The University of Glasgow, Geda for short, is located in Glasgow, the third largest city in Britain. Founded in 145 1, it is one of the ten oldest universities in the world. It is a famous British university and one of the top 100 universities in the world, ranking 5 1 in the world over the years. Founding member of Russell University Group and Universitas 2 1, the British elite university alliance.
As a prestigious full-time comprehensive classical university, Glasgow University is closely related to the development of human civilization. Adam Smith, the father of economics (the author of The Wealth of Nations), james watt, the father of industrial revolution, Francis Hutcheson, the father of Scottish philosophy, Kelvin, joseph lister, British Prime Ministers henry campbell Bannerman and Andrew Bonalow, and James McGill, the founder of McGill University, all made outstanding contributions to the development and progress of society. Up to now, Glasgow University has trained seven Nobel Prize winners, two British prime ministers and four founders of institutions of higher learning, as well as many leading elites in the fields of law, science and business, which has made it enjoy a high reputation in Europe and even the world.
In the most authoritative QS world university rankings, Britain ranks 62nd in the world12,2015. And it has become the only university in the UK with a super five-star rating. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation organized by the British government in 20 14, the comprehensive research strength of the University of Glasgow ranked 13 in the UK. Times Higher Education World University 20 1 1 UK, 76th in the world. And the latest academic ranking 1 1 of the top 500 universities in the world of Shanghai Jiaotong University, ranked 8th in the European University Network (4ICU), and ranked 4th in the UK and 50th in the world by QS.