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Coordinates: 55°52′17″N 4°17′25″W 55.87139, -4.29028

University of Glasgow

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    • University Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Telephone Numbers: +44 (0)141-330 2000
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The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 by a papal bull of Pope Nicholas V, at the suggestion of King James II, giving Bishop William Turnbull permission to add the university to the city's cathedral.[8] Its founding came about as a result of King James II's wish that Scotland have two Universities to equal Oxford and Cambridge of England. It is the second oldest university in Scotland (the oldest being the 1410-founded University of St Andrews), and the fourth oldest in the English-speaking world. The Universities of St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen were ecclesiastical foundations, while Edinburgh was a civic foundation. ^[1]

Glasgow has enjoyed a (usually friendly) rivalry with the University of St Andrews since its creation, and with the University of Edinburgh since the foundation of the latter in 1583. Of all the universities and tertiary education establishments in Scotland, only Glasgow offers a complete range of professional studies including law, medicine, dentistry, and engineering, combined with a comprehensive range of academic studies including science, social science, ancient and modern languages, literature, and history. ^[1]

The University buildings were originally not far from Glasgow Cathedral in the city's High Street area. By the late 17th century, they centred on two courtyards surrounded by walled gardens, with a clock tower which was one of the notable features of Glasgow's skyline, and a chapel adapted from the church of the former Dominican (Blackfriars) friary. This complex was one of the finest Renaissance buildings in Scotland, and its demolition, following the transferral of the University to its present site (in less 'rough' surroundings) was one of the worst acts of cultural vandalism in 19th century Scotland. ^[1]

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  • Aitken, Sandy (August 1976 - July 1982)
  • Cluness, Robert Carl (October 1994 - July 1999)
  • Cobb, Stuart (October 1999 - Present)
  • Craigen, Jim (October 1983 - June 1987)
  • Dale, Sophia (September 1992 - July 1996)
  • Gilday, Brian Hugh (October 1973 - May 1977)
  • Goh, David (September 1997 - September 1999)
  • Hillan, Edith (October 1986 - Present)
  • Hulme, Nevis (October 1975 - June 1979)
  • Koehler, Karen Rankin (April 2000 - April 2002)
  • Marshall, Robin (October 1963 - June 1966)
  • Mcconville, Mary (September 1980 - August 2002)
  • Montgomerie, Roy (January 1931 - Present)
  • Moore, Jude Arthur Hamilton (October 1988 - Present)
  • Murray, Graeme Sutherland (August 1975 - July 1980)
  • Noureldin, Imad (September 1979 - September 1983)
  • Owens-Owens, Paul Christian (August 2001 - December 2020)
  • Taylor, Chris (September 1990 - February 1994)
  • Thomson, Iain (October 1968 - June 1972)
  • Watkins, Beth (October 1971 - July 1977)
  • Wood, David (September 1982 - May 1986)
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