MEET WORLD CHANGING GL ASGOW OUR PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION. James Watt gave power to the industrial Changing the world is not only about Most importantly, we are open to the revolution. Adam Smith laid the making discoveries and creating new world. Our doors are open to the brightest foundations of modern economics. Ian technologies. Informed leaders, creative minds, regardless of background, who Donald showed us the first ultrasound thinkers and bold business minds have wish to study at university. We are open image of a foetus. Jocelyn Bell Burnell honed their skills at Glasgow. The talents to collaboration and the exchange discovered radio pulsars. of some of the UK’s most influential of knowledge with other universities, political figures have been nurtured here. government and business. Today, our inspiring people continue Award-winning writers have developed to change the world for the better. Our their craft. Human rights activists have To continue to be a world-class and six crossdisciplinary areas of world- gained their voice. progressive university, we are dedicated class research are shining examples to bringing inspiring people together to of what we do best at Glasgow, each We are a place where the synergy change the world. one combining a drive for pushing between our research and teaching MEET the boundaries of knowledge with a inspires ambitious people to succeed. commitment to making a positive A place where inquiring minds can impact on the world: develop their ideas. A place where • addressing inequalities talented people are given the space to • cultural & creative economies realise their dreams. • precision medicine & chronic diseases GLASGOW • one health • future life • the nano & quantum world. 81% OF OUR IN THE SEVEN ESTABLISHED IN RESEARCH 4TH RANKED IN THE JUDGED TO BE RUSSELL NOBEL INTERNATIONALLY LAUREATES TOP 100 GROUP CONNECTED TO OF THE WORLD’S EXCELLENT FOR TEACHING THE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITIES REF 2014 NSS 2017 QS WORLD UNIVERSITY 1451 RANKINGS 2018 X X1 ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES • CULTURAL & CREATIVE ECONOMIES • PRECISION MEDICINE & CHRONIC DISEASES • ONE HEALTH • FUTURE LIFE • THE NANO & QUANTUM WORLD Tackling entrenched inequalities Our internationally recognised network is a global challenge. At Glasgow, for refugees, asylum and migration we recognise that a one-size-fits- research brings together practitioners, all answer does not exist. We work government ministers, NGOs and with communities, governments and policymakers. We work to promote LEVELLING international organisations to understand knowledge exchange, build capacity and and address the processes that generate develop strong and active collaborative inequalities and their profound effects on research links, and we have established individuals, communities and populations Glasgow as one of the leading centres for across the world. integrated research in this field. THE FIELD Our research informs policy and Our researchers work with local and practice. Our innovative UK Collaborative national governments to develop Centre for Housing Evidence is a and assess policies to reduce health WE ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS INEQUALITY, major consortium of 13 expert partner inequalities. This work is now influencing organisations, led by Glasgow. It will urban planning and development, with DEPRIVATION AND MARGINALISATION AROUND advance knowledge of the housing the long-term aim of changing people’s market and produce robust evidence to environments and reducing health THE WORLD. influence and improve housing policy inequalities. across the UK. Our goal is to support real world change We are also investigating the impact that so that everyone can fulfil their potential, investment in housing, regeneration and irrespective of who they are or where they neighbourhood renewal has on the health come from. and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. X2 X3 ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES • CULTURAL & CREATIVE ECONOMIES • PRECISION MEDICINE & CHRONIC DISEASES • ONE HEALTH • FUTURE LIFE • THE NANO & QUANTUM WORLD SHAPING OUR CREATIVE FUTURE OUR RESEARCH IMPACTS ON THE GLOBAL CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ECONOMY. Creative industries are a crucial part Our partnership with Glasgow Life and with media and cultural industries and of the economy of cities, generating the National Library of Scotland has policy-making communities, provide revenue and employment opportunities transformed one of the city’s iconic highly respected critical analyses that at a level that outstrips other sectors. buildings, Kelvin Hall, and reinvented contribute to public debate and inform Glasgow has a reputation for cultural it for the future as a cultural centre of policy development throughout the world. vibrancy and engagement, with excellence