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Glasgow School of Art

The Glasgow School of Art Logo
is one of the UK's leading independent higher
education institutions for
creative education and
research.  Founded in 1845, the GSA has three academic schools - Fine Art, Design and the Mackintosh School of Architecture and a number of established specialised research centres such as the Digital Design Studio, leaders in advanced visualisation and interaction, the Centre for Advanced Textiles, exploring advancements in digital printing for textiles or the Mackintosh Environmental Architectural Research Unit, based within the Mackintosh School of Architecture; and a number of emergent research centres such as the Glasgow Urban Lab. 

The Glasgow Urban Lab is a unique research partnership, lead by the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the GSA, together with The Lighthouse - Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City and Glasgow City Council.  The Lab aims to bring together academic researchers, the architecture, planning and urbanism professions and developers, together with policy makers, the wider community to to advance knowledge, understanding and practice in urban regeneration to create sustainable world-class places to live and work.

The GSA has approximately 1900 undergraduate and postgraduate students of which 20% are from outside the UK.  At the centre of the campus (which is poised to undergo a £50m transformation) is the Mackintosh Building, designed by GSA alumnus Charles Rennie Mackintosh.  Described as the only art school in the world worthy of the subject, a work of art in which to make works of art, the building is one of the icons of the 20th century and still used for its original purpose as a working art school.

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Life in Glasgow

Glasgow is Scotland's largest city - 20% of Scotland's population live in and around the city - and it is one of Europe's most vibrant, cosmopolitan cities and an important creative and artistic hub.

Glasgow has some of the best metropolitan art galleries and museum collections in the UK and many of the national performing arts companies, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and The National Theatre of Scotland are based here.

 There are numerous cultural venues - the Glasgow Film Theatre, the Centre for Contemporary Arts, the Tron, the Arches, Tramway, Transmission, Street Level, the Lighthouse Centre for Architecture and Design and Glasgow Science Centre - and it's easy to see why Glasgow has made it onto the Conde Nast Traveller Top 10 UK cities list for the 9th year in a row, saying "Glasgow always scores very highly for its friendly people. Our readers think that it has some of the best nightlife in Britain and they also love the culture."

Glasgow is a compact city and our campus is situated a short walk from Sauchiehall Street, one of the main pedestrian streets, and all that Glasgow has to offer, including arts venues, shops, bars, clubs, restaurants, galleries and museums. Getting around Glasgow is easy, whether by foot, the extensive cycle routes, or by public transport. Wherever you choose to live in the City, you'll not be far from a train, underground or bus route.

Significantly, in a global survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Glasgow has been recognised as one of the safest cities in the world and number one in the United Kingdom; and is listed by Lonely Planet as one of the top world cities to visit in 2009.

Scotland's other cities are within easy reach of Glasgow by road and rail. If you tire of city life, some of the best hill walking, climbing and skiing in the UK is not far away. The west coast of Scotland, with some of the country's most stunning coast line, is less than an hour away by train or car, as is Loch Lomond - Scotland's largest loch - and both provide excellent opportunities for sailing and other water sports.

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