University of Glasgow

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Scottish university ancient university public research university

The University of Glasgow is a historic and prestigious Scottish research university, founded in 1451 and renowned for its contributions to science, medicine, and the humanities.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish university → ancient university → public research university →
city	Glasgow →
continent	Europe →
country	United Kingdom →
endowmentCurrency	GBP →
founder	Pope Nicholas V →
foundingDate	1451 →
hasAcademicStaff	thousands →
hasCampus	City of Glasgow campus → Dumfries campus → Garscube campus → Gilmorehill campus →
hasChancellor	Anne, Princess Royal →
hasFaculty	College of Arts → College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences → College of Science and Engineering → College of Social Sciences →
hasNotableAlumnus	Adam Smith → James Watt → John Logie Baird → Lord Kelvin → Nicola Sturgeon → William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin →
hasRector	elected rector of the University of Glasgow →
hasStudents	tens of thousands →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Glasgow →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Scotland →
mainBuildingStyle	Gothic Revival architecture →
memberOf	Association of Commonwealth Universities → Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities → PEGASUS network → Russell Group → Universitas 21 →
motto	Via, Veritas, Vita →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	The Way, The Truth, The Life →
oldestUniversityIn	Scotland (one of the four ancient universities) →
operates	Glasgow University Library → Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery →
rankingCategory	world university rankings →
religiousAffiliation	Church of Scotland (historical) →
specializesIn	engineering → humanities → medicine → science → social sciences →
type	research university →
website	https://www.gla.ac.uk/ →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adam Smith → Armando Iannucci → David Douglas → David Livingstone → Dugald Stewart → James McGill → James Watt → James Wilson → Joseph Black → Lord Kelvin → Marian Smoluchowski → Nicola Sturgeon → Richard Dobbs Spaight → Sir Robin Wales → William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ("Glasgow University") →	educatedAt
Adam Smith → Derek H. R. Barton → Francis Hutcheson → Henry Darwin Rogers → Joseph Black → Lord Kelvin → Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow →	employer
CIVIS European University Alliance → Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities → Russell Group →	hasMember
Glasgow → Glasgow → Glasgow City →	hasUniversity
David W. C. MacMillan → Francis Hutcheson →	almaMater
Hillhead subway station → Kelvinhall subway station →	hasNearbyAttraction
Hillhead subway station → Kelvinhall subway station ("University of Glasgow area") →	serves
Glasgow School of Art →	affiliatedWith
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland →	beneficiary
Central Scotland →	containsUniversity
Greater Glasgow →	hasHigherEducationInstitution
Scottish Enlightenment →	hasInstitutionalBase
Scotland →	hasMajorUniversity
Kelvinbridge subway station →	hasNearbyInstitution
Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow ("College of Science and Engineering at the University of Glasgow") →	isPartOf
Scottish Gaelic →	isTaughtAt
Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Glasgow →	locatedIn
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum →	nearby
FutureLearn →	partnersWith