July 2019 – WEST | Alumni Blog

Andy Campbell has received an Honorary Doctorate from University of the West of Scotland (UWS) at its Paisley graduation ceremony on Wednesday 3rd July 2019 held at Paisley Abbey. The Paisley born businessman has a wealth of experience in business start-ups and scale-ups spanning his 20-plus year career during which time he has concluded over £25m in international contracts, secured £2m in venture capital, and been responsible for the strategic vision, creation and management of several creative IT businesses, specifically within the Video Games sector. https://youtu.be/x4zKjt98ug0?si=CQoHogoAkSt-ByX9 Presently, Andy heads up the Accelerator Division for Elevator, a social enterprise at the heart of Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem which supports start-ups, scale-ups and ent...

Award winning Scottish writer and presenter Billy Kay, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) graduation ceremony on 1 July 2009. Billy joined graduates from UWS Ayr Campus, and friends and a family in a spectacular event at Troon Concert Hall. Billy Commented: “I was delighted to hear that my work in promoting Scottish culture has been recognised by the University. “As an Ayrshireman born and bred it gave me great pride to receive such recognition in my hame county - my love for my native culture stems from the people I came from in that part of the world - so it was a great day for the Kay family and friends of the family in Ayrshire. “My thanks to all at the University for making it such a memorable day. It was also gratifying to feel...

Month: July 2019

Honour for Business Leader Andy

Scottish Writer and Broadcaster Recognised at UWS Graduation Ceremony