[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] Formerly Glasgow Polytechnic, The Queen's College, Glasgow[EBOLD][PARA][BOLD]For general information about Glasgow:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of Glasgow[EULNE]. The University is split into 3 sites, 2 of which until recently were separate colleges. Slap bang in the heart of Glasgow near the main shops and various housing estates, is the main site, the City Campus, made up of 4 1960s concrete and glass towers, including the Union Building and the University Library, which has Greek-effect stone-cladding [ITAL]- about as aesthetically convincing as stone-cladding usually is[EITAL].[HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]There's a fairly laid-back atmosphere, although academic pressures are as intense as anywhere. Many of the students are locals, and many are Goths.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]THE SITES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]City Campus:[EBOLD] The main site, see above.[PARA][BOLD]Park Campus:[EBOLD] The Park Campus, housing different departments from the City Campus 2 miles away, used to be The Queen's College and overlooks Kelvingrove Park. It is made up of a [ITAL]happy [EITAL]mixture of Victorian and sandstone buildings with modern extensions.[PARA][BOLD]Southbrae Campus:[EBOLD] (3,000 students - Health Faculty) The various modern buildings of the Southbrae Campus - a site shared with [ULNE]Strathclyde University[EULNE] - are 41/2 miles from the City Campus in a very green and leafy setting with a [ITAL]splendid [EITAL]view across Glasgow and up the Clyde. Buses run every half hour to the main site costing about 60p.[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Population: 654,542 [BULL] London: 367miles [BULL] Edinburgh: 52miles[ESTAT][PARA]The Clyde flows out to sea from Glasgow to its Firth and towards the Isle of Arran. Inland, the city is surrounded by the rolling hills of Strathclyde. It used to be a centre for shipping and steel, before the city dropped into a recession as deep as a saying by Confucius. [ITAL]With enormous effort in recent years, Glasgow has been dragging itself up from the gutter, and has shown itself to be a thoroughly cultural, modern European city. [EITAL]In fact, in 1990, it was declared Cultural Capital of Europe ([ITAL]more by way of encouragement than appreciation[EITAL]). [ITAL]Glasgow is again beginning to deserve the pride that its people never lost. [EITAL] In the city centre ([ITAL]ignore the outskirts which are still fairly depressing[EITAL]), there is some [ITAL]magnificent [EITAL]architecture (with many buildings designed by home-grown Charles Rennie Mackintosh) and there are 35 museums and art galleries, including [ITAL]notably [EITAL]the Art Gallery and Museum in Kelvingrove Park, the Burrell Collection, the McLellan Galleries, the Tobacco Lords House and many National Trust properties. You might expect a city of this size to have loads of shops, public amenities and stuff like that - you wouldn't be wrong. [ITAL]Fed up with the sniping about Glasgow being miles better, the new catchphrase is 'Glasgow's Alive'. Crass, but true.[EITAL] [ITAL]In the under-belly of Glasgow life, there is a massive amount of drug abuse with both hard and soft drugs easily available. There is a considerable problem with related crime. [EITAL][HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains: [EBOLD]Queen's Street and Central Stations are the mainline stops, and run regualr services to Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Carlisle.[PARA][BOLD]Coaches: [EBOLD]National Express Services to London (ú25, 7hrs, 6/day); Edinburgh (ú6.30, 1:10hrs, 9/day); Newcastle (ú13.75, 4hrs, 1/day); Liverpool (ú13.25, 4:45hrs, 1/day).[PARA][BOLD]Car:[EBOLD] Good connections all over the country by road, including the M74, A8/M8, A80/M80, A82, A77,and A736.[PARA][BOLD]Air: [EBOLD]Direct flights to Europe and the US, as well as shuttle links to Heathrow and Gatwick, from Glasgow Abbotsinch Airport, 8 miles from the city centre.[PARA][BOLD]Hitching: [EBOLD][ITAL]If you bus it out to the main roads, you may be OK, but it's not a thumber's paradise.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local: [EBOLD]Buses are frequent, cheap and comprehensive - fares from 45p. The trains are fast and efficient, but there aren't many stops around the city.[PARA][BOLD]Underground: [EBOLD]There's an underground system costing 50p a trip.[PARA][BOLD]Taxis: [EBOLD][ITAL]Only worth it late at night.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bicycles: [EBOLD]Glasgow is hilly, and traffic is heavy. [ITAL]Bikes are useful, but not essential.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]Queen Street station is 10 minutes walk from the City Campus. Local buses run every 20 to 30 mins until midnight and cost 50p to the centre of town.[HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Books: 202,543 [BULL] Periodicals: 2,180 [BULL] Study places: 852 [BULL] Computer workstations: 800[ESTAT][PARA]There's a library on each site. [ITAL] The main library seems to double as a social venue, so a studious atmosphere is hard to maintain. Pressure on computer facilities can be a tad intense.[EITAL][HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Careers Service [BULL] No of staff: 8full [BULL] Unemployed after 6mths (1992): 12.9%[ESTAT][HDNG]SPECIAL FEATURES:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL]The University's generally known as Glasgow Cally, like the 'Blake's 7' character.[HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Jim Delahunt (Scottish TV); Pat Nevin (footballer).[HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][PARA]Prospectuses for undergrads, part timers, postgrad/research degrees.[PARA][PARA]
