Nexxus Scotland

The Faculty of Medicine 

The Faculty of Medicine, which consists of the Medical School, the Dental School, the Division of Nursing and Healthcare, and the Graduate School, is amongst the largest in the UK. It had its beginnings in the early 17th Century and is still expanding. The Wolfson Medical School Building (opened in 2002) was specifically designed with the MBChB course in mind and offers custom-built state of the art problem based learning, library, clinical skills and communications skills facilities. The Wolfson Building and the British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre and the Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre, both of which became operational in early 2006 constitute the biomedical "Triangle of Excellence" on the University campus. The clinical training opportunities available are unrivalled as half of Scotland's population lies within the Medical School's area.

The University of Glasgow offers an exciting research environment.  Research income in Biomedicine in the University was ~ £35M in 2005-6, with major programmes supported by the MRC BBSRC and charities such as the Wellcome Trust, CRUK and BHF (including two BHF chairs). This activity has led to extensive investment (£50M) in new biomedical research buildings in the last five years.  State-of-the-art laboratories for cancer research, funded by CRUK, complement clinical developments (including extensive resources for clinical trials) within the new Beatson Oncology Centre, while the Biomedical Research Building and the adjacent BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre provide comprehensive facilities for molecular, cellular, physiological and clinical research studies across a range of key academic disciplines. Integrated clinical research support is provided as a network within Glasgow as part of a joint development (Glasgow Biomedicine) between the University and the NHS, offering support for a wide range of clinical research techniques. Developments in imaging include the installation of new MRI capacity to support research into cognitive impairment and stroke. The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics offers major strengths in clinical trial design, conduct and analysis, which has allowed Glasgow to play a lead role in a series of cutting edge international studies.

The academic strengths within the University have attained international recognition and offer extensive opportunities. The specific research strengths described below are under-pinned by cross-disciplinary expertise in Public Health Medicine, Epidemiology and excellence in basic biomedical science.  Recent investment in Psychological Medicine, through the Sackler Institute, strengthens existing opportunities in relation to academic Psychiatry, with particular emphasis on dementia, learning disability and community psychiatric disorders.  There are 5* and 5-rated programmes with strong translational programmes in:

• Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (with strong translational programmes in Rheumatology, Respiratory Medicine and Neurosciences
• Cardiovascular Research (with integration of research utilising genomics, proteomics and physiological investigation, offering clinical academic opportunities in Cardiology, Nephrology, Endocrinology and Stroke medicine)
• Cancer Sciences and Haemato-Oncology (with close links to the Beatson Cancer Research UK basic science developments, offering academic opportunities in Pathology, Surgical Oncology, Urology and Medical Oncology).