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Vision Values
The University of Glasgow aims Our mission informs everything we do. But we also share
to enhance its position as one of a set of values integrity, credibility, openness and success.
the worlds great, broad-based, These values define the way we work. As an organisation we
work most effectively when motivated by the common values
research-intensive universities. we see in each others behaviours and attitudes.
Integrity
Mission Being consistently honest and fair in our dealings with others.
Our collegiality means that we respect each others interests
Our mission is to undertake world and abilities as we work together towards a common goal.
environment that benefits culture, on the way we work together to find answers to the problems
facing mankind today.
society and the economy.
Openness
Our inclusiveness embraces diversity by valuing and
respecting the perspectives and contributions of all our
colleagues and students.
Success
Our reputation for excellence ensures that we are continually
striving to be better than we are in everything we do. The
innovation that we prize sees us changing the world around
us by applying creative solutions to problems.
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Excellence
Excellent Research
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1. Developing research strengths and Well establish a Research Institute of Health and
multi-disciplinary activities Wellbeing.
Its essential we develop and support research
Well also encourage research networks that bring
activity in areas of global significance. We must
together researchers to develop their common
also continue investing in our research infrastructure
interests in a strategically significant research theme.
and improving our internal processes.
Such networks will help build research communities,
Well continue to develop our research strengths establish greater internal and external presence, and
and demand strong research cultures and effective coordinate bids for research funding.
leadership in all disciplines. Well make targeted
investments in priority areas where were currently 2. Grow our community of PhD students
engaged in world leading research. And based We want to expand our postgraduate community
on a range of indicators, we should establish and and attract the best postgraduate research
maintain advantage over our peer institutions. applicants, domestically and internationally. Well
develop scholarship endowment funds and award
Our priority areas include: scholarships that support our research priorities.
Accounting, Finance and Economics
English, Celtic and Gaelic 3. Extend knowledge exchange
History of Art and Theatre, Film and TV Studies We want to become well known for our excellent
Computing Science knowledge transfer development. In areas where
Civil Engineering and Electronics and we havent identified commercially significant
Research
Electrical Engineering development opportunities, well simply share
Chemistry and Physics knowledge with businesses and organisations
Statistics who can benefit from it.
and the Research Institutes within the College Well work with charities, voluntary and social
of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS): enterprise groups, using our knowledge and
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Unique
CVR will remove the current artificial distinction framework that addresses the evolving threat to
between human and veterinary virology, instead health and economic security presented by viral
recognising the links between human and animal diseases across the world.
health. The aim is to gather expertise on many virus
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The University has become the UKs new home We have a well-established history of working on
for textile conservation. In a development that is big, collaborative projects with museum and gallery
bringing conservation training to Scotland for the institutions across the UK and internationally, he
very first time, the UKs Textile Conservation Centre, says. The Universitys reputation in the subject is also
recently based at the University of Southampton, second-to-none according to the 2008 Research
has relocated to Glasgow. Assessment Exercise, History of Art research at
Glasgow is the most highly rated of any university
Textile conservation is a part of object based
in the UK.
conservation, explains Professor Nicholas Pearce,
Head of the Universitys School of Culture and In terms of research, its looking at the way in which
Creative Arts. There are conservation specialisms science can bring on board new treatments for
across materials like metals, textiles, paintings, objects, explains Professor Pearce. It can help
ceramics and glass. Textile conservation has an us to push the boundaries not only in terms of
important place because most museums, private treatments, but even in technical examination, which
collections, or organisations like the National might tell you a lot about the processes that have
Trust have textiles, many of them of international gone into making a particular object. Students are
significance. Conservation is about preserving also set to benefit, with the introduction of two new
these objects so that people can enjoy them in postgraduate degree programmes at Glasgow
the future. a Masters in Textile Conservation and a Masters in
Dress and Textile History. Applications for places
have already been received from across the globe.
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attracts students the education. An experience that prepares them for lifelong learning
and gives them the means to contribute as global citizens.
world over.
Our students needs
Experience
An excellent student experience
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Commitment
Major changes to our systems and procedures UKs best sports and recreation facilities. The SRC
will also change the student experience giving supports a growing student volunteering culture
them easier access to course and assessment that encourages involvement with a wide range of
information, and self-enrolment facilities. community groups, while developing students
own skills and attributes.
