Inspiring people who change the world

‘Buildingupontheworld-changingachievementsofalumnisuchasAdamSmith,ourworkaddressesissuesofbothlocalandglobalconcerninvitalareassuchassocialjustice,healthandwellbeing,security,humanrights,inequalityineducationandcrimeandjustice.’Professor Anne H Anderson Vice-Principal&HeadofCollegeofSocialSciences

‘TheCollegeofArtshasbeenanintegralpartofGlasgow’sculturallegacyforoverfivecenturiesandTheHunterianisoneoftheleadinguniversitymuseumsintheworld.’Professor Pamela Robertson ExpertinMackintoshStudiesatTheHunterian

‘ThereisnowherebetterintheworldtoworkoncancerresearchthanGlasgow.’Professor Jeff EvansExpertinTranslationalCancerResearchandDirectorofInstituteofCancerSciences

‘WhatAppledidformusic,I’dliketodoforthediscoveryanddistributionofprescriptiondrugs.’Professor Lee Cronin RegiusChairofChemistry

institutionsaroundtheworld,whywebringteachingandresearchtogetherandwhywehavesomanylinkswiththepublicandprivatesector.Glasgowisaplacewhereeveryonehastheopportunitytochangetheworld.

In2015theUniversitywillacquirethesiteoftheWesternInfirmary,offeringthescaleofopportunitythatcomesrarelyinthelifetimeofanyinstitution:toredeveloptheGilmorehillcampusforthegenerationstocome.Thisbrochuregivesanupdateonourplanningforthisimportantnewdevelopment.

ItwillbealongandexcitingjourneybutoneIlookforwardtosharingwithyou.

ProfessorAntonMuscatelliPrincipal&ViceChancellor

World changing for over 550 years

Overthelastfivecenturiesandmore,theUniversityofGlasgowhasconstantlyworkedtopushtheboundariesofwhat’spossible.

We’vefosteredthetalentsofsevenNobellaureates,onePrimeMinisterandScotland’sinauguralFirstMinister.We’vewelcomedAlbertEinsteintogivealectureontheoriginsofthegeneraltheoryofrelativity.Scotland’sfirstfemalemedicalgraduatescompletedtheirdegreesherein1894andtheworld’sfirstultrasoundimagesofafoetuswerepublishedbyGlasgowProfessorIanDonaldin1958.In1840webecamethefirstuniversityintheUKtoappointaProfessorofEngineering,andin1957,thefirstinScotlandtohaveanelectroniccomputer.

TheUniversityofGlasgowhashelpedfosterthetalentsofsomeoftheworld’s

greatestthinkers,innovatorsandleadersofalltime.LordKelvin,AdamSmith,JohnLogieBaird,JamesWattandDavidLivingstonarejustahandfulofthehundredsofworld-changersthatdrewinspirationfromtheirtimehereinGlasgow.

Andthatlistofpeoplegrowslongereveryday.Fromgroundbreakingresearchinthefightagainstcancer,tointernationalpartnershipstobuildcapacityinsub-SaharanAfrica,wearecurrentlyworkingonprojectsattheUniversitytodaythatwillchangetheworldoftomorrow.

Someoftheproblemstheworldfacestodayaretoobigtobesolvedinthelabandweknowpeoplecan’ttackletheminisolation.That’swhyweencourageaninter-disciplinaryapproach,whywehavesustainablepartnershipswithleading

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TheUniversityofGlasgowhashelpedfosterthetalentsofsomeoftheworld’sgreatestthinkers,innovatorsandleadersofalltime.Wenowhaveauniqueopportunitytodevelopourcampustosupportlearningandinnovationforcenturiestocome.

Our historic opportunity

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ThehistoricandtransformationalopportunitytoredevelopthecampusisasimportanttotheUniversity-itsstaff,studentsandalumni-asthemovetoGilmorehillwasin1870.

Overthecomingmonthswelookforwardtosharingwithyoutheexcitingnewinitiativesthecampusredevelopmentwillenable.Aswellasspacefornewfacilitiestosupportourgroundbreakingresearchinfieldsfromsyntheticbiologyandquantumtechnologiestotropicalmedicineandpublichealth,thestudentexperiencewillbeattheheartofallwedo.Theredevelopmentwillincludethestateoftheartteachingfacilitiesourstudentsneed,aswellasprovidinganenvironmentthatisopenandaccessibletothewidercommunity.

In1870theUniversityofGlasgowrelocatedfromtheHighStreettoGilmorehillinthewestendofthecity.

Themodernfacilitiesthatwerebuiltatthattime,includingtheGilbertScottBuildingandtheiconictower,haveprovidedalegacythatweenjoytothisday.

Thesefacilitieshavehelpedtosupportthelast150yearsofknowledgecreationandscientificadvancement,andweremadepossiblebyaphilanthropiccampaignandthegenerosityofagenerationlookingtothefuture.

