Principal of the University of Glasgow
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The Principal of the University of Glasgow
is the working head of the University, acting as its chief executive. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University as well as its strategic planning and administration. The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is President of the Senate
, the University's supreme academic body. The Principal is normally also created Vice-Chancellor of the University, conferring on him the degree-awarding powers of the Chancellor
.
Professor Anton Muscatelli
succeeded Sir Muir Russell
as Principal on 1 October 2009
(*) = denotes alumnus
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
is the working head of the University, acting as its chief executive. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University as well as its strategic planning and administration. The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is President of the Senate
Academic Senate
An Academic Senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges, and is typically the supreme academic authority for the institution.-Scotland:...
, the University's supreme academic body. The Principal is normally also created Vice-Chancellor of the University, conferring on him the degree-awarding powers of the Chancellor
Chancellor of the University of Glasgow
The Chancellor is the titular head of the University of Glasgow and President of the General Council, by whom he is elected. The office is intended to be held for life. His principal duty is to confer degrees upon those presented to him by the Senate, although this role is usually carried out by...
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Professor Anton Muscatelli
Anton Muscatelli
Professor Vito Antonio "Anton" Muscatelli FRSA FRSE AcSS is the Principal of the University of Glasgow and one of the United Kingdom's leading economists.-Early life:...
succeeded Sir Muir Russell
Muir Russell
Sir Muir Russell KCB DL FRSE is a former civil servant and former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, and Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.-Early life:...
as Principal on 1 October 2009
History
From around the foundation of the University in the 15th century there existed the office of the Principal Regent, who was the senior regent of the University, with jurisdiction over the other regents and the students and responsible for day-to-day administration of the College. This office developed over the years, most notably through the Universities (Scotland) Acts, although the Principal remains the chief academic officer of the University, President of the Senate, and is permitted to award degrees by virtue of his status as Vice-Chancellor. Although the office of Principal is an academic post, the Principal himself is not always an academic, as was the case with Sir William Kerr Fraser and Sir Muir Russell.List of Principals and Vice-Chancellors
- 1460 - Duncan Bunch
- 1475 - Walter Bunch
- 1478 - John Goldsmith
- 1478 - John Doby
- 1480 - John Brown
- 1483 - Walter Leslie
- 1485 - George CrichtonGeorge CrichtonGeorge Crichton served as the Bishop of Dunkeld until his death on 24 January in 1543 or 1544.He served as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1526....
- 1488 - John Goldsmith
- 1489 - John Doby
- 1498 - Patrick Coventry
- 1510 - Thomas Coutts
- 1514 - David Melville
- 1517 - David Abercromby
- 1518 - John MairJohn MairJohn Mair was a Scottish philosopher, much admired in his day and an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time. He was a very renowned teacher and his works much collected and frequently republished across Europe...
- 1523 - James Lindsay
- 1527 - Alexander Logan
- 1540 - Alexander Hamilton
- 1547 - John HamiltonJohn Hamilton (archbishop)The Most Rev. Dr. John Hamilton , Scottish prelate and politician, was an illegitimate son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran....
- 1555 - John Houston
- 1556 - John Davidson
- 1574 - Andrew MelvilleAndrew MelvilleAndrew Melville was a Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer. His fame encouraged scholars from the European Continent to study at Glasgow and St Andrews.-Early life and early education:...
- 1580 - Thomas SmeatonThomas SmetonThomas Smeton, Smeaton or Smieton was a Scottish minister and Principal of Glasgow University.-Life:He was born at Gask, near Perth, was educated at the school at Perth, and in 1553 incorporated a student in St. Salvator's College, St. Andrews. A promising scholar, he was made a regent of the...
- 1585 - Patrick SharpPatrick Sharp (theologian)Patrick Sharp was a Scottish theologian and Principal of the University of Glasgow.-Life:He was made master of Glasgow grammar school in 1574. Soon after 1575 he was appointed one of a commission of classical scholars to draw up a new Latin grammar for use in the Scottish schools. In 1585 James VI...
- 1615 - Robert BoydRobert Boyd (University Principal)Robert Boyd of Trochrig was a Scottish theological writer, Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1615 to 1621 and Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1622 to 1623.-Life:...
- 1622 - John Cameron
- 1626 - John StrangJohn Strang-Life:He was born at Irvine, Ayrshire. His father, William Strang , minister of Irvine, belonged to the family of Strang of Balcaskie in Fife; and his mother Agnes was sister of Alexander Borthwick, 'portioner' of Nether Lenagher, Midlothian. On William's death in 1588 she married Robert Wilkie...
