WORLD CHANGERS TOGETHER
WORLD CHANGING GLASGOW 2025
Principal's introduction
Our vision is to be The World-Changing University
Our inventions, interventions and innovations have helped to shape the social, cultural and economic prosperity of our city, our country and civilisation itself. We have been changing the world since 1451 - and we’re just getting started.
Our purpose is transforming lives through ideas and action
Our teaching inspires our students. Our research inspires the world. Working alongside one another at the forefront of discovery, our staff and students use their developing skills and newfound knowledge to educate, to heal, to fight for justice and equality, to advance global society and to flourish as purposeful individuals with the power to make a difference.
Our mission is to bring a community of world changers together
We seek the finest minds from around the world to join Glasgow’s growing international University community. Drawing strength from each other, and inspiration from the people, societies and cities we serve, our diverse body of staff, students and alumni come together as one Glasgow community, driven by a unifying desire to change the world for the better.
Strategic context
Our strategy: world changers together
As individuals we can achieve the incredible: together we can change the world
In recent years, our outstanding disciplinary breadth and expertise has enabled us to make world-changing advances in fields as diverse as medicine, physics, linguistics, public policy and global development. The key to our success has been consistent: talented staff and students pushing back at the boundaries of knowledge and understanding together.
Our World Changers Together strategy supports the long-term realisation of our vision by recognising the fundamental importance of a culture of open cooperation - not just as colleagues and mentors or students and teachers, but as a community of discovery that reaches beyond its walls and draws inspiration and strength from its connections and partnerships worldwide: excellence that’s part of something bigger.
The strategy is articulated across three themes: