87-573: The John Anderson Campus , the main campus of The University of Strathclyde , is located in Glasgow , Scotland. The campus is self-contained in its own area which straddles the Townhead and Merchant City districts on the north eastern side of the city centre, while being only minutes from the M8 Motorway , George Square and is located midway between Queen Street Railway Station and High Street station on
174-498: A Presbyterian schoolmaster, William Collins , in Glasgow in 1819, in partnership with Charles Chalmers, the younger brother of Thomas Chalmers , the minister of Tron Church in Glasgow. Collins merged with Harper & Row in 1990, forming a new publisher named HarperCollins . The firm published its first dictionary, Greek and English Lexicon , in 1824. The company had to overcome many early obstacles, and Charles Chalmers left
261-516: A 40% stake in 1981. In 1983, Collins acquired the publishing operations of Granada . News Corporation became sole owner in 1989. In 1990, the company was merged with US publisher Harper & Row to form HarperCollins . Collins became an imprint of HarperCollins. On 8 February 2013, it was announced that some parts of the Collins non-fiction imprint would be merged with the HarperPress imprint to form
348-571: A cleaning service for the shared areas of the flat. Chancellors Hall was named after The Chancellor Rt. Hon the Lord Smith of Kelvin . Lord Smith is one of Scotland's leading business figures and currently chairs the organising committee for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Lord Smith is currently chairman of SSE, Weir Group and the UK Green Investment Bank and is a non-executive director of Standard Bank Group South Africa. Birkbeck court
435-565: A combined accommodation for 372 students (216 in the James Blyth court, and 156 in the Thomas Campbell Court). Each flat is either a 4 or an 8-man flat, which then contains either 4 or 8 single study bedrooms. In each flat there is a centralised basic kitchen, living and dining room. There is also a shower room and toilet facilities available to all students. Both buildings are located on the steep bank south of rotten row east. James Blyth
522-516: A commercial office block, but was instead leased to the university in 1965, and has been used as an academic building ever since. The Architecture Building , completed in 1967, was designed by Frank Fielden and Associates, Frank Fielden being the Professor of Architecture in the Architecture School at the time. In 2012, Historic Scotland granted Listed Building Status (grade B) to it, along with
609-546: A juvenile audience, such as the books of Dr. Seuss (in the Commonwealth ) and Racey Helps in the 1950s. Collins founded its New Naturalist series of nature books relevant to the British Isles in 1945, with Butterflies by E. B. Ford . Three volumes appeared in the summer of 2015. In 1953, Collins launched its Fontana Books series. Later Fontana Books became a Collins imprint complete with its own series, including
696-561: A long tradition of interacting with national and global media organizations, governments, parliaments and international organizations such as the EU and OECD. Political science therefore takes 1st place in Scotland in the terms of research intensity. According to URAP Center Ranking, which has been publishing annual rankings since 2010 for each subject, the University of Strathclyde is constantly included in
783-525: A major £300m, 20-year strategy to renew and remodel the John Anderson Campus, with a view to consolidating its estate. Key objectives were to consolidate activity into a smaller number of buildings, move out of structures that were nearing the end of their lives, and to provide a "front door" for the university – since the historical centrepiece main building of the campus – namely the Royal College –
870-600: A new William Collins imprint. Collins Education, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers , is the third-largest educational publishing house in the United Kingdom . It publishes print and interactive digital products for primary and secondary teachers in the United Kingdom and internationally. In 2010, Collins Education acquired three publishers, Belair Creative, a British publisher specialising in art and design resources for British primary students, Letts and Lonsdale ,
957-721: A series of illustrated travel guides to France, the Mediterranean lands and the British Isles. In the mid 1970s, Collins moved all of its operations out of its historic site in the Townhead area of Glasgow, to a new factory in Bishopbriggs . The land and buildings were purchased by the University of Strathclyde who demolished much of the site, with the exception of the Montgomery Building - an office block built in 1953 - which
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#17328442251041044-469: A series of social history books which were designed to boost morale during the Second World War. Authors included George Orwell , John Piper , Neville Cardus , Cecil Beaton , Vita Sackville-West , David Low , Francis Meynell , Edith Sitwell , Graham Greene and John Betjeman . Collins ultimately became a diverse and prolific company, publishing a wide range of titles, including many aimed at
1131-543: A serious fire resulted in many rooms being unusable. University of Strathclyde Students' Association was founded in 1964 out of the merger of the respective student unions of both the Royal College and the Scottish College of Commerce and was located at 90 John Street, which was constructed by the Royal College in 1959. It remained the home of the Association until August 2021, when it moved into new accommodation within
