i

Culture on campus Why the University is a special place for visitors

PlusCommunity spirit – volunteering at the University

AvenueThe magazine for alumni and friends of the University of Glasgow Issue 50 June 2011

50editions since 1987

Celebrating

ii

University of Glasgow www.glasgow.ac.uk

•Inthetop1%oftheworld’suniversities,according to the QS World University Rankings2010.

•IntheUK’stop10earnersforresearch,andsupportingthepursuitofdiscoveriesthatcanchangepeople’slivesforthebetter,whetherthat’sfinding a way to detect malaria in minutes,orcontributingtothebiggestparticle physics experiment in the world:theLargeHadronCollider.

•Creatinganinternationalcommunityby welcoming students from more than 110countriesacrosstheglobe.

•Providinganexperiencethatstudentslove–the2010InternationalStudentBarometer ranks Glasgow 3rd in the UKandbestinScotlandforstudentsatisfaction,andtheNationalStudentSurvey2010reportssatisfactionlevelsof90%amongfinal-yearstudents.

1

How to contact Avenue

Editorial Strategy Committee:Executive Editor: Susan Stewart

ProductionEditor:SarahLincoln

CathyBell,AlanMacfarlane,EmilyHowie, SusanDunsmore.

Contactdetailsarelistedbelow.AlladdressesareUniversityofGlasgow,GlasgowG128QQ.

Alumni news: Development&AlumniOffice,2TheSquare Tel:+44(0)1413304951Email:alumni@glasgow.ac.uk

Giving to Glasgow:Development&AlumniOffice, 2TheSquare.Tel:+44(0)1413304951Email:campaign@glasgow.ac.uk

Changes of address and obituaries: Development&AlumniOffice,2TheSquare Tel:+44(0)1413307146Email:alumni@glasgow.ac.uk

Letters to the Editor: CorporateCommunications,1TheSquare Tel:+44(0)1413304919Email:avenue@glasgow.ac.uk

©UniversityofGlasgow2011.ISSN0950-7167.

Produced by:CorporateCommunications, UniversityofGlasgow.

PhotographybytheUniversityPhotographicUnit.AdditionalphotographyprovidedbyPaulHampton,Shutterstock,Development&AlumniOffice,HunterianMuseum&ArtGallery,ArchiveServices.

PrintedbyBelmontPressLtdon50%recycledpaper.

Views expressed are not necessarily those of the University or the editors.Allrightsreserved.NothingmaybereproducedwithoutwrittenpermissionfromtheEditorialStrategyCommittee.

WelcomeWelcome to the latest edition of Avenue, our twice-yearly magazine for alumni and friends of the University.

InthisissuewecelebrateAvenue’s50theditionsinceitfirstcameintoproductioninJanuary1987.OurfeatureCover storiesonpage8looksbackatthemanytopicsouralumnimagazinehasexploredoverthepast25years.

TherehavebeencelebrationselsewhereattheUniversitythisyeartoo.TheStudents’RepresentativeCouncilmarksits125thyearandinCommunity spirit onpage15wefindoutmoreaboutoneofthekeyareasofitswork–volunteering.Inournewspageswealsohighlightthe130thanniversaryoftheGlasgowUniversitySportsAssociation.

TheUniversityisundoubtedlyaspecialplace,notonlybecauseofourworld-classteaching,learningandresearchcommunities,butalsobecauseofthemanyculturalandsocialattractionsweofferourstudents,alumni,staffandmembersofthepublic.InourcoverfeatureCulture on campusonpage10youcanlearnaboutthemanyreasonswhypeoplearedrawn toGilmorehill.

We’realwaysinterestedinhearingaboutthevariedandfascinatingpathsouralumnichoosetotakeaftergraduation.InthisissueweprofileDrAndreaFidgett,aZoologygraduate,whoistheUK’sfirstandcurrentlyonlyzoonutritionist(page7).Youcanalsocatchuponallthelatestalumnievents,updatesandreunionsonpages16–20.

Thank you for reading Avenueoverthelasttwoandahalfdecades.Wehopeyouenjoythisspecialeditionandwelookforwardtokeepingintouchwithyouinyearstocome.

Professor Anton MuscatelliPrincipalandVice-Chancellor

Half-Yearly Meeting of the General CouncilSaturday, 25 June 2011AlumniareinvitedtojointheChancellorandPrincipalattheGeneralCouncilHalf-YearlyMeetingintheSenateRoomat10.30amonSaturday,25June2011.Read the report of the last meeting on pages 21–23.

ContentsNews 2Recent activities and achievements

Alumna profile 7 DrAndreaFidgett TheUK’sfirstzoonutritionist

Cover stories 8Celebrating50issuesofAvenue since1987

Culture on campus 10Why the University is a special place for visitors

Community spirit 15Volunteering at the University

Alumni news and events 16Clubs,reunionsandpersonalnews

Report to the General Council 21MinutesfromtheHalf-YearlyMeetingoftheGeneralCouncil,includingthePrincipal’sreport

Obituaries 25Deaths of members of the General Council

Exhibitions and events 29What’sonattheHunterianMuseum

2

News

Cancer drugs may treat malariaA discovery by researchers at Glasgow that a class of chemotherapy drugs also kills the parasite that causes malaria could quickly open up a whole new strategy for combating the disease.

Investing in the future of artThe University’s new Centre for Textile Conservation & Technical Art History is fast becoming an internationally significant research and education hub.

OfficiallyopenedbyHRHThePrincessRoyalinFebruary,thenewteachingandresearch centre was recently awarded nearly£100,000infundingbytheGettyFoundation.ThefundingwillsupportGlasgow’sresearchersindevelopingartpreservation research opportunities with institutionsaroundtheworld,includingthePaulGettyMuseuminLosAngeles,theNetherlands’VanGoghMuseum,London’sV&A,andmanymore.Aswellas being a multidisciplinary centre for research,thecentrealsooffersgraduatedegree programmes in technical art history,textileconservationanddressandtextilehistory.

TheonlyresourceofitskindintheUK,thecentre brings together the conservation teaching work of the Textile Conservation Centre,formerlybasedintheUniversityofSouthampton,andtheUniversityofGlasgow’sownworld-leadingexpertiseintechnicalarthistory.

TextileConservationCentreFoundationChairman,theMarquessofDouro,said:‘The University of Glasgow is the best possible home for this new Centre for Textile Conservation & Technical Art History and future opportunities for the centre are veryexciting.’

Malariainfects250millionandkills1.3millionpeopleeveryyearworldwide.Effortstofind a treatment have been marred by the parasite’sabilitytoquicklydevelopdrugresistancethroughaselectionofmutations.Onceinthebody,ithidesfromtheimmunesysteminsideliverandbloodcells,whereitquicklyreproduces.

However,whentheresearcherstreatedredblood cells infected with malaria with a drug originally designed to inhibit key signalling pathwaysincancercells,theparasitewasstoppedinitstracks.Thisindicatesthatthemalaria parasite depends upon a signalling pathway present in the host – initially in liver cells,andtheninredbloodcells–inorder tomultiply.

The enzymes active in the signalling pathway arenotencodedbytheparasite,butratherhijackedbytheparasitetoserveitsownpurposes.Disablingthatpathwaycouldbean effective strategy in combating the many strainsoftheparasiteknowntoinfecthumans.

The finding was made by two groups of researchers from the Wellcome Trust Centre forMolecularParasitologyattheUniversity,and the research has been recently published onlineinthejournalCellular Microbiology.ProfessorAndrewWaters,whoseteamcontributedtothework,said:‘Thisworkshows how a little ingenuity might provide new avenues to malaria therapy at vastly reduced developmentcosts.’

3

News

Funding to boost the supply of donor blood£2.5m has been awarded to the University by the Scottish Funding Council to investigate the manufacturing of synthetic blood from stem cells.

Theproject,whichstartedin2009,wasinitiallyfundedby£3mfromtheWellcomeTrust.Thissecondboostwillhelptheprojectteam,ledbyexperimentalhaematologistatGlasgow,DrJoMountford,tosolvetheissuesthattheblooddonorindustrycurrentlyfaces,includingmaintainingsupplyforbloodtransfusions,infection risk and blood type compatibility betweendonorandpatient.

The universal blood group used in blood transfusionisO-negative,butonly7%ofthepopulationhavethisbloodtype.Theteam,which includes collaborators from three other leadingScottishuniversities,isresearchingmethods of using stem cells to create an unlimitedsupplyofredbloodcellsinlabs.

DrMountford(picturedright)said:‘Fundingforsuchcross-disciplinaryworkisuncommon and we are delighted to receive this investment to truly integrate these approaches.’MarkBathos,ChiefExecutiveoftheScottishFundingCouncil,added:‘This exciting collaboration aims to provide a solution to a longstanding problem and one thattouchesmanylives.’

£1m for Scotland’s BardThanksto£1mfundingfromtheArts&HumanitiesResearchCouncil(AHRC),theUniversity will produce the first complete scholarlyeditionoftheworksofRobertBurns.

The award has been granted to the Centre for Robert Burns Studies – the only one of its kind in the world – and will see the publication of six volumes over the next eight years including The Oxford Handbook to Robert Burns and The Collected Prose of Robert Burns,withanothersixtofollowinthenextdecade.

A team of five literary scholars at Glasgow will beinvolvedintheproject,ledbyinternationalBurnsexpertDrGerryCarruthers,whosaid:‘The AHRC funding along with an Oxford UniversityPresscontractmarksaseismicshiftinBurnsStudies.WenowhavetheplatformtoassertBurns’statusasamajorRomantic-period artist alongside the likes of William WordsworthandJohnKeats.’ An online exhibition space will also be created aspartoftheproject,wheremembersofthepublic and researchers can discuss various aspects of the research as well as share newly discoveredmaterials.

Charles Kennedy re-elected as Rector

TheRightHonourableCharlesKennedyMPhastakenuptheroleofRectoroftheUniversityforasecondthree-yearterm.

At an installation ceremony in the Bute Hall inApril,MrKennedythankedstudents,describing them fondly as ‘my other constituencyinlife’.HeisonlythesecondRectortohavebeenre-electedsinceformerPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraeliinthe1870s.

4

Does religious education work?

Athree-yearprojectexaminingtheaims,practices and effects of religious education inschoolshasrecentlybeencompleted.

The£365,326study,fundedbytheArts& Humanities Research Council and the Economic&SocialResearchCouncil,looked at religious education across EnglandandWales,NorthernIreland andScotland.

GlasgowProfessorofReligious&PhilosophicalEducationJamesConroywasthe principal investigator: ‘This study has thrownupasubstantialrangeofquestionsabout the provision of religious education acrossBritain.Eveninschoolswhereitisvalued,toooftenitisunder-resourcedandrequiredtodotoomuchwithtoolittle.Asaresult,itoftenlosesfocus.Atitsbest,itis academically rigorous and intellectually stimulating.’

Thekeyfindingsoftheprojectwere:•Social and educational demands placed

on religious education lead to a conflict between the academic and social and personal development aspects of the subject.Thereforestudentscanbeunclearaboutitspurpose.

•Religious education has become very popular,withhighratesofexaminationsuccess.However,thedrivetoachieveexamination success tends to distort the religious and educational aims of the subject.

•Thequalityofresourcesusedinreligious educationisoftenpoor,andthesometimes too comfortable relationship between examination boards and textbook authorsshouldbescrutinisedmore.

•Some of the strongest religious education is found in schools serving strongly religiouscommunities,especiallyinschoolswhichseethesubjectasexplicitlypart of helping students to understand their place in a complex multicultural and multi-religioussociety.

•All of these findings must be understood in the context of resource concerns in a political environment where religious education faces a potential downgrading infavourofamorelimitedcurriculum.

www.glasgow.ac.uk/ doesreligiouseducationwork

News

The world’s most accurate IVF predictorResearchers have produced a calculator which gives the most accurate reading yet on the potential success of IVF treatment.

The team from the Universities of Glasgow and Bristol analysed the details of more than 144,000IVFcyclesusingdataheldbytheHumanFertilisation&EmbryologyAuthority and produced a statistical model which gives a prediction of live birth which is up to 99%accurate.

The study looked at a large number of different factors which can influence the outcome ofanIVFcycle–awoman’sage,numberofyearstryingtogetpregnant,whethersheisusingherowneggs,causeofinfertility,numberofpreviousIVFcyclesandwhethershehaspreviouslybeenpregnantorhadababy–toobtainaccurateprediction.

ProfessorScottNelson,MuirheadChairofReproductive&MaternalMedicineatGlasgow,said: ‘The study provides critical information on the likely outcome for couples deciding whethertoundergoIVF–upuntilnowestimatesofsuccesshavenotbeenreliable.Theresultofthisstudyisatoolwhichcanbeusedtomakeincrediblyaccuratepredictions.’

The free calculator has been made available on the internet and is also in the process of beingturnedintoasmartphoneapp,tomaketheinformationaswidelyaccessibleaspossible.Visitwww.ivfpredict.com

5

News

Glasgow’s free Intellectual Property concept set to expandThe University of Glasgow, King’s College London and the University of Bristol have won £80,000 funding to pioneer easy access to their intellectual assets.

Fivemonthsago,GlasgowbecamethefirstUKuniversitytoofferIntellectualProperty–including groundbreaking medical and scientific research – to business and entrepreneurs freeofcharge.NowtheawardfromtheUKGovernment’sIntellectualPropertyOfficewillbeusedtofundaprojectledbythethreeuniversitiestocreateaconsortiumofopen-innovationuniversities.ThesuccessfulbidwaswonthroughthehighlycompetitiveFastForwardcompetitionwithtenprojectsfundedintotal.

DrKevinCullen,DirectorofResearch&EnterpriseatGlasgow,whoisleadingtheproject,explained:‘Wehopetorunanopenandaccessibleprojectwhichaimstoembedandtesta new approach to licensing while stimulating debate around the issues of university and companycollaboration,andtherolewhichuniversitieshaveinencouraginginnovationforthebenefitofUKsocietyandtheeconomy.’

Glasgow vets caught on camera

TheUniversity’sSmallAnimalHospital,WeipersCentreforEquineWelfareandCochnoEstateFarmrecentlyallowedafilmcrew behind the scenes to showcase the work of vet staff dedicated to the treatment ofanimals.

Theaward-winningSmallAnimalHospitalisoneoftheworld’smostadvancedanimalhospitals and features specialist diagnostic andtherapeuticequipmentsuchasMRIandCTscanners,alinearacceleratorforradiotherapy,andanunderwatertreadmill forphysiotherapy.

Thefirstoftheten-partdocumentaryseriescalled Animal ERairedinMarchontheDiscoveryChannelUK’sAnimalPlanetchannelonsatelliteandcabletelevision.Theseries followed Glasgow veterinary surgeons and nurses as they treated patients and revealed the different skills and technology withinthehospital,includingtheoncologyunitwhereanimalsaretreatedforcancers,and surgeons in the Weipers Centre performingoperations.

ProfessorEwanCameron,ActingHeadoftheSchoolofVeterinaryMedicine,describedthe series as a ‘fascinating insight into the day-to-dayworkofvets’and‘unmissableviewingforanimallovers’.

Professor appointed OBE

MuffyCalder,ProfessorofFormalMethodsatGlasgow,hasbeenappointedOBEintheQueensNewYear’sHonourslistfor2011.

ProfessorCalder(picturedabove)joinedtheUniversityin1988,andisDeanofResearchintheCollegeofScience&Engineering.Hercurrent research is in modelling and reasoning about the behaviour of complex software and biochemical systems using mathematics and automatedreasoningtools.

6

News

Plant powerScientists at Glasgow are working on a £5.4m international collaboration to improve the process of photosynthesis.

