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style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">University of Paisley <br /> Bell College</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">Doctrina Prosperitas</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Motto in English</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Learning is success</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1897 (as Paisley College of Technology) <br /> 1992 (granted university status)<br /> 2007 (renamed to UWS)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_(education)" title="Chancellor (education)">Chancellor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yekemi_Otaru" title="Yekemi Otaru">Yekemi Otaru</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Principal_(academia)" title="Principal (academia)">Principal</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Professor James A Miller FRSE</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="University Court">Chairman of the Court</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Kate Allum</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,300</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">19,555 (2022/23)<sup id="cite_ref-HESA_citation_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HESA_citation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Undergraduate_education" title="Undergraduate education">Undergraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">12,950 (2022/23)<sup id="cite_ref-HESA_citation_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HESA_citation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Postgraduate_education" title="Postgraduate education">Postgraduates</a></th><td class="infobox-data">6,605 (2022/23)<sup id="cite_ref-HESA_citation_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HESA_citation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><b>4 in Scotland</b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Paisley,_Renfrewshire" title="Paisley, Renfrewshire">Paisley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Hamilton, South Lanarkshire">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dumfries" title="Dumfries">Dumfries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ayr" title="Ayr">Ayr</a> <br /> <b>1 in England</b> <br /> <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colours</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:red; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:black; color:white;border:1px solid silver;"> </span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Million%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="Million+">Million+</a><br />Scottish Universities Physics Alliance<br /><a href="/wiki/Universities_UK" title="Universities UK">Universities UK</a><br /><a href="/wiki/European_University_Association" title="European University Association">EUA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uws.ac.uk">uws<wbr />.ac<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg/220px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="33" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg/330px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg/440px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="586" data-file-height="89" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>University of the West of Scotland</b> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar</i>), formerly the <b>University of Paisley</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">public university</a> with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of <a href="/wiki/Paisley,_Renfrewshire" title="Paisley, Renfrewshire">Paisley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blantyre,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Blantyre, South Lanarkshire">Blantyre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dumfries" title="Dumfries">Dumfries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ayr" title="Ayr">Ayr</a>, as well as a campus in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London, England</a>. The present institution dates from August 2007, following the merger of the University of Paisley with <a href="/wiki/Bell_College" title="Bell College">Bell College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Hamilton, South Lanarkshire">Hamilton</a>. It can trace its roots to the late 19th century, and has undergone numerous name changes and mergers over the last century, reflecting its gradual expansion throughout the west of Scotland region.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university currently has 16,105 students, with approximately 1300 staff, spread across four schools of learning. The <a href="/wiki/Crichton_Campus" class="mw-redirect" title="Crichton Campus">Crichton Campus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dumfries" title="Dumfries">Dumfries</a> is maintained in partnership with a number of other institutions, including the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Glasgow" title="University of Glasgow">University of Glasgow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins_of_the_University_of_Paisley">Origins of the University of Paisley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins of the University of Paisley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution_in_Scotland" title="Industrial Revolution in Scotland">Industrial Revolution</a>, Paisley was renowned for thread weaving. The Coats mill was run by two brothers, Peter and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Coats" title="Thomas Coats">Thomas Coats</a>. These men, children of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Enlightenment" title="Scottish Enlightenment">Scottish Enlightenment</a>, had liberal ideals and became noted <a href="/wiki/Philanthropists" class="mw-redirect" title="Philanthropists">philanthropists</a>. As members of the <a href="/wiki/Philosophical_Institution_of_Paisley" class="mw-redirect" title="Philosophical Institution of Paisley">Philosophical Institution</a>, founded in 1808 the Coats donated a museum and library to the town, funded the building of the Coats observatory and promoted education throughout Paisley.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Philosophical Institution, helped establish the School of Arts in 1836, which become a Government School of Design in 1846, one of twenty similar institutions established in UK manufacturing centres from 1837 to 1851. They were set up to improve the quality of the country's product design through training in design for industry.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peter Coats was director of both Paisley Philosophical Institution and the Government School of Design. Later, the Design schools were renamed Schools of Art, and once again as Schools of Art and Science.<sup id="cite_ref-UWS_History_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UWS_History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1897 <a href="/wiki/Princess_Louise,_Duchess_of_Argyll" title="Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll">Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll</a> laid the foundation stone of a grand new building for the college.