Faculty of Science at Strathclyde
Visit of NUST
14th December 2010
International Technological University: Scotland’s ‘MIT’
Faculties
the ‘ITU’
Engineering
Science
Business
Humanities and Social Sciences
Campus Vision 2020
Technology Innovation Centre 2013
Outline of talk
• Brief description of Faculty• Summary of main undergraduate courses• Summary of main postgraduate instructional
courses• Research highlights in the Faculty
Research and teaching in five departments
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical
Sciences
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Physics
• Pure & Applied Chemistry
Research in 3 non-departmental units
• Institute of Photonics
• Centre for Biophotonics
• SIDR (Strathclyde
Innovations in Drug
Research)
Some Highlights
Teaching and Research
Main BSc/MSci degrees
• Pharmacy (MPharm)
• Biomedical Sciences
• Computer Science (BSc/MEng)
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics/Statistics
• Natural Sciences
Cross-departmental and cross-Faculty degrees
• Computer & Electronic Systems
• Applied Chemistry & Chemical
Engineering
• Physics/Maths with Teaching
Cross-departmental/cross-Faculty degrees (contd)
• Maths, Statistics & Finance
• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Computer Science with Law
• Mathematics & Physics
• Chemistry with Drug Discovery
International Teaching Collaborations
• Collaborative Pharmacy Programme bringing 100-120 Malaysian students per year to Strathclyde
• Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Computer Science)
• Donghua University, Shanghai, China (Maths/Statistics)
Main Masters degrees
• Computer & Internet Technologies
• Information & Library Studies
• Information Management
• MRes in Automated Planning
• Forensic Science
• Forensic Informatics
• Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Clinical Pharmacy
Masters degrees in Physics
• Nanoscience
• Quantum coherence
• Optical technologies
• Photonics and Device Microfabrication
• High Power RF Science & Engineering
SIPBS is occupying its new £36M building in 2010
Science Research at Strathclyde
• Collaborative• Multidisciplinary• Applied and fundamental• Internationally leading
Science Research at Strathclyde
• Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)• WestCHEM• Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)• Scottish Universities Life Science Alliance
(SULSA)• Scottish Informatics & Computer Science
Alliance (SICSA)• Marine Sciences (MASTS)
Research Pooling in Scotland
SUPA
• A £12.1M investment for Strathclyde– 128M RMB
• Atoms Beams and Plasmas
• Physics and Life Sciences
• Quantum Information
• ‘Astrophysics’
• Picoscience
Institute of Photonics
Bridging academia- industry gap in photonics research and development. Focus is on all-solid-state light sources encompassing:– a range of semiconductor and all-
solid-state materials systems – materials, devices and system
development – applications
Some Highlights
Centre for BiophotonicsA unique, world class
interdisciplinary research facility between life scientists and laser physicists in the area of high-resolution optical imaging of living cells
Some Highlights
Some Highlights
Strathclyde Innovations in Drug Research (SIDR)
• Promotes and supports innovative interdisciplinary research in the areas of drugs and natural products
• Provides industry with early stage opportunities in drug discovery, and offers Strathclyde's expertise in drug research to companies seeking specialist assistance.
New Partnerships in 2010
Science and Innovation Award (our third)
High Performance Computing
Prof Mark Ainsworth
Science Bridges Photonics
Prof Allister Ferguson