Glasgow’s Sports Association celebrates 130th anniversaryGlasgow University Sports Association (GUSA) is the oldest student association currently active on campus and it celebrates its 130th anniversary this year.

GUSA began life as the Glasgow University Athletics Club (GUAC) after University students lobbied for the construction of a new gymnasium at the new Gilmorehill campus.ThisbecamethehomeoftheUniversity’ssportsmenandwomenuntilthe Stevenson building was constructed in1961.‘TheStevie’stillhousestheUniversity gym and indoor sports facilities oncampusandcatersfor15,500students,staffandalumnimembers.

Initsearlyyears,GUAConlyrepresentedthemajorsports,suchasathletics,cricket,rugbyandtennis;however,asstudent engagement in sport became morecommon,membershipsteadily

grew.Todaythereare48sportsclubs affiliatedunderGUSAandmorethan2,000students training and competing on a regularbasis.

NotableformermembersofGUSAinclude:SirMenziesCampbell,whobroketheBritish100metrerecordin1967,JimCraig,afootballer who was a part of the Glasgow Celtic1967EuropeanCupwinning‘LisbonLions’team,andRebeccaCooke,aswimmerwhowonagoldmedalinthe2006CommonwealthGames.

•Glasgow University Hares and Hounds running club celebrated its 90th anniversary thisyear–seepage19.

Photosynthesisallowsbiologicalsystemstoconvert sunlight into food and is the source ofallthefossilfuelsweburntoday.Fourtransatlantic research teams will explore ways to overcome limitations in photosynthesis that could then lead to ways of significantly increasing the yield of important crops for food productionorsustainablebioenergy.

GlasgowProfessorsLeeCroninandMikeBlattwillleadtheUKeffortsintwoofthefourteams,whichincludescientistsfromarangeofdisciplinesfromtheUKandUS.

ThefundinghasbeenawardedbytheUKBiotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council(BBSRC)andtheUSNationalScienceFoundation(NSF).ProfessorJanetAllen,DirectorofResearchatBBSRC,said:‘Thisishugely ambitious research but if the scientists we are supporting can achieve their aims it will beaprofoundachievement.’

Threeoftheresearchprojectswillfocusonimproving a reaction driven by an enzyme calledRubisco,whichisawidelyrecognisedbottleneckinthephotosynthesispathway.Byattempting to transfer parts from algae and bacteriaintoplants,theresearchershopetomaketheenvironmentintheplants’cellsaround Rubisco richer in CO2,whichwill allow photosynthesis to produce sugars moreefficiently.

Thefourthprojectaimstoharnesstheexcesslight energy that reaches photosynthetic organisms but cannot be used due to bottlenecksinnaturalphotosynthesis.Thisprojectaimstotransferhigh-energyelectronsfrom a cyanobacterial cell where there is excess that would otherwise be turned to heat toanadjacentcellwhichwillbeengineeredtoproducefoodorfuelproducts.

Glasgow graduate Dr Andrea Fidgett (BSc 1991, PhD 2002) is a chef unlike any other. Whereas most only have to cater for a human palate, she has to think about the needs of over 450 different species and, what’s more, they tend to be very fussy eaters.

‘YoucouldthinkofwhatIdoasabitlikecreating a recipe book – it gives all the nutritionalinformationaboutthefood,suchastheingredients,quantities,nutritionalvaluesandwhereitcomesfrom;it’sabigbookandgrowingallthetime.’

AndreaistheAnimalNutritionistatChesterZooandistheUK’sfirstandcurrentlyonlynutritionistworkingspecificallyinazoo.It’sherjobtoensurethatalloftheanimalsarebeingfedanutritionallybalanceddiet,toensuretheystayingoodshape.

Zooanimalnutritionishugelyimportantbecause,justlikehumans,animalsinzoosareprone to obesity because of overfeeding and lackofexercise.Despitethis,nutritionofwildand exotic animals is still something we know relativelylittleabout.

‘Looking more closely at the nutrition of our animals means they are more likely to be healthy,happyandrelaxed,’saysAndrea.‘Healthy and happy animals are much more likelytobreed,whichisofcoursegreatnewsforthezoo.’

Andrea took the first steps down her unusual career path when she applied to the University ofGlasgow’sZoologyBScprogramme.However,itwasn’tuntilshetookaposition

inJerseyattheDurrellWildlifeConservationTrust,thatsherecognisedwhatmightbeafuturecareerpath.Itwasherethatshegainedherfirstexperienceofactiveresearch,workingwithinternationalcollaboratorsfromNewYork’sWildlifeConservationSociety,basedintheBronx.

‘Upuntilthispoint,IstillhadnoideawhereIwantedtotakemycareer;certainly,researching animal nutrition had not occurred tome.ThejobitselfwasafantasticexperiencebecauseitmeantthatIgotachancetoapplythe results of my research directly to the speciesIwasstudying,toimprovetheircare.Also,theDurrellWildlifeConservationTrustisforward-thinkingandIworkedwithsomeverysupportivepeopleduringmytimethere.ThisreallymademethinkthatthisiswhatIwantedto do and ultimately led me back to Glasgow todomyPhD.’

Andrea’suniqueresearchexperiencecombined with her unusual role at Chester Zoomeansthathercurrentjobhasdevelopedteaching and research elements that have takenherdownaquasi-academicroute.

‘Firstly,whatIdidatChesterZoowasdocumentthedietsofallouranimals.Ithencompared this against data from other zoos andfromthepast,tochartsuccessesand

‘ Looking more closely at the nutrition of our animals means they are more likely to be healthy, happy and relaxed.’

7

failuresandproducescientific,evidence-basedguidelinesforfeedingpractices.BecauseIgainedvaluableresearchexperienceatGlasgowandIamthefirstpersontoformalisethisinformationforaUKzoo,Ispendalotoftimedoingwhatmightbetermedacademicwork.

‘MytimeissplitbetweenprovidinganutritionservicetoChesterZoo,providingexperttraining and consultancy service to universities andotherzoologicalcollectionsand,asasupervisoronUKresearchcouncilfundeddoctoralstudentships,alsoconductingtargeted,collaborativeresearch.I’mnot,andIdon’tthinkI’lleverwanttobepurelyanacademic,butIdodefinitelyenjoyhavingafootinbothcamps.’

Nomatterwhatpathshetakesfromhere,onethingforsureisthatwiththehelpofAndrea’srecipebook,theanimalsatChesterZoowillcontinuetoenjoycontentedlives,courtesyoftheUK’soneandonlyzoonutritionist.

Chester Zoo is a registered conservation charity that supports projects both locally and globally. It is the largest zoo in the UK; home to 7,000 animals, 400 different species, many of which are endangered.

PhotoscourtesyofChesterZoo.

Feeding time at the zoo

8

As Avenuecelebratesits50thissue,welookbackat some of the stories that have appeared in the University’smagazineforalumnioverthedecades.

OnTuesday23September1986ameetingtook place on campus to finalise the details of a new magazine for graduates and friends oftheUniversity.Theminutesofthatmeetingdocumented the outcome of an important discussion: ‘The name has been chosen from ashortlistofthree–Avenue,Courant,andTheGlasgowGraduate.’

InJanuary1987thefirstissueofAvenue was mailedouttograduatesacrosstheUKandbeyond,andithascomeouttwiceayearinJanuaryandJuneeversince.Thewelcomeletter of the launch edition clearly set out the aimofthemagazine:‘Itisanewventureby the University and the General Council to reachyou,ourgraduatesandfriends,andtoinvolve you in the life and development of yourUniversity.’

Sincedayone,ouralumnimagazinehasalwayssoughttofeatureup-to-the-minutearticles.Amongthemanytopicalstoriesprinted in Avenue during its early years were apromotionofsciencesubjectstofemalestudentsinJanuary1987byDrPatriciaConnolly of the Electronics & Engineering Department,whoadvocatedthat‘engineeringisasmuchasubjectforthegirlsasfortheboys’,andareportinJune1988,aftertheChernobyldisaster,ontheUniversity’swork on a ‘research programme to improve practical countermeasures against nuclear contaminationoftheurbanenvironment’.

Cover stories

9

The new decade got off to an impressive startin1990.TheJanuaryissueheraldedGlasgow’srecentnamingasCulturalCapitalofEuropebytheEuropeanUnion.Theaccoladewas celebrated with a vast programme of events and described in Avenue as ‘one of the mostexcitingyearsinthehistoryofGlasgow’.Inthesameyear,wereportedonaspecialvisitbyThePrincessRoyalduringwhichsheattendedtheannualconferenceoftheInstituteof British Geographers and also presided overthefinalsofthe1990WorldDebatingChampionships hosted by the Glasgow UniversityUnion.

Our pages regularly feature stories promoting thearts,andtheJanuary1994editionofAvenuewasnoexception.Amongthecontentswas a feature on the changing perceptions of Scottishart,writtenbycelebratedlocalartistandGlasgowgraduateLouiseAnnand,justprior to her being awarded an honorary degree bytheUniversity.Thisissuealsoappealedto budding writers among our readers with thelaunchofaspecialone-offshortstorycompetition–thewinningentry,Space: a short storybyTraceyASinclair,wasprintedintheJuneeditionthatyear.

TheJanuary1998issueofAvenue included a focus on Computing Science to mark thedepartment’s40thanniversaryattheUniversity.InthefeatureSeniorLecturerPhilGray reflected on the unexpected boom of

theInternetinthemid-1990s:‘TheWebisthefruit of computing science research but we didn’tanticipateitsphenomenalgrowthandinfluence.’Thestoryhighlightedprojectsinprogressatthetime,including‘safetycritical’computer systems to combat unpredictability in a world still adapting to rapidly developing digitaltechnology.

Withthedawnofthenewmillenniumin2000,Avenueturneditsattentiontopolitics.InafeatureaboutthenewScottishParliament,welearnedthatofthe129menandwomenelectedinMaythepreviousyear,25wereUniversityofGlasgowgraduates,includingScotland’sinauguralFirstMinisterDonaldDewar.ThefollowingyearAvenue was celebratinganotherprestigiousestablishment.Tomarkthe550thanniversaryofthe Universityin2001,wehighlightedthefestivitiesinaspecialfeature,whichincludedanalumni ball in the Bute Hall and a torchlight processionthroughthecityby1,500students,staffandalumni.

TheUniversity’sinternationalendeavourshavebeenwelldocumentedtoo.Inaseriesoffeaturesbetween2002and2005Avenue lookedatGlasgow’sassociationswiththecontinentsoftheworld.Intrepidacademicswereworkingonkeyoverseasprojectsatthetime,including:gatheringecologicaldataonexpeditionsinthefloodplainsofBrazil;studying the threat of long line fishing to the

survivalofalbatrossesonNewZealand’sneighbouringislands;andintroducingpowerful cartography computer systems to createcomputer-generatedcensusmapsinSaudiArabia.

Avenue has always been keen to report the successesofouralumniandstaff.In2007aloneournewspagescelebratedworld-renowned18th-centuryphilosopherandeconomist Adam Smith as the first Scot to appearonanEnglishbanknote,andthereleaseofEmeritusProfessorofEnglishLiteratureandScotland’sfirstNationalPoetEdwinMorgan’scriticallyacclaimedBook of Lives.TheJuneissuealsoprofiledgraduateMarkBeaumontwhohadjustbecomethefastestpersontocircumnavigatetheglobe,some18,000miles,bybicycle.HelaterwentontobeawardedtheUniversity’sAlumnusoftheYeartrophy.

Over the years the covers of Avenue may have changed,butwehavestrivedtomaintaintheaimprintedinourfirstedition’swelcomepage of bringing our readers ‘lively features andnewsandviewsabouttheUniversity’.InJanuary1987Issue1wasdeliveredto45,000alumniandinJune2011thatfigureiscloserto100,000.Welookforwardtomaintainingourstrong relationship with the Glasgow alumni communityasitcontinuestogrow,andhopeyouenjoyreadingthestoriesinour50theditionandallthosestilltocome.

1010

1111

Culture on campusFrom stunning art exhibitions and engaging public lectures to romantic weddings and emotional alumni reunions, the University is not only a centre for academic excellence and world-class research but also a hub of social and cultural activities for people to enjoy.

Witha4-starratingbyVisitScotland’squalityassurance scheme and art and artefacts in abundanceit’snowonderthattheUniversity’sHunterianMuseum&ArtGalleryisheraldedas‘oneofthecity’sgreatestculturalassets’bytheGlasgowCityMarketingBureau.

TheHunterianmaybeScotland’soldestpublicmuseum,butitsfocusisverymuchonthefuture.TemporaryclosureoftheMainHallduetoroofrenovationshasgiventheMuseumachancetoprepareanexcitingnewgallery,dedicated to the history of the Roman frontier inScotland.MuseumDirectorProfessorDavid Gaimster explains more about the new installation which is due to open in September: ‘Itwillshowcaseaworld-classcollectionofRoman monumental sculpture in a way that hasneverbeenachievedbefore,bybringingthevastmajorityofthiscollectionintoonelocation and creating a new interpretation about the impact and legacy of the Romans ontheScottishlandscape.’ ForProfessorGaimster,itisvitalthatfeatureslike the new Roman gallery are really broughttolifeforpeopletoenjoy.Inanewinitiative,MUSEs(MuseumUniversityStudentEducators) will soon be on hand to guide people around and enhance the cultural experienceofTheHunterian.IncollaborationwiththeUniversity’sClub21programme,20students are currently being trained up and ourMuseumDirectoriskeentoseethesenewMUSEsinaction:‘It’sreallyinterestingtoseewhat the various interests of this first cohort of studentguidesare.Wehaveopportunitiestocreateavariedprogrammeoftours,whichIthink will transform how our students and our visitorsseeTheHunterian.’

The Hunterian Art Gallery shares the Museum’sethosofmakingthemostofitsculturalassets.AswellashavingwallslinedwithimpressiveworksbyRembrandt,ChardinandRodin,andthemajorcollectioninEuropeofJamesMcNeillWhistler,itisalsohome–quiteliterally–totheworld’slargestselectionofworkbyCharlesRennieMackintosh.In

TheMackintoshHouse,areconstructionoftheprincipalinteriorsfromMackintosh’sownGlasgowresidence,over800drawings,designsandwatercolours,togetherwithfurnitureanddecorativeart,andanarchiveofcorrespondence,photographsandperiodicals,aredisplayedtogethertorecreatethe world of the famous Scottish architect and designerforalltosee.

As well as permanent displays that capture theimagination,theArtGalleryalsopayssimilar attention to detail in its many temporary exhibitions,oftentransformingthemintoculturalevents.InMarch,theworldsofmusicand art united in a special celebration of theworkofoneoftheleadingavant-gardecomposersandartistsofthe20thcentury.TocoincidewiththefirstmajorUKretrospectiveofJohnCage(1912–92),entitled‘Everydayisagoodday’attheGallery,theUniversityhosteda series of performances in the University ConcertHalltotrulyshowcaseCage’sartisticandmusicaltalents.

TheJohnCageconcertseriesattractedrenowned musicians such as the Arditti Quartet,JohnTilbury,RedNoteandHebridesEnsemble,andworld-classperformerslikethesearearegularfeatureontheUniversity’syear-roundlunchtimeandeveningmusicprogramme.Asacelebratedpartofcampusculture,musicisnotonlyafeatureofpublicconcertsbutalsoofpersonalcelebrations,inparticularthecelebrationoflove.ThesoundofbagpipesplayedbytheUniversity’sresidentpiper,DonaldCampbell,andoftheorganplayedbyKevinBowyer,JamesGrossmithorJohnButt,canoftenbeheardasaweddingpartyarrivesattheUniversityChapel.

