Why Strathclyde
We're a leading international technological University located in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city. Our commitment to useful learning guides our research, our learning and teaching and the way we work with businesses and organisations.
Find out what our students think about studying with us here at Strathclyde:
We love Glasgow
National Geographic named Glasgow as one of its 'Best of the World' destinations, while Rough Guide readers voted Glasgow the world’s friendliest city.
Our campus sits in the heart of the city. We're known the world over for our music, nightlife, fantastic shopping and thriving cultural scene.
Campus investment
We're transforming our campus over the course of the current decade, investing £650 million to create a first-class working and learning environment for our students and staff.
Strathclyde Global Talent Programme
We're creating up to 60 posts for both world-leading professor and early career academics in areas of strategic priority. If you share our values and ambitions, join us to make a global difference and make the future vision of the University of Strathclyde into a reality.
First-class learning & teaching
We offer a flexible, innovative learning environment where you'll enjoy a first-class experience.
We're known for our excellent industrial placements, scholarships and opportunities to study abroad. And we're committed to producing graduates who are ready for the workplace. Our dedicated Careers Service works with our students to help them choose and manage their careers.
Our partnerships
We have partnerships with other leading universities, businesses and public sector agencies. We're a founding member of the first international Max Planck Partnership, which is boosting the development of quantum technologies and fundamental science.
We're helping to shape the scientific priorities of the UK in a partnership with the University of Surrey, the UK government and the National Physical Laboratory. And we're the exclusive European partner university for the South Korean government's global research and commercialisation programme.
Our research
We're one of the UK's top 20 research universities. Our new Technology & Innovation Centre is set to revolutionise the way that academia and industry work together.
The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) results show that Strathclyde has major strengths in science, engineering, business and the humanities. Our Department of Physics is rated number one in the UK – beating Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College. Strathclyde Business School is in the top 10 in the UK and number one in Scotland.