1218-1273: A single campus by disposing of the entire Jordanhill site and constructing a new building for the Faculty of Education on the John Anderson campus. Strathclyde is the only Scottish university that offers the IET Power Academy engineering scholarships to its engineering students. 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 Social Policy; 1st for Aural & Oral Sciences; 1st for Communication & Media Studies; 1st for Pharmacology and Pharmacy; 1st for Medical Technology; 1st for Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation & Tourism; 2nd for Marketing; 2nd for Forensic Science; 5th for Architecture; 5th for English; 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. According to
1305-474: A smaller number of buildings. The two major off-campus student residences ( Baird Hall and Clyde Hall) were sold to private developers. Following the merger in 1993 between the University and the former Jordanhill College, plans were made to eventually vacate the former Jordanhill Campus, and relocate the Faculty of Education to the John Anderson Campus. This led to the underused Lord Hope Building being reconfigured for use by Arts and Humanities. The first phase
1392-580: A spacious kitchen, as well as a living and a dining room with a TV provided. Although the rent is steep, this includes heating and lighting as well as cleaning in the shared areas which you do not get in other accommodation such as the Thomas Campbell building. James Young , who is most well known for distilling paraffin wax from coal. His affiliation with the university started when he attended night classes at Anderson College (Strathclyde University), after being appointed assistant to Thomas Graham he worked up
1479-605: A £6.7 million funding from the European Regional Development Fund and another £26 million from the Scottish Government . The university itself supplied the other £57 million needed to reach its £89 million budget needed to create the centre. In addition to the Technology and Innovation Centre, a 5,000 m (54,000 sq ft) Industry Engagement Building is located adjacent to
1566-485: Is a 5-star QS-rated university. The university is one of the 39 old universities in the UK comprising the distinctive Cluster Two of elite universities after Oxbridge . A detailed study published in 2015 by Vikki Boliver has shown among the Old universities, Oxford and Cambridge emerge as an elite tier, whereas the remaining 22 Russell Group universities are undifferentiated from 17 other prestigious Old universities (including
1653-421: Is a synopsis of each building, its year of completion, and its current occupier in brackets. Strathclyde University provides accommodation for most of the first year undergraduates. Historically, the University also operated two fully serviced halls of residence off-campus elsewhere in the city centre – Baird Hall on Sauchiehall Street and Clyde Hall on Jamaica Street. Both were former hotels ( The Beresford and
1740-859: Is in the UK's top 10 (2020). According to Times Higher Education, the University of Strathclyde was placed 76th best in law globally among universities in 2018. 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. The University of Strathclyde
1827-402: Is located at the intersection of rotten row east and taylor street. It is the tallest accommodation allowing up to 165 spaces available for students. These are separated into 3 to 6 people per flat. Every one of these bedrooms has an en suite shower/wash-hand basin/WC. The people on each flat share a large kitchen/living/dining room and a TV is also included. Rent includes heating/lighting and also
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#17328442251041914-486: Is located in the centre of Glasgow, near George Square . Till 2012, the university operated an education campus in the suburb of Jordanhill , at the site of the previous Jordanhill Teacher Training College which it disposed of and relocated to a new building in the John Anderson Campus. In January 2012, The university's Court also endorsed the recommendation of the Estates Steering Group that Strathclyde moves to
2001-526: Is named after George Birkbeck who studied natural philosophy at the Andersonian Institution, now the University of Strathclyde. Birkbeck court is the oldest and biggest student accommodation housing three hundred and four students. The court is divided into flats each housing six students. Each student has their own small study bedroom but shares kitchen, living and dining room. Other facilities shared include shower room and toilet. Birkbeck court being
2088-625: Is now the Lord Hope Building, and the giant warehouse building at the corner of Cathedral Street and St James's Road which is now the Curran Building and Andersonian Library . 181 St James's Road was also retained by the university and is used as a workshop and base for the Estates Management group. By the late 1970s, Collins was also responsible for publishing the long-running American Children's Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series in
2175-407: Is one of 11 doctoral centres at Strathclyde. Engineers at the university are leading the €4 million, Europe-wide Stardust project, a research-based training network investigating the removal of space debris and the deflection of asteroids. William Collins, Sons William Collins, Sons & Co. , often referred to as Collins , was a Scottish printing and publishing company founded by
2262-548: Is placed in the top 20 of European business schools in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings. In this regard, QS World University Ranking placed Strathclyde among 51–100 best universities in business management. Strathclyde Master's programs take 36th place globally in marketing, 51st place globally in business analysis and 55th globally in management, according to QS World University Ranking in 2020. The University School of Government and Public Policy has
