University of Glasgow

Summary

University of Glasgow is a public research university^[1]. It draws 5,091 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #33 of 166).^[2]

Key Facts

• University of Glasgow was a member of Russell Group^[3].
• University of Glasgow was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• University of Glasgow was a member of Digital Preservation Coalition^[5].
• University of Glasgow was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories^[6].
• University of Glasgow was a member of Q118398^[7].
• University of Glasgow was a member of Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities^[8].
• University of Glasgow is located in Glasgow City^[9].
• University of Glasgow is in the country of United Kingdom^[10].
• University of Glasgow's instance of is recorded as public research university^[11].
• University of Glasgow's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[12].
• University of Glasgow's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[13].
• University of Glasgow's instance of is recorded as scientific organization^[14].
• University of Glasgow's headquarters location is recorded as Glasgow^[15].
• University of Glasgow's child organization or unit is recorded as Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre^[16].
• University of Glasgow's child organization or unit is recorded as MRC-University of Glasgow Centre For Virus Research^[17].
• University of Glasgow's child organization or unit is recorded as Centre for Battlefield Archaeology^[18].
• University of Glasgow's Commons category is recorded as University of Glasgow^[19].
• University of Glasgow's color is recorded as black^[20].
• University of Glasgow's color is recorded as gold^[21].
• University of Glasgow's archives at is recorded as Glasgow University Archive Services^[22].
• University of Glasgow comprises Gardiner Professor of Music^[23].
• University of Glasgow comprises Glasgow University Archive Services^[24].
• University of Glasgow comprises Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery^[25].
• January 7, 1451 marks the founding of University of Glasgow^[26].
• University of Glasgow's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.87222222222222, 'lon': -4.288055555555555}^[27].

Body

Founding

January 7, 1451 marks the founding of University of Glasgow^[26].

Identity

University of Glasgow's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'sco', 'text': 'Oilthigh Ghlaschu'}^[28].

Operations

University of Glasgow's headquarters location is recorded as Glasgow^[15]. Subsidiaries include Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre^[16], a facility^[29], in United Kingdom^[30], founded in 2004^[31]; MRC-University of Glasgow Centre For Virus Research^[17], a government agency^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 2010^[34]; and Centre for Battlefield Archaeology^[18].

Why It Matters

University of Glasgow draws 5,091 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #33 of 166).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]