University of Glasgow School of Law

University of Glasgow
School of Law
The Stair Building
TypeLaw school
EstablishedDecember 1713; 310 years ago (1713-12) (Regius Chair of Law)
HeadProfessor Claire McDiarmid
Academic staff
148[1]
Administrative staff
31[1]
Students1,613[2]
Undergraduates939[2]
Postgraduates674[2]
Location,
55°52′18.30″N 4°17′26.20″W / 55.8717500°N 4.2906111°W / 55.8717500; -4.2906111
Colours
AffiliationsUniversity of Glasgow
Websitegla.ac.uk/law/

The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus, LLB), Master of Laws (Iuris Vtriusque Magistrum, LLM), LLM by Research, Master of Research (MRes) and Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiæ Doctor, PhD), the degree of Doctor of Laws being awarded generally only as an honorary degree.

There are forty-nine full-time academic staff[3] and over one thousand students.[4] As of 2024 the Head of the School of Law is Professor Claire McDiarmid.[5]

The 2019 Complete University Guide league rankings placed Glasgow at 2nd in the UK while the 2019 rankings from The Guardian placed Glasgow at ninth in the UK.[6][7] The 2018 The Times league rankings placed Glasgow at 4th in the UK.[8]

  1. ^ a b "What Do They Know? FOI Response". 2020–2021.
  2. ^ a b c "HESA Student FTE Summary". 2020–2021.
  3. ^ "Staff of the School of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ "About the School of Law". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Law School contacts". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Law – Top UK University Subject Tables and Rankings 2019". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ "University league tables 2019". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ "University Guide 2016 – The Times". nuk-tnl-editorial-prod-staticassets.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.