Wenowstandatanothersuchpointwherewewillbeabletomakeequivalentprogresswiththehelpofouralumni,friendsandsupporters.Thankstoourpurchaseofaround15acresoflandonwhatiscurrentlytheWesternInfirmarysite,theUniversityhasauniqueopportunitytore-shapeandtransformthecampustoprovidemodern,fitforpurposefacilitiesthatareinkeepingwithGlasgow’sstatusasaworldleadingresearch-intensiveUniversity.

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Transforming Glasgow

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Thenewcampusdevelopmentandexpansioninvolvesahugescaleofinvestmentinbuildings,facilities,staffandscholarshipsoverthenext10years.Ourinvestmentandcampaignwillfocusonthreestrands:

Worldchangingdiscoveryandinnovation

FromSmithandWatttoKelvinandBoydOrr,Glasgow’sapproachhasbeenapragmaticone:seekingtofindsolutionstotheproblemswehaveinfrontofus.Today,theworld’sgreatestchallengessuchasterrorism,socialjustice,infectiousdiseaseandwatersecuritycannotbecontainedwithinnational–orevencontinental–boundaries.

Complexglobalchallengesdemandinternational,multidisciplinarystrategiesandGlasgowhasacourageoustraditionofinterdisciplinaryinnovation.

Wheredisciplinesmerge,newsynergiesarecreatedandinnovativepotentialsolutionscanemerge.Thecampusredevelopmentwillcreatetheenvironmenttohelpourresearchteamstacklechallengeswhereweknowwecanmakeareal-worldimpact.

Funding,connectionsandcollaborationsarewhatallowustosolvethemostdauntingproblemstheworldfacestoday.

Creatinganiconicplaceoflearningandresearch

ThecampusredevelopmentwilltransformGlasgow’sskylineandcreateacampusthatwillpassthetestoftimeandbecelebratedbyfuturegenerations.

Redesigningthecampuslandscapetocreateappropriatespaceforintellectualexplorationandapplicationwillleadtoastunningblendofhistoryandmodernity.

Ourinspiringspaceswillincorporateplacesfordedicatedspecialistresearchandcreateflexibilitythroughtheuseoftechnologyinself-directedlearningresourcecentresandareasforcollaborativeworking.

Spacesthroughoutthecampuswillbeopentomembersofthepublic,enablingpeopletohaveabetterunderstandingofwhatwedowhilewelearnmoreabouthowwecansupportthesocietyinwhichwelive.

Inspiringpeoplewithambition

WeareconstantlylookingaheadfornewopportunitiestoensurethattheUniversityofGlasgowisaplacewhereeveryonecanmakeadifferenceregardlessoftheirbackground.

SituatedintheWestofScotland,withhighareasofdeprivation,weareuniquelyplacedtotackleeducationalinequalityandraisetheaspirationsofyoungpeopleinviewinguniversityasaviableoption.

Ourexpandedscholarshipprogrammeforgiftedundergraduatesandpostgraduateswillensurethatwecanrecruit,retainandsupporttalented,drivenandenthusiasticstudentsandresearchersfromlocalandinternationalcommunities.

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Providingalearningandteachinghubforourstudentswillcreatenewopportunitiestoexplorecurriculumdevelopmentanddeliveryenhancingtheirstudent experienceandqualityofeducation.

ThecreationofaresearchhubwillenabletheUniversitytotakeonsomeoftheworld’s biggest challengesbysupportingtherecruitmentandretentionofworldleadingresearcherswhileenhancingandexpandinginterdisciplinaryandsustainablepartnerships.

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Investing in the future

Overthepast20years,thesupportofGlasgowalumniandfriendshashelpedprovidecuttingedgefacilitiesinareassuchascancerresearchandanimalhealthandwelfare,aswellasstateoftheartteachingfacilitiesatourcampusesatGilmorehillandGarscube.

Now,thislandmarkextensionandredevelopmentof

theGilmorehillcampusrepresentsahugeinvestmentintheUniversityand,aswiththemovetoGilmorehillin1870,thesupportofGlasgow’sfamilyofalumniandfriendswillbecrucial.

Wehaveauniqueopportunitytorecognisethesupportofalumniandfriendsontheredevelopedcampus.Contributionsofeverysize

willbeverywelcomeandwillleavealastinglegacy.

Wearealreadyreceivingfoundationgiftstothenewcampusdevelopment.Ifyouwouldliketofindoutmoreaboutbeingafoundingdonorwewouldlovetohearfromyouon:T:+44(0)1413304951E:campaign@glasgow.ac.uk

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ThesupportofourfamilyofalumniandfriendswillbecrucialincreatingaUniversitycampus,notonlyfitforthe21stcentury,butwhichisalegacyforthebenefitofgenerationstocome.

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