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Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow (UGLA) has a tradition of excellence as the fourth oldest university in the UK. It is a member of the elite Russell Group of leading UK research universities, is ranked in the world’s top 100 universities and was the Scottish University of the year 2018 (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide). It is also the first university in the UK to be rated as five Stars Plus overall in QS World University Rankings 2019.The team is part of the Centre for the for the Cellular Microenvironment (https://glasgow.thecemi.org) and benefits from strong links to biomedical sciences and clinical medicine community, and to local and international industry.
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological university, established in 1796 as a place of ‘useful learning.’ The University is committed to research, teaching, useful learning and employability, with strong links to industry and support for innovation and commercialisation. The University was ranked in the UK’s top 20 universities for research intensity according to the Times Higher Education’s analysis of REF2014, and has one of the largest and best equipped Engineering faculties. The Department of Biomedical Engineering is one of the oldest homes of biomedical teaching and research in the world, and is located within the dedicated, newly refurbished Wolfson Building, with recent investment of £16M. Biomedical research is split across 3 themes – cell and tissue engineering, medical devices, and rehabilitation technologies.
The University of Glasgow
Centre for the
Cellular Microenvironment