- 1651 - Robert Ramsay
- 1653 - Patrick GillespiePatrick GillespiePatrick Gillespie was a Scottish minster, strong Covenanter, and Principal of Glasgow University by the support of Oliver Cromwell.-Life:...
- 1660 - Robert BaillieRobert BaillieRobert Baillie was a Scottish divine and historical writer.-Life:Baillie was born at Glasgow, the son of Baillie of Jerviston...
- 1662 - Edward Wright
- 1684 - James Fall
- 1690 - William Dunlop
- 1701 - John Stirling
- 1728 - Neil CampbellNeil Campbell (minister)Neil Campbell was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at the start of the Original Secession and Principal of Glasgow University during a flourishing period of the Scottish Enlightenment.-Life:...
- 1761 - William LeechmanWilliam Leechman-Life:The son of William Leechman, a farmer of Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, he was educated at the parish school; theT father had taken down the quarters of Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, which had been exposed after his execution on the tolbooth of Lanark...
- 1785 - Archibald DavidsonArchibald DavidsonArchibald Davidson was a Scottish Minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Principal of Glasgow University.-Life:...
- 1803 - William TaylorWilliam Taylor (minister)William Taylor was a Scottish Minister, Principal of Glasgow University and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.-Parish Minister:...
- 1823 - Duncan MacFarlan
- 1858 - Thomas BarclayThomas Barclay (minister)Thomas Barclay was a minister in the Church of Scotland and Principal of the University of Glasgow.Barclay was born in Unst, one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands in the far north of Scotland...
- 1873 - John Caird*
- 1898 - Robert StoryRobert Herbert StoryRobert Herbert Story was a Scottish divine and Principal of the University of Glasgow.-Biography:Story was born on the 28th January 1835 at Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, and educated at the universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Heidelberg. In 1859, he was assistant minister at St...
- 1909 - Sir Donald MacAlisterDonald MacAlisterSir Donald MacAlister, 1st Baronet KCB was a physician, and Principal and Vice-Chancellor and, later, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.- Early life :...
- 1929 - Sir Robert Sangster RaitRobert RaitSir Robert Sangster Rait Kt. CBE DL was a Scottish historian, Historiographer Royal and Principal of the University of Glasgow.-Early life:...
- 1936 - Sir Hector HetheringtonHector HetheringtonProfessor Sir Hector Hetherington GBE DL was a Scottish philosopher, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1927 to 1936, and Principal of the University of Glasgow until 1961.-Early life:...
* - 1961 - Sir Charles WilsonCharles Wilson (political scientist)Sir Charles Haynes Wilson Kt was a Scottish political scientist and university administrator. As Principal of University College Leicester, he led the institution to university status in 1957 and served as the first Vice-Chancellor of the new University of Leicester, before becoming Principal of...
* - 1972 - Sir Alwyn WilliamsAlwyn Williams (geologist)Sir Alwyn Williams Kt, FRS, FRSE, MRIA, FGS was a Welsh geologist, who was Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1976 to 1988, and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1985 to 1988.-Early life:...
- 1988 - Sir William Kerr FraserWilliam Kerr FraserSir William Kerr Fraser GCB is a retired British civil servant, who served as Permanent Secretary at the Scottish Office, and as Principal and later Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.-Early life:...
* - 1995 - Sir Graeme DaviesGraeme DaviesSir Graeme Davies, FREng, FRSNZ, FRSE is a New Zealand engineer, academic and administrator. He is a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and the University of Glasgow and recently retired as Vice-Chancellor of the University of London in the United Kingdom.Davies graduated with a...
- 2003 - Sir Muir RussellMuir RussellSir Muir Russell KCB DL FRSE is a former civil servant and former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, and Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.-Early life:...
* - 2009 - Anton MuscatelliAnton MuscatelliProfessor Vito Antonio "Anton" Muscatelli FRSA FRSE AcSS is the Principal of the University of Glasgow and one of the United Kingdom's leading economists.-Early life:...
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(*) = denotes alumnus
See also
- Principal (university)
- Chancellor of the University of GlasgowChancellor of the University of GlasgowThe Chancellor is the titular head of the University of Glasgow and President of the General Council, by whom he is elected. The office is intended to be held for life. His principal duty is to confer degrees upon those presented to him by the Senate, although this role is usually carried out by...
- Rector of the University of Glasgow
- Ancient university governance in ScotlandAncient university governance in ScotlandThe ancient university governance structure in Scotland is the organisational system imposed by the Universities Acts, a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966. The Acts applied to what were termed the 'older universities': the University of St Andrews, the University of...