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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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‘We are but carvings and today is about those that do the carving.’
@UofGEducation lecturer & poet @Tawona_Sithole shares some inspiring words on his PhD graduation today. He honours all those people that help our students achieve their degrees.
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Come along to our next BSL Café is on 30 July!
Practise British Sign Language with Carly Brownlee from Deaflancers.
🗓️30 July, 12:30–13:30
Open to all, from beginners to experts!
Book your place: https://gla.ac/3GudP86
In her TEDx talk, UofG's Dr @Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas reveals what happens when animals control their own technology. From parrots choosing their online friends to dogs scheduling video calls!
Learn about her groundbreaking research ⬇️

What happens when your dog uses the internet
Imagine this: you walk into a room, and your dog is on a video call with their fellow canine friends. Computer...
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This week marked Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli's final graduations at Gilmorehill after 16 years as Principal and VC. 🎓
As a surprise to commemorate the occasion, the ceremony concluded with the Italian National Anthem being played! 🇮🇹
Thank you, @UofGVC 👏
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Did you know that Clearing is open? 🎉
With the University of Glasgow, you’ll get a world-class education in a city & country full of heart 💗
Prof @RachelSandison extends a warm welcome on behalf of our global #TeamUofG community.
More: http://glasgow.ac.uk/clearing
We always love a #TeamUofG love story ❤️
Regan and Andreas met through a student society and have just celebrated Regan’s graduation together.
What special connections did you make at UofG? Friends, flatmates, the love of your life? Share your UofG love story!
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Smiles all round at graduation! ♥️
We love see our happy graduates on campus. All your hard work has paid off. Enjoy this moment!
#UofGgrad25 #TeamUofG
Congratulations to Dr Michael Simpson, who graduated yesterday with a PhD by Published Works at the age of 87 years young. 🎓
So proud to have you as part of #TeamUofG, Dr Simpson! ♥️
#UofGgrad25 @UofGArtsHums
Governments around the world are debating social media bans for under-16s - but what do young people actually think?📱
Drawing on data from the #UKYouthPoll2025, @LooseElisabeth explores young people's views on social media in our latest blog.
Read now: http://www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/between-connection-and-concern-young-peoples-views-on-social-media/
Brought in revenue of over £511m in 2013-14 and attracts annual research income of more than £181m
81% of Glasgow's research is judged to be internationally excellent (REF 2014)
University of Glasgow is major employer in the city of Glasgow with more than 8,000 staff, including more than 3,400 research and teaching staff
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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