The cultural tradition of getting married on campus took off when William Tweedale and Greta Lees became the first couple to tie the knoton15March1930.Sincethentherehavebeenmorethan7,000weddingsconductedintheUniversityChapel,nottomentionthemanycivil marriage and partnership ceremonies thattakeplaceinotherUniversityvenues,

12

suchastheRandolphandHunterHalls,MelvilleroomandKelvinGallery.ForReverendStuartMacQuarrie,offeringthisservicereallyallows people to feel connected with their University:‘It’saboutarelationshipthatwehave with our alumni and student and staff community,andthat’sreallytheimportantthing.Forsomanypeoplewhogetmarriedhere,it’slikecomingbackhome.Manypeople then return to have their children baptised,establishingarelationshipwithfuturegenerations.That’swhattheUniversityrepresentsinmanypeople’slives.’

ReverendMacQuarrie,alongwiththeUniversity’sWeddingOrganisers,RebeccaRobinsonandCarolWallace,andtheConference&VisitorsServicesteam,workclosely with every couple to arrange the perfect day.FornovelistAlisonIrvine,whograduatedwithanMLittinCreativeWritingin2006,herweddinghereinJune2009wasadaythatshe’ddreamedofsincestudyingatGlasgow:‘Iwassoinspiredbythesurroundingsofthe University and because the Chapel was sostunningIusedtotellmyselfthatifIwasevertogetmarriedI’dlikeittobethere.My

husbandandIgotmarriedintheevening,withdrinksandcanapésafterwardsinthecloisters.Our minister made our ceremony very feel intimateandpersonal.’

ManycoupleslikeAlisonaredrawntotheatmospheric stone cloisters of the Gilbert Scottbuildingaftertheirceremony.RebeccaRobinsonbelievesit’sallaboutcapturingtheirspecialmomentforever,assheexplains:‘When people are married here they go to the cloisters afterwards because there are some outstandingphotographspossible.’It’snosurprisethatalumniwho’vecelebratedtheirgraduation with a glass of champagne in the cloisters should wish to return to this picture perfectsettingfortheirnextbigday.

TheUniversityisnotonlyalocationforlove,butalsoformanyotherculturaloccasions,includingcommunityevents.AshosttothefirsteverGlasgowScienceFestival(www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk)in2007,theUniversitywelcomednearly20,000participantsfrom local schools and the city to learn about allthingsscientificacrossGilmorehill.Sincethen the festival has grown and it celebrates

© Team Thomson

13

itsfifthyearinJune,withenlighteningandentertaining events including a science musicalintheUniversity’sConcertHall,ashowcaseofGlasgow’sworld-classresearchintheFraserBuildingandawildlifeexhibitioninTheHunterian.

Learning has always been part of our campuscultureand,aswellaseducatingundergraduate and postgraduate students from around the world on our degree programmes,weoffermanyrecreationalopportunities to people looking to expand theirknowledge.Alongwithopeningbothour impressive library and archives to the public,theUniversityalsohostsapopularpubliclectureprogrammethroughouttheyear.Coveringsubjectsfromsciencetothearts andeverythinginbetween,theKilbrandonLecture,theStevensonLecturesinCitizenshipand the Gifford Lectures ensure that the University’swealthofinformationiseasilyaccessiblebyall.

InoneparticularlymemorableStevensonLecture,hundredsofpoetryenthusiastsfilled the Charles Wilson lecture theatre to be entertained with expert readings in Scots by former University Writer in Residence Liz Lochhead.Followinginherillustriousfootstepstodayisaward-winningwriterLouiseWelsh(picturedtopright),whoregularlygivespublic readings and in her role as Writer in Residence is also eager to share her creative pearls of wisdom with staff and students: ‘I’mkeentoseenotjustnovelistsbutpoets,memoirwriters,songwritersandthosepeoplewhodon’tquiteknowwhatkindofwritingthey’redoing.’Sheadds,‘I’dalsoliketomeetscientists,engineers,architectsandothersbecause writing should not be confined to the CollegeofArts.’

This sense of being open to the varied interests and beliefs of people is an integral partoftheUniversity’scultureandcanbefoundacrosscampus.WhiletheUniversityChapel is well known for weddings it also regularlyholdsmulti-faithceremonies,welcoming people of all religions and backgrounds,tostrengthencommunityties.

‘We go to enormous lengths to make sure that the excellence Glasgow is renowned forinacademiclifeisequallyappliedtoUniversity Chapel services and the pastoral careweextendtopeople.Wetryveryhardto get that across in every service that we do intheUniversityChapel,’ReverendStuartMacQuarrieexplains.

Among the many services held in the University Chapel is the Commemoration ofBenefactors,whichisafirmfixtureeveryJuneinoneofGlasgow’smuch-lovedculturaltraditions–CommemorationDay.As well as marking the foundation of the Universityin1451italsocelebratesourlong-standingalumnicommunity.In1903the General Council urged an official annual Commemoration Day ‘in order to maintain the connection of the graduates with their University’.

Over the years many former students have returned to Glasgow for this special occasion tocelebratetheirAlmaMaterandreminisceabouttheirtimeherewithfellowclassmates.We are proud that so many alumni continue to reuniteoncampus,andthankstotheChapelweb cameras Commemoration Day can now bewatchedonline,soeventhosewhocan’tbe there in person can still feel a part of this auspiciousoccasion.

Therelationshipouralumni,staff,studentsandnew friends have with Gimorehill is one that is built to last a lifetime and our cultural campus will always be there for people to share and enjoy.Sowhetheryou’rehereforanemotionalreunion,thelatestexhibition,ajoyousweddingoratranquilstrollthroughthecloisters,onethingyoucanbesureofisthis–you’llbewelcomebacktimeandtimeagain.

Planning a visit?Withsomanyevents,attractionsandservicesopentovisitors,you’dbeforgivenfornotknowingwheretobegin.OurVisitorCentre,situatedintheMainBuilding,hasfriendly,knowledgeablestaff,tohelpyouwithqueries,directionsandinformationontheUniversity.www.glasgow.ac.uk/about/visit/visitorcentre

Forafulllistofallforthcomingevents taking place at the University visit www.glasgow.ac.uk/events

© Steve Lindridgewww.idealimages.co.uk

14

GlasgowstudentNatalieFrendo-Cumboisjustoneof many volunteers at the University

involvedinoverseasprojects.

15

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) has been devoted to the welfare of the University’s students since it set up shop in 1886. In turn, it encourages students to make a difference in wider society through a range of volunteering opportunities. As the SRC celebrates its 125th anniversary we learn about its deep-rooted dedication to philanthropy.

Community spirit

One of the oldest volunteer organisations on campus is the University of Glasgow Settlement.Foundedin1897bythewomenoftheUniversity’sQueenMargaretCollege,it began by sending young volunteers out to live in local areas of poverty to lend people practicalsupport.Fromofferinglegal advicetosettingupafter-schoolclubs,theseearly altruists set a trend that has flourished eversince.

Today,FionaBuckland,theSRC’sStudentVolunteerSupportServiceCoordinator,helpshundreds of students get access to charity projectsandshebelievesthewomenwholedtheSettlementintoGlasgow’sdeprivedcommunities can be seen as the pioneers of the modern student volunteer:

‘Our students are still involved in a huge variety ofvolunteerwork.We’vealwayshadanactivevolunteercommunityandinthatrespectwe’rereallylucky,there’satremendouscultureofvolunteering at Glasgow that really took off withtheSettlement.’

Todayabout570activestudentvolunteersarebusyworkingonvariousSRC-affiliatedprojectsalone.Amongtheseare:Nightline,aconfidential listening telephone service for the Glasgowstudentcommunity;BieldBuddies,a befriending scheme for students wishing to lend a helping hand to older people in residentialandnursingdementiahomes;andLanguageCafé,aninformallanguagegroupoffering students the chance to pair up and improvetheirconversationalEnglishskills. LiketheoriginalUniversitySettlement,manyoftheprojectsthattheSRCorganisesbenefitcommunitiesinandaroundGlasgow.Our students are also keen to use their philanthropic skills further afield and a number

ofoverseasprojectsarerunindependentlybyvolunteerswithsupportfromtheSRC’sStudentVolunteerSupportService.

TheGlasgowbranchofstudent-runcharitySKIP(StudentsforKidsInternationalProject)sendsnursing,medicalanddentalstudentstoMalawieverysummertoworkwithorphanedchildren,whileStudentVolunteersAbroad(SVA) offers opportunities on community and environmentalprojectsindevelopingcountiessuchasCambodia,IndiaandSouthAfrica.

AngelaIrelandisathird-yearEnglishLiteraturestudentandVicePresidentoftheSVAprogramme.Acommittedvolunteer,shealsofinds time to help out on the Bield Buddies projectandhasworkedonNightlinetoo:

‘VolunteeringissomethingthatIgotinvolvedwithprettymuchassoonasIgottoUniversity.I’vebeenworkingwiththeBieldBuddiesforovertwoyearsandI’malsocurrentlycoordinatingtheSVAtripsabroad.

‘I’mreallypleasedthatI’vehadtheopportunitytogetinvolvedwithalltheseprojectsasI’vemetsomegreatpeople.It’sreallyenhancedmysociallifeandhasmeantthatIhaveaninsightintothekindofworkIwouldliketogetintoafterIgraduate.TheSRCprovidesalotofhelpwhenyou’relookingtogetintovolunteering,they’reverywellconnectedandagreatresourcetohaverighthereoncampus.’

It’sfairtosaythattheoriginaltrail-blazingwomen of the University of Glasgow Settlement would have been proud of our manydedicatedstudentvolunteers,andofthesupporttheStudents’RepresentativeCouncilhas given generations of volunteers over the past125years.Fortruecommunityspirit,SRC,wesaluteyou.

16

International alumni events round-upAlumni all over the world have been getting together to celebrate their association with the University of Glasgow. Representatives from the University have enjoyed meeting graduates and prospective students at a range of social events and encouraging Glasgow’s esteemed network of former, current and future students.

Madrid, Spain

A group of staff and five students from History ofArtmadeafascinatingvisittoMadridinFebruaryforanacademicseminarandalumnireceptionattheoutstandingThyssen-BornemiszaMuseum,whichcoincidedwiththeJardines impresionistas exhibition for which Dr ClareWillsdon,ReaderinHistoryofArt,wastheacademicadviser.Thereceptionattracted50graduatesandfriendsfromallovertheIberianPeninsulaandwasthefirstUniversityofGlasgoweventofthiskindinSpain.Delightedguestsmetwithfriends,staffandstudentsandplantostayintouch.

Atlanta, USA

InOctoberanalumnireceptionwasheldattheHighMuseumofArtinAtlanta.Theevent,inconjunctionwiththeNationalGalleriesofScotlandandtheUniversityofEdinburgh,brought together alumni and guests from all three institutions in a celebration of Scotland and the new exhibition Venetian Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland.

Guestsenjoyedwineandcanapésandwere welcomed to the museum by Director MichaelShapiropriortoanexclusiveexhibitionviewing.TourgroupswereledbyMichaelClarke,DirectoroftheNationalGalleriesandcuratoroftheexhibition,whichincludestwomasterpiecesbyTitian,Diana and Actaeon,and Diana and Callisto.

Boston, USA

The Downtown Harvard Club provided spectacularviewsofthecityfor80alumni,prospectivestudents,friendsandfamilyinFebruary.ProfessorDavidFearn,InternationalDeanfortheAmericas,welcomedguestsandupdatedeveryonewithnewsfromGlasgow.ClarkMcGinngaveanexpertAddress to a Haggis,pipedinbyMikeMacNintchandTomPixton,whoentertainedthroughoutthenightwithScottishtunes.KirstenCairnsmadeawelcomereturn,singingbeautifully,andleading the group in a rendition of Auld Lang Synetoroundoffthecelebrations.

From Europe and the USA ...

Washington DC, USA

AlivelynightwasenjoyedbyallinFebruaryat the beautiful historic home of former PresidentJamesMonroeonPennsylvaniaAvenue,theArtsClubofWashington.ClarkMcGinn,attendinghissecondBurnsnightoftheweek,deliveredanamusingAddressandentertainingImmortalMemory.

Throughoutthenightalumni,friendsandprospectivestudentsenjoyedScottishtunesfromBeckyRoss(fiddle)andKarinLoya(cello)who were accompanied later by our piper Bob Mitchell.Guestsenjoyedsteaminghaggis,neepsandtattiesandplentyofwhisky.

... to Asia and the Middle East

Chengdu, China

Large numbers of alumni turned out for the first everUniversitygatheringinChengduinMarch.GuestsheardfromProfessorAnneAnderson,Vice-PrincipalandHeadofCollege,SocialSciences,andProfessorMaryAnnLumsden,InternationalLead,CollegeofMedical,Veterinary&LifeSciences,beforeenjoyingasplendid buffet and drinks provided by event sponsorsDiageo.Alumnienjoyedmeetingupwithclassmatesandfriends,andmakingnewcontacts.PlansarenowunderwaytoformanewChengduAlumniAssociation.SeeGUWorldonourwebsiteformoreinformation.

Tianjin, China

InMay,alumniattendedaspecialeventatNankaiUniversitytoseetheprominentartistProfessorFanZengreceivethehonorarydegree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Glasgow in acknowledgement of his contributiontotraditionalChineseart.ThePrincipal,alongwithUniversityacademics,joinedtheirNankaicounterpartsforanacademicprocessionpriortotheceremony.

GuestsheardfromthePrincipalandNankai’sChancellorXuebeforelearningaboutProfessorFanZeng’sachievementsasProfessorNickPearce,HeadofSchool,Culture&CreativeArts,deliveredtheofficialorationonbehalfofSenate.ProfessorFanreceivedhishonorarydegreetogreatapplausefromall.

ThereisinterestinforminganewTianjinAlumniAssociation.SeeGUWorldonourwebsiteformoreinformation.

Top image:Woman with Parasol in a Garden, Renoir,©MuseoThyssen-Bornemisza,Madrid

17

Tokyo, Japan

Morethan60alumni,friendsandguestsmetinMarchforaseminarandreceptionattheInternationalHouseofJapan.KennethShimizu,RepresentativeoftheUniversity’sJapanAlumniAssociation,welcomeduniversitystaffandguests.ThePrincipal,ProfessorAntonMuscatelli,updatedallondevelopmentsandplansfortheUniversity.ProfessorJohnChapman,Vice-PrincipalandHeadofCollege,Science&Engineering,gave a talk on Science and Engineering: 150 years of collaboration between the University and Japan – and growing!andProfessorNickPearce,HeadofSchool,Culture&CreativeArts,onA House of Flowers – Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938) Japanese house.

Guests then mingled before hearing toasts totheUniversityfromJasonJames(DirectorJapan,BritishCouncil)andStevenBaker,(CountryHead,Japan,ScottishDevelopmentInternational)beforeKennethShimizubroughttheeveningtoaclose.

Staff and students of the University extend wishes of sympathy and support to all our alumni and friends in Japan following the March earthquake and tsunami which occurred shortly after our Tokyo event.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Eight alumni got together in October to welcomeProfessorVivienneBaumfield,InternationalDean,andCarolineBoddie,SeniorInternationalOfficer,fromtheUniversitytoKazakhstan.Thefirsteventofitskindinthearea,itishopedthatinterestwillgrowasmorestudentsfromKazakhstanstudyatGlasgow.

