Universities Scotland
Formation | 1992, renamed 2000 |
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Headquarters | Universities Scotland Holyrood Park House 106 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AS |
Location | |
Membership | 19 higher education institutions |
Convener | Professor Iain Gillespie |
Key people | Director: Claire McPherson |
Staff | 13 |
Website | http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/ |
Universities Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthighean na h-Alba) was formed in 1992 as the Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals (COSHEP) adopting its current name in 2000, when Universities UK was also formed.[1] It represents 19 autonomous higher education institutions, 16 of them with University status and three other higher education institutions in Scotland.[2] The Convener serves a two-year term of office. From 1 August 2023, this post is held by Professor Iain Gillespie, principal of the University of Dundee,[3] while Claire McPherson has served as the organization's Director since March 2024. [4]
Members
The following are members:[5]
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Napier University
- Heriot-Watt University
- Queen Margaret University
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Glasgow School of Art
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- University of Strathclyde
Multiple Cities
- Open University in Scotland
- Scotland's Rural College
- University of the Highlands and Islands
- University of the West of Scotland
See also
References
- ^ "Our Organisation: Universities Scotland". Universities UK. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Universities". Government of Scotland. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Executive Group". Universities Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Claire McPherson is the next director of Universities Scotland". Universities Scotland. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Universities Scotland: members". Universities Scotland. Retrieved 5 July 2014.