Sustainability

Resources, spaces and investment

Strategic aims: 

  1. To make best use of our resources and diversify and future-proof our income streams, thereby ensuring economic sustainability and sufficient headroom to achieve our ambitions.
  2. To secure access to a range of well-maintained, accessible and appropriately equipped teaching, research, community spaces (including postgraduate research study spaces) and technologies.
  3. To improve operational alignment within the College and between the College and University services in order to deliver economies of scale, process efficiencies and appropriate support.
  4. To implement a long-term approach to staff planning and resourcing and a phased reduction in the use of casual contracts, sustained by the implementation of a new College of Arts & Humanities Workload Framework, process efficiencies and the clarification of roles and responsibilities.

Examples

A few examples of how colleagues are tackling these issues.

University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance
University of Glasgow sign outside front entrance

First in Scotland to receive impact acceleration funding for Arts and Humanities research

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:00 BST

The College has been awarded one of the first UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA).

Earth from space showing lights from cities.
Earth from space showing lights from cities.

£10 million research hub to boost Glasgow’s transition to climate resilience

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 09:00:00 GMT

Scientists are to begin work on a large-scale research programme that will help transform Glasgow into a thriving, climate resilient city and support its ambition to reach net zero by 2030.

Tower and main building from Dumbarton Road
Tower and main building from Dumbarton Road

First University globally to receive CILIP accreditation for a Microcredential

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has become the first institution in the world to be able to offer a professionally accredited Microcredential course in information management.