Robert Gordon University,commonly called RGU,is a public university in the city of Aberdeen,Scotland. It became a university in 1992,and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon,a prosperous Aberdeen merchant,and various institutions which provided adult and technical education in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of two universities in the city,the other being the University of Aberdeen. RGU is a campus university and its single campus in Aberdeen is at Garthdee,in the south-west of the city.
Sir Donald Neil MacCormick was a Scottish legal philosopher and politician. He was Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 until 2008. He was a Member of the European Parliament 1999–2004,member of the Convention on the Future of Europe,and officer of the Scottish National Party.
Sir Richard Hughes Trainor,,is an academic administrator and historian who served as the Principal of King's College London from 2004 to 2014. He was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich from 2000 to 2004. He is currently Rector (head) of Exeter College,Oxford.
Sir Kenneth Charles Calman,HonFAcadMEd is a Scottish doctor and academic who formerly worked as a surgeon,oncologist and cancer researcher and held the position of Chief Medical Officer of Scotland,and then England. He was Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University from 1998 to 2006 before becoming Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. He held the position of Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute from 2008 until 2011. From 2008 to 2009,he was convener of the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution.
Professor Dauvit Broun,FRSE,FBA is a Scottish historian and academic. He is the chair of Scottish history at the University of Glasgow. A specialist in medieval Scottish and Celtic studies,he concentrates primarily on early medieval Scotland,and has written abundantly on the topic of early Scottish king-lists,as well as on literacy,charter-writing,national identity,and on the text known as de Situ Albanie.
The Gardiner Chair of Music at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1928 and endowed by the gift of William Guthrie Gardiner and Sir Frederick Crombie Gardiner,shipowners in Glasgow. The chair was previously a joint appointment with the directorship of the Scottish National Academy of Music,although this practice ceased on the retirement of Sir Ernest Bullock in 1952. The current professor is John Butt.
Dame Frances Anne Cairncross,is a British economist,journalist and academic. She is a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy,UCLA.
Sir Robert Alan Langlands FRSE FRCP (Hon.) FRCGP (Hon.) FRCS (Edin.) (Hon.) FRCPSG (Hon.) FFPH FCGI FIA is a former vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds. He is notable for past service as the fourth chief executive of the National Health Service executive in England (1994–2000),as principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Dundee (2000–2009),and Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (2009–2013).
Allan Glen's School was,for most of its existence,a local authority,selective secondary school for boys in Glasgow,Scotland,charging nominal fees for tuition.
Sir Graeme Robertson Dawson Catto FRSE,Hon FRCSE,FRCP(Lon,Edin &Glasg),FRCGP,FFPM,FAoP,FMedSci FKC is a Scottish doctor who was president,later chair,of the General Medical Council until April 2009. He is also currently Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the Universities of London and Aberdeen and was an honorary consultant nephrologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
David Alexander Syme Fergusson is a Scottish theologian and Presbyterian minister. Since 2021,he has been Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.
The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law,and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws,Master of Laws,LLM by Research,Master of Research (MRes) and Doctor of Philosophy,the degree of Doctor of Laws being awarded generally only as an honorary degree.
Dame Lesley Anne Glover is a Scottish biologist and academic. She was Professor of molecular biology and cell biology at the University of Aberdeen before being named Vice Principal for External Affairs and Dean for Europe. She served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission from 2012 to 2014. In 2018 she joined the Principal's senior advisory team at the University of Strathclyde.
The School of Social and Political Science (SSPS) at the University of Edinburgh is a unit within the College of Arts,Humanities and Social Sciences. Its constituent departments conduct research and teaching in the following disciplines:
Ray Hudson,FBA,FAcSS is a British academic. He holds the degrees of PhD and DSc from Bristol University and. DLitt from Durham University. He was Professor of Geography and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Durham University. From 2014–2015 he was acting Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. Currently he remains as Emeritus Professor of Geography.
Jane Duckett,is a British political scientist and academic,who specialises in Chinese politics and social policy. Since 2012,she has been the Edward Caird Chair of Politics at the University of Glasgow. Previously,she was a lecturer at the University of Manchester and the University of York.
Sir Harry Work Melville,was a British chemist,academic,and academic administrator,who specialised in polymer research. He spent his early career in academia as a lecturer and researcher,before moving into administration as a civil servant and university college head.
Alice Brown is a Scottish academic who is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Edinburgh and Chancellor of the University of Abertay as of 2019. She was on the consultative steering group that advised on procedural aspects when the new Scottish Parliament was being set up. Her work included promoting the equal representation of women. She was the first Scottish Public Services Ombudsman,serving for two terms between 2002 and 2009,and was a member of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council 2008–2012. She was a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 1998–2003 and was elected as the first female General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) 2011–2013. She was chair of the Scottish Funding Council since until her term of office ended on October 2,2017.
George Boyne has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen since 1 August 2018. He was previously Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Business School at Cardiff University in Wales.
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is a British Government body that advises central government in emergencies. It is usually chaired by the United Kingdom's Chief Scientific Adviser. Specialists from academia and industry,along with experts from within government,make up the participation,which will vary depending on the emergency. SAGE gained public prominence for its role in the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
