A band featuring a UWS music graduate Rebekah Kirk, has won the Scottish Alternative Music Award (SAMA) for best metal. Continue reading Music Graduate’s Band Wins Prestigious Scottish Music Award
Funded by the Scottish Government Pathways Pre-start Fund, this Women in Business programme is aimed at women with parenting responsibilities living in Renfrewshire. Through online, interactive workshops, it takes participants through the necessary steps to create a feasible and viable business, focused on the needs of the customer. Continue reading Female Entrepreneurship Programme Launched at UWS
Fairouz Dridi, who graduated in 2020 from UWS Ayr campus, is founder of Screen Hustler (Glasgow) – a talent marketplace and portfolio platform for the film and TV industry – and winner of Young EDGE. Continue reading Business founded by UWS graduate wins Scottish Edge Award
UWS alumnus and politician Lord McFall of Alcluith is awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards. Continue reading Alumnus and Politician collects Lifetime Achievement Award
Computer animation graduates named in the credits for their work on latest Call of Duty game. Continue reading Animation Graduates Named in the Credits for Game Call of Duty
UWS welcomes more students from widening participation backgrounds than any other University in Scotland. Now more than ever, our students need our support to be able to say ‘yes’ to the opportunities they will experience at UWS and progress throughout their degree to graduation. Continue reading WEST Scholarship Success
Andrew Malcolm, Anna Magnusson and Ann Moulds will be given Honorary Doctorates as part of the University’s Paisley graduation ceremonies, running from Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17. Continue reading Inspirational figures celebrated at winter graduations
Two University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduates have been taking part in a brand-new adventure series, 007: Road To A Million where nine pairs go head-to-head for up to £1,000,000 in prize money. Continue reading UWS Graduates Compete in Prime Video’s Series 007: Road To A Million
UWS graduate and lecturer Thomas Hainey, has been awarded Best Educator at the prestigious Scottish Games Awards 2023. Continue reading Scottish Games Awards Success for Alumnus and UWS Lecturer
Representing a first in Scotland, the Master’s in Professional Practice offers the opportunity for participants to design a postgraduate programme that is fully tailored to their professional and personal development needs. Continue reading New Professional Practice postgraduate programme introduced at UWS
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