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The design was the winner of an architectural competition and partially funded by local industrialists (Peter Brough and Thomas Coats both contributed). </p><p>By the start of the twentieth century, Paisley Technical College and School of Art, (as it was known from 1904) was a centre for teaching the <a href="/wiki/University_of_London_External_System" class="mw-redirect" title="University of London External System">University of London External Programme</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UWS_History_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UWS_History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perhaps the most famous principal of the college was <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Fry_Richardson" title="Lewis Fry Richardson">Lewis Fry Richardson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society" title="Fellow of the Royal Society">FRS</a> principal from 1922 to 1940. A mathematician, physicist, <a href="/wiki/Meteorologist" title="Meteorologist">meteorologist</a>, psychologist and <a href="/wiki/Pacifist" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacifist">pacifist</a> who pioneered modern mathematical techniques of weather forecasting, as well as the application of similar techniques to studying war. He also carried out ground breaking work on fractals.<sup id="cite_ref-UWS_History_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UWS_History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Throughout the first half of the century the institution had a financial struggle. After the second world war <a href="/wiki/Central_Institution" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Institution">Central Institution</a> status provided a regular Government income but unfortunately also meant closing the school of Art, and ceding students to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_School_of_Art" title="Glasgow School of Art">Glasgow School of Art</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new entity thus became Paisley College of Technology; a Government funded Central Institution in 1950. In the 1960s a large physical expansion took place alongside the <a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture" title="Neoclassical architecture">Neo-Classical</a> original building on the main 20 acre (81,000 m<sup>2</sup>) Paisley town centre site.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time Paisley, in common with other Central Institutions and the former Polytechnics, already offered a range of degrees under the <a href="/wiki/Council_for_National_Academic_Awards" title="Council for National Academic Awards">Council for National Academic Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the <a href="/wiki/Further_and_Higher_Education_Act_1992" title="Further and Higher Education Act 1992">Further and Higher Education Act 1992</a>, the Paisley College of Technology was granted the title University of Paisley and was established as a university with a <a href="/wiki/Royal_charter" title="Royal charter">royal charter</a> and degree awarding powers.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merger_with_Craigie_College_of_Education">Merger with Craigie College of Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Merger with Craigie College of Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The establishment of the University of Paisley prompted a merger with Craigie College of Education in Ayr in 1993, and led to the incorporation of nursing colleges in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ayr Campus was operated by the University of Paisley before the merger that established UWS. Set in 20 acres (81,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of the old parkland of <a href="/wiki/Craigie_Castle,_Ayrshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Craigie Castle, Ayrshire">Craigie House</a> bordering the River Ayr, the campus also houses the West of Scotland Management Centre, the business school's management training and development facility.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="University_of_the_West_of_Scotland">University of the West of Scotland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: University of the West of Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg/220px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg/330px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg/440px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3082551.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>UWS Paisley Campus</figcaption></figure> <p>On 1 August 2007, the University of Paisley merged with Bell College, Hamilton. On 30 November 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Most_Honourable_Privy_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council">Privy Council</a> approved the name University of the West of Scotland for the merged institution.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name change was resisted by many in Paisley, seeing it as a break with tradition and the connections binding the previous university to the town. The 'Keep It Paisley' campaign attracted a number of supporters, amongst them local MP and then <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Alexander" title="Douglas Alexander">Douglas Alexander</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Today the University of the West of Scotland has over 15,000 students and remains one of Scotland's largest '<a href="/wiki/New_Universities" class="mw-redirect" title="New Universities">new universities'</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Paisley_campus">Paisley campus</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Paisley campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Paisley campus of the University of the West of Scotland is situated in the centre of Paisley, Scotland's largest town. The campus is home to roughly 10,000 students of the universities enrolment, offering a range of courses and research opportunities in areas such as business, computing, social sciences, engineering, science and health, nursing and midwifery. Student accommodation at the Paisley campus is provided in a recently opened £13.2 million student residence development. The Paisley campus of the university spans 20 acres and consists of four University of the West of Scotland academic schools.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ayr_Campus">Ayr Campus</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ayr Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg/220px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg/330px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg/440px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5995924.