Our commitment to We will develop the SRC Student Advice Centre,
which provides wide-ranging independent support
student engagement
means that all key
decision-making bodies
have student representation
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Innovative postgraduate
programme development A university that offers unique A university that makes
international study opportunities the right connections
at Glasgow is broadening
students horizons while Innovative postgraduate programme development Glasgows commitment to working with international
Opportunity
Senior Vice Principal Professor Andrea Nolan.
The next phase of developing this multilateral
partnership will include collaboration in research
and postgraduate research student training.
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A university focused
on research growth
Investing in the future excellence and diversity of our establishing if or how they differ according to the
research community is a priority at Glasgow. The Lord social and economic status of the households as
Kelvin/Adam Smith Scholarship scheme, for example, well as the gender and age of its members.
is supporting early career researchers who have the
In bringing together multiple aspects of malaria
potential to become leaders in their chosen fields.
and understanding the relationship households have
Current scholar Emma Laurie is being funded by with the disease, I hope to help produce prevention
the scheme to participate in an interdisciplinary policies which are scientifically sound and also
collaboration that spans the School of Geography tailored to be appropriate to the population.
& Earth Sciences, the Institute of Infection, Immunity
Other research projects supported by the scheme
& Inflammation and the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal
include an investigation into the design of sustainable
Health & Comparative Medicine. Working in Dar Es
urban drainage systems, and an examination of
Salaam, Tanzania, she is investigating the relationship
the theatricality of political trials. Stimulating and
between malaria and household vulnerability.
sustaining leading-edge interdisciplinary research in
Statistics obscure human suffering, she explains. such diverse areas of interest, the scholarships offer
This research is not concerned with large statistics, the opportunity for outstanding students from across
but with the individuals behind them. Malaria impacts the world to participate in some of the most exciting
upon the entire household. It disrupts education. areas of research taking place at Glasgow, while also
Focus
It disrupts employment. My research is focused developing their research skills.
on determining these impacts along with others,
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Im on the edge
of my seat. I want A university with an innovative
approach to teaching
to get it right!
How do you help students One of the ways Dr Cutts is improving motivation
learn a difficult skill like levels among his students is by using electronic
computer programming? voting handsets similar those used in the television
programme Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He has
a) improve motivation levels found that students presented with a problem-solving
b) diagnose problems early and offer peer task and asked to use the handsets to give an answer
assisted learning are twice as likely to construct a response as those
c) use voting handset technology to improve simply asked to put their hand up.
engagement with lectures
The two reasons handsets are really good are
d) all of the above.
because theyre anonymous and yet theyre
Dr Quintin Cutts is never afraid to try something engaging, Dr Cutts explains. Students answer
new. Using all of these methods and more, hes because theyre anonymous, and because they
been helping students to become better learners, answer theyre more engaged in the class. One
and this year hes been recognised with a national student said in his feedback, Im on the edge of
award from the Higher Education Academy for my seat. I want to get it right! You could tell it was
his efforts. a real motivation for him to be there and do well.
Perhaps surprisingly, some of Dr Cuttss theories Understanding that students learn at different speeds
about teaching computer science come from and in different ways, Dr Cutts has also been helping
his experiences of learning to scuba dive as a those found to be struggling by offering a system of
postgraduate and later, training others to dive. peer assisted learning. In a completely redesigned
Innovative
I was struck that some of the best divers didnt look course induction session last year, Dr Cutts asked
like they were going to be good at the beginning, new undergraduates to use their voting handsets to
he says. It took them a long time to learn a few core text in any problems that they were worried about.
skills that youve got to get, like clearing your mask. Second year students were then brought into the
session to discuss how they had dealt with similar
Computer programming is the same. Around
issues and act as mentors.
the world its viewed as being a problem course
high drop out rate, high failure rate. Theres an The students were really enthusiastic about this
attitude that people either can or cant do it. And sense of collegiality and being looked after, Dr Cutts
I just dont buy that. Its like the diver. Everyone says. We got rave reviews. They were pleased to be
gets there in the end if they put enough effort in. part of an institution that cared about them.
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Morven Boyd, Glasgows student
Vice President for Learning and
Development clears her throat.
I do feel that students have quite
a big voice here, she says.
as one of four sabbatical officers at the Students The Universitys new Student Carers Policy, which
Representative Council (SRC). Shes pleased to see Sophie helped to draft this year, is a case in point.
that more than ever, students are getting involved We recognised that there was no dedicated policy
in the governance of their University. to support students who have care responsibilities,
she explains. We wanted to make sure that if these
Weve got a massive network of student class
students needed time off then there would be a
representatives, she says. This year, 642 reps were
mechanism in place to make sure that they could
trained at Glasgow, which is more than half of all the
catch up, without any detriment to their studies.
reps trained in Scotland. After training they attend
staff student liaison committees, which is a way for We are the first university in the UK to have a
staff and students to discuss whats working and dedicated carers policy for students, Sophie
whats not in their degree programmes. Students continues, and it all happened because of students
can give their opinions. coming in with an issue and us being able to take
it further, in this case to the Student Support and
Development Committee.
