Kick-start your career with an undergraduate degree from University of the West of Scotland.
Postgrad taught and research degrees will enable you to study at an advanced level, supported by expert academics.
UWS offers a range of career-focused Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral research opportunities across six academic schools.
Application for our undergraduate and postgraduate courses opens in Aug each year and runs until course start date.
Discover our campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, Paisley & London
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Our research centres, institutes, groups, advance research and knowledge to tackle the United Nations Global Goals.
UWS is Committed to The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
This section contains our legal statements, policy information and contact details for UWS staff.
UWS complies with the Data Protection Act 2018: creating reliable and accurate records, filing them correctly, retaining them for the accepted period of time and disposing of them appropriately.
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UWS is committed to ensuring procurement is carried out in a way that is environmentally, socially, ethically and economically responsible.
Information on the strategy and financial management of UWS.
UWS's procurement policies and information for suppliers.
Details of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, its implications for UWS and how to make a FOI request.
