University of Strathclyde Faculty of Science
The Faculty Of Science is one of the four faculties which make up the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland. The faculty contains a number of departments offering various undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Introduction The Faculty of Science is based on the John Anderson Campus of the University. The faculty has over 3,000 students and receives a grant income for research of over £20million. The Faculty offers courses at both undergraduate and also postgraduate level, at which teaching and research options are available. Departments The faculty consists of five departments, namely: Pure & Applied Chemistry Mathematics & Statistics Computer and Information Sciences Physics Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) Pure & Applied Chemistry Most recently, greater than £10 million was spent on the departments buildings and laboratories. Many graduates from the department work worldwide in research, industry and education. The Department is home to a number of Centres, namely: - The Doctoral Training Centre in Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry - The Centre for Nanometrology - The Centre for Process Analysis & Control Technology (CPACT) - The Centre for Physical Organic Chemistry - The Centre for Forensic Science Mathematics & Statistics This department was previously two separate entities; the Department of Mathematics, and the Department of Statistics and Modelling Science. However, they merged to form the single Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Research is focused on applied mathematics in the broadest sense, with an emphasis on nonlinear systems and solution of problems with industrial relevance. Computer & Information Sciences The Department is engaged in research across Computer and Information Sciences, spanning Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Information Retrieval, Mobile and Ubiquitous Interaction, Functional Programming, Dataflow Systems, Database Indexing and Information Science. In addition to their research, the Department offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Many of these are cross disciplinary, with courses jointly run with the Strathclyde Business School and the University's Law School, for example. Physics The Department offers undergraduate courses which lead to both the award of BSc and MPhys. They also offer a number of postgraduate taught courses, including Masters courses in: - High-Power Radio Frequency Science and Engineering - Nanoscience - Optical Technologies - Photonics and Device Microfabrication - Quantum Information and Coherence The research portfolio of the Department of Physics is among the best in the UK. Based on the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 GPA Scores, Times Higher Education ranked the Department as number one in the UK for physics research. Since 2014 the University's Institute of Photonics has been incorporated within the Department of Physics. Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) SIPBS is a major research centre in Scotland and is amongst the UK's top Schools of Pharmacy. It benefited from a new £36 million purpose-built building to harness this department's research in drug discovery and development. The building was completed in 2011. SIPBS research is focused on New Medicines, Better Medicines and Better Use of Medicines. Research within the Institute is advanced through six Research Groups: •