Alumni events in 2011

Forup-to-dateinformationaboutourvariousevents,includingdatesandlocations,pleasesee www.glasgow.ac.uk/alumni/events.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A very special event took place at the MandarinOrientalinMarch,wheregraduatesandfriendsmetfordinnertocelebrate100yearssincethefirststudentfromMalaysiastudiedatGlasgow. ProfessorFrankCoton,Vice-PrincipalLearning&Teaching,addressedtheattendees,givingthehistoryofthefirststudent,ThyeLeeHoe,and updating all on current activities at the University.Heconcludedbyannouncingascholarshipfor2011–12forastudentfromMalaysiatomarkthe100-yearanniversary. DatukZainMajid(MA1963)proposedthetoasttotheAlmaMaterandofferedamusinganecdotesabouthistimeinScotland;hisexperiences of Glasgow struck a chord with alumniguests. DrShabudinMat,whoqualifiedforaPhDinFebruary,andhiscolleagueDrNorizahHjRedzuan(BEng1997)cutacelebrationcakeattheendoftheevent,andgueststookaslicehometoenjoy.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ThankstoVishalPandey(MSc2007)asmallgroupofalumnimetattheRedLionPub,MetropolitanHotelinDubaiinDecember.Allagreed it was good to catch up and plan to meetagainsoon.

Bangalore, India

InFebruaryalumniandfriendsmetattheOberoiHotel,andwerewelcomedbyCarolineBoddieandGailWalkerfromtheUniversity’sRecruitment&InternationalOffice.Bothhad travelled to Bangalore to celebrate and develop further our relationships with Glasgow graduates.Prospectivestudentswereinvitedalong to meet with staff and graduates and tohearUniversitynews.Guestsenjoyedareceptionanddinnerandtookpartinaquizandraffle.

Singapore

InMarch,theprestigiousFullertonHotelprovidedthevenuefor60alumniandfriendsto meet for drinks and canapés following a talk entitled Scotland, Glasgow and the Arts by DrDeeHeddon,DeanofGraduateStudies,CollegeofArts,andProfessorAlanRiach,ProfessorofScottishLiterature.ProfessorFrankCoton,Vice-PrincipalLearning&Teaching,alsogaveaninterestingpresentationontheUniversity’scurrentactivitiesinSingapore.

A special soundtrack of Scottish music throughtheages,compiledbyDrHeddon,played throughout the evening as a reminder ofthewealthofartandcultureinGlasgow.

Bangkok, Thailand

Alumni,friendsandprospectivestudentsgatheredattheIntercontinentalHotelinMarch.DrDeeHeddon,DeanofGraduateStudies,CollegeofArts,welcomedguests,bringingwarm wishes from Glasgow and updates on thelatestUniversitynews. All staff attending were delighted to meet graduates and friends from Thailand over dinneranddrinks.

Law dinner

The second law alumni dinner took place in NovemberintheButeHall,wheregraduates,friends and staff met in celebration of their AlmaMater.ThePrincipalupdatedguestsonUniversityactivitiesbeforeProfessorRobertRennie provided an amusing account of changesinlaw.AprizedrawhelpedlaunchtheLawSchool’sLawCollectionsAppeal.Plansareunderwayfortheschool’stercentenarycelebrationsin2013.

Ladies first, please

ThefascinatinghistoryoftheUniversity’sQueenMargaretUnionhasbeendocumentedbyformerpresident2006–7,GaryBrown(MA2006),inhisbookLadies First: A History of the Queen Margaret Union of the University of Glasgow (available in all goodbookstores).

MargoPitt,néeBudge(MA1958),aGlasgowalumnaandpresidentoftheQueenMargaretUnionfrom1958to1959,said:‘Whatchangestherehavebeen!Primarilyintheeducationofwomen,butalsointheevolutionof the union from a small wholly independent voluntary organisation to that of today – this booktellsaproudstory.’

18

Sport scholarships A scholarship scheme for sport science students has been launched in memory of thelateDrAndyCathcart(BSc1999),oneofGlasgow’sbrighteststarsinthisfieldbefore he was tragically killed in a road accidentinApril2009.

The Dr Andy Cathcart Scholarships will offer promising students of sports science directexperienceofworkinginatop-classsportsenvironment.ThefirstscholarshipswereawardedinJanuary2011to:ChrisStoddart and Andrew Leishman for an intern period at British Cycling in Manchester;andAndrewWhitetoworkwith strength and conditioning staff with Scotland’sunder-20rugbyteam.

Tocontributetothescheme,pleasecontact DavidMiller,tel:+44(0)1413301867oremail:david.a.miller@glasgow.ac.uk.

2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours

MrFrancisMcGurk(MA1966,MLitt)wasappointedMBEforservicestoeducation inBelgium.

2011 New Year’s Honours ProfessorMuffyCalderwasappointedOBEforservicestocomputerscience(seepage5).

ProfessorStuartWilliamCameron(MBA1983)wasappointedMBEforservicestomechanicalengineering.

MrsAngiolinaAFoster(MA1978)wasappointedCBEforservicestogovernment.

ProfessorQuintinAMcKellar(BVMS1981,PhD,DVMS)wasappointedCBEforservicestoscience.

MrThomasWilliams(MBA(Executive)1988)was appointed CBE for services to the aerospaceindustry.

Alumni news

DrAndyCathcart, photograph by Oliver Coats

Aberdeen Club annual dinner

InNovemberover60membersandguestsmetattheRoyalNorthernandUniversityClubandenjoyedspeechesbyDrAlistairDBeattie,ChairmanoftheMedicalandDentalUnionofScotland,MrDavidHDobson,formerDeaconConvenor of the Trades House of Glasgow andthePrincipal,ProfessorAntonMuscatelli.TheClubPresident,SheriffDouglasCusine, presentedthePrincipalwithachequefor £600tosupporttheUniversity’sTalentScholarshipsFund.

The club meets three times a year and new membersarewelcome.ContactEvelynDobson,tel:+44(0)1224868275.The2011dinnerwilltakeplaceonFriday4Novemberatthesamevenue.

Glasgow graduate is Good Samaritan

AlumnusJimMcManus(BD1989),DirectorofPublicHealthforBirmingham,hasbeenawardedtheGoodSamaritanMedal,thehighest award for healthcare that the Vatican bestows.AtasurpriseceremonyinRome,hewas presented with the medal by Archbishop ZygmundZimowski,PresidentoftheVatican’sHealthDepartment.MrMcManusis an adviser on healthcare to the Catholic Church and has undertaken theological and policy work on health for the Church for someyears.

Celebrating Burns in London

The popular London alumni Burns supper attracted both regular attendees and new facesthisyear.ThePrincipalwelcomedguestsandClarkMcGinn(MA1983)providedenergeticBurnsentertainment.Bothgraduatesand staff participated in an exciting recital of Tam o’ Shanter,whichwasanewadditiontotheprogramme.TaliskerkindlyprovidedwhiskyminiaturestotoasttheBard’sImmortalMemorybeforethebandstruckup.Theceilidhfinished with Auld Lang Syne and a good night washadbyall.

A dental record

GraduateDrAlysonWray(BDS1972)hasbecome the first female dental dean of a royalcollegeintheUK–theRoyalCollegeofPhysicians&SurgeonsofGlasgow.Alysonisalso a consultant and postgraduate tutor at theGlasgowDentalHospitalandSchool.

Unique University gifts onlineThe Visitor Centre & Hunterian Art Gallery shops’websiteoffersagreatrangeofproductswiththeUniversitycrest,ScottishgiftsanditemsinspiredbytheHunterian’scollections.Goonlinetoreceive15%discountonordersplacedby30June2011.Enter the promotional code avemay11. www.universityofglasgowshops.com

19

Christmas dinner 2010 Over200alumnicelebratedwithcolleagues,family and friends at the Christmas dinner in the stunningButeHallinDecember.GuestswereentertainedbytheUniversityChapelChoir’sfantastic Christmas repertoire before tucking intoadeliciousmeal.Aspecialwelcomewasgiventothosecelebratingtheirjubileereunion,marking25yearssincegraduation.DrPatrickGunning(BSc2001,PhD2005)wasawardedtheYoungAlumnusoftheYeartrophyfor2010andproposedthetoasttotheAlmaMater.

The2011ChristmasdinnerwilltakeplaceonFriday2December.Aspecialwelcomewillextendtothe1986jubileegroup.

Reunion reports

Athens and the PeloponneseThe Classical Ruins of Greece

3–10 September 2011 (8 days)

£1,995Forfulldetailsvisitwww.glasgow.ac.uk/alumni/benefitsandservices/alumnitravel or call Temple World on +44(0)2089404114.

We are proud to announce an exclusive small group tourforUniversityalumni,staff,retiredstaff,andtheirfriendsandfamily.

Experience mainland Greece’smostimportantarchaeological sites and museums with University classicist and archaeologist,DrMarieMartin,onhandtobringeverythingtolife.

INCORPORATING IMA TRAVEL

The Hares and Hounds 90th anniversary ball

InAprilover100pastandpresentmembersof the Glasgow University Hares and Hounds (GUHH) gathered in the Glasgow UniversityUniontocelebratetheclub’s90thanniversary.Oldfriendsreminiscedtogetherinthebeerbar,beforeheadingupstairsfordinner,terrificspeechesbyCalumLaing,DaveLogue,AndyGirling,MichelleJeffrey,andCamBurt,andafantasticceilidh(thankstoTheReelDealCeilidhBand).

Current president Des Gilmore was honoured for his 40 years of service to the club and to theScottishrunningcommunityasawhole.Deswaspresentedwithacupinhisname,which will be awarded to the winner of the GUHHraceseriesannually.Thankyoutoallwho attended – we hope to see you at our five-mileroadraceinNovember!

1965 Delta Club Reunion

The45threunionwasheldatthePeeblesHydroHotelinSeptember,where45members and partners met old friends in the beautifulcountryside.SirKennethCalman,a member of the Club and Chancellor of the University,proposedthetoast.TheHydroHotel has been provisionally booked for our goldenanniversaryinSeptember2015.

2010 BVMS reunion

InOctobertheUniversitywasdelightedtowelcome back almost 200 former students representingyeargroups0and5fortheannual reunion celebration dinner for Vet Schoolalumni.Vetswhograduatedbetween1955and2005enjoyedaformalcelebrationdinner on the Saturday along with other gatherings and Garscube tours over the weekend.JaniceFreel(BVMS1975)said,‘Itwasanexcellenteventfromthemorningcoffee and tour round the impressive Small Animal Hospital to the meal and the last Strip theWillow!’

Forinformationaboutthe2011reunionseeouralumninoticessectiononpage20.

SRC’s 125th anniversary celebration

TheStudents’RepresentativeCouncil’s(SRC)125thanniversarycelebrationinMarchwasverywellattended,byover150guests,rangingfromthePresidentoftheSRCin1956,KennethFee,whowasalsofounderof the Gilmorehill Guardian,tothePrincipal,ProfessorAntonMuscatelli.

The event was a chance for former SRC members to catch up with old friends and find out about current SRC work from sabbaticalofficersandstaff.ThedisplayofSRC archives was of great interest during the evening,andplansarebeingmadetoturnitintoapermanentexhibition.Seepage15formoreabouttheworkoftheSRC.

PhotographbyBenzoHarris

Bachelor of Nursing Class of 2000

InSeptember,theclasshelda10-yearreunionatÒranMórinGlasgowforanevening of fine dining and reminiscing aboutourtimeattheUniversity.Ourconstant chatter mostly drowned out the soundtrackofmusicfromourunidays,butsome of us still threw a few shapes on the dancefloor.Wedecidednottoleaveittenyearsbeforemeetingupagain.

How to contact alumni newsAlumninewsiseditedbyEmilyHowie.Send details of news and reunions to: Development & Alumni Office 2TheSquareUniversity of Glasgow GlasgowG128QQTel:+44(0)1413304951Email:alumni@glasgow.ac.uk

20

Reunion notices1950 Honours Chemistry graduatesJamesVeitch(BSc1950,PhD1954)wouldlovetomeetupwithother1950graduates.Withenoughinterest,theDevelopment&Alumni Office will help to organise a reunion lunchorteaoncampusatGilmorehill.ContactEmilyHowie,tel:+44(0)1413302668oremail:alumni@glasgow.ac.uk.

1956 MBChB 16–18 September 2011, Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Glasgow TheZetaClub(1950–56Medical)arehavinga55threunion.FormoredetailscontactDrDSMunro,email:themunros2@btinternet.com,tel:+44(0)1419563776.

1960 Natural Philosophy/Maths22 July 2011, University of GlasgowAreuniondinnerisbeingheld.Formoreinformationortogetinvolved,contactRandallHouse,email:chouse@sgu.eduorKenSmith,email:kenway.smith@glasgow.ac.uk, tel:+44(0)1413305890.

1961 Modern Languages 15 July 2011, University of GlasgowPlansforthisgoldenreunionincludea‘tripdownmemorylane’touranddinneroncampus.Formoreinformation,contactAileenandAlanSmall,email:asmall2518@aol.com,tel:+44(0)1244382876.

1961 MBChB

8–9 September 2011, University of GlasgowTheZetaClubwillbeholdingareunion,withaneventintheWolfsonMedicalSchoolBuildingandotheractivities.ContactDrDouglasBriggs,tel:+44(0)1413349744,email:j.douglas.briggs@sky.com.

1961 BVMS

14–16 June 2011, University of GlasgowA50thanniversaryreunionisplannedtocoincidewiththeUniversity’sCommemorationDaycelebrations.ToattendcontactIainCrawford,tel:+44(0)1372456625, email:iaincrawford@talktalk.net.

1962 Modern Languages Honours

Advance notice – 23 June 2012, University of GlasgowAreunionlunchisbeingorganised.Ifyouwouldliketoattendorfindoutmore,contactIanCampbell,tel:+44(0)1292476755, email:ianc62@aol.com.

Chemistry Class of 1962

Advance notice –13 June 2012, University of GlasgowA golden reunion is being held to coincide with Commemoration Day when all graduates oftheUniversityof50years’standingwillbeinvited.Theclassarehopingtocelebratetogether.ForfurtherinformationcontactJoyceAllison,email:joyceallison@btopenworld.com.

1962 Natural Philosophy and Maths

Advance notice – 13–14 June 2012, University of Glasgow Plansareunderwayfora50thanniversaryreunion.WehopetheclasswilljoinintheUniversity’sCommemorationDay celebrationsontheWednesday.OntheThursday a tour of the University will be followedbydinner.ContactIanAitken, email:im.aitken@btinternet.com, tel:+44(0)1620890070.

1963/64 Classics

1 October, 2011, University of GlasgowAreunionlunchwilltakeplaceintheMelvilleRoomoncampus.Formoreinformationortonoteyourinterest,contactGordonHepburn,email:gordon@hepburn13.freeserve.co.uk.

1966 Zeta Club

19–20 October 2011, Doubletree Hilton Hydro hotel, DunblaneA45threunionisbeingheld.Toregisteryourinterestorformoredetails,email:jamesmitchell42@jimherbert.force9.co.uk.

1971 Notre Dame

3 September 2011, University of GlasgowThe40thjubileereunionwilltakeplaceintheUniversityCatholicChaplaincy.TherewillbeMassinthemorning,followedbyabuffetlunch.Toreserveyourplace,contactBarryMcCartan,tel:+44(0)1412265361,email:barry.mccartan@o2.co.ukorDennisSheridan,tel:+44(0)1415766756,email: d.sheridan@ntlworld.com.

1972 Psychology Class

Advance notice – 12 May 2012, GlasgowA40threunionisplannedwithdetailstofollow.ContactRussellCunningham, tel:+44(0)1764685383, email:achray@googlemail.com.

1972 Alpha Club

Advance notice – April 2012, Peebles Hydro Hotel The1972medicalgraduatesareholdingareunion.Toregisterinterest,contactDrBrianDKeighley,email:Alphaclub@btinternet.com,assoonaspossible.

1977 Beta Club

Advance notice – 24–26 October 2012, Dunkeld House HotelThe35-yearreunionhasalreadybeenpencilledin.Formoreinformation,email: rona.henderson@beta77.org.