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="554" /></a><figcaption>UWS Ayr Campus</figcaption></figure> <p>In August 2011, a new campus for the university in Ayr opened on a riverside site adjacent to the previous campus. It is shared with the <a href="/wiki/Scotland%27s_Rural_College" title="Scotland's Rural College">Scotland's Rural College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campus was constructed at a cost of £81 million, and provides the Ayrshire region of Scotland with "one of the UK's most modern, environmentally friendly and sustainable higher education learning facilities". The design of the campus building was taken from inspiration of the surrounding land and environment in Ayr, with the university claiming that the campus provides students with a "stunning space for study".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ayr campus has its own student accommodation facilities on site, with student accommodation buildings located roughly three minutes away from the main campus. The accommodation has the capacity to house up to 200 students.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lanarkshire_Campus">Lanarkshire Campus</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lanarkshire Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Hamilton campus was previously based at Almada Street, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Hamilton, South Lanarkshire">Hamilton, South Lanarkshire</a> previously known <a href="/wiki/Bell_College" title="Bell College">Bell College</a> of Technology, before its merger with the University of Paisley.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following extensive consultation with the local authority, stakeholders, students and staff about the future of the Hamilton campus, UWS announced plans to relocate to the new UWS Lanarkshire Campus at <i>Hamilton International Technology Park</i> (HITP), within the neighbouring town of <a href="/wiki/Blantyre,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Blantyre, South Lanarkshire">Blantyre</a>, off the A725 bypass road near to <a href="/wiki/West_Craigs" title="West Craigs">West Craigs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Almada Street campus closed and the HITP campus opened in September 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dumfries_Campus">Dumfries Campus</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Dumfries Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/The_Crichton" title="The Crichton">The Crichton</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Crichton_Church.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Crichton_Church.jpg/220px-Crichton_Church.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Crichton_Church.jpg/330px-Crichton_Church.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Crichton_Church.jpg/440px-Crichton_Church.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Crichton Memorial Church, completed in 1897, at the <a href="/wiki/The_Crichton" title="The Crichton">Crichton University Campus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dumfries" title="Dumfries">Dumfries</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The university's Dumfries campus is a small multi-institution facility located within the Crichton estate, a historic 85-acre parkland estate two miles from the centre of Dumfries. The campus has state-of-the-art learning facilities and currently operates across five historic buildings. A range of flexible full and part-time study opportunities are offered. The university claims that students benefit from 'small class sizes, low staff: student ratios and a supportive study environment.'<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Crichton University Campus in Dumfries is the result of a joint project between the University of the West of Scotland, the University of Glasgow, Dumfries and Galloway College and the <a href="/wiki/Open_University" title="Open University">Open University</a>. The campus mainly offers business, computing and, since the merger with Bell College, nursing courses. Established in 1999 to provide a hub for higher education in the south-west of Scotland, the Crichton Campus has helped the regeneration of the <a href="/wiki/Dumfries_and_Galloway" title="Dumfries and Galloway">Dumfries and Galloway</a> economy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="London_Campus">London Campus</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: London Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The London Campus is currently located in the <a href="/wiki/East_India_Dock" class="mw-redirect" title="East India Dock">East India Dock</a> area of <a href="/wiki/London_Docklands" title="London Docklands">London Docklands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was launched in March 2016 and provides UWS degree and postgraduate programmes to the international student population in London.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cyber_incident">Cyber incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cyber incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university reported a cyber incident that happened in July 2023 which affected its' systems and staff data. It was reported that the attack affected staff laptops, half of the university's systems, and student submissions. The hacking group <a href="/wiki/Rhysida_(hacker_group)" title="Rhysida (hacker group)">Rhysida</a> put the stolen information which reportedly contained staff's personal details and internal university documents. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg/220px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg/330px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg/440px-University_of_the_West_of_Scotland_Ayr_Campus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5996468.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="496" /></a><figcaption>Student accommodation at UWS Ayr campus</figcaption></figure> <p>The University of the West of Scotland is organised into four schools:<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>School of Business and Creative Industries</li> <li>School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences</li> <li>School of Education and Social Sciences</li> <li>School of Health and Life Sciences</li></ul> <p>The university offers over 100-degree courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and has a rapidly growing number of doctoral students. It also carries out research and consultancy work for industry, and is ranked second in Scotland for the number of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with businesses. The university attained Skillset Media Academy status in August 2010. Many courses at the University of the West of Scotland have an emphasis on vocational skills and offer students the option of spending a year working in industry at home or abroad.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The university has also worked with NHS Ayrshire and Arran resulting in a partnership in 2012 in the renaming of Ayr Hospital to <a href="/wiki/University_Hospital_Ayr" title="University Hospital Ayr">University Hospital Ayr</a> and Crosshouse Hospital to <a href="/wiki/University_Hospital_Crosshouse" title="University Hospital Crosshouse">University Hospital Crosshouse</a>. Its partnership with the <a href="/wiki/Gaiety_Theatre,_Ayr" title="Gaiety Theatre, Ayr">Gaiety Theatre, Ayr</a> has established Scotland's first 'Learning Theatre'. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rankings_and_reputation">Rankings and reputation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rankings and reputation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title"><a href="/wiki/College_and_university_rankings" title="College and university rankings">Rankings</a></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">National rankings</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#The_Complete_University_Guide" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">Complete</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-Complete_League_Table_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Complete_League_Table-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">128</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#The_Guardian" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">Guardian</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-The_Guardian_University_Guide_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Guardian_University_Guide-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">121</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_Kingdom#The_Times/The_Sunday_Times" title="Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom">Times / Sunday Times</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-The_Times_and_Sunday_Times_University_Guide_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Times_and_Sunday_Times_University_Guide-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">121</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e0e0e0;">Global rankings</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><i><a href="/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings" title="Times Higher Education World University Rankings">THE</a></i> (2025)<sup id="cite_ref-THE_World_University_Rankings_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THE_World_University_Rankings-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">601–800</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has been named the top young higher education institution in Scotland in the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings" title="Times Higher Education World University Rankings">THE World University Rankings</a> 2020 league table. The university retains its place with in the 101-150 division of the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UWS is Scotland's leading university for widening access to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>UWS is also a sector leader in <a href="/wiki/Articulation_(education)" title="Articulation (education)">course articulation</a>, and is committed to articulating over 1,200 students with advanced standing each year.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The university has the 4th highest level of student satisfaction in Scotland in the 2020 Complete University Guide<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university is ranked second in the United Kingdom for Education in the 2020 Complete University Guide.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_accommodation">Student accommodation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Student accommodation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The university has a number of <a href="/wiki/Halls_of_residence" class="mw-redirect" title="Halls of residence">halls of residence</a>, ranging from modern en-suite/studio flats at Ayr Campus to furnished flats within Paisley. Students at Dumfries may apply for a place within the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Glasgow" title="University of Glasgow">University of Glasgow</a> managed accommodation at the Crichton. In September 2012, the new £13.2 million on-campus Paisley student residence opened situated next to the library.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Student_associations">Student associations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Student associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="SAUWS">SAUWS</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: SAUWS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Students' Association of the University of the West of Scotland (SAUWS)</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paisley,_Renfrewshire" title="Paisley, Renfrewshire">Paisley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Hamilton, South Lanarkshire">Hamilton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ayr" title="Ayr">Ayr</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1971</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data">Ellie Gomersall</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Vice presidents</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Vice President Education:</i> Kevin Miguim <p><i>Vice President Student Development:</i> Claire Morris </p> <i>Vice President Welfare and Wellbeing:</i> Luke Humberstone</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Students_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Union of Students (United Kingdom)">National Union of Students</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uwsunion.org.uk">www<wbr />.uwsunion<wbr />.org<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Students' Association of the University of the West of Scotland is officially the recognised student organisation across the university. The organisation exists to campaign on students' issues, to improve learning and teaching at UWS, to offer advice and support to students, to organise events and activities, and to enable societies across all campuses.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of the Student Groups and Societies are available to Scottish-based UWS campuses and are run by students for students. These include religious, political and social societies as well as course-based groups.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also a collection of liberation groups and peer support groups, which exist to counter under-represented and oppressed sections of the student body.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SAUWS operates Union bars at their Paisley and Ayr locations, where they host various events and activities including quiz nights and karaoke. </p><p>In 2016 SAUWS won the NUS Scotland award "Higher Education Student Association of the Year". This was awarded due to the organisations work and campaigns such as <i>Keep UWS in Hamilton</i>, the <i>Summer Safety Net</i> campaign, and its work developing services for students.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SAUWS was awarded "University Students' Association of the Year" by NUS Scotland once again in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="CUCSA">CUCSA</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: CUCSA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Crichton University Campus Student Association also serves students at the Dumfries Campus. </p><p>For students at Dumfries, CUCSA has a more limited range of sports and societies on offer and CUCSA is currently working with students to produce a new Netball club, both Boys and Girls Football clubs and an improved Riding Club.