2349-459: Is ranked in the top ten universities in Britain in the subject Politics according to the Complete University Guide 2022. The university also ranked second in 2019 on social policy and administration in the national ranking according to The Guardian . Times Higher Education (THE) placed History at Strathclyde 9th for research intensity in a field of 83 UK universities in the 2014 REF. Strathclyde
2436-520: Is the only residence in the Campus Village which is not divided into flats. Instead, 70 students have their own study bedrooms with wash-hand basins and share a large kitchen/living/dining room plus showers and WC facilities located on each floor. There are TVs on the 2nd and 4th floors. The rent for this residence includes heating/lighting plus a cleaning service for the shared areas. The contract period last for 39 weeks from September to June. Murray Hall
2523-530: The North Clyde Line . The John Anderson Campus was originally the only site of Strathclyde University, with the Jordanhill Campus becoming incorporated in 1993. It is named after John H. D. Anderson (1726–1796), a former Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow , who left instructions in his will with a large bequest to found "a place of useful learning for the good of mankind and
2610-600: The Students Union relocated from its current home on John Street into the Colville Building. Strathclyde University The University of Strathclyde ( Scottish Gaelic : Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh ) is a public research university located in Glasgow , Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute , it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as
2697-459: The Townhead district, on the north-eastern side of Glasgow city centre, with some buildings located slightly south of this in the Merchant City area. The campus grew initially from the massive Royal College Building on George Street, which was originally the location of the former Anderson's Institution. Work started in 1903 and completed in 1912, it was partially opened in 1910 and at the time
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2784-732: The United Kingdom . These were firstly published in a series of digest size hardbacks akin to their American style. Paperbacks soon followed from Collins' Armada Books imprint, although the series as published in Great Britain follow a different numbering system to the accepted American one. Collins's Armada Books imprint also published similar series, such as the Three Investigators , alongside such British stalwarts as Biggles , Billy Bunter , and Paddington Bear , and such well-loved authors as Enid Blyton , Malcolm Saville , and Diana Pullein-Thompson . News Corporation acquired
2871-409: The University of Glasgow or the equivalent Associate of the Royal College of Science and Technology (ARCST). Under Principal Samuel Curran , internationally respected nuclear physicist (and inventor of the scintillation counter ), the Royal College gained University Status, receiving its Royal Charter to become The University of Strathclyde in 1964, merging with the Scottish College of Commerce at
2958-568: The Wolfson Centre designed by Morris and Steedman Architects. 2012 also saw the 20th Century Society select the Architecture Building as their 'Building of the Month' for September due to its cultural significance and enduring appeal. Meanwhile, a new biomedical sciences building was opened in early 2010. It was designed by Shepparrd Robson, and aims to bring the multi-faceted disciplines of
3045-657: The "Strathclyde Wonderwall", one of the biggest wall murals in the United Kingdom. The early 1960s also saw the fruition of a collaborative deal between the then Royal College and the Corporation of Glasgow to regenerate the Richmond Street site opposite the main buildings. This led to the construction of the McCance Building and the Livingstone Tower between 1962 and 1964, the latter having originally been designed as
3132-461: The 1960s, Balmanno Brae – the area bounded by North Portland Street, High Street, Cathedral Street and George Street had consisted mainly of tenement housing – much of which had deteriorated into slums. Following the 1940s Bruce Report , Townhead was designated a Comprehensive Development Area (CDA), the population was rehomed and all of the slums were demolished. The Colville and Architecture buildings were constructed on this space in 1966, followed by
3219-760: The Anderson Collection (the personal library of John Anderson, 1726–1796, natural philosopher), plus over 30 other collections spanning the 16th to the 21st centuries. The University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre is a centre for technological research. The construction of this centre began in March 2012 and was completed in March 2015. The nine-storey, steel-framed building can accommodate around 1,200 workers from numerous fields, including engineering, researching and project management. It includes open plan space for offices, three lecture theatres and areas for specialist laboratory equipment. The project secured
3306-869: The Complete University Guide 2024, the university was ranked in the Top 10 for 12 subjects, including 1st in Forensic Science; 2nd in Creative Writing; 9th in Education; 10th in Speech and Language Therapy; and 10th in Manufacturing and Production Engineering. In the 2024 league table published by The Guardian, Strathclyde ranked in the Top 10 for Civil Engineering (3rd); Sociology and Social Policy (4th); Sports Science (5th); Politics (6th); Health professions (6th); and Hospitality, event management and tourism (10th). The university