1977 Civil Engineering

Advance notice – 2012A35-yearreunionisbeingplanned.Membersofthewholecoursefrom1973to1977(notonlythosewhoactuallygraduatedin1977)arewelcometoattend.Thedateistobeconfirmed.FormoreinformationpleasecontactPeterMorrison,email: peterjmorrison@btinternet.com.

1978 Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering

June 2011, Glasgow A few members of the graduating class have re-establishedcontactrecentlyandmadeplansfora33rdanniversaryreunion.ContactCaptainJoséAntonioMartinez-Landaluce,email:jamlandaluce@hotmail.com.Ifyouhavebeen out of touch please remember to update yourcontactdetailswiththealumnioffice,email:alumni@glasgow.ac.uk.

MBChB – Alpha Club 1981

12 November 2011, Marriott Hotel, GlasgowAll members and partners are invited to a dinnerandceilidh.ProfessorKennethCalmanhas kindly agreed to be the guest speaker and the hotel has preferential rates for those wishingtostayovernight.FormoredetailscontactHelenMactier,email: helen.mactier@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Helen would also be delighted to receive any old photographs (preferably in electronic format) of life as an undergraduate medical studentorjuniorhospitaldoctor.

Glasgow University Rugby Football Club

19 November 2011, Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, GlasgowFormerclubplayersareinvitedtoareunion.We hope to bring old playing partners together and show support for the present University club.Formoredetailsandtoregisteryourinterest,contactAllanMackintosh, tel:+44(0)7764168989, email:allanmackintosh@gmail.com.

2011 BVMS Reunion

29 October 2011, GlasgowEveryyeartheSchoolofVeterinaryMedicineholds an alumni reunion celebration dinner for graduates celebrating a significant (five or ten year)anniversary.Thisyearwelookforwardtowelcomingbackouryeargroups1and6.As well as a formal celebration dinner on Saturday,therewillbeanumberofinformalgatheringsacrossGlasgowontheFridayevening and tours of Garscube during the day onSaturday.

Formoredetailsaboutthisfunand successfulevent,contactSarahHunter, email:Sarah.Hunter@glasgow.ac.uk, tel:+44(0)1413307145.

21

The General CouncilBusiness news and reports. Prepared and supplied for the General Council by Robert Marshall, Clerk to the General Council. Email: clerkgc@glasgow.ac.uk

Papers for consideration at the Half-Yearly Meeting of the General Council, 25 June 2011:1. Minutes of the Meeting of the General Council held on 15 January 2011 (see below).2. Paper A. Report by the Principal on the work and activities of the University.

Minutes of the Meeting of the General Council held on Saturday, 15 January 2011 in the Yudowitz Lecture Theatre of the Wolfson Medical Building

TheChancellor,ProfessorSirKennethCalman,took the chair and welcomed those present to themeeting.

Minutes of the meeting held on 19 June 2010The minutes of the meeting held on the 19June2010,printedinAvenueissue49,(January2011)wereapproved.Therewerenomattersarising.

Report of the Convener of the Business Committee, Dr Frances Boyle The Chancellor invited Dr Boyle to give her finalreportasConvenor.DrBoyleinformedthe meeting that the Business Committee had heldthreemeetingssincethelastHalf-YearlyMeetingoftheGeneralCouncilinJune2010.

InOctober,theSecretaryofCourt,MrDavidNewall,briefedthecommitteeondevelopmentsoverthesummer.TheseincludedtheBrowneReport,which,whilenotrelatingtoScottishuniversities,wouldimpingeuponthem.Thecommitteedecidedtosetupa subgroup to review the various aspects of itsownactivities.InNovember,theDirectorofEstates&Buildings,MrJimMcConnell,outlined the success of recent University buildings,suchastheWolfsonMedicalSchooland the Small Animal Hospital and spoke aboutfutureprojects.Healsodescribedthechallenges of maintaining the University estate underthecurrentfinancialcircumstances.Atthethirdmeeting,MrNewalladdressedrecentcostmanagementdevelopments.Thecommittee received a progress report from the subgroupreviewingtheCommittee’sactivities.

FollowingthedemissionofthecurrentConvenor,itwastheunanimousrecommendation of the Business Committee thatMrGeorgeTaitbeappointedbytheGeneral Council as Convenor of the Business Committee with immediate effect for a period offouryearsfromJanuary2011untilJanuary2015.

The Convenor also took the opportunity to thank committee members who are standing downafterfouryearsofservice:MrEricClark;MsRoisinDonnelly;DrDavidFraser;and MrSandyWeatherhead.

Inconclusion,theConvenorthankedallcommittee members and the Clerk to the committeeandwishedthemwellinthefuture.

The Chancellor added his thanks to the memberswhoaredemitting.Headdeda particular thanks to the Convenor and presentedherwithflowers.

Election of members to serve on the General Council Business CommitteeThe Clerk advised the meeting that three nominations,dulyproposedandseconded,had been received for persons to be elected to serve as members of the General Council BusinessCommittee.Thenomineeswere:MrFredHay(MA1966);MrLewisNiven(MA1969);andMrGrahamPaterson(MBA1978).The Council resolved to elect all three to be members of the General Council Business Committeefortheperiodending31January2015.TheClerkalsoreportedthatinOctober2010theBusinessCommitteehadco-optedtwo General Council members to serve as membersontheBusinessCommittee,takingup places which had remained unfilled for electedmembers:MsHelenMcAvoy(MA1972);andMrDuncanMarley(MA2002).

Address by the Principal, Professor Anton Muscatelli ThePrincipalpresentedhisreport,asprintedonpage26ofAvenueissue49(January2011).He explained that he would give an update on the financial situation since he last addressed CouncilinJune2010astherehadbeenacomprehensivespendingreviewsincethen.The University was responding to the financial challenge set by the general context through anumberofactivitiessuchaslobbying,costreductionandtheUniversity’snewstrategy.Although the University was forced to engage ineconomiesandcuts,thelong-termfocusremainedtheUniversity’sstrategicgoals.

He explained that the new coalition government set the general financial context for Scotland through the comprehensive spendingreviewinOctober,followingtheUKemergencybudgetinJune.ThissettheScottish block grant over the next few years buttheexactpositionbeyond2011–12wasnotyetknown.For2011–12theallocationtotheSFC(ScottishFundingCouncil)hadbeencutby7%incashterms.Mostofthathadfallenonthefundingofteaching;researchfundinghadbeenprotected.Therehadbeenaparticularlyseverecutincapitalfunding(57%).Thisbudgethadstilltobeapprovedinapre-electoralcontext.TheUniversityreliedheavilyonUKresearchbudgetsandthePrincipalwasrelievedtonotethatthishadbeenring-fencedin cash terms in the Scottish budget allocation for2011–12.

ThePrincipalreportedthatCourthadstudiedthe financial scenarios following the spending review.Inbroadterms,iftheScottishgovernment were to cut university funding by 20–25%inrealtermsupto2014–15,andifthe University did nothing and carried on all itsexistingactivities,itwouldfaceafinancialgapof£35mby2015–16.Courtnotedthat

22

the additional income needed would come either from a) research (which had a rather limited scope given the funding situation within research councils) or b) unregulated (non-publiclyfunded)teaching,ieoverseasstudentsandpostgraduatestudents.TheUniversityhasarguedthatofthe£35mgap,about£15mcouldbefundedbyadditionalsources of income (mainly through an expansionofinternationalstudentnumbers).ThePrincipalreportedthattheUniversitywasfacing this £20m gap challenge in a number of ways which he went on to highlight:

LobbyingUniversities attempted to influence government policy and strategy via the press and other channels.Scottishuniversityprincipalsfeelthey are facing a double threat in terms of funding cuts and evidence of increasing interferenceintherunningofinstitutions.Principalshavecontinuedtostress,therefore,thestrengthoftheScottishandUKuniversitiesin terms of being autonomous in setting teachingandresearchpriorities,andindeedinternational university league tables worldwide show that countries granting autonomy to their universitiesgenerallyperformbetter.

ThePrincipalsuggestedthatgreateremphasisshould now be placed on better recognition of teaching.Universitiescompetedextensivelyforresearchgrants,onthebasisofarecognisedresearch assessment mechanism but there wasnoequivalentmechanismintermsofteaching.Governmentfundingwasdeterminedcentrally,withthenumberofundergraduatesbeingfixed,irrespectiveofthequalityofthestudentexperience.ForauniversitysuchasGlasgow with a great reputation in teaching andthestudentexperience,nocompetitivebenefit in terms of more students wanting to studyatGlasgowwasthereforederived.TheUniversity has been arguing for the ability to be able to compete on the basis of teaching qualityandtoberewardedaccordingly.

ThePrincipalnotedthatitwaslikelythattherewillbenofundinggapinEngland.The University would not like to see fees in Scotland but it was undeniable that universities that were able to charge fees of £8,500ormorewillovertimebebetterfundedthantheirScottishcounterparts,ifcurrentarrangementsinScotlandprevail.Thisisaconcern to Scottish universities in terms of competing for top academic staff and the qualityoffacilitiesonoffertostudents.ThePrincipalestimatedthegapintheScottishhighereducationinstitutionsas£300–360mperannum.Scotlandthereforehasaclearchoice,eithera)retain100%publicfundingofuniversities,costingabout£300m(about1ponthestandardtaxrate)orb)thinkaboutgraduatecontributions.ThePrincipalstressedthatthelatterwasnottheUniversity’spreferredoption;however,inthecurrentfinancialclimate,itmightbepossibletoclosethegapwithagraduatecontributionofaround£3,500peryear,muchlowerthanelsewhere,providedthatpublicfundingwasmaintained.

Impact studyThePrincipalnotedthatuniversitiesneededto stress the importance of the economic impactthattheyhave.AnindependentstudyoftheUniversity’seconomicimpactshowedthatover£500mwasaddedtotheScottishGDP(GrossDomesticProduct)andaround13,000jobsinScotlandin2009–10(½%oftheScottisheconomy,3.6%ofthegreaterGlasgoweconomy).Forevery£1ofGDPgenerated directly by the University and bythepresenceofnon-Scottishstudents,theUniversitycreatedanextra63pofGDPelsewhereintheScottisheconomy.

The University also led the way in knowledge transfer,includingtheEasyAccessIntellectualProperty(IP)initiativetomaximisetheimpactoftheUniversity’sresearch,muchofwhichwaspubliclyfunded.TheUniversitycannotcommercialiseabout95%ofwhatitdoes,soaspartofthebenefittosociety,mostoftheresearch outputs were being offered free of chargetoanycompanieswishingtoacquirethem.Politiciansandindustryhavewelcomedthisinitiative,thefirstoneintheUK.

ThePrincipalalsonotedthemajorimpactUniversityresearchhadonhealth,inareassuchascardiovasculardiseaseandcancer.General Council has already been made aware of the £30m investment on the Garscube site (BeatsonTranslationalResearchCentre).There will also be a Centre for Virus Research (witha£28mgrantfromtheMedicalResearchCouncil).Inadditionresearchonnewenergysources (solar energy and other fuels) has the potential to make significant impact on the environment.

The impact study also highlighted the University’ssignificantcontributiontoculture:theHunterianMuseum&ArtGallerywasoneoftheworld’stopuniversitymuseumsand contributed over £4m per annum to the economy.Itattractedover160,000visitorsandover10,000peopleforeducationalevents.ThePrincipalcommendedthestudyasitprovidedan impressive account of the value of the University,inthebroadestsense,andthatwaswithout taking into account the contribution our graduatesmadetoknowledgeexchange.

Other steps: cost savingsThePrincipalwentontoexplainthatthe£20mcost-savingplanmentionedearlierhadbeenprofiled to achieve cost savings of £3m in 2010–11;£10min2011–12;and£7min2012–13.ThecostreductionprojectwaschairedbythePrincipalandtheSeniorVice-Principalandinvolvedallmajorbudgetholders,includingthe four Heads of College and the Secretary ofCourt.Inadditiontostaffingcostreduction,there will be an initiative to reduce estate costs byreducingtheUniversity’sfootprint,noteasyto do unless the University changed the way itworked.TherewerealsoinitiativestomakeUniversityservicesmoreefficient.

ThePrincipalexplainedthattheUniversityhastorunasurplus(approx£5m)toallow

reinvestmentintheestate.At1.2%ofturnover,the University was in the middle of the Russell Groupintermsofoperatingsurpluses.Someuniversitiesrundeficitsofupto3%whileothersrunsurplusesashighas8%.ThePrincipalbelievedthat1–2%wastheminimumtheUniversityneededtobeabletoreinvest.

Building for the futureThePrincipalexplainedhowimportantitwasduring a time of cost reduction not to lose sightoftheUniversity’svisionandvalues,asset out in Glasgow 2020: A Global Vision.Thestrategy set out a clear direction underpinned byclearperformanceindicatorsforresearch,the student experience and global reach and reputation.

Global reach and reputationThePrincipalindicatedthathewouldconcentrateonteaching,sincetheGeneralCouncilhadheardmuchabouttheUniversity’sresearchperformance.TheUniversity’sannualISBsurvey(InternationalStudentBarometer)scoresplaceditfirstinScotland(91.6%studentsatisfaction),secondintheRussellgroupandthirdintheISBoverall.

The University also scored very well in the NSS(NationalStudentSurvey),withanoverallsatisfactionscoreof90%,thirdintheRussellgroupbehindOxfordandCambridge;theaveragesatisfactioninthesectoris83%.TheUniversitywasfirstorjointfirstinthewholeoftheUKsectorforoverallsatisfactionintensubjects.Improvementwasstillneededinareassuchasstudentfeedback.

ThePrincipalpointedoutthatstudents(evenUKstudents)increasinglydecidedwheretostudyonthebasisofauniversity’soverallreputation.HenotedthatwhattheUniversitydid in research and teaching – or enhancing reputation – cannot be taken as independent strands.ItwasnocoincidencethatinstitutionsscoringwellinNSSwerealsoresearch-intensive.Inordertoenhanceglobalreachandreputation,theUniversitywastherefore:strengtheninginternationalpartnerships;growingtheinternationalstudentcommunity;expanding international learning opportunities forallstudents;anddevelopingcollaborativedegreeprogrammes.

ThePrincipalgaveasexampleslinkswithColumbiaUniversity(NewYork),NankaiUniversity(China),aswellasinstitutionsinIndiaandAfrica.TheUniversitynowhad2,500non-EUinternationalstudents,stillwellbelowtheRussellGroupaverageof4,500.TheUniversity’stargetwastoreachtheRussellGroupaverageby2015.Thistargetwaspartlyan income imperative but it was also aimed at increasing the diversity of the student communityinGlasgow.ThePrincipalwaspleased that student representatives had been verysupportiveabouttheUniversity’saimtomake the student community more diverse andinternational.

23

ThePrincipalreiteratedthattheUniversity:

• hadasenseofdirectionthroughitsstrategy;

• was already working towards achieving targets;

• hadaround15University-levelperformance indicators(acrossteaching,research,global reach,administrationandestate);

• had strengths and activities to be proud of andwhichcouldbedeveloped;

• was working hard to get its message across toallstakeholdersandleaders.

He also noted that:

• Court will be monitoring targets on a yearly basis;

• the University will not be derailed by short-termcost-cutting,althoughthiswill undoubtedly make the achievement of targetsevenmoredifficult;

• targetshadbeensetinasmartway,ie on relative rather than absolute performance,butiftherewasnoScottish solutiontoteachingfunding,the competitiveenvironmentwillbecomeharder.

Reasons to be optimistic and committedInconcluding,thePrincipalstressedthattherewerereasonstobeoptimistic,despitethedifficultexternalenvironment.The University had presented evidence of thevalueitprovidedtotheeconomy,andjustasimportantlytotheculturallifeofthecommunity as well as its contribution to world understandingandknowledge.Inadditionitprovidedfirst-classopportunitiestostudentswhocamefromallagegroups,socio-economic backgrounds and from all over theworld.

