UofG academic awarded prestigious prize
Professor Marc Alexander wins Philip Leverhulme Prize for work on the Historical Thesaurus of English
“The greatest asset of the College is our inspiring people, who are highly dedicated to their work."
Professor Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts
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The College of Arts has been at the forefront of delivering world-leading teaching, learning and research in the arts and humanities since 1451. We are in the world’s top 70 universities for Arts & Humanities (QS Faculty World Rankings 2019).
Our college is one of the largest of its kind in the UK. We have:
- over 500 staff members
- over 6,000 students
- a growing population of almost 1,000 international students
Our undergraduate degrees offer you the flexibility to study several subjects before specialising. Our postgraduate students enjoy a broad range of different taught and research programmes.
We are 12th in the UK universities for overall student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2018).
“Collaborating across disciplines within the University and with other world-class universities as well as government, industry, schools and cultural and heritage agencies, we aim for excellence in all that we do.We commit to providing excellent teaching, learning and research, to disseminating knowledge, developing critical evaluative skills and creating new, socially relevant understanding with a view to preparing our students for the competitive workplace and global challenges of today and tomorrow.”
Professor Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Arts
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09 Oct
UofG and Mòd Ghlaschu host Gaelic in a Global & Digital context seminar
The University of Glasgow and Mòd Ghlaschu 2019, join forces to prompt a new national conversation on Gaelic – what next? Tha Oilthigh Ghlaschu agus Mòd Ghlaschu 2019 a’ tighinn còmhla gus còmhradh ùr nàiseanta mun Ghàidhlig, a phiobrachadh – dè an ath cheum? -
09 Oct
The spirit of Gaelic in Glasgow to be captured on canvas
Spiorad na Gàidhlig ann an Glaschu ri ghlacadh air canabhas -
06 Sep
New Iraqi museum spaces & education resources launched
New museum spaces and resources to engage Iraqi children and the public in the archaeology and history of the region have been officially launched.