3393-605: The Faculty of Education from the Jordanhill Campus. Work on the new Technology and Innovation Centre started in 2011, which sought to relocate various Science and Engineering research groups into a single space. In April 2017, it was announced that a new learning and teaching hub would be created by redeveloping the Architecture and Colville Buildings Both buildings, most notably the listed Architecture Building, had been threatened with demolition. The £41m project will also see
3480-635: The Fontana Monarchs, the Fontana African Fiction series and, from 1970, the Fontana Modern Masters , a series of pocket guides to influential writers, philosophers and other thinkers and theorists of the twentieth century. Other William Collins, Sons, imprints included Fontana Lions and Fontana Young Lions, which published books for children and teenagers, and Grafton Books . In 1965, Collins began publication of The Companion Guides,
3567-649: The Global Industry-Academia Cooperation Programme, funded by South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge and Economics. In 2012 the university became a key partner in its second UK Catapult Centre. Plans for the Catapult Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy were announced at Strathclyde by Business Secretary Vince Cable . The university has also become a partner in the Industrial Doctorate Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy, which
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3654-499: The Institute together under one roof. Sited on Cathedral Street in Glasgow, the 8,000 m (86,000 sq ft) building is the gateway to the university campus and city centre from the motorway. In 1973, the university reached an agreement with the publisher William Collins, Sons to purchase its former printing works along Cathedral Street and St James's Road. Three buildings from the site were ultimately retained – most notably
3741-582: The John Anderson Building and Wolfson Centre in 1971 and 1972, respectively. The mid 1970s saw the business school buildings constructed – namely the Stenhouse (1973) and William Duncan (1977) buildings were completed at this time. The first of the student residences – Birkbeck Court – were constructed between 1972 and 1974. In 1974, the University reached an agreement with the book publisher William Collins, Sons to acquire its former printing works at
3828-462: The Jordanhill campus—until 2012, when the Jordanhill campus was closed and relocated to the John Anderson Campus. The Andersonian Library is the principal library of the University of Strathclyde. Established in 1796, it is one of the largest of its type in Scotland. It is situated in the Curran Building, a former warehouse and printing works built by William Collins, Sons in 1960, but purchased by
3915-513: The Royal Stuart, respectively), but the University sold both to private developers in the early 2000s, the Beresford (a celebrated Art Deco structure) being turned into luxury housing, while the old Royal Stuart Hotel building is now a youth hostel. The student village is located on the easterly half of the John Anderson Campus. Each accommodation block is named after a scientist or contributor to
4002-420: The Scottish College of Commerce in 1964; later the same year, the merged institution became the University of Strathclyde . Plans to expand the Royal College buildings had been mooted since the 1930s, and redundant housing on the northern section of John Street and Montrose Street was cleared in 1937 in preparation for this, however the war intervened and the plans were put on hold. Major post-war development of
4089-457: The TIC building. Research carried out in the Technology and Innovation Centre is in the fields of: Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing, Advanced Science and Technology, Bionanotechnology, Business Engagement, Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation (CMAC), Energy, Health Technologies at Strathclyde, Human and Social Aspects of Technology, Photonics and Sensors, and Asset Management. The TIC hosts
4176-812: The UK's first Fraunhofer research centre, the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics and TIC also plays a major role in Scotland's International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ). The university currently consists of four main faculties categorised based on subjects and academic fields that they deal with and each faculty is sub-divided into several departments which deal with specific academic and research areas. They are: The university delivered teaching to 24,330 full-time and part-time students in 2022/23: 16,115 undergraduates and 8,215 postgraduates. Another 34,000 people take part in continuing education and professional development programmes. The university's main campus, John Anderson Campus ,
4263-443: The University of Strathclyde from 1796 to the present day. Includes the records of the university's predecessor institutions as well as the papers of many former staff and students and associated organisations. Deposited Archives A diverse range of archives which have been acquired by gift or deposit to support the university's teaching and research. Special Collections Rare or significant printed material and books, including
4350-546: The University of Strathclyde) which form the second cluster. In 2011 the university's Advanced Forming Research Centre was announced as a leading partner in the first UK-wide Technology Strategy Board Catapult Centre. The Government also announced that the university is to lead the UK-wide EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation. The university has become
