From Additional Needs School To A PhD
UWS alumna Dr Julie McElroy talks about her journey from an additional needs school to completing her PhD at UWS in 2017. Continue reading From Additional Needs School To A PhD
Category: News
Graduate Wins Love Island
Commercial music graduate Paige Turley has been crowned the winner of the first ever Winter Love Island. Continue reading Graduate Wins Love Island
Airbus A350 Chief Engineer inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame
Dr Gordon McConnell, BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering graduate (1975) who led the design of the Airbus 350, is one of four engineers to be inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. Continue reading Airbus A350 Chief Engineer inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame
Alumna Awarded MBE by the Queen
Congratulations to UWS graduate Carol Burt-Wilson who received an MBE for services to Disability Hate Crime Prevention in the summer. Continue reading Alumna Awarded MBE by the Queen
Scottish Writer and Broadcaster Recognised at UWS Graduation Ceremony
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. Continue reading Scottish Writer and Broadcaster Recognised at UWS Graduation Ceremony
Journalist Kirsty Wark Receives Honorary Doctorate
One of Britain’s most experienced television journalists, Kirsty Wark, has received an Honorary Doctorate from UWS at a graduation ceremony at Crichton Memorial Church, Dumfries. Continue reading Journalist Kirsty Wark Receives Honorary Doctorate
Alumnus and boccia ace goes into World Championships as world Number 1
Good luck to alumnus Stephen McGuire who will be competing in August’s World Boccia Championships in Liverpool. Continue reading Alumnus and boccia ace goes into World Championships as world Number 1
UWS Honorary Doctorate Award for Dr Alan Goodall
Dr Alan Goodall, who is known globally for his scientific research into the behavioural ecology and conservation of rare mountain gorillas in Central Africa, will receive an Honorary Doctorate from UWS at its graduation ceremony on Wednesday 4th July at Paisley Abbey. Continue reading UWS Honorary Doctorate Award for Dr Alan Goodall
Class of 1978 civil engineers celebrate their 40 year reunion
Almost 40 years to the day the BSc Hons Civil Engineering class of 1978 met again for the first time since graduation in Paisley on 7th July 1978. Continue reading Class of 1978 civil engineers celebrate their 40 year reunion
Professor Malcolm Crowe Retires
A very happy retirement to Professor Malcolm Crowe, who has retired after 46 years service at UWS. Continue reading Professor Malcolm Crowe Retires
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