MyGlasgow News

Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Anton Muscatelli, has warmly welcomed the news that the University of Glasgow will receive funding to support more than a hundred new postgraduate places, more than any other Scottish university.

He said: “We are delighted that our strong contribution to Scotland’s key industrial and cultural sectors has been recognised by the Scottish Funding Council’s allocation of 122 new taught postgraduate places. We are confident that the SFC’s support will be of great benefit to students and key industry sectors alike and we look forward to welcoming our new postgraduate students to the University.”

The Scottish Funding Council said the aim of the initiative to create in total 850 taught postgraduate places was to help meet demands from key sectors including creative industries, energy, financial services, food and drink, life sciences and tourism.  The Dumfries campus will share in the success with two of the additional places in Environment, Culture and Communication MLitt and also Tourism, Heritage and Sustainability MSc. The latter is a new venture which will be based on the existing Tourism, Heritage and Development programme. Funded places start at two for 2013 but will grow to four and then eight and will be shared across the two programmes. The tourism programme will start in 2014.

Mark Batho, Chief Executive of the Scottish Funding Council, said: “Scottish employers are increasingly looking to recruit people with postgraduate qualifications.  This initiative responds positively to that demand.  The additional places we are funding will provide students with greater opportunities for postgraduate study in Scotland and deliver courses that are directly relevant to the county’s future economic needs.” 

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First published: 1 March 2013