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As a UWS graduate, you'll be work-ready and feel prepared to contribute both locally and globally.
Your learning and teaching experience will be student-centred, personalised and distinctive - preparing you for a rewarding future. Our cutting-edge courses are career-focused and will help you develop advanced knowledge and understanding in your chosen field.
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UWS is a truly international university, with origins dating back to 1897. Our degrees will provide you with a global outlook and prepare you for the best international opportunities available.
Find out more about our career-focused undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees, as well as funding options, including scholarships.
UWS ranked 16th in the world for impact on reducing inequalities
UWS is committed to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and achieved this ranking for SDG10 (Reduced Inequalities) in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024.
“We’re incredibly proud to have achieved this ranking. As Scotland's leading university for widening participation, with the belief that education should be available to all, this achievement is testament to the hard work of each and every colleague in embedding that ethos.”
Professor James Miller, Principal and Vice-Chancellor