University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Glasgow
School of Veterinary Medicine
Former names
Glasgow Veterinary College
TypeVeterinary school
Established1862
DeanChristopher Loughrey
Administrative staff
300
Undergraduates500
Postgraduates95
Location,
Scotland

55°54′00″N 4°19′08″W / 55.900°N 4.319°W / 55.900; -4.319
Colours
AffiliationsUniversity of Glasgow
Websitewww.gla.ac.uk/schools/vet

The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow is one of nine veterinary schools in the United Kingdom, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Veterinary Medicine.

It was established in 1862 as the independent Glasgow Veterinary College, being subsumed into the university in 1949 and gaining independent faculty status in 1969.[1] In 2010 it became a constituent school of the new College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. It ranked second in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2016[2] and in 2015, QS World University Rankings ranked the veterinary school seventh in the world for veterinary medicine.[3]

  1. ^ "About the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine". University of Glasgow.
  2. ^ "Complete University Guide 2014". Complete University Guide. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "QS World Uni Rankings by Subject - Vet Med". QS World Uni Rankings by Subject - Vet Med. QS. Retrieved 29 April 2015.