The University of Glasgow

Foundation

Nov 5, 1451

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The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 A.D by a papal bull of Pope Nicholas V, at the suggestion of King James II, giving Bishop William Turnbull permission to add the university to the city's cathedral. It is the second-oldest university in Scotland, and the fourth-oldest in the English-speaking world. It is often ranked in the world's top 100 universities in tables compiled by various bodies.

A grant of land

Mar 8, 1460

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in 1460, the University received a grant of land from James, Lord Hamilton, on the east side of the High Street, immediately north of the Blackfriars Church, on which it had its home for the next four hundred years. In the mid-seventeenth century, the Hamilton Building was replaced with a very grand two-court building with a decorated west front facing the High Street, called the "Nova Erection", or New Building.

New territories

Feb 24, 1563

http://www.geni.com/projects/University-of-Glasgow/24522 The University was given 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land belonging to the Black Friars (Dominicans) on High Street by Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1563.

Glasgow Medical School

Feb 24, 1751

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University of Glasgow Medical School was established in 1751. Glasgow Medical School is the medical school of the University of Glasgow, and offers a 5 year MBChB degree course.

The Macfarlane Observatory

May 24, 1757

http://worldebookfair.org/articles/Glasgow_University Over the following centuries, the University's size and scope continued to expand. In 1757 it built the Macfarlane Observatory and later Scotland's first public museum, the Hunterian. It was a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment and subsequently of the Industrial Revolution, and its expansion in the High Street was constrained.

The University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Feb 24, 1807

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunterian_Museum_and_Art_Gallery The museum first opened in 1807, in a specially constructed building off the High Street, adjoining the original campus of the University. When the University moved west to its new site at Gilmorehill (to escape crowding and pollution in the city centre) the museum moved too. In 1870 the Hunterian collections were transferred to the University’s present site and assigned halls within Sir George Gilbert Scott’s neo-Gothic building.

Glasgow Government School of Design

Feb 24, 1845

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_School_of_Art It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design, one of the first Government Schools of Design.

The Glasgow School of Art.

Feb 24, 1853

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In 1853 the Glasgow Government School of Design changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. It is one of four independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.

Scotland's first female medical graduates

Aug 31, 1894

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Scotland's first female medical graduates completed their degrees here in 1894

The Nobel prize

Apr 10, 1921

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Glasgow In the 20th century the University was intensively developed, the number of students increased from 3 to 15 thousand In the early 20th century by the famous chemist F. Sodi , together with E. Rutherford developed the theory of radioactive decay during the period of their work at the chemical Department of the University introduced the concept of isotopes, in 1921 he was awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry.

The University Chapel

Oct 4, 1929

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The University Chapel was constructed as a memorial to the 755 sons of the University who had lost their lives in the First World War. Designed by Sir John Burnet, it was completed in 1929 and dedicated on 4 October.

The world’s first ultrasound images of a foetus

Feb 24, 1958

http://worldchanging.gla.ac.uk/article/?id=43
A history of changing the world: 1958
The world’s first ultrasound images of a foetus are published by Glasgow Professor Ian Donald. Ultrasound is now used in many fields of medical diagnostics beyond obstetrics.

Fire at Bower Building

Oct 8, 2001

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In October 2001 the century-old Bower Building (previously home to the university's botany department) was gutted by fire. The interior and roof of the building were largely destroyed, although the main facade remained intact. After a £10.8 million refit, the building re-opened in November 2004.

550th anniversary

Nov 5, 2001

http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/chemistry/aboutus/history/
The University was founded in 1451 and celebrated its 550th anniversary in 2001.

The art section

Feb 24, 2007

http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/timeline/ In 2007, a state of the art section to house the library's collection of historic photographs was opened, funded by the Wolfson Foundation.

Teaching quality

Feb 24, 2009

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The University's teaching quality was assessed in 2009 to be among the top 10 in the United Kingdom, along with its reputation as a "research powerhouse", whose income from annual research contracts also placing among the top 10 the UK.

Reorganization

Aug 1, 2010

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On 1 August 2010, the former Faculties of the University were removed and replaced by a system of four larger Colleges, intended to encourage interdisciplinary research and make the University more competitive. This structure was similar to that at other universities, including the University of Edinburgh.