Court Office

Ferguson Bequest Introduction

Professor Tom Ferguson bequeathed his estate to the University in 1977, with the instruction that the money be used to foster the social side of University life. The University Court established a committee (the Ferguson Bequest Committee) to administer the funds and agreed that the use of the money should not be restricted to the benefit of academic staff. At various meetings the Committee agreed that the following corporate memberships should be taken out by the University. The corporate membership schemes are administered centrally by the Court Office.

In 2024 the Ferguson Bequest funded a number of areas inlcuding Edinburgh Zoo tickets, Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park tickets,, Bard in the Botanics, Christmas Fayre, Creative Conversations, Christmas Staff Party, Theatre Tickets, Senate Guest Night and mental health activities.

The Ferguson Bequest is undergoing an update as of January 2025. We are working hard on updates, and anticipate attraction tickets and application forms will be available in the coming months!  For queries, you can contact the Ferguson Bequest Admin Officer, Sarah Finlayson, on fergusonbequest@glasgow.ac.uk 

Details of Facilities available, bookings arrangements and rules of use will be found on the MyGlasgow for Staff webpage by logging on with your GUID and password. *This site is under construction as of January 2025*

If you have a suggestion of an attraction , day out, activity or other idea that you think the Ferguson Bequest should investigate, then let us know! We are always looking for ideas and suggestions of benefits we can seek to provide to benefit all staff. Suggestions will be proposed at Committee Meetings.