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Glasgow University was established in 1451 when Pope Nicholas V granted a papal bull to Glasgow`s Bishop William Turnbull. The university was initially accommodated in the Cathedral but it soon outgrew those cramped conditions and moved to High Street. New purpose-built buildings were erected there in the mid-seventeenth century - these are often referred to as the `Old College` - and many famous academics taught there, including Adam Smith and Joseph Black.
This article is based on the guidebook "The Glasgow Guide". |
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Glasgow University from Dumbarton Road, with Dumbarton Road Bridge and the River Kelvin in the foreground. |
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Today there are around 17,000 students and 4500 staff in the university grouped in eight faculties. The university is run by the Court, made up of members representing various interests, and the Senate, which looks after academic and educational matters. The largest university body is the General Council which includes all the university`s graduates (currently numbering around 100,000) and it is responsible for, amongst other things, the election of the Chancellor. The Principal is the administrative head of the university, the Chancellor is the honorary `figurehead` and the Rector is the elected representative of the students. The choice of Rector (who is elected every three years) is a fascinating barometer of student politics and attitudes; previous rectors have included Robert Peel, William Ewart Gladstone and Jimmy Reid. |
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