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Glasgow University
flyingtwinkle Started conversation Jun 9, 2006
is the largest of the three in glasgow Scotland., founded in 1451 at the suggestion of King James II , who wished Scotland had two universities to equal Oxford and Cambridge of England. It is designed in Gothic revival style. It is an ever-growing University rapidly spreading across Glimorehill. The University Library includes The Mackintosh House.It is jointly operated by four universities.
Glasgow University
Natalie Posted Jun 14, 2006
Impressive list of famous alumni: Inventors John Logie Baird, James Watt, Lord Kelvin and Joseph Lister, Pat Kane (of Hue and Cry), Charles Kennedy (ex-Lib Dem leader), Menzies Campbell (current one!), Donald Dewar (former First Minister of Scotland) broadcaster Andrew Neil, writers James Boswell, James Herriot, John Buchan, Alistair MacLean and Christopher Brookmyre, economist Adam Smith, Protestant reformer John Knox.
University website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/
Students' union website: http://www.guu.co.uk/
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