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Rachel SandisonExecutive Director and Vice Principal, External Relations
Rachel Sandison is the Executive Director of External Relations at the University of Glasgow, UK, where she has responsibility for leading an integrated service covering Marketing, Recruitment & Admissions, International Affairs and Development & Alumni Relations. Rachel is also the University’s Universitas 21 network Senior Leader.
Rachel is a Chartered Marketer and Chair of the Glasgow Economic Leadership HE/FE Marketing group and a member of CASE’s US Commission in addition to sitting on a number of sector advisory boards. She is also a member of Faculty at the CASE Europe Strategic Marketing Institute and a current School Governor.
Previously, Rachel was the Director of Marketing, Student Recruitment and Alumni Relations at the University of Aberdeen, UK.
Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow has been inspiring great minds for over 560 years. Our alumni include world changers from economist Adam Smith and engineer James Watt to the inventor of television, John Logie Baird and the writer and producer of Doctor Who and Sherlock, Steven Moffat. In addition, the University has fostered the talents of one Prime Minister, seven Nobel Laureates and Scotland’s current First Minister. We have a diverse and growing student population with more than 27,000 students from almost 140 different countries.
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Due to the Met Office Amber weather warning we have taken the decision to postpone on-campus exams taking place this afternoon (4 August 2025). We apologise for the disruption this may cause.
Those who are due to sit an exam will be contacted with the rescheduled date and time…
🎓 Clearing is now OPEN!
Looking for a place at university this September? The University of Glasgow has opportunities available through Clearing.
👉 Apply now: https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/clearing/
#Clearing2025 #UniversityofGlasgow #TeamUofG
Please nominate our amazing International Student Support team for the #WeAreInternational Awards at @UKCISA!
They go above and beyond to support our international students. Please vote for the University of Glasgow by 6 Aug👉 http://ukcisa.org.uk/our-work/weareinternational-awards
#TeamUofG
Good luck to all students receiving exam results on Tuesday! 🤞
If you have questions about your funding application, @saastweet can give you advice.
Book a place on their free Exam Results drop in session: http://tickettailor.com/events/studentawardsagencyscotlan/
In a fast-changing world, strategic leadership matters more than ever.
Our Strategic Business Leadership specialisation helps you lead through uncertainty, shape the future and drive change.
🎓 3 courses
🕒 Flexible schedule
💸 Free to enrol
More: http://coursera.org/specializations/strategic-business-leadership
Careers, Employability and Opportunity Live Q&A on YouTube
Are you thinking of joining UofG? Find out how we can support you in your career goals!
Join us on 1 August at 11am to discover more about our Careers, Employability and Opportunity service.
A tribute to Sir Kenneth Calman
Sir Kenneth Calman was a doctor, academic and University leader who achieved more “firsts” than virtually anyone in his generation in medicine, public service and the third sector.
Read more: https://gla.ac/457j99J
Making with Pride at the ARC Makerspace 🏳️🌈
UofG students & colleagues are invited to a series of creative workshops celebrating queer joy, history, and resistance.
Don't miss the final two events @UofGARC!
Find out more ⬇️
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/making-with-pride-4419843?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=odclsxcollection
An innovative partnership between @UofGEducation and @UWTSD that supports educators across Welsh primary, secondary and special schools in implementing the Curriculum for Wales has been awarded £2million by the Welsh Government.
More: https://gla.ac/3H7Egke
Our roots are in Glasgow,our reach is worldwide
As a globally connected university with deep civic roots, for over 560 years Glasgow has established creative and vibrant partnerships with communities, colleagues and students across the world. We have over 300 formal agreements with universities overseas covering a wide range of activities from research collaborations through to joint degrees and international student mobility arrangements. As well as developing innovative international partnerships, we have developed a significant overseas presence, building on well-established links in Asia to achieve a range of transnational education provision in Singapore (Engineering and Computing Studies), and with two top-ranked ‘985’ Universities in China – UESTC in Chengdu (Engineering) and with Nankai University in Tianjin.
Mission and vision
- To be a world-class, world-changing university.
- To bring inspiring people together and create a world-class environment for learning and research, empowering staff and students alike to discover and share knowledge that can change the world.
Ranked in the top 1% of world universities
2,000
Active researchers
£180m
Annual research income
The University is ranked in the top 1% of world universities and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities. It enjoys a long-standing reputation as a research powerhouse with a focus on research excellence. It is one of the UK’s top 10 earners of research income with total earnings over £180m per year and has a base of over 2000 active researchers. Our priority themes and multidisciplinary research networks bring these researchers together with practitioners, policy makers and NGOs to create academic communities which focus on key issues and challenges, including: precision medicine; quantum technologies; nanotechnology; sensor systems; space; future cities; water; digital humanities; global security; international development; refugee, asylum and migration; human rights and sustainable development. Find out more at www.glasgow.ac.uk/research/infocus
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