University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first technological university in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde, its combined enrollment of 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students ranks it Scotland's third-largest university, drawn with its staff from over 100 countries.
Royal College Building, Strathclyde University
Barony Hall, Strathclyde University
Andersonian Library, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
University of Strathclyde, Technology and Innovation Centre
John Anderson (natural philosopher)
John Anderson was a Scottish natural philosopher
and liberal educator at the forefront of the application of science to technology in the industrial revolution, and of the education and advancement of working men and women. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and was the posthumous founder of Anderson's College, which ultimately evolved into the University of Strathclyde.
John Anderson (natural philosopher)
Memorial to John Anderson and his grandfather, Ramshorn Cemetery, Glasgow