finance, 151-200 for Law, 151-200 for Civil & Structural Engineering, 151-200 for Mechanical Engineering, 201-250 for Chemical Engineering, 201-250 for Physics and Astronomy, 251-300 for Sociology, 251-300 for Economics, 251-300 for Materials Sciences, 301-350 for Mathematics and 301-350 for Computer Science & Information Systems.
• Their Business Schhool is Triple accreditied by EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. The institution was named University of the Year 2012 by Times Higher Education[5] and again in 2019, becoming the only university to receive this award twice.
• It was Entrepreneurial University of the year 2013 by Times Higher Education. The annual income of the institution for 2017–18 was £304.4 million of which £68.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £304.0 millionIt is among the UK’s top 20 research intensive universities according to the Times Higher Education’s analysis of REF 2014.
• The Technology and Innovation Centre on the university campus is home to prominent companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Scottish Power and the Weir Group.
Alumni
University of Strathclyde
• John Logie Baird, inventor of the first working television. • Henry Faulds, physician, missionary and scientist who developed of fingerprinting. • Jim McColl, Scotland's richest man. • Andrew Wyllie, civil engineer, CEO of the Costain Group and president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. • David Livingstone, explorer in Africa and medical missionary.