The University of Glasgow is Scotland’s most sustainable university according to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023.
Ranked 13th in the world overall and 2nd in the UK, the University of Glasgow’s was the first University in Europe to announce it would divest from fossil fuels and has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.
The Impact Rankings are widely recognised as the sector’s benchmark for measuring universities’ support for social, economic and environmental sustainability through the contribution they make to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They measure the activities across a broad range of areas, including research, learning and teaching, civic engagement and operations.
Read more on the University of Glasgow commitment to addressing socioeconomic and health inequalities in the city and beyond, and their commitment to implementing the Glasgow Green Strategy and the University’s Carbon Management Plan.

We invite you to join the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Global Reading Group. The group is an exclusive opportunity to delve into Adam Smith’s seminal book, The Wealth of Nations, as part of the Adam Smith’s Tercentenary celebrations.
A chance to join as a global community to read, examine and discuss Smith’s work and how it relates to today’s society and challenges.
The first Global Reading Group will meet on Thursday 9 February, taking place on a fortnightly basis.
Exclusive access to a set of online resources and questions for discussion.

We invite you to join the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Global Reading Group. The group is an exclusive opportunity to delve into Adam Smith’s seminal book, The Wealth of Nations, as part of the Adam Smith’s Tercentenary celebrations.
A chance to join as a global community to read, examine and discuss Smith’s work and how it relates to today’s society and challenges.
• The first Global Reading Group will meet on Thursday 9 February, taking place on a fortnightly basis.
• Exclusive access to a set of online resources and questions for discussion.

Understanding viruses is essential in keeping people and their communities safe.
The University of Glasgow is doing this at global scale.
Our award-winning Centre for Virus Research (CVR) has made fundamental discoveries to improve global health.
Its focus and range of multidisciplinary virology expertise and excellent facilities distinguish it from other virology research centres in the UK and Europe.
This means that researchers can address the challenges of known and novel viruses and viral diseases at a scale not otherwise achievable.
The Centre's critical mass of virologists are making a significant contribution to hepatitis C, dengue fever, herpes, influenza, rabies, bunyaviruses, Ebola and Zika virus.
Work also includes viruses infecting animals, such as cats, horses, or ruminants to know more about how they emerge and move from animals to humans.
Discover more about our molecule to populations approach.

The University of Glasgow is proud to belong to the host city for COP26.
We were the first university in Europe to commit to fully divesting from fossil fuel industry companies and the first university in Scotland to declare a climate emergency.
We’ve pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030, establishing the Centre for Sustainable Solutions and launching our Glasgow Green strategy to ensure we deliver on this promise. Here are some of the ways we are bringing people together to advance sustainable solutions in pioneering research, education, and partnership.
COP26: A message from our Principal
Invitation to our extensive events programme
Professor Jaime Toney: Stepping up climate action
Our award-winning coastal assessment research
Enhancing solar power generation from space
Examining the economic and environmental cost of music
The study of microorganisms and climate change
Tackling climate change through chemistry
Discover more
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The University of Glasgow is the Times Higher Education University of the Year.
At Glasgow, we bring together scientists and clinicians to promote and develop the best in cancer research, drug discovery, and patient care.
We are working to translate scientific discoveries into new drugs or diagnostic and prognostic tools that benefit cancer patients, taking new therapies through preclinical and clinical trials.
Our world-leading teams have made major advances in the understanding and treatment of many cancers. Find out more about how we are translating world-class cancer research as part of a national center of excellence to save lives.
· We’re transforming bowel cancer screening
· We’re collaborating and using AI to personalize treatments for pancreatic cancer
· We’re striving to make breast cancer curable
· We’re bringing hope to people with lung cancer
· We’re pioneering new treatments for prostate cancer.

In the latest in our series of World Changing Glasgow Conversations, alumni Rod MacKenzie, PhD (Chief Development Officer and Executive Vice President) and John Young (Group President and Chief Business Officer) of Pfizer will be joined by Professor Iain McInnes leading Immunologist and the University’s Head of College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, and Professor Emma Thomson, Professor in Infectious Diseases in the University’s Centre for Virus Research.
THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY: VACCINES AND COVID-19
Date: Wednesday 17 February 2021
Time: 16:00-17:00 (GMT)
The first COVID-19 vaccinations in December were a powerful representation of an exceptional and historic endeavour: the development, authorization, production and delivery of novel vaccines in record time. With positive findings from additional vaccine clinical trials announced on the same day, for what seemed like the first time in 2020, headlines were optimistic and global stocks surged. The University of Glasgow is proud to have played a part in bringing the new vaccines into being. In the latest in our series of World Changing Glasgow Conversations, we bring together an expert panel to share how these vaccines have made this extraordinary journey and discuss what needs to happen next to ensure they can help bring the pandemic under control around the world. Alumni Rod MacKenzie, Ph.D. (Chief Development Officer and Executive Vice President) and John Young (Group President and Chief Business Officer) of Pfizer will be joined by Professor Iain McInnes leading Immunologist and the University’s Head of College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, and Professor Emma Thomson, Professor in Infectious Diseases in the University’s Centre for Virus Research. The event will be chaired by Rachel Sandison, Vice-Principal of External Relations at the University.