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Rankings and honours
The University of Glasgow has been at the forefront of the university sector for a large number of years. As one of the ancient universities of Scotland, it has a long-standing international reputation for research, education, and innovation. It has consistently occupied a place at the top of the world university rankings, and is considered to be among the top 40 universities in Europe at the moment. A full list of rankings can be seen below.
Times Higher Education Supplement
The University of Glasgow has risen to 81 in this year's Times World University Rankings; an encouraging increase of 20 places on last year's position of 101.
University Principal, Sir Muir Russell, said: "This excellent news reflects the dedication of staff and students who make Glasgow University one of the best in the world, one of only two Scottish universities in the top 100.
"It is particularly gratifying that this year's rankings highlight the success of our recently renewed vision for the future of the University of Glasgow. We will continue to work hard on focusing on our priorities, investing in the best people, and making hard choices for the good of the University."
This achievement is an encouraging move towards our goal, stated in our recently published strategic plan, to be among the top 50 higher education institutions in the world.
The rankings also place Glasgow University as 26th in Europe and 12th in the UK.
Economist Intelligence Unit: Which MBA?
The results of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Which MBA? rankings were released in September 2007. The ranking shows that the University of Glasgow MBA programme ranked 75th out of the 100 top programmes in the world, and our academic staff have been rated 7th in the world.
Ranking summary: 75th out of 100 of the best schools in the world, 32nd in Europe, 20th in the UK. We ranked 7th in the world for quality of faculty (teaching staff), 13th in the world for diversity of students
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Times Higher Education Supplement National Student Survey
According to the Times Higher Education Supplement National Student Survey ratings for 2007, the University of Glasgow has the most satisfied business students in the United Kingdom.
Overall, the University of Glasgow ranked 15th in the United Kingdom, and 2nd in Scotland.
The full results are available at www.hefce.ac.uk/learning/nss/data/2007.
Times University Guide
The University of Glasgow has been named Scottish University of the Year by the Sunday Times newspaper.
The title was awarded for the University's "outstanding academic reputation, growing international standing and popularity with students".
The Scottish University of the Year title is awarded as part of the annual Sunday Times University Guide, which recognises outstanding achievement in universities during the past 12 months.
The University of Glasgow topped the list thanks to a jump of four places to 26th in their league table - one of the biggest improvements of any top 30 university. In addition, a 76.5% student satisfaction score was among the highest in the UK for a city-based university.
The full press release can be found here.
Further information can be found by visiting the Times Good University Guide website.