Glasgow Caledonian University

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Welcome to Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) is a vibrant, innovative and multi-award winning University for the Common Good. We aim to contribute to society in a manner that embraces yet goes beyond the traditional role of a university. GCU’s For the Common Good commitment is brought to life and delivered by students and staff across academic schools and depar...tments.
GCU’s student experience nurtures knowledge and creativity to address real-world global challenges, transforming the lives of our students and others.

• Ranked in the world’s top 150 universities in the Times Higher Education’s 200 under 50 league (2017)
• We have academic schools offering high-quality teaching, innovative facilities and specialist areas of study
• We have world-leading and internationally excellent research
• We are the largest provider of nursing and midwifery education; have experts in renewables, energy and construction; and we are a leading provider of management, business, law and social science education
• We are raising attainment of talented individuals from all backgrounds through articulation and widening access initiatives such as College Connect and the Caledonian Club

Our modern city-centre campus provides an excellent learning environment for more than 20,000 students and 1,600 staff from more than 100 countries. GCU’s friendly campus community offers:

• The award-winning Saltire Centre with large academic library
• Opportunities to study abroad or as part of a global exchange
• 97% of graduates in work or further study six months after graduating (HESA 2017)
• £32million Glasgow campus redevelopment completed in 2016
• Representation from the GCU Student Association
• A 90% satisfaction rating in the International Student Barometer 2016 (ISB)
• All the on-campus facilities you need including accommodation and health and fitness
• GCU has received the Cycle Friendly Campus award from Cycling Scotland – the first of its kind in Scotland
• GCU was the first university in Scotland to achieve EcoCampus Platinum certification for its environmental practices]
• Ranked first in Scotland for work experience opportunities

Our world-leading and internationally excellent research addresses societal challenges to help people to build inclusive societies and lead healthy lives in sustainable environments. We deliver applied research and knowledge exchange solutions to private, public and voluntary sector partners.
Glasgow Caledonian University is a distinctive, inclusive and forward-looking university that is committed to its social mission to promote the common good. We have become an international centre of excellence in higher education, promoting employability and global citizenship in our graduates. We win awards for our support and commitment to the student experience, whilst delivering innovation through our world-class research in key areas of strength. We have a tradition of widening access to higher education for talented individuals regardless of their backgrounds, and we leverage our intellectual and social capital for the benefit of the communities we serve in Scotland and internationally.
With a modern campus in the heart of the vibrant and welcoming city of Glasgow, our university has an excellent learning environment. It includes the Saltire Centre, our award-winning library that provides spaces for social learning as well as quiet study. Harnessing the latest technologies and industry expertise, Glasgow Caledonian University aims to unlock talent and equip our students with the skills to enable them to succeed in an increasingly competitive workplace.
We work with the Students’ Association to develop our students through the Student Leaders Programme, and, through our international partners in China, Oman and other countries, we facilitate academic and research links and international staff and student exchanges.
Research lies at the heart of Glasgow Caledonian University’s learning and teaching. The contribution we make to society is as one community, spread throughout the world. Together, our mission is to build inclusive societies, support healthy lives and develop sustainable environments. We have the power to help deliver the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Through academic research, multi-disciplinary collaborations and internationally renowned research centres, our impact is felt across society and by those most in need of help.
Awarded the honour of CBE for services to education and public health in December 2012, Pamela was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2002; a Fellow of the Academy for Social Sciences in 2005; a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2015 and became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow in 2007. Previously a Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Nottingham, Pamela has worked in Geneva as a member of the World Health Organisation’s Global Programme on AIDS (1989-90); at Harvard University as a Visiting Professor and Scholar in Health and Human Rights (1992-3); as a Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth Fund of New York; and in London on a seconded post as the first Executive Director of Research at the Health Education Authority for England (1996-99). She is the founding patron of a school for children of sex workers in Domjur, Kolkata and has researched and written widely on HIV/AIDS, health development, and inequalities in health focusing on the potential of social action for health.
Glasgow Caledonian University provides one of the best learning environments in the UK at our modern campus in the heart of Glasgow.
The hub of the campus is the striking Saltire Centre. Home to the university library the building houses hundreds of thousands of books, 1200 study spaces, over 350 computers and the University’s Archives and Special Collections.