TheChancellorthankedProfessorMuscatelliforhisaddressandinvitedquestionsandpointsfromthosememberspresent.

QuestionsA member felt that the absence of fees or a graduate tax seemed not to have harmed the University’sprogress,aswasfearedwhenuniversitiesinEnglandintroducedfees,andwondered whether this achievement could be maintained.ThePrincipalindicatedthathisconcern centred on the potential introduction of20%real-termscutsinScotlandatthesametimeasanincreaseinfeesinEngland.

ThePrincipalindicatedawishthatanysolutionbeproperlycostedandprioritised,witheducation being ranked alongside or even higherthanhealth.Whatthesectorcouldnotacceptwasemptypromisesfromgovernment.

Inanswertoaquestionaboutreportedstudentdissatisfactionwiththemedicalcourse,thePrincipalconcededthatthecourseratingshad been disappointing and had in fact dragged down the University average from apotential94%.TheUniversitywastryingtopinpoint the reasons as to why this was the case.Theydidnotliewiththefacilitiesbutmay

have something to do with the relationship betweentheclinicalandpre-clinicalaspectsofthetraining.ThenewHeadofCollegehascommissioned a review of the curriculum and howitwasdelivered.TherewasaneedtoensurethatNHScolleaguesunderstoodwhatthe University was trying to achieve from the curriculum.

A member asked about the impact of English students attempting to come to Scotlandgiventheabsenceoffees.ThePrincipalindicatedthatuniversitiescouldnotdiscriminateonthegroundsofastudent’sorigin.Althoughaverageentryqualificationscouldbeincreasedbyaninfluxofnon-Scottishapplicants,thiscouldleadtotheScottishhighereducationsystembeingswamped.ItwouldalsonotbeoptimaltohaveaUKhighereducationsystemwithinternaldifferences.Inpractice,feesfornon-ScottishUKstudentswere likely to be increased by a future Scottish governmenttocontrolcross-borderflows.

Inresponsetoarequestforclarificationabouthow much of the cost of education was paid byexternalstudents,thePrincipalexplainedthat if students came from the rest of the UK,Scottishuniversitiesmaychargefees.IfstudentscamefromwithintheEU,Scottishuniversitieswerenotallowedtochargefees.ThePrincipalnotedthatiffeeswere introduced in other EU countries (together with increasing student mobility) then those countries which provided free higher education will be providing a service to all other EU countries.ThePrincipalfeltthatintroducinga barrier on the basis of residence would be difficultinEUlaw.

ThePrincipalalsonotedthatanyfeecouldbechargedforapplicantsoutwithEurope.However,chargingEnglishstudentsafeewould simply result in that fee being retained by the Scottish Government as part of the blockgrant.

Amemberaskedaquestionaboutthepossibility of competitive funding for teaching and research and how this would driveupteachingstandards.ThePrincipalindicatedthatthesituationwascomplex.TheNSSsurvey,forexample,wasbasedonvariousfactorssuchasteaching,facilitiesandfeedback.ThePrincipalarguedthatuniversitieswithhighNSSscoresshouldenjoygreaternumbersoffundedplaces.

Inanswertoaquestionaboutthepossibilityof shortening the University Honours degree byusingthefacilitiesmoreintensively,thePrincipalindicatedthatthiswasnotaproposalgenerallysupportedacrosstheScottishsector.Thefour-yeardegreewasinternationallyverycompetitive,notleastbecauseoftheopportunity it provided to be flexible in the subjectsstudiedwhileatthesametimeallowingscopetospecialise.Therewasclearevidence that students in China (an important growing market) and the United States prefer

thefour-yeardegree.ThePrincipalconcludedthat in future the University may have to be moreflexiblewithcurriculatoallowfast-tracking(forexample,studentswiththreeverygoodA-levels)withinthefouryearswhilemaintainingtheintegrityofthedegree.ThePrincipalpointedoutthenegativeimpactofaschool-typelongeracademicyearona)attracting the best research academics and b) students,whowouldsufferfromthereductioninindependent,non-contactstudytime,essential to the modern learning process with extendedprojectsandconsolidation.However,it might have to be looked at because of the potential reduction in unit costs of the University’sveryexpensivefacilities.

InanswertoaquestionaboutminimisingbureaucracyintheUniversity,thePrincipalexplained that there were a number of areas beingaddressedbytheSecretaryofCourt.Hegave as an example forthcoming streamlining inresearchsupportatpre-awardstageandpost-award.TherewerealsoplannedimprovementsinHRandITservices.Thenew college and schools structure would also reduce the number of layers and client relations.

TheChancellor,onbehalfoftheGeneralCouncil,againthankedProfessorMuscatelliforhispresentation.Hehadfoundtheinformationveryhelpful.

Closure of the MeetingThe Chancellor thanked all those present for theirattendance.HeinformedthemthatthenextmeetingwouldbeheldonSaturday, 25June2011at10.30amintheSenateRoom.

Convenor of the General Council Business CommitteeDrFrancesBoylehasretiredasConvenoroftheBusinessCommittee.ShejoinedtheCommitteein2001,servedonvarioussub-committeesandbecameConvenorin2007.

Franceswillberememberedforherboundless enthusiasm and warm personality.TheCommitteeisvery gratefultoher.

The new Convenor of the committee is MrGeorgeTait.

The Council was set up by Act of Parliament to give voice to the views of the graduates and teaching staff on the regulation and wellbeing of the University. All graduates and teaching staff are entitled to attend.

24

The General Council Paper A: Report by the PrincipalIn my last report I highlighted the budget position for the University given the challenges of the anticipated cuts in public funding for universities. What we now know is that within the general envelope of cuts to the Scottish block grant, the allocation to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) for 2011–12 has reduced by 7% in cash terms. Following on from this, the SFC issued the University’s grant letter for 2011–12 on 18 March. It indicates a drop of £10.6m in public funding to the University between 2010–11 and 2011–12.

ItisagainstthisbackgroundthattheUniversityhasbeenplanningandimplementingitstwo-prongedattackonthefundingcuts,throughacost-cuttingexerciseandincomegeneration.TheUniversity’sSeniorManagementGroupinstituted a voluntary severance scheme and identified a number of areas which should be reviewed in terms of their alignment with theUniversity’sstrategicplan.WithCourt’sapproval,thesehavebeenthesubjectofa consultation exercise carried out through FebruaryandApril.Understandablythishas been a difficult and challenging time for colleaguesbutIhopethattheoutcomesofthe consultation process will provide positive solutionstothewayforward.Courtwillreceivethe recommendations of the panels at its meetinginJune.Inmanyareas,despitethecutsingovernmentfunding,wewillcontinueto fulfil our historic and important obligation to our local community and Scotland as well as ourstudents.

It’scrucialintoughtimes,torecogniseourstrengths and the excellent activity that is continuingtotakeplaceattheUniversity.

InFebruary,Iattended,withtheChancellor,the official launch of the Centre for Textile Conservation&TechnicalArtHistory.Asreportedonpage2,HRHThePrincessRoyalperformedtheopeningceremony.Thenew centre is an exciting multidisciplinary development which will embrace and deploy theart,technicalskillandknowledgeofconservation,withthedisciplineofphysicalsciences and the insights of the history of artandtextiles.Itwillbethefirstofitskindin Scotland to offer conservation training combined with our existing international expertiseintechnicalarthistory;itwillofferpractical,object-basedteachingalongwithresearch-ledteaching,andmountnewandexcitingcoursessuchasthetaughtMastersinDress&TextileHistories.Practicalandscholarly,theoreticalanduseful,thecentrefits with our strategic view and it is already attractingworldwideattention.

AlsoinFebruaryweformallylaunchedtheUniversity’slatestresearchinstitute,theInstituteofHealth&Wellbeing,whichbringstogether researchers from across the Colleges ofSocialSciencesandMedical,Veterinary&LifeSciences.Thiswillbeauniquedevelopment amongst Scottish universities which will play an important role in shaping healthpolicyinGlasgow,thewholeofScotlandandinternationally.

InMarch,theCancerResearchUKWestofScotlandCancerCentre,BeatsonInstitute,waslaunched.TheUniversityisakeypartnerinthisexcitingdevelopment,whichhasenormouspotentialbecauseoftherange,scaleandqualityofourresearch,andtheopportunities for its clinical application which Glasgowuniquelypresents.

The University was delighted to host the InstituteofPhysics’Nuclear&ParticlePhysicsDivisionalConferenceinApril.Withover400internationalphysicistsattending,this prestigious conference was won by Glasgow because of our strengths in nuclear and particle physics and several of our top academics in the field were presenting at conference.Earlierintheyear,IhadtheprivilegeoftravellingtoCERN(EuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearch)tosee something of the exciting work being undertaken through the Large Hadron Collider,describedasthelargestandmostcomplexmachineeverconstructed.SomeoftheUniversity’sparticlephysicistsaremembersoftheinternationalteamatCERNinGeneva.Thescaleofthework,theprecisionand sophistication of the technology were breathtaking.Andwhatwasequallyimpressivewas the way in which this blue skies activity isproducingspin-offsininnovationandapplicationsofimmediatepracticalbenefit,suchasmedicalimaging. Equallyimportanttoourstrategicdirection is our ongoing commitment to internationalisationandIwouldliketohighlightrecentactivityinChina.

Between28Februaryand6MarchI,alongwith academic and University services colleagues,visitedBeijingandTianjinandtookpartinaflagshipevent.Sucheventsare a new approach for us and support the University’sinternationalisationstrategy.TheeventsinTianjincentredonourgrowingrelationshipwithourstrategicpartnerinChina,NankaiUniversity.AsreportedinAvenue’sinternationaleventsround-uponpage16,itincludedanacademicsymposium,largelyfocusedonsocialsciencesandhistoryofart,and culminated in the award of an honorary degreetoFanZeng–oneofChina’sgreatestlivingartistsandanacademicatNankai.

Such a concentration of events aims to work acrossseverallevels,buildingpartnerships,networking,profileraising,alumniengagementandstudentrecruitment.Itwasclearthatacross these targets we achieved some notableresults.Therewasquitephenomenal,widespreadpressinterestinProfessorZeng’shonorary degree (the largest exposure for theUniversityofGlasgowinChinatodate,including in press outlets such as China Daily) and it constituted one of our best international campaignstodate.Overrecentmonthswehave been pursuing a long and vigorous campaigntoestablishseveraljointinitiativeswithNankaiUniversity,andwehopetomakeanannouncementinthisareaverysoon.

ThisyeartheStudents’RepresentativeCouncilcelebratedits125thanniversaryandGlasgow University Sports Association its 130th.Theclubs,societiesandunionsthatsupport our student community are immensely importanttoenrichingthestudentexperience,afurtherkeyfocusofourstrategy.ButasAvenuehighlightsonpage15,ourstudentshave an impact in ways that are perhaps not widelyknown,particularlythroughstudentvolunteeringopportunities.Therearenowabout570studentvolunteersworkingacrossSRCprojects,atremendousachievement,onethatgrowsyearonyear,andinwhichGlasgowshouldtakeconsiderablepride.

‘ It’s crucial in tough times, to recognise our strengths and the excellent activity that is continuing to take place at the University.’

25

1920–1929Baptie,MaryJTSPA,MA1926,died09/10/2010Bone,JanetPollock,BSc1929,died09/08/2010Hamilton,MarionForrest,MA1928,died09/05/2010Hill,GraceFenton(MrsRennick),MA1924,died30/12/2010McLachlan,Alexandra,MA1929,died03/12/2010Warnock,HelenLennox(MrsIrvine),MA1927,died06/05/2010Wasu,GulahTukaram,BSc1926,dateofdeathunknown

1930–1939Allan,MargaretStirling,MA1936,died03/09/2007Anderson,Andrew(Dr),BSc1939,died02/2010Brown,JohnKerr(Dr),BSc1939,MBChB,died21/10/2010Brownlee,George(Professor),BSc1936,DSc,died19/05/2010Craigie,EdithM(MrsMacfie),MA1934,died23/04/2010Cunningham,RobertMaurice,died09/06/2010Donnelly,John,MA1938,died20/01/2001Dunn,JamesMacKinnon(Dr),BSc1939,MBChB,died15/01/2011Frew,JamesShearer(Dr),BSc1938,MBChB,died31/08/2010Graham,GeorginaElizabeth(MrsNewlands),MA1936,dateofdeathunknownGray,Robert(Rev),MA1938,BD,died12/06/2010Grigor,KennethClark(Dr),MBChB1937,died01/05/2010Grist,NormanRoy(EmeritusProfessor),BSc1939,MBChB,died07/06/2010

Harrison,JohnEdgar,MA1935,MEd,died04/06/2010Higgins, AgnesMathie,MA1933,died16/06/2010Kay,AndrewWatt(EmeritusProfessorSir),MBChB1939,ChM,died01/02/2011Law,John,BL1936,died21/09/2010Leslie,JessieMurray,MA1933,died26/04/2010Lithgow,Thomas(Rev),MA1939,died15/09/2010Livingston,RoseHelen(MrsGlennie),MA1934,MEd,died28/10/2010Logan,MargaretKerr-Craig(MrsHolland),MA1933,died22/05/2010MacAleese,WilliamMcKechnie,MA1934,died29/03/1983Macaulay,AlickHugh,MA1937,died02/02/2011MacLeod,KatharineRoss(MrsGillies),MA1935,died21/02/2010Marshall,James,MRCVS1937,died2002McArthur,JanetGuthrie(MrsMacNaughtan),MA1934,died15/09/2010McCubbin,MaryMilligan(MrsMacAleese),MA1934,died26/04/1994McQueen,MaryGuthrie(MrsNicol),MA1932,date of death unknown

Deaths of members of the General Council noted from April 2010 to March 2011Names are listed alphabetically within each graduation decade. Last known addresses have been included for individuals where family members have given approval to do so.