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Our vision
Global
Extending our global reach and reputation
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Community
We have strategic
alliances and Well achieve our vision by:
collaborative research Strengthening international partnerships
links with leading We have strategic alliances and strong collaborative research
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The University has developed a flagship partnership stage, to aid this new university with its ambitious
with Columbia University in New York. This link growth plans. Joint development plans, with an
aims to develop joint research; to create exchange emphasis on developing staff research capacity
programmes for staff and students; and to share and curriculum development, have already attracted
knowledge internationally. We have developed $3.8m from international funding agencies, with
collaborations in a shared area of expertise - another major joint funding bid through the World Bank
biomedical science specifically cardiovascular currently pending. Our priorities for joint academic
medicine, neurobiology, clinical trials, public health, activity are nursing and sustainable energy, and as
comparative medicine, and cancer research. the University of Dodoma continues to grow, we will
So far, this has resulted in exchange visits for staff, explore other areas of shared activity.
a successful lectures series and a 100k fund for
Our engagement with China includes working
developing a Glasgow/Columbia joint programme in
with a range of partners to further our education,
cancer research. Other fruitful activities have included
research, development and innovation agenda.
joint presentations on research funding opportunities,
Nankai University, one of the prestigious 985 group
joint publications in cardiovascular physiology and
of Chinese universities, is located in Tianjin city.
pharmacology, joint research into the genetics of
Nankai and Glasgow have a history of research
cardiovascular disease and research links in spinal
collaboration in the areas of politics, chemistry, biology
cord neuroscience.
and engineering, and the ongoing commitment to
Looking to the future, we plan to sign a Memorandum developing broader and deeper links was marked
of Understanding and make a joint appointment by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
in cardiovascular research. We will explore future in 2009. Joint research projects will be enhanced with
Collaboration
research collaboration in integrative and systems student exchanges, and the development of a further
biology, joint clinical trials, and bioengineering. We strand of academic engagement in the area of art and
will develop student exchange programmes and joint cultural exchange. Glasgows world-leading academic
we will do better together, benefit of both partners, our respective countries, which are supported by the Collaborative Framework
transferring knowledge to
and to the wider world. Agreement between the City of Glasgow (through
Glasgow Life) and the University, offer a unique
In Tanzania, our partnership is with a new public
the benefit of both partners, institution, the University of Dodoma, founded
platform for developing our strategic partnership
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Heritage
Our architectural heritage
and award-winning new Our commitment Using the estate more efficiently
buildings attract students, Our students, staff and research funders will expect Maintaining and running the university estate is
staff and visitors from all the universitys infrastructure to be fit for purpose. second only to staff salaries in terms of expenditure.
over the world This will mean using the estates buildings and
resources more efficiently.
By reducing our overall estate and using what remains
more efficiently, we can reduce running costs and
focus on infrastructure quality. As well as ensuring
refurbishment and new build projects make the most
Physical infrastructure efficient use of available resources, we can make
better use of existing teaching spaces by:
Our architectural heritage and award-winning new
developing a better understanding of how we
buildings attract students, staff, and visitors from
use them
all over the world.
providing online access to timetabling and room
We will continue to invest in our estate through booking information
a number of major projects, including: removing the peaks and troughs of room use in
each teaching week.
moving some of the Western Infirmary and
Yorkhill teaching and research activity to the
new South Glasgow Hospital
a new Cancer Science building at Garscube
Reducing our carbon footprint
Campus focusing on Translational Research
The Scottish Government has set challenging targets
a new world-leading Centre for Virus Research
for carbon reduction, and weve agreed a Carbon
on the Garscube Campus
Management Programme. Among its many objectives
acquiring the Western Infirmary site as room
are plans to raise staff awareness of energy use, invest
for future expansion
in more energy-efficient appliances and ensure new
upgrades to the library, lecture theatres,
buildings and refurbishment projects meet the highest
seminar rooms, teaching laboratories and
achievable standards of energy efficiency.
informal learning spaces
a rolling programme of IT and research
equipment upgrades.
Infrastructure
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