University of Glasgow

A public research university in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1451. It is one of the ancient universities of Scotland and moved to its present Gilmorehill campus in the nineteenth century.

Papal bull of 1451: A papal document issued by Pope Nicholas V authorizing the establishment of the University of Glasgow. It supplied the authority for the university’s foundation in 1451.
Adam Smith: A Scottish economist and moral philosopher whose 1776 book The Wealth of Nations shaped classical political economy. Smith studied and later taught moral philosophy at Glasgow.
University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine: The University of Glasgow’s academic and clinical center for veterinary education and research. Veterinary medicine is a major professional discipline taught at the university.
University of St Andrews: A Scottish public research university founded in 1413, the oldest university in Scotland. St Andrews predates Glasgow and offers a close comparison among Scotland’s ancient universities.
Bishop William Turnbull: A fifteenth-century Scottish bishop who helped establish the University of Glasgow. As bishop of Glasgow, he secured papal approval for the university.
James Watt: A Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine helped drive industrialization. Watt’s work on steam-engine improvements began while he was an instrument maker at Glasgow.
Glasgow University Library: The University of Glasgow’s research library, with extensive collections supporting teaching and scholarship. Its collections and study spaces underpin research across the university.
University of Aberdeen: A Scottish public research university formed in 1495 through the foundation of King’s College in Aberdeen. Aberdeen is another ancient Scottish university, founded later than Glasgow.
University of Glasgow School of Medicine: The medical school associated with the University of Glasgow, whose teaching developed from the institution’s early years. Medicine became one of the university’s enduring academic strengths.
Lord Kelvin: William Thomson, a mathematical physicist known for thermodynamics and the absolute temperature scale named after him. He spent much of his academic career as a Glasgow professor.

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