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UWS offers a range of career-focused Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral research opportunities across six academic schools.
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Located just a 10-minute walk from Ayr town centre on the Craigie Estate next to the River Ayr, UWS's £81 million Ayr Campus creates a truly innovative learning environment for students.

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Located in a vibrant part of the city, UWS's London Campus offers modern study facilities and attractive accommodation options.

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Lanarkshire Campus

Located at Hamilton International Technology Park, our new £110m Lanarkshire Campus is now open.

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Dumfries Campus

Dumfries is UWS's smallest campus, but it is a unique multi-institution facility located within the beautiful Crichton estate.

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Located in the centre of Paisley – Scotland's largest town – the campus is just 10 minutes by train from Glasgow.

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We cover an enormous breadth of interests from Computing to Health, Economic Development to astro-physics.
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Postgraduate Research Degrees at UWS enable you to study independently, up to doctorate level.
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Our Academic School Structure

UWS is organised into five academic Schools for learning, teaching and research.

School of Business & Enterprise Icon: Academic School | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

Business & Enterprise

The School that puts the world at your feet. Our professionally-focused business courses have a truly international outlook that will equip you to succeed in organisations, at home or abroad.

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School of Engineering & Computing Machine: Academic School | University of the West of Scotland

Computing, Engineering & Physical Science

Building on a heritage of over 100 years' experience of training engineers; and future-focused in developing innovative technologies that are changing the world.

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School of Education Teacher Teaching Students | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

UWS is where the best teachers learn their craft. The School prepares educators for work in Scotland and beyond; and its research reaches has international impact.

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School of Health, Nursing & Midwifery Student | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

Health & Life Sciences

The largest faculty of its kind in Scotland offering innovative teaching, firmly focused on the real-world challenges facing today’s health care and life sciences.

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Student DJ at School of Media, Culture & Society | UWS | University of the West of Scotland

Media, Culture & Society

From journalism to the justice system… from the edit suite to the frontline of social work... Social sciences meet the creative arts, with dazzling results.

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