Glasgow Caledonian University
Overview
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
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.
The university was constituted by an Act of Parliament
Act of Parliament
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on 1 April 1993 as a result of a merger between Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow.
The current Principal and Vice Chancellor is Professor Pamela Gillies
Pamela Gillies
Professor Pamela Gillies BSc PGCE MEd MMedSci PhD FRSA FFPH was appointed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in March 2006.-Education:...
, who has been in post since March 2006.
Magnus Magnusson
Magnus Magnusson
Magnus Magnusson KBE was a television presenter, journalist, translator and writer. He was born in Iceland but lived in Scotland for almost all of his life, although he never took British citizenship...
was University Chancellor up until his death in January 2007.
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