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ayr Campus is also home to the university's student radio station UWS Radio. It broadcasts on DAB, 87.7FM to the campus and online. The station has interviewed greats such as <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> from <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Rae" title="Jesse Rae">Jesse Rae</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/TeamUWS" title="TeamUWS">TeamUWS</a></div> <p>Sporting affairs are regulated by <a href="/wiki/TeamUWS" title="TeamUWS">TeamUWS</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Sports and Societies branch of the main Students Association headed by the Sports President. There are a large number of varied clubs, including Aikido, Basketball, Curling and Snowsports who regularly compete in <a href="/wiki/BUCS" class="mw-redirect" title="BUCS">BUCS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Student_Sport" title="Scottish Student Sport">Scottish Student Sport</a> competitions. Students who join one of the sports clubs affiliated with the university must also join the Sports Union. However, there are also regular classes and drop-in sessions for various sports which are non-competitive and available to all university gym members. The university operates two sports centres across the west of Scotland, Robertson Trust Sports Centre at Thornly Park Campus in Paisley<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Hamilton Leisure Centre <sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on site on Hamilton Campus. </p><p>The university, as the University of Paisley, has also had a number of previous clubs including <a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice Hockey">Ice Hockey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shinty" title="Shinty">Shinty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaelic_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaelic Football">Gaelic Football</a> and Ice Sports. There have been attempts in recent years to resurrect these teams, most notably the Paisley IcePanthers, the university's former ice hockey team in 2008 by Finnish and German students, but due to lack of interest the club never happened. The most successful of all the resurrections was the American Football team. The Paisley College of Technology/University of Paisley Panthers American Football played between the <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_British_Collegiate_American_Football_League" title="1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League">1989–90 British Collegiate American Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_British_Collegiate_American_Football_League" title="1996–97 British Collegiate American Football League">1996–97 British Collegiate American Football League</a> seasons until the club rejoined as the University of Paisley Pyros at the start of the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_British_Collegiate_American_Football_League" title="2004–05 British Collegiate American Football League">2004–05 British Collegiate American Football League</a> season. </p><p>TeamUWS competes in the East vs West <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_and_Irish_varsity_matches" title="List of British and Irish varsity matches">varsity</a> competition against <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Napier_University" title="Edinburgh Napier University">Edinburgh Napier University</a> in the sports of American <a href="/wiki/Flag_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag Football">Flag Football</a>, Badminton, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Netball, Rugby and Volleyball which is at the moment the biggest sport club (2017). In the 2013/2014 competition the hockey games were cancelled due to location and weather difficulties. </p><p>According to the Scottish Daily Record, it is rumoured that <a href="/wiki/South_Ayrshire_Council" title="South Ayrshire Council">South Ayrshire Council</a> is considering giving the dated Dam Park Stadium, the venue for UWS-SRUC-Ayrshire College Varsity, to the university saving nearly £70,000. As part of the transfer, the facility will continue to be used by Ayr Seaforth AC and the local community.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_Alumni">Notable Alumni</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=University_of_the_West_of_Scotland&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notable Alumni"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vicki_Adams" class="mw-redirect" title="Vicki Adams">Vicki Adams</a> — Team GB curler<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Torrance_(journalist)" title="David Torrance (journalist)">David Torrance</a> — constitutional specialist at the House of Commons Library <sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamshad_Akhtar" title="Shamshad Akhtar">Shamshad Akhtar</a> — executive secretary of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Pacific" title="United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific">United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McFall,_Baron_McFall_of_Alcluith" title="John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith">Lord McFall</a>, Lord Speaker, House of Lords<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Ronald_Bainbridge" title="Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge">Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge</a> — nuclear physicist, engineer and farmer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_McMichaels" title="Morgan McMichaels">Morgan McMichaels</a> — <a href="/wiki/Drag_queen" title="Drag queen">drag queen</a> and contestant on <a href="/wiki/RuPaul%E2%80%99s_Drag_Race" class="mw-redirect" title="RuPaul’s Drag Race">RuPaul’s Drag Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Christie_(minister)" title="John Christie (minister)">John Christie</a> — former moderator of the <a href="/wiki/General_Assembly_of_the_Church_of_Scotland" title="General Assembly of the Church of Scotland">General Assembly of the Church of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meghan_Gallacher" title="Meghan Gallacher">Meghan Gallacher</a> — member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majid_Haq" title="Majid Haq">Majid Haq</a> — cricketer for the <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_cricket_team" title="Scotland national cricket team">Scotland</a> national team</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Hastings" title="Gavin Hastings">Gavin Hastings</a> — former Scottish Rugby internationalist and captain of <a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="British and Irish Lions">British and Irish Lions</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Prime" title="James Prime">James Prime</a> — lecturer and keyboard player for <a href="/wiki/Deacon_Blue" title="Deacon Blue">Deacon Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Rennie" title="Willie Rennie">Willie Rennie</a> — leader of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">Scottish Liberal Democrats</a> (2011-2021) and member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Fife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erin_Cuthbert" title="Erin Cuthbert">Erin Cuthbert</a> — professional footballer for <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C._Women" title="Chelsea