Mechie,JeanHunter,MA1936,died21/11/2010Murphy,JohnThomasStorrar,MA1939,died28/01/2010Mustardé,JohnClarke(Dr),OBE,BSc1936,MBChB,died16/10/2010Ogilvie,LornaFalconer(MrsBorrowman),MA1934,died24/03/2011Reid,John,MBE,MA1934,died05/06/2010Renucci,Ivo,MA1939,died07/03/2011Renwick,MurielAmeliaAllan(MrsManson),BL1936,died09/02/2011Reynard,MargaretHamiltonBogle,MA1933,died05/2010Russell,DavidSyme(RevDr),MA1938,BD,DLitt,DD,died08/11/2010Sim,MatthewUrie,MA1938,died08/09/2010Smith,Alexander,MA1939,died15/07/2010Smith,John(Dr),OBE,MBChB1938,died10/08/2010Spears,Joseph(Dr),MBChB1937,MD,FRCGP,died 22/09/2009Templeton, WalterBlack,MA1939,died15/03/2010Thom,ElizabethYoung(MrsWhitley),MA1937,died11/09/2010Williamson,Thomas(Reverend),MA1938,BD,Kirriemuir,Angus,died30/01/2011Wilson,MarySmith,MA1935,died06/11/2010Wright,ShannaBell(DrGimbert),MBChB1938,died20/01/2011Wyper,GraceCrawford,MA1932,died05/01/2011

1940–1949Adam,FloraGrahamGeorge(MrsNeilson),MA1940,died26/11/2010Alves,MaryWilson(DrHacking),MBChB1944,died03/11/2010Anderson,LetitiaCunningham(MrsRoy),MA1949,died01/10/2010Baillie,Marion,MA1943,died26/12/2010Ball,CampbellMowat(Dr),MBChB1946,died19/01/2011Bass,CatherineCrawford,MA1943,dateofdeath unknownBirrell,David,BSc1947,died09/07/2010Bosomworth,MargaretRamsey(MrsSemple),MA1945,died04/11/2010Bruce,JamesHenryIan(Dr),MBChB1948,died22/11/2010Bryson,RobertDowns,BL1949,died22/04/2010Buyers,ThomasBartlett,OBE,BSc1946,died20/12/2010Cameron-Mowat,Màiri(MrsRAJCMacGinn),MA1941,died28/03/2010Carruthers,JosephForsythScott,BSc1946,died14/01/2011Chalmers, GeorgeStewart,MA1948,died01/10/2010Cockburn,Kathleen(MrsTodd),MA1942,died09/2010Conn,MargaretDunlop(MrsCarswell),BSc1940,died28/03/2011Corrigan,MargaretJ(MrsSheridan),MA1945,died26/11/2010

Coughtrie,AgnesArmstrong(MrsKinnear),MBChB1949,died31/08/2010Davidson,John(Dr),BSc1942,died27/01/2011Donald,MaryBowie(DrThomas),MBChB1944,died09/04/2010Dunbar,GraceCampbell(DrSteven),MBChB1949,died04/08/2010Fagan,MaryJosephine,BSc1949,died16/10/2009Fleming,JohnMacLachlan(Dr),MBChB1945,died02/09/2010Forsyth,John(Dr),MBChB1949,died12/12/2010Fulton,WilliamFrancisMonteith(Dr),BSc1941,MD,died21/12/2010Gleeson,FancheaTheresa,MA1946,died11/04/2010Goodwin,Robert,BSc1948,died23/02/2006Goudie,JohnCarrick(Rev)CBE,MA1941,died20/09/2010Grant,LilyRoss,MA1945,died31/10/2010Gray,JamesLaird,BSc1946,died02/08/2010Greene,MaryJosephine(MrsMaySmith),MA1943,died10/11/2010Grice,JohnRussellGrant(Dr),MBChB1942,died12/12/2009Haddow,JamesCharlesMorrison,BL1949,died28/07/2010Handy,Peter,BSc1943,died10/07/2010Harrison,Mary(Sister),Diploma1949,died24/04/2010Harvie,Margaret,MA1947,died19/04/2010Haylock,GeorgeRankine,MA1946,died22/12/2010Henderson,JoanMary(MrsAitken),MA1942,died26/07/2010Henry,GavinPhilip(Dr),MBChB1949,died26/09/2010Hepburn,DavidProsser,BL1942,died20/02/2010Holden,HarveyStuart(Dr),BSc1944,PhD,died01/07/2010Holmes,James,BSc1940,died02/03/2011Hoyle,JohnFrederick,BSc1943,ARCST,died29/11/2009Jack,RobertBarr(EmeritusProfessor),CBE,MA1948,LLB,DUniv,died25/10/2010Jamieson,IreneRankin,MA1945,died06/09/2010Jeffrey,NeilMcLeod,BSc1949,died02/01/2010King,JohnMagoveny(Dr),MBChB1940,died31/05/2010Lang,GeorgeInglisArmour,BSc1949,died13/08/2010Lau,DinCheuk(Professor),MA1949,died26/04/2010Lawrence,JeanKathleen,BSc1948,died03/01/2010Lister,Douglas,MA1941,died04/04/2010MacAllan,AdaParkerMcIntosh,MA1947,died29/01/2011Macgregor,JessieNorris(MrsScott),MA1942,date of death unknownMacLean,Alastair(Dr),MBChB1947,died04/06/2010

26

MacLean,CharlesD’ArgavilleThomson(Dr),MBChB1942,died19/06/2010Mair,WilliamMcGill,BSc1949,died09/08/2010McAfee,William,BL1942,died21/07/2010McCallum,HarrisonShaw(Dr),MBChB1947,died12/01/2011McCaskie,AlastairPaterson,BSc1943,died13/10/2010McCorkindale,Neil,MA1943,BSc,died27/06/2010McIntyre,AlasdairDuncan,CBE,BSc1948,died15/04/2010McIntyre,MaryKerr,MA1942,died21/04/2010McMillan,WilliamHolmes,BL1943,died1997McNicoll,IanMcAra,MA1946,died13/11/2010Meichen,MaryClare,MA1946,died04/02/2011Moffat,JeanEleanorRamage(MrsGrom),MA1946,died23/07/2010Morgan,Edwin(EmeritusProfessor),OBE,MA1947,DLitt,formerProfessorofEnglishLiterature,died19/08/2010Morton,ErnestDickson(Dr),MBChB1948,died23/12/2010Muir,JohnLaing,BSc1942,died23/03/2009Neville,JeanMary(DrScott),MBChB1944,died05/11/2010Nicol,AnnieHenderson(MrsInglis),MA1944,died01/04/2010Nimmo,ElizabethHaldane(MrsAnderson),MA1945,died15/02/2009Ogilvie,AlexanderTilleyFalconer,MA1949,died30/05/2010Oliver,JamesMercer,BSc1943,died19/01/2011Paterson,AlexinaMacLennan(DrBlair),MBChB1940,died01/05/2010Picken,MargaretThomson,MA1943,died03/03/2011Quinn,James(Father),MA1939,died08/04/2010Rae,ThomasHamiltonHaig,MA1944,MEd,died01/09/2010Robertson,JamesOrr,BSc1946,ARCST,died17/03/2011Robieson,AnneMerrilees(MrsKahane)MBE,MA1943,died21/01/2011Ross,RobertMacDonald,MA1940,died06/08/2010Roy,William(Dr),MBChB1946,died29/12/2010Rusk,Maeve(Dr),MBChB1942,died07/01/2011Scott,BetsyDishington(DrHotchkis),MBChB1946,died02/09/2010Scott,Hugh,BL1941,died06/2010Sharp,AlexanderConstable,MA1940,MEd,died11/12/2009Simpson,James(Dr),MBChB1944,died18/11/2010Sluglett,Max(Dr),MBChB1942,died20/03/2010Smith,JamesDavid,MA1942,LLB,died19/10/2010

Soutter,PatrickEliot,BL1948,died11/07/2010Stark, AgnesMacfarlane(Dr),MBChB1945,died12/10/2010Stewart,IsobelDouglas(DrEaston),MBChB1945,died14/04/2010Strachan,ArchibaldSutherland,BSc1941,MEd,died09/05/2010Strachan, DavidSelby(Dr),MBChB1949,died27/01/2011Sutherland,MargaretBrownlie(Professor),MA1942,MEd,died29/03/2011

Sutter,JanetteRussell(MrsMcCallum),MA1946,died11/05/2010Tait,AllanChristie(Dr),MBChB1941,died04/08/2010Tankel,HenryIsidore(Dr),OBE,MBChB1948,died19/06/2010Wallace,WilliamShaw(Dr),MBChB1942,died10/10/2010Watson,MarthaHuie(Dr),MBChB1944,died21/10/2010Weir,KathleenMartin,MA1942,died16/09/2010Whyte,LouisSteele(Dr),MBChB1946,died10/06/2010Wilson, DavidLivingstone(Dr),MBChB1948,died21/03/2010Wilson,JeanAitkenSteel(DrRutherford),MBChB1948,died06/11/2010Wilson,RobertBlue(Dr),MBChB1949,died19/03/2011Woodburn, JeanStewart(MrsForsyth),MA1942,LLB,died18/03/2011Wright, MargaretDonaldHowie,MA1943,died19/03/2011Wylie, GordonLeonard(Dr),MBChB1949,died25/12/2010

1950–1959Aas,Margit(MrsMcKenna),BDS1959,died26/04/2010Aitken,WilliamSinclair,MA1950,died05/11/2010Alison,Graham,BSc1952,MEd,died06/01/2010Baker,ArchibaldJames(Dr),BSc1957,PhD,died21/02/2011Barker,John(Dr),MBChB1950,died04/02/2011Basu,ArunChandra,BSc1953,24DuncombeGrove,Birmingham,B178SP,died10/12/2009Beresford,William,BL1953,died30/05/2010Beswick,Walter,BVMS1957,died01/02/2011Beveridge,MargaretGray(MrsFoster),MA1950,died05/2010Bittle,MargeryEffie(MrsMcGregor),MA1952,died16/05/2010Blackstock,WilliamMackenzie,BSc1950,died19/12/2010Blain,John,MA1957,died04/03/2010Bone,RobertRamsay,BSc1953,MEd,died21/12/2010Borland,GordonAlexanderWotherspoon(Dr),MBChB1957,died05/12/2010Bradley,GeorgeGerard,BSc1951,died04/01/2011Brown,William,MA1952,died19/08/2009Cairns,Thomas(Dr),MBChB1952,died06/07/2010Calderwood,RobertCraig,BSc1953,died01/03/2010Campbell, AlisonLivingstone,MA1954,died12/10/2010

Campbell,JamesSomerville(Dr),OBE,MBChB1951,FRCSC,died22/08/2010Carnegie,AlastairBlack,BL1956,died20/08/2010Christie,GeoffreyClark(Dr),BVMS1956,died15/05/2010Clark,JohnAlexander(Dr),MBChB1950,died31/01/2011Collie,ArthurAlexander(Professor),BSc1956,died07/04/2010

Cooney,MichaelChristopherStuart,BSc1955,died16/11/2010Corsie,Ian,BSc1954,died25/10/2010Crawford, JamesRoss,MA1952,died10/01/2011Duguid,DavidWalker,BSc1957,died17/03/2009Easton,JamesDouglas,BSc1950,died19/08/2010Fairgrieve,BrianDavid(Dr),MBChB1950,died08/08/2010Ferrari,FaustoGiulio,MA1957,PGC,died24/01/2011Fotheringham,ArthurDavid,BSc1959,died08/01/2010Freeland,JesseRae(Dr),MBChB1952,died04/2008Fyfe,John(Dr),MBChB1958,died09/10/2010Gerofi, Susan(MrsSingerman),MBE,MA1957,died17/01/2011Gibb, AlexanderWilliamCumming,MA1952,died12/03/2011Goodman,AlexanderTaylor,MA1952,died04/03/2011Gray, AndrewMunro,BSc1952,died03/04/2009Grieve,RobertCulross(Dr),MBChB1956,died29/07/2010Hamilton,GraceWallace,BSc1955,died01/01/2011Hawkins, John,BSc1950,died23/11/2009Herbert,ColinCampbell,BSc1953,died22/03/2010Hope,AlexanderJamesNapier(Dr),BSc1951,PhD,died23/12/2010Howells,EdwardMacfarlane(Dr),BSc1957,PhD,died07/04/2010Hunter,ArthurArrol,BSc1950,died21/03/2010Hunter,NormanJohn,BSc1954,died03/03/2011Hyslop,MaryGartshoreSmith(DrMurray),MBChB1952,died20/12/2010Jeltes, ClemensHenricus,BSc1954,died03/07/2010Jespersen,KnutIndergaard,BSc1957,died12/10/2010Johnstone,Abraham,BSc1953,died19/12/2010Kearns,James,MA1950,died24/11/2010Kelly,KirsteenOrmiston,BSc1951,died01/04/2011Kinnear,JamesAlfredMiller,MA1950,died24/01/2011Kirkwood,MargaretWillock(MrsTudhope),MA1951,died14/03/2010Lamont,IanCook(Dr),MBChB1951,died02/10/2010Levinson,HarryBaruch,BSc1957,died28/01/2011Levy,Isidore(Dr),MBChB1952,died19/10/2010Livingston,WilliamStanley(Dr),MBChB1956,died28/03/2010Macdonald,StanleyWhite,MA1950,died03/03/2010Macfarlane,IanGeorge(Dr),died26/11/2009MacFarlane,MaureenRS(MrsReid),MA1959,died18/01/2010Mackenzie,Alastair,MA1952,died31/12/2010Mackenzie,Catriona(Dr),MBChB1953,died24/06/2008Mackenzie,RossDunbar,BSc1957,died10/05/2010

27

Mackinnon,JamesBarclayRussell,BL1950,died25/03/2010Maclean,HectorRonald(Sheriff),MA1952,LLB,died03/04/2011MacLean,Murdo(Dr),MBChB1952,died07/03/2011Macmillan,AlisterIanMaclean,BSc1958,died03/08/2010Mair,RobertCampbell,MA1950,died14/05/2010Mann,JeanMcKinlay(DrMcEwen),MBChB1951,died23/04/2010Manson,RobertLeggatWinning,BL1954,died05/01/2011Martin,AlanJames,BL1955,died16/11/2010Matthews,HenryHoward,MA1954,died11/01/2010Maxwell,SheilaMargaretYoung(DrHossack),MBChB1952,died16/10/2010McArthur,MaryHarrison(DrBallantyne),MBChBdied13/06/2010McGowan,StuartWatson(Dr),MBChB1952,died24/04/2010McKay,IanWilliamSutherland,BSc1953,died01/2010McKie,WilliamDavid,MA1954,died01/05/2010McLaughlin,William,MA1958,died21/05/2009McNair,JohnGillespie,BDS1954,died21/10/2010McPhail,Ronald,BSc1957,died24/12/2010McQuater,MargaretNan,MA1951,died19/05/2010McQueen,George,BSc1951,died21/08/2010McSkimming,RobinDalrymple,MA1959,died21/01/2011Michael,AlastairMacGregor(Dr),MBChB1956,FRCOG,died18/11/2009Mill,AlanLove,MA1952,died05/03/2010Mitchell,JamesDavis,BSc1957,died29/06/2010Muir,AndrewFindlay,MA1952,died04/01/2011Murphy,CorneliusMcCaffrey,MBE,MA1958,died01/11/2010Murray,IanMacLean(Dr),MA1951,MBChB,died13/06/2010Nelson,RobertMoffat,BSc1957,died20/06/2010Paterson,Russell(Dr),FRSE,BSc1959,PhD,died14/04/2010Paterson,ThelmaChilvers(MrsAitken),BL1954,died17/10/2010Porter,Richard(Rev),MA1950,died05/11/2010Proudfoot,RobertHugh,BSc1954,died04/04/2010Pullar,GeorgeFindlayBruce(Dr),BDS1955,died11/02/2010Reid,JamesPaterson(Dr),MBChB1950,died21/07/2010Reid, James,MA1959,died02/10/2010Reid, RobinCrawford,BSc1954,died26/08/2010Rendell, FrederickWilliams,MA1956,died11/01/2011Richmond,RobinDewar,BDS1958,died09/09/2010Robertson,EdnaIsabel,MA1957,died09/11/2010Russell, YvonneKathleen(MrsRadley),MA1958,died24/09/2010Sandvold,Bjorn,BSc1955,died28/08/2008

Scobie,AndrewJohn(Rev),MA1957,died11/10/2010Shanks,James,MA1952,died07/10/2010Simpson,GordonMarshall,BSc1951,died17/12/2009Smith,EricThomasHenry(FRINA),BSc1953,died07/05/2010Smith,JohnWhitehillAngus,MA1952,MEd,died31/07/2010Sorbie,Charles(Dr),MBChB1953,died29/03/2010Stewart,AngusTaylor(Rev),MA1956,BD,died11/08/2010Stewart,CharlesPeter(Dr),MBChB1951,died02/07/2010Sturrock,RobertSmith,MA1950,died14/10/2010Torbet, ThomasEdgar(Dr),MBChB1953,died13/10/2010Ure,James,BSc1955,died26/08/2010Walshe,EthnaAnn(DrMcShane),died24/09/2009Warnock,JamesPinkerton,BVMS1956,died11/02/2011Webster, Gordon(Dr),BDS1954,DDS,died11/12/2010Whiteford, PeterGilchrist,MA1954,Edinburgh,died27/10/2010Willicks,Winfried(Dr),PhD1959,died24/04/2010Wilson, WilliamOrr,BSc1950,died24/01/2011Wittmann,Frederick(Eric)William(Dr),MBChB1959,died02/05/2010Workman,HughJohn,BL1953,died20/02/2010

