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As a UWS graduate, you'll be work-ready and feel prepared to contribute both locally and globally. Your learning and teaching experience will be student-centred, personalised and distinctive - preparing you for a rewarding future.
The University of the West of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar), formerly the University of Paisley, is a public university with four campuses in south-western Scotland, in the towns of Paisley, Blantyre, Dumfries and Ayr, as well as a campus in London, England.
Every year at the University of the West of Scotland, we welcome hundreds of international students into our vibrant and diverse academic community. We do everything we can to help them prepare for life at UWS as well as supporting them during their studies.
University of the West of Scotland | 80,988 followers on LinkedIn. One of Scotland's largest modern Universities - campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, Paisley and London....
Our reach across the south and west of Scotland, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education.
In 1992 the college was granted university status and in 2007 it was renamed the University of the West of Scotland. The university has four campuses: Paisley, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Ayr, spread across the west and southwest of Scotland, United Kingdom.
Learn more about studying at University of the West of Scotland including how it performs in QS rankings, the cost of tuition and further course information.
University of the West of Scotland has grown to become one of Scotland’s most innovative, forward-thinking universities. Our history shows our strong traditions in higher education and the development of our modern footprint that makes us Scotland’s highest ranked young university.
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) was formed in August 2007 by the merging of the University of Paisley with Bell College. 16,000 students are currently enrolled and it is the largest modern university in Scotland, spread across four campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton and Paisley.
UWS has 4 campuses in the heart of the west of Scotland in Paisley, Lanarkshire, Dumfries and Ayr and one campus in central London. These campuses house some of the UK higher education sector’s most modern and sustainable learning and teaching facilities.