in research, heritage, public collections that attract more visitors than engagement, sport and commercial We are developing digital methods any other city outside London. activities. Access to our world-class to enhance research. Our Historical collections for teaching and research has Thesaurus of English was integrated been greatly improved, with more than into the online Oxford English Dictionary 1.5 million items brought out of storage. and work on the second edition is underway, using new digital processes Our international research centre to update our evidence for the past. CREATe, which specialises in copyright The thesaurus has won a Queen’s and information law, focuses on Anniversary Prize for Higher Education, innovation in the creative economy. the highest accolade for any academic CREATe’s core concern is the future of institution, for its world-leading research creative production, and in particular into the English language. the relationship between law and digital innovation. Our collaborations with prestigious arts institutions such as the Smithsonian Our Centre for Cultural Policy is in Washington have helped to build renowned internationally for its rigorous, stronger links for knowledge exchange high-impact research into media, and greater learning opportunities for all communications and cultural policy. of our communities. Its researchers, who have strong links WE USE THE PAST TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND INSPIRE THE FUTURE. OUR RESEARCH ENGAGES, INFORMS AND CONNECTS THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS WITH THEIR HERITAGE. X4 X5 ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES • CULTURAL & CREATIVE ECONOMIES • PRECISION MEDICINE & CHRONIC DISEASES • ONE HEALTH • FUTURE LIFE • THE NANO & QUANTUM WORLD Responding to the increasing prevalence Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in of chronic diseases is a global challenge. Glasgow, the Clinical Innovation Zone, At Glasgow, our world-leading biomedical which is attracting companies at the researchers are at the forefront of new forefront of precision medicine, including developments to treat diseases such as MR CoilTech from Germany and BioClavis A PERSONAL cancer, diabetes and arthritis. from California. Scotland has a high incidence of chronic The University leads the Scotland-wide diseases, impacting on the population’s Stratified Medicine Innovation Centre, quality of life and increasing costs to the a consortium comprising four Scottish NHS. However, by using cutting-edge universities, NHS Scotland, the global APPROACH molecular technologies, we can now biotechnology company Thermo Fisher tailor treatments to patients’ individual Scientific, and a Scottish bioinformatics needs – reducing costs and improving company, Aridhia Informatics. WE ARE PIONEERING NEW TREATMENTS treatment outcomes across a wide range of conditions. We offer dedicated space for companies AND PRECISION DIAGNOSTICS FOR to engage with academic and NHS This revolutionary approach, called experts to drive clinical innovation and CHRONIC DISEASES. precision (or stratified) medicine, is breakthroughs in precision medicine. already having a transformative effect Facilities include the Imaging Centre on healthcare, driving innovation and of Excellence, a £32m facility which economic benefits for healthcare incorporates Scotland’s only 7T MRI providers, the pharmaceutical industry scanner – the first of its kind integrated and the medical technologies supply within a clinical site in the UK. chain. Glasgow is now one of the foremost We have established a world-leading locations in the world to pursue advances biomedical innovation cluster at the in precision medicine. CHRONIC DISEASES, SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, STROKE, CANCER AND DIABETES, ACCOUNT FOR 70% OF ALL DEATHS GLOBALLY. X6 X7 ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES • CULTURAL & CREATIVE ECONOMIES • PRECISION MEDICINE & CHRONIC DISEASES • ONE HEALTH • FUTURE LIFE • THE NANO & QUANTUM WORLD Our health and wellbeing is tightly We have launched a unique joint We use our expertise to devise practical interwoven with the health of animals healthcare project to compare and strategies, influence policy and work with and the environment around us. assess communities in Malawi and communities to reduce the burden of Through an integrated “one health” Scotland. The results of the research will disease around the world. approach our researchers consider the be of mutual benefit and used to inform biological, social, economic, political research into Glasgow’s chronic health Our research into rabies eradication has and environmental contexts surrounding problems and improve healthcare in been acknowledged on a global level, human and animal health. Malawi. we have developed a new tool for malaria mosquito surveillance to help improve Our experts are tackling some of the In Tanzania