F.C. Women">Chelsea F.C. Women</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotland_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Scotland women's national football team">Scotland women's national football team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngozi_Odu" title="Ngozi Odu">Ngozi Odu</a> — Nigerian politician and professor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Scott_(Pearlfishers)" title="David Scott (Pearlfishers)">David Scott (Pearlfishers)</a> — senior lecturer in commercial music<sup id="cite_ref-uni_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uni-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Sneddon" title="David Sneddon">David Sneddon</a> — winner of <i><a href="/wiki/Fame_Academy" title="Fame Academy">Fame Academy</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_R._Steinberg" title="Shirley R. Steinberg">Shirley R. Steinberg</a> — professor in youth & community studies<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Nobakht" title="Mohammad Bagher Nobakht">Mohammad Bagher Nobakht</a> — Iranian politician <sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Alan Jenkins - Scotland Reporter, Channel 5<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Dryburgh" title="Douglas Dryburgh">Douglas Dryburgh</a> - Olympic curler</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study">"Where do HE students study?"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Higher_Education_Statistics_Agency" title="Higher Education Statistics Agency">Higher Education Statistics Agency</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/els-as-PPIexhibition">the original</a> on 14 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=200+years+of+the+Paisley+Philosophical+Institution&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.renfrewshire.gov.uk%2Filwwcm%2Fpublishing.nsf%2FContent%2Fels-as-PPIexhibition&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://yearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk/about/">"UWS History"</a>. <i>UWS Year of Celebration A History</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220714170423/http://yearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk/about/">Archived</a> from the original on 14 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UWS+Year+of+Celebration+A+History&rft.atitle=UWS+History&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fyearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk%2Fabout%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UWS_History-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UWS_History_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UWS_History_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UWS_History_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://yearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk/about/">"UWS History"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220714170423/http://yearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk/about/">Archived</a> from the original on 14 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=UWS+History&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fyearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk%2Fabout%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://yearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk/about/">"UWS History"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220714170423/http://yearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk/about/">Archived</a> from the original on 14 July 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=UWS+History&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fyearofcelebration.uws.ac.uk%2Fabout%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/campuses/ayr-campus/">"UWS Ayr Campus Life"</a>. <i>UWS</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220412153420/https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/campuses/ayr-campus/">Archived</a> from the original on 12 April 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UWS&rft.atitle=UWS+Ayr+Campus+Life&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uws.ac.uk%2Funiversity-life%2Fcampuses%2Fayr-campus%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6923967.stm">"Merger forms regional university"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. August 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221103185210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6923967.stm">Archived</a> from the original on 3 November 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Merger+forms+regional+university&rft.date=2007-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F1%2Fhi%2Fscotland%2Fglasgow_and_west%2F6923967.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12773325.universities-merger-challenge/">"Universities' merger challenge"</a>. 11 March 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221103165427/https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12773325.universities-merger-challenge/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 November 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Universities%27+merger+challenge&rft.date=2007-03-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldscotland.com%2Fdefault_content%2F12773325.universities-merger-challenge%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/">"UWS Information"</a>. 24 February 2017. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221103165657/https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/">Archived</a> from the original on 3 November 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=UWS+Information&rft.date=2017-02-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uws.ac.uk%2Funiversity-life%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider">"Where do HE students study?"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221103181040/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study">Archived</a> from the original on 3 November 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Where+do+HE+students+study%3F&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hesa.ac.uk%2Fdata-and-analysis%2Fstudents%2Fwhere-study%23provider&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUniversity+of+the+West+of+Scotland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/campuses/paisley-campus/">"Paisley Campus"</a>. <i>| UWS | University of the West of Scotland</i>. 28 February 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Parliament">Scottish Parliamentary</a> constituencies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paisley_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Paisley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renfrewshire_North_and_West_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Renfrewshire North and West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renfrewshire_South_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Renfrewshire South</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paisley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Paisley (UK Parliament constituency)">Paisley (UK 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