4437-598: The University of Strathclyde. Listed below are all of the accommodations on the campus, who they are named after and some basic information about the occupancy: The James Young Hall can be found next to Chancellors Hall at the south easterly corner of the accommodation block. The James Young Hall is one of the more expensive class of accommodation residencies which provide the luxuries of an en-suite bathroom (including showers/hand wash basin/toilet facilities) with each individual single study bedroom. These flats are available as 3- to 6-person flats. The students in each flat share
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#17328442251044524-489: The University to Oxford City Council. Named after George Forbes who is affiliated with the university through his appointment to professor of natural philosophy in 1873. The residence provides accommodation for 104 students. The hall is divided into 4 and 6 person's flats. Each flat has single study bedrooms with wash-hand basin. The residents share a kitchen, living/dining room with a TV provided. Other shared facilities include shower and toilet. The Forbes accommodation lines
4611-473: The academic ranks to become president of the college between 1868 and 1877 . James Goold hall is one of the newest halls in the accommodation block. It supports 66 students, divided into 5/6/8 person flats. The hall was named after James Goold due to his involvement as Chairman of the Court of Strathclyde University in the years between 1993 and 1997 Murray Hall is located at 75 Collins Street, Glasgow G4 0NG. This
4698-402: The acquisition of Marland House from British Telecom in 1987. Construction resumed on the student residences at the end of the decade, with Forbes, Murray and Garnett Halls all being constructed in the late 1980s, with James Blyth, Thomas Campbell Courts and Chancellors' Hall being completed between 1990 and 1992. 1992 saw the opening of the first new academic building in over a decade with
4785-488: The area. By 1974, thirteen new buildings were erected on what would grow to a 25-acre site. The new Engineering Block, built in 1956 was the first major expansion of the Royal College, and was extended in 1963 in tandem with the construction of the new Chemistry Block. These buildings would be named the James Weir Building and Thomas Graham Building respectively. The former was refurbished and reopened in 2014 after
4872-468: The base for the first Fraunhofer Centre to be established in the UK. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft , Europe's largest organisation for contract research, is creating the new Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics in collaboration with Strathclyde, for research in sectors including healthcare, security, energy and transport. Strathclyde was chosen in 2012 as the exclusive European partner university for South Korea's global research and commercialisation programme –
4959-514: The business in 1825. The first series of Collins Illustrated Dictionaries appeared in 1840, including the Sixpenny Pocket Pronouncing Dictionary , which sold approximately 1 million copies. By 1841 Collins was established as a printer of Bibles. In 1846, Collins retired and his son Sir William Collins took over. In 1848, the firm developed as a publishing venture, specialising in religious and educational books. In 1856,
5046-619: The campus resumed in 1956, when construction of the new Montrose Street block to the rear of the Royal College building began. The James Weir Building , as it would later be named, would house new accommodation for the Mechanical, Chemical and Production Engineering departments. Phase I of the James Weir was completed in 1958. A new students union building on John Street followed in 1959. A new Chemistry block (the Thomas Graham Building)
5133-486: The closure of the Royal Maternity Hospital on Rottenrow , the University acted quickly to acquire and demolish the old hospital site that lay in the centre of the campus. Demolition began in 2002 and the land was landscaped into a new public park called "Rottenrow Gardens", which opened the year after. In the mid 2000s a major appraisal of the University's estate took place, with a view to consolidating into
5220-659: The construction of the Graduate Business School, with the Robertson Trust Wing (later named after the then current principal Sir John Arbuthnott) being completed in 1998, thus allowing the James P. Todd Building on Albion Street to be sold off to private developers. Throughout the 1990s, the University would slowly redevelop areas of the former Marland House, by now named the Graham Hills Building . Following
5307-464: The eastern end of Cathedral Street and St James's Road. The University demolished all of the former Collins estate except for three buildings – the Curran Building (1981) was a former warehouse that was converted into a home for the Andersonian Library , the Lord Hope Building (1983) was an office block that was converted for academic use. One of the former Collins buildings at 181 St James's Road
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#17328442251045394-454: The firm started publishing fiction. Collins Crime Club (1930–94) published all but the first six of Agatha Christie 's novels, starting in 1926, as well as the British editions of Rex Stout 's Nero Wolfe books and many others from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction . Upon purchasing the rights to the works of C. S. Lewis , Fount was established as Collins's religion imprint. Between 1941 and 1949, Collins published Britain in Pictures ,