1960–1969Anderson,MargaretKathleen(DrBancewicz),MBChB1969,died17/11/2010Atkinson,ColinMichael,BSc1962,died13/09/2010Boddy,Keith(Dr),CBE,PhD1967,died19/09/2010Bonnar,RonaldPatrick,MA1962,died07/06/2010Carroll,GeraldQC,LLB1969,died26/04/2010Clark,DouglasGeorgeDuncan,BSc1966,died20/07/2010Colquhoun,IanMcIntosh,MA1965,died14/03/2011Cordiner,JamesWilson(Dr),MBChB1969,died19/08/2010

Davidson,IainJamesMcNeil,BSc1968,died10/11/2010Dick,MarilynJanet,BSc1961,died03/03/2011Dinsmore,SamuelAlexanderBoyd,BSc1964,died14/12/2010Duncan,MatthewSemple(Dr),MBChB1960,died18/05/2010Easton, MargaretIsobel(MrsRamsay),MA1961,died25/03/2010Farrell,Eleanor(DrSymmers),MBChB1965,died06/04/2010Ferguson,DavidRobert(Dr),MBE,BSc1967,MBChB,died24/12/2009Ferguson,James(Jim)Hunter(Dr),MBChB1960,died25/11/2009Gibson,WilliamJohnAlexander(Dr),MBChB1960,died27/03/2011Gillespie, JamesPringle,BL1965,died27/09/2010

Gingles,JohnBarrie,MA1964,died03/12/2008Hatwal,GirishChandra,BSc1960,died09/10/2009Hilton,GordonDavidson,BSc1960,died12/12/2010Holmes,KathleenMary,Diploma1966,died20/06/2010Jack, William(Dr),PhD1960,died06/10/2008Jackson,DorothyKent(MrsMadsen),BSc1965,died30/05/2010Johnson,AlanLeslie(Dr),MBChB1960,died21/02/2011Keddilty,Maireen(MrsLoughran),Diploma1963,died05/10/2010Lamb, JohnMartyn,MA1967,died18/02/2007Latto, Brian(Dr),PhD1964,died14/12/2006Laurie,HughCampbell(Dr),MBChB1961,died18/05/2010Livingstone,SandyMejias,BSc1961,died13/01/2011Macfarlane,MargaretShields(MrsRogerson),MAdateofdeathunknownMack,DouglasStuart(Professor),MA1964,died22/12/2009MacLeod,John(Professor)FRAgS,BSc1962,died18/06/2010Marshall,SamuelGray(Dr),MBChB1966,died15/08/2010Martin,MargaretHope,MA1960,died23/09/2010McAlpine,Sheila(Dr),MA1963,died29/06/2009McArthur,AlastairCameron(Dr),BSc1968,PhD,died17/01/2011McBlane,JamesHood(Dr),MBChB1962,died18/02/2011McGrandle,JamesTuckerLeith,MA1965,died04/02/2010McGuigan, James,MA1968,died23/07/2009McLean,Malcolm(Professor),BSc1962,PhD,died28/12/2005McNamee,Raymund(Dr),MBChB1966,died23/01/2011Miskimmin,ElizabethNeish,MA1965,died05/02/2011Mitchell, JamesCharles,BSc1962,died14/05/2010Morrow,James(Canon),MA1961,died22/09/2010Muir,Alexander(Rev),MA1963,BD,died15/03/2010Muir,EdwardAntony(Dr),MBChB1960,died17/07/2010Nash,AndrewSamuel(Professor),BVMS1967,PhD,formerVice-Principal,ClerkofSenateandProfessorofVeterinaryMedicine,died02/11/2010Nicol,IanLongden,BSc1961,died06/01/2011O’Donnell, BernardJoseph,MA1963,died24/03/2010O’Donnell,Teresa(MrsSmith),BSc1964,MEd,PGDip,died01/11/2010Parnaby,John(Dr),CBE,PhD1967,died01/2011Rodger,MargaretDavina(MrsMacmillan),MA1962,died30/07/2010Rodger,Russell,BSc1961,MEd,died30/08/2010Ruddick,DavidRaymond,MA1962,died12/04/2010Sellar,AnnDinningWatson(MrsMcGilveray),BSc1961,MSc,died09/12/2010

28

Short,DavidLeslie,BSc1967,died08/08/2010Steele,EleanorElizabeth(MrsMunro),BDS1961,died24/07/2010Stephen,KennethWilliam(EmeritusProfessor),BDS1960,DDSc,HDDRCPS,FDSRCS,died21/06/2010Sutherland,NormanGregor(Dr),MBChB1964,died30/11/2010Thompson,MaureenLorraine(MrsClark),MA1969,died25/03/2010Thomson,JoyceRussell(MrsBaker),BSc1967,died02/2011Winning,DavidJames(Dr),BSc1963,PhD,died05/09/2010

1970–1979Attrill,MaureenViolet,BSc1974,died16/02/2011Barclay, Bruce,BDS1973,died02/11/2010Bethune,HamishWilliam,LLB1971,died17/07/2010Bradby, DavidHenry(Professor),PhD1972,died17/01/2011Buchanan,ElizabethChristina(Dr),BSc1975,died29/10/2010Donald, PeterMaxwell(RevDr),MA1973,died25/03/2010Faulkner,Douglas(Professor),HonoraryBSc1973,PhD,died13/02/2011Frisby,DavidPatrick(Professor),PhD1979,March,died20/11/2010Grant, NeilFraser(Dr),BSc1977,PhD,died12/2010Harper,AlexanderGraham,BSc1971,died18/11/2010Ho,YewKee,BVMS1970,died22/02/2011Hunter,AndrewJamieson,BAcc1975,died14/02/2010Jones,AlysMyfanwyVowell,BVMS1976,died28/08/2010Kehoe,Elizabeth(MrsConroy),Diploma1970,died16/05/2010Kerr, Marianne,MA1979,dateofdeathunknownMann,BalvindarSingh(Dr),MBChB1974,died30/03/2011McLean,Eileen(Mrs),Diploma1973,died23/03/2009McMillan, HelenFaulds,BSc1970,died06/09/2009O’Hare,DennisGerard,BSc1974,died19/11/2010

Ormond,JohnWilliam(Dr),PhD1973,died28/06/2004Ratcliffe,Harold(Dr),PhD1971,died20/03/2011Ray, PratulAnanda(Dr),PhD1970,died26/12/2010Ross, Sheila(MrsAynsleySmith),MA1971,died03/2009Rutherglen,DavidScott,BSc1976,died13/02/2011Simpson,PatriciaMargaret(MsSteel),MEd1974,died25/09/2010Stewart,WilliamJeffreyMcMillan,LLB1979,LLM,died24/05/2010Wales,RaymondMitchell(Dr),MBChB1970,died05/07/2010

1980–1989Babbitt,MiltonByron(Professor),DMus1980,died29/01/2011

Baker, AdrianEdward,BVMS1982,died12/10/2010Birkett,KupavaElizabeth,MLitt1988,died11/02/2011Black,JamesWhyte(Sir),DSc1989,died22/03/2010Campbell,EuphemiaCrawford(Rev),BD1980,died16/06/2010Campbell,JamesPatrick,BSc1981,died04/04/2010Capperauld,KarenMary(MrsCannon),MA1981,died05/10/2010Chibutu,LawrenceAmos,MEd1980,Kafue,Zambia,died06/2010Eringen, AhmedCemal(EmeritusProfessor),LLD1981,died07/12/2009Erskine,RobertKeith,MLitt1985,died22/02/2010Findlay,MurielMargaret(MrsGilbride),MA1985,died25/12/2010Flowers,BrianHilton(RtHonLord),LLD1987,died25/06/2010Hamilton,AndrewRossCaddell,MA(SocSci)1987,MPhil,died30/09/2010Hay,LouiseMary,LLB(Hons)1988,died21/09/2010Hogg,Kerry-Jane(Dr),MBChB1982,MSc,MD,died25/12/2010Jolly,AndrewJohn(Rev),OBE,BD1981,died09/2010Lamb,ErichWernerBrunton(Dr),MBChB1983,died02/04/2010McClintock,FrankAmbrose(Professor),LLD1981,died20/02/2011McKeown,AnneJunePatricia(Dr),MBChB1989,died05/05/2010McLelland, JohnGregory,MA1985,died08/05/2010Morrison,DavidAlexander,MEd1985,died05/2010Primrose,HaroldRobertStuart,BSc1981,died08/2010Robins,DavidJohn(Professor),DSc1987,died21/11/2009Robinson,GeorgeClive(Dr),BSc1985,MBChB,died23/04/2010Young,AlisonMary(MrsHoughton),LLB1987,Diploma,died08/10/2010Yule, WilliamThain,MPhil1983,died14/03/2011

1990–1999Armstrong,EwenWilliam,MA1994,died12/2010Browning,DonSpencer(Professor),DD1998,died03/06/2010Clark,AnneGordon(MrsOakes),MBA(Executive)1997,died28/11/2010Dewar,LornaJane(MrsSpencer),MA1996,died10/12/2010Howatson,SusanRosalind,1990Diploma,died11/12/2010Lehr,DanielValentine,MSc1996,died18/08/2010Neilson,ElizabethEve,BSc1992,dateofdeathunknownSverrisson,AlanSturla,MA1994,dateofdeathunknownThornhill,StephenNiall(Dr),MBChB1990,died05/2001Train,MaryMeiklem,BSc1998,died08/10/2010

Whittet,NormaJessie(MrsButler),MPH1994,died24/12/2009Williams,NicolaLesley(MrsMurray),MA1997,died28/04/2010Wolfson,LeonardGordon(Lord),DUniv1997,died20/05/2010

2000–2009Affleck, RobertCameron(Dr),MBChB2002,died18/06/2010Eastcroft,GordonGeorge,MA2005,died24/09/2010Fowler,AlanRobert,BEng2007,died05/08/2010Jurgens,KristinKari(Dr),MPhil2001,PhD,died04/01/2011Laird,MalcolmAlexander,MA2002,died17/04/2010Malvenan,Leslie,MA2007,died02/04/2009Milner,ArthurJohnRobinGorrell(Professor),DSc2005,died20/03/2010Sackler,MortimerDavid(Dr),DSc2001,died24/03/2010Samuels,MichaelLouis(EmeritusProfessor),DLitt2006,died24/11/2010Strachan,MichaelAndrew(Captain),BEng2004,died17/11/2010

Glasgow Vet College AlumniBrown,PeterRobbMacfarlane,MRCVS1953,BVMS,died21/12/2010Hair,DerekCharles,MRCVS1949,BVMS,died16/02/2011Haresnape,IanClark,MRCVS1955,BVMS,died28/05/2010Harrison,NevilleJohn,MRCVS1949,BVMS,died13/12/2010Jarvie,Thomas,MRCVS1949,BVMS,died01/02/2011MacAulay,JohnWilliam,MRCVS1933,BVMS,died02/08/2010McDonald,Andrew,MRCVS1945,BVMS,died17/02/2011Mowat,GeorgeNoel(Dr),MRCVS1950,BVMS,died28/11/2010Ross,JohnGeorge(Dr),MRCVS1952,BVMS,died05/04/2010

Ex-OfficioGladden,Margaret(Dr),formerHonoraryResearchFellowinIntegratedBiology,died03/04/2010Marshall,Margaret(Mrs),formerSecretaryofPsychology,died05/09/2009Reid,Jimmy,UniversityRectorfrom1971to1974,died10/08/2010Smith,Margaret,RectorialCandidate1999,Alloway,Ayr,died06/12/2010

Forinformationonourcurrentopeninghours,orforupdatesonprogrammesandevents,pleasevisitourwebsite: www.glasgow.ac.uk/hunterian

FreeadmissiontotheMuseum&ArtGallery.AdmissionchargeforTheMackintoshHouse(freetoUniversityofGlasgow staff and students with valid staff/matriculationcard)andsomeexhibitions.

Hunterian Art Gallery,82HillheadStreet,UniversityofGlasgow,GlasgowG128QQ.Tel:+44(0)1413305431.

Hunterian Museum,MainBuilding,UniversityofGlasgow,GlasgowG128QQ.Tel:+44(0)1413304221.

29

The Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery What’s On … www.glasgow.ac.uk/hunterian

Breaking the Renaissance Code: Emblems and Emblem Books25 June – 4 October 2011The University is home to a rare collection of emblembooks.Developedinthe16thcentury,these extremely fashionable and often beautiful books featured symbolic pictures and text whichexpressedahiddenmoral,politicalorreligious message which had to be decoded bythereader.Emblembookshadenormousinfluence on literature and the visual arts and examples of their impact can still be seen today.ThisexhibitionhighlightstheUniversity’simportantexamplesofemblembooks,whichcanbeseenalongsideemblematicimages,includingsomefromthepresentday.ItalsocoincideswiththeEleventhInternationalEmblem Conference which will take place at the Universityfrom27Juneto1July2011.

Colour, Rhythm and Form: J D Fergusson and France10 September 2011 – 8 January 2012Thismajorexhibitionmarksthe50thanniversaryofthedeathofScottishartistJDFergusson,akeymemberoftheinternationally

renownedScottishColourists.FocusingonTheHunterian’simportantholdingofworksbyFergusson,andcomplementedbyanumberofkeyloans,theexhibitionhighlightshislifelonginterestinFrance,whichinspiredhimtoproducesomeofhismostsubstantialwork.ItalsoexaminestheroleheplayedintheotherScottishColourists’connectionswithFrance.At the centre of the show are important works byFergussonandfellowColouristsSJPeploe,GLHunterandFCBCadell,shownatthetwoParisianexhibitionswheretheyfirstexhibitedasagroupin1924,andagainin1931.ThreeofthesepaintingsareondisplayintheUKforthefirsttimesincetheiracquisitionbytheFrenchgovernmentin1931.

The Art of the Poster8 October 2011 – 8 January 2012Inthelate19thcenturymanyartistsexploitednewprintingtechniquestocreatestrikingposterdesigns.ThisdisplayfeaturesinnovativeworkbyMackintosh,theMacdonaldsisters,Toulouse-Lautrec,AlphonseMuchaandJulesCheret.ThedisplayhasbeenmadepossiblewithsupportfromMuseumsGalleriesScotland.

1. Breaking the Renaissance Code AlbrechtDürer,Melancholia,1514

2. The Art of the Poster HenrideToulouse-Lautrec,Jane Avril,1893

3. Colour, Rhythm and Form JohnDuncanFergusson,Les Eus,c.1910

1and2©TheHunterian,UniversityofGlasgow20113©TheFergussonGallery,PerthandKinrossCouncil

1

New developments at The Hunterian MuseumTheHunterianMuseumre-opensinSeptemberandfeaturesanewpermanentdisplaydedicatedtotheRomanfrontierinScotland,anewwebsite,newopeninghoursandanewFriendsscheme.ThenewRomangallerywillpresentTheHunterian’suniquecollectionofmonumentalsculptureandotherimportantRomanartefactsrecoveredfromtheAntonineWall.ThegallerywillalsoexploretheinteractionbetweenthepeopleofScotlandandtheRomanoccupation,illustratinglifeontheedgeoftheRomanEmpire2,000yearsago.

2

3

30University of Glasgow GlasgowG128QQ Scotland,UKGeneral switchboard tel: +44 (0)141 330 2000www.glasgow.ac.uk

TheUniversityofGlasgow,charitynumberSC004401