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UWS is a truly international university, with origins dating back to 1897. Our degrees will provide you with a global outlook and prepare you for the best international opportunities available. Find out more about our career-focused undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees, as well as funding options, including scholarships.
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.
UWS influences the economic, social and cultural development of the west of Scotland and beyond. We provide career-relevant, inclusive higher education alongside internationally recognised research. Course Search
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.
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.
Boasting buzzing social scenes, award-winning Students’ Unions, sports clubs, societies, and a vibrant international student community, UWS offers four campuses in the West of Scotland and one campus in London.
Find out why the University of the West of Scotland was ranked in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020 as being in the world’s top 150 universities under 50 years old and the highest ranked young university in Scotland.
With origins dating back to 1897, University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s most innovative modern universities. The four UWS campuses cover the west and south-west of Scotland in Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton and Paisley, as well as a new campus in London.
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.