5481-458: The first Collins atlas was published. The company was renamed William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd. in 1868. (The Library of Congress reports W. Collins & Co., or William Collins & Company, Collins & Co., etc., before "sometime in the 1860s", then "William Collins Sons and Co." ) Although the early emphasis of the company had been on religion and education, Collins also published more widely. In 1917, with Sir Godfrey Collins in charge,
5568-494: The first technological university in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde , its combined enrollment of 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students ranks it Scotland's third-largest university , drawn with its staff from over 100 countries. The annual income of the institution for 2022–23 was £487.4 million of which £115.8 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £402.3 million. The university
5655-406: The former Colville Building on Richmond Street. The Graham Hills Building was originally an office block known as 'Marland House', built by the General Post Office and completed in 1959 for the GPO's Telephones division and other governmental organisations but was acquired by the university in 1987 from British Telecom and converted for academic use in the early 1990s. It is now the location of
5742-429: The giant warehouse which became the Curran Building and Andersonian Library . The University of Strathclyde Centre for Sports, Health and Wellbeing is a leisure facility undergoing construction situated adjacent to 100 Cathedral Street. Construction began in November 2016 and completed in 2019. Since taking over Jordanhill College of Education in 1993, the university operated two campuses—The John Anderson Campus and
5829-415: The granting of the Charter and the late 1970s, the university expanded rapidly in size, in tandem with the ongoing regeneration of the Townhead area of the city where the campus is located. In 1993, the university incorporated Jordanhill College of Education . The university grew from approximately 4,000 full-time students in 1964 to over 20,000 students by 2003, when it celebrated the 100th anniversary of
5916-412: The granting of the Royal Charter and the Royal College gaining university status in 1964, the campus grew quickly in size. The Corporation of Glasgow had already rezoned what had been a densely populated residential and industrial area for educational use as part of the Townhead "Comprehensive Development Area" (CDA) and by the time of the foundation of the university, slum clearances has already begun In
6003-405: The improvement of science". The result was a school for Glasgow, which would teach practical subjects appealing to people normally left out of the collegiate educational system, such as craftsmen and women from the city. Anderson's Institution was established in 1796, renamed Anderson's University in 1828, partially to fulfil Anderson's vision of two universities in the city of Glasgow. In 1877, it
6090-400: The largest hall of residence there is a great deal of meeting other student from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. The court is also near other leisure facilities being very close Glasgow City which is only 5 minutes’ walk. Birkbeck court is located in the north west corner of the accommodation block. The Lord Todd Building resides in the centre of the accommodation block. It serves as
6177-401: The laying of the foundation stone of the original Royal College building. In recognition of its founder, and the loss of association with his name, the university named its city centre campus the John Anderson Campus in. . In July 2015, Her Majesty The Queen opened the University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC). The John Anderson Campus is located mostly within
6264-492: The north side of rotten row east which cuts the accommodation site in half. Garnett Hall lies in the north easternmost section of the accommodation area. Its three blocks have a very similar design to that of Forbes hall. It provides accommodation for 124 students in 4 – 6 person flats. The origin of the name is that of Thomas Garnett , a lecturer of physics and also very committed to the educational emancipation of women Built in 1990, James Blyth and Thomas Campbell court provide
6351-466: The same time. Contrary to popular belief, The University of Strathclyde was not created as a result of the Robbins Report – the decision to grant the Royal College university status had been made in 1962 but delayed as a result of Robbins Report. The University of Strathclyde was the UK's first technological university, reflecting its history, teaching and research in technological education. Between
6438-684: The school changed its name in 1828 to Anderson's University, partially fulfilling Anderson's vision of having a second university in the city of Glasgow. The name was changed in 1887, to reflect the lack of legal standing for the use of the title of 'university'. As a result, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College was formed, becoming the Royal Technical College in 1912, and the Royal College of Science and Technology in 1956 concentrating on science and engineering teaching and research. Undergraduate students could qualify for degrees of
6525-473: The site of its slum housing. This development would provide a new library and central admin building (the McCance Building) which opened in 1964. The 13-storey office tower (Alec House) built as part of the same development struggled to find commercial tenants was eventually leased to the University in 1965 and renamed the Livingstone Tower , and would house various social sciences departments. Prior to
