The University of Glasgow has always been at the forefront of innovation, with graduates including eight Nobel Laureates, two UK Prime Ministers, three First Ministers of Scotland, 10 Fellows of the Royal Society and 11 Fellows of the British Academy. 

As a globally connected university, the University of Glasgow works in partnership with others across the world to advance global solutions to real world problems. The university is a founding member of the university networks Universitas 21 and The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities. 

The university is committed to tackling the most pressing global challenges facing humanity and the natural world. The University of Glasgow is delivering against the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. It was the first European university to declare it would divest from fossil fuels by 2024 and the first in Scotland to declare a climate emergency.