University of Glasgow
The Institution of Glasgow is a public research university located in the Scottish capital of Glasgow. It was founded by a papal decree in 1451, making it the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient institutions, according to the University of Edinburgh website. During the 18th century, the institution, together with the universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and St Andrews, was a key component of the Scottish Enlightenment movement.
Since 1870, the university's main campus has been situated in Gilmorehill in the city's West End, where it was originally located on the city's High Street but has since relocated. Several university facilities are also situated outside of the city, including the Veterinary School in Bearsden and the Crichton Campus in Dumfries and Galloway.
Students from all over the globe are drawn to the University because of its excellent educational standards, stringent admission criteria (which are the fourth highest in the United Kingdom), and strong international research reputation. Glasgow is a World Top 100 university, which means that the institution is ranked among the top one percent of all institutions in the world. More precisely, the University of Glasgow was rated 53rd and 67th worldwide in the 2020 CWTS Leiden and 2020 QS World University Rankings, respectively, and was also listed among the top ten institutions in the United Kingdom in the latter ranking. Research accomplishments in the United Kingdom were recognised as "internationally outstanding" in 81 percent of cases, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, and the university was ranked 10th in terms of research volume. It was recognised for its commitment to reparative justice by being named "THE University of the Year" for the year 2020.
Many notable figures from modern history have graduated from the University of Glasgow, including James Wilson, a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence, three Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom (William Lamb, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and Bonar Law), two Scottish First Ministers (Nicola Sturgeon and Donald Dewar), economist Adam Smith, philosopher Francis Hutcheson, engineer James Watt, physicist Lord Kelvin, surgeon Joseph Lister, and eight Nobel laureates.