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Page 1: The Place of Useful Learning The University of Strathclyde

The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

The University of Strathclyde

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

The University of Strathclyde

The History & Development

of the University

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Over 70 public parks and gardens

Galleries, theatres, restaurants

UK’s biggest retail centre outside London

Glasgow — dear green place

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

John Anderson (1726-1796)

Educational reformer

Equal opportunities for all

The good of mankind and the

improvement of science

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Jordanhill Campus

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Strathclyde — then and now

1964 — around 4,000 full-time students

2002 — over 24,000 (full-/part-time)

Five faculties — Arts & Social Sciences,

Education, Engineering, Science,

Strathclyde Business School

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Strathclyde — then and now

1964 — one street block of buildings fronted

by the Royal College

2002 — over 60 buildings/500 acres of land,

equivalent to 350 football pitches

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Innovation & entrepreneurship

Over 30 spin-off companies

£30M in royalties

£25M per annum in research income

22 Proof of Concept grants totalling £3M

Over £25M from first fundraising campaign

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Interactive classrooms

ThinkPad Initiative

Wired campus

Flexible learning environment

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Social inclusion, wider accessSummer Academy@Strathclyde

GOALS

Undergraduate Scholarships

Maintaining entry standards

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Anderson’s Institution — Library and Museum

The early days

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

David Livingstone — explorer and missionary

James “Paraffin” Young

Thomas Graham — chemist

Some famous graduates

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

George Street premises

The early days . . .

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Kind Edward VII lays foundation stone of Royal College

A new building

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Royal College Building

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

John Maclean —Clydeside revolutionary

John Reith — Director General of the BBC

John Logie Baird — inventor of television

More famous graduates

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The Place of Useful LearningThe Place of Useful Learning

Royal College of Science and Technology — 1956

Merger of Royal College & Scottish College of Commerce —

1964

Royal Charter to become University of Strathclyde — 1964

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Where are we after more than 200 years?

Are we still a place of useful learning?