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Science and Engineering www.glasgow.ac.uk/colleges/sciencengineering The University • Established 1451 • Ranked in the top 1% of world Universities • rated fourth in the UK for international student satisfaction (International Student Barometer Summer 2013) • welcomes students from more than 120 countries worldwide • has more than 25,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students • is a major employer in the city of Glasgow with more than 6,000 staff, including 2,000 active researchers • has annual research income of more than £181m • is a Member of the Russell Group and Universitas 21 • includes among its alumni, the father of economics Adam Smith, Scotland’s architect of devolution Donald Dewar and renowned physicist and engineer Lord Kelvin About us About us Schools School of Chemistry School of Computing Science School of Engineering School of Geographical & Earth Sciences School of Mathematics & Statistics School of Physics & Astronomy School of Psychology Research Institutes Research Institute in Neuroscience and Psychology www.glasgow.ac.uk/colleges/scienceengineering About us Highlights • 90% world-leading and internationally excellent research, rising to 95% for impact • Research funding circa £35 million per annum provides unique facilities that also support our postgraduate researchers • In 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), the weighted Intensity GPA, places us 8th amongst our Russell Group peers, and 1st compared to our peers in Scotland • ~280 academic staff, • 252 post-doctoral researchers • In excess of 600 PhD students • More than 500 postgraduate taught Masters students. About us Research and Impact - Highlights 90% world-leading and internationally excellent research, rising to 95% for impact. Our Geographers are best in the UK for world-leading and internationally excellent research. Engineering 5th in UK for world-leading and internationally excellent research Chemistry’s submission is no3 in UK for number of staff judged to be internationally excellent or world-leading. The College addresses major technological and societal challenges, leading to impact, including: • • New computer algorithms for the life saving matching of kidney donors with recipients Software revolutionizing the design of electric motors in the automotive and aerospace industries. Addressing major societal challenges As well as being a major player in single discipline science and engineering, the College embraces major societal challenges faced worldwide and engages in multidisciplinary research. Included are: Digital economy Energy & sustainability Environment Health & wellbeing Nanotechnology Quantum Enhanced Imaging Sensor & Imaging Systems Synthetic biology