The University of Glasgow has jumped 9 places in this year’s Sunday Times Good University Guide.

The University was rated 22nd in the UK, marking the biggest improvement in terms of places gained out of any top 30 university.

Alongside the impressive overall rankings increase, Glasgow was also shortlisted for the UK University of the Year award whilst it was runner up in the Scottish University of the Year.

University Principal, Sir Muir Russell, said: "We are very pleased at our standing in the latest league table from the Sunday Times. It is great recognition for the hard work put in by everyone in the University over the past year and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their efforts."

The guide highlighted the scale of investment in infrastructure as being particularly noteworthy, claiming, “the continuing investment to the tune of at least £65m a year ensures the institution…remains top-dog when it comes to facilities.”

At 80.5%, student satisfaction was also among the highest out of any city-based University, a fact that is reflected in the 14% increase in student applications that the University has seen since 2007, the highest figures of their kind in Scotland.

The report also focussed on the development of the facilities at the Vet School, including the new £15million Small Animal Hospital as being indicative of the culture of investment and improvement in student facilities that has characterised Glasgow’s development in recent years.

The quality of the medical and dentistry facilities at Glasgow are reflected by the earning potential of graduates in those fields who, the survey found, earned on average over £30,000 in their first year after graduating, making them some of the UK’s top earners.

The University’s research profile is among the best in the UK with 88% of the research conducted being internationally recognised by last year’s Research Assessment Exercise results, a fact that contributed to the University’s improvement on the 2007 results.

First published: 14 September 2009

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