6612-538: The top 120 global universities in politics. In 2013, QS World University Ranking placed Strathclyde among 101–150 best global universities in politics and international relations. In 2020, ARWU ranked Strathclyde in the 101–150 best Political Science universities. Ever since ARWU began to publish a separate subject ranking on Public Administration, Strathclyde has consistently ranked internationally among 76–100 best universities in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. According to The Complete University Guide, Strathclyde Law School
6699-593: The university in the mid-1970s and converted for academic use between 1978 and 1981. Situated over 5 floors at present, the Andersonian Library has more than 2,000 reader places, 450 computer places and extensive wi-fi zones for laptop use. It has around one million print volumes as well as access to over 540,000 electronic books, 239 databases and over 38,000 e-journals that can be used 24/7 from any suitably enabled computer. The archives are divided into 3 as follows. University Archives The official records of
6786-479: The village office, one of the many laundry facilities, a café and local pub. The village office deals with any maintenance or accommodation issues and reroutes all post for the accommodation buildings. The café has recently had a facelift and rebrand to Aroma. Todd's Bar has a more traditional feel than the Student Union , It runs pub quizzes and is a favourite for many students . In 2004, the university embarked on
6873-562: Was a Scottish electrical engineer and a lecturer at the Anderson College, now better known as the University of Strathclyde. He was an almost famous figure around the Anderson College, hence the reason one of the accommodation blocks are named after him. Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet who was known as one of the men behind the idea of London University. He was born in Glasgow in 1777 and died in Boulogne, France in 1844. Chancellors Hall
6960-459: Was also retained and is used as a workshop and base for the Estates Management group. No new academic buildings were constructed in the 1980s as newly installed principal Graham Hills concentrated on getting the University's finances back in order. The major developments during this time were the purchase and restoration of both the Ramshorn and Barony churches in 1982 and 1986, respectively and
7047-514: Was completed in 1962 in conjunction with Phase II of the James Weir which adjoined onto its eastern end. This completed the "Island Site" of the John Anderson Campus as it is now called. Following the granting of university status to the Royal College in 1964, the campus grew in size rapidly, with most of the current academic buildings constructed during this period. Plans to redevelop the adjacent Richmond Street site had already begun in 1960 in collaboration with Glasgow Corporation , who had cleared
7134-523: Was forced to remove the title of 'University' as it lacked a Royal Warrant for the claim, becoming Anderson's College . Ten years later in 1887 it merged with the Allan Glen's School to become the Glasgow & West of Scotland Technical College. In 1912, the technical college was renamed the Royal Technical College, and became the Royal College of Science and Technology in 1956. It joined with
7221-469: Was founded in 1796 through the will of John Anderson , professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow . He left the majority of his estate to create a second university in Glasgow which would focus on "Useful Learning" – specializing in practical subjects – "for the good of mankind and the improvement of science, a place of useful learning". Beginning as the Andersonian Institute,
7308-457: Was named after Lord Murray of Newhaven who was given an honorary degree in 1973. His full name is Keith Anderson Hope Murray, Baron Murray of Newhaven KCB. Murray was a British academic and Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford. He became a Research Officer for the AERI, a post he held until 1944. In 1937, however, he was appointed a Fellow and Bursar of Lincoln College, Oxford, as well as being appointed by
7395-466: Was no longer at its notional centre, nor did it contain any of the central administrative functions; this had long been moved into the McCance Building in the 1960s. The first visible signs of the plan were the disposal of the off-campus Halls of Residence (namely Baird Hall and Clyde Hall), the remodelling of the James Weir Building's ground floor laboratory spaces in 2005–07, and moves to relocate
7482-538: Was the largest educational building in Europe for technical education. Originally built as the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College Building, it now houses Bioscience , Chemistry , and Electronic and Electrical Engineering. In the mid-1950s, campus expansion began with the construction of the Engineering Block (James Weir Building), Chemistry Block (Thomas Graham Building) and Student's Union buildings. Following
7569-605: Was to substantially redevelop the James Weir Building, freeing up redundant space relocate the Civil Engineering and Architecture departments from the Colville and Architecture Buildings, respectively. This was a controversial move, as the Architecture School was by now a celebrated piece of Brutalist architecture now threatened with demolition. In 2018, it was announced that a new teaching and learning hub will be created from these two buildings, scheduled to open in 2021. Below
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