Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University, commonly abbreviated to GCU, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland, established in 1993 and publicly committed to its stated mission as the University for the Common Good.格拉斯哥卡利多尼安大學（Glasgow Caledonian University，簡稱 GCU）是蘇格蘭格拉斯哥的一所公立大學，創立於 1993 年，並以「為了共同福祉的大學」（University for the Common Good）作為其辦學使命。

Its main campus lies in the Cowcaddens area immediately north of Glasgow city centre, making GCU one of the city's three universities beside the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde.主校區位於格拉斯哥市中心以北的考卡登斯地區，使該校與格拉斯哥大學和思克萊德大學並列為這座城市的三所大學之一。

In the 2024-25 academic year the university enrolled 22,203 students, among them 15,523 undergraduates and 6,428 taught postgraduates, and it reports around 1,500 staff and learners drawn from more than 100 countries.2024-25 學年，該校共有在校生 22,203 人，其中本科生 15,523 人、授課型研究生 6,428 人，並報告約有 1,500 名教職員，師生來自 100 多個國家。

History

• The university traces its origins to The Queen's College Glasgow, founded in 1875 with an initial enrolment of 110 students, and to Glasgow College of Technology, founded in 1971.大學的源頭可追溯至 1875 年創立的格拉斯哥女王學院（The Queen's College Glasgow），首屆學生共 110 人，以及 1971 年創立的格拉斯哥科技學院（Glasgow College of Technology）。

• Queen's College specialised in domestic science and household training, and in 1944 Queen Elizabeth became its patron, a link later recognised when the college took her name at its centenary in 1975.女王學院以家政學與家事訓練為辦學專長，1944 年伊莉莎白成為其贊助人，這一淵源在 1975 年學院百年慶典時以女王之名冠名而得到承認。

• Glasgow College of Technology was among the largest central institutions in Scotland, offering externally validated degrees in engineering, science and the humanities, beginning with a BA in Optics and followed by Social Sciences in 1973 and Nursing in 1977.格拉斯哥科技學院曾是蘇格蘭最大的中央學院之一，開設經校外認證的工程、科學與人文學位，首個學位為光學文學士，其後於 1973 年增設社會科學、1977 年增設護理學。

• In 1975 the college adopted the motto "for the common weal", a phrase that later became the guiding statement of the merged university.1975 年，學院採用「for the common weal」為校訓，這句話後來成為合併後大學的辦學主旨。

• In 1991 Glasgow College of Technology was renamed Glasgow Polytechnic, one of the last steps before the two institutions came together.1991 年，格拉斯哥科技學院更名為格拉斯哥理工學院，成為兩校合併前的最後步驟之一。

• On 1 April 1993 The Queen's College and Glasgow Polytechnic merged to form Glasgow Caledonian University under a reorganisation of Scottish higher education.1993 年 4 月 1 日，女王學院與格拉斯哥理工學院合併，在蘇格蘭高等教育重組的背景下組建格拉斯哥卡利多尼安大學。

• The new name was drawn from Caledonia, the poetic Latin name for present-day Scotland, and the main campus was built on the site of the former Buchanan Street railway station.新校名取自 Caledonia，即今日蘇格蘭的詩體拉丁名，而主校區則建於昔日布坎南街火車站的原址之上。

• In 2001 the university sold the old Queen's College site at Park Drive in the Woodlands district to the University of Glasgow and consolidated its teaching on the Cowcaddens campus.2001 年，大學把位於伍德蘭茲區派克道的女王學院舊校址售予格拉斯哥大學，並把教學活動集中到考卡登斯校區。

• Scotland's only designated World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education has operated at the university since 1993, anchoring its health profile.蘇格蘭唯一經指定的世界衛生組織護理與助產教育合作中心自 1993 年起設於該校，成為其健康領域的支柱。

• In 2010 the university opened GCU London in Fashion Street Spitalfields, reported as the first base established in London by a Scottish university.2010 年，大學在斯皮塔佛德的時尚街開辦 GCU London，據報是首所在倫敦設立據點的蘇格蘭大學。

• In 2012 the economist Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, was installed as chancellor, the first non-British holder of that office at a Scottish university.2012 年，2006 年諾貝爾和平獎得主、經濟學家穆罕默德·尤努斯就任校監，是蘇格蘭大學中首位非英國籍的校監。

• Research published in 2015 estimated the university's annual economic contribution to Scotland at about £880 million, combining £480 million of direct impact with a £400 million lifetime earnings premium for one year's graduates.2015 年公布的研究估算，該校每年為蘇格蘭經濟貢獻約 8.8 億英鎊，其中包含 4.8 億英鎊的直接影響與單屆畢業生 4 億英鎊的終身收入溢價。

• In September 2017 the university admitted the first students to its BSc Paramedic Science course, the first direct-entry undergraduate paramedic programme in Scotland.2017 年 9 月，大學迎來救護科學學士課程的首批學生，這是蘇格蘭首個可直接入讀的本科救護科學課程。

• In July 2018 Annie Lennox became the university's first female chancellor, succeeding Muhammad Yunus.2018 年 7 月，安妮·藍妮克絲成為該校首位女性校監，接替穆罕默德·尤努斯。

• In February 2024 the entrepreneur and computer scientist Anne-Marie Imafidon became chancellor, following Lennox.2024 年 2 月，企業家兼計算機科學家安妮-瑪麗·伊邁菲頓接替藍妮克絲出任校監。

• In February 2026 Professor Mairi Watson took office as Principal and Vice-Chancellor, arriving from De Montfort University.2026 年 2 月，梅里·沃森教授自德蒙福特大學轉任該校校長兼副校監。

• In partnership with Oman the university has taught since 1996 at the Caledonian College of Engineering, now the National University of Science and Technology, its largest transnational programme.自 1996 年起，大學與阿曼合作在卡利多尼安工程學院（今阿曼國立科學技術大學）辦學，是其規模最大的跨國教育項目。

• The university was the first to award Nelson Mandela an honorary doctorate after his release from prison in 1990, and in June 2001 President Thabo Mbeki inaugurated the Govan Mbeki Building named after Mandela's fellow prisoner.1990 年曼德拉出獄後，該校是首所向他頒授榮譽博士學位的大學，2001 年 6 月，塔博·姆貝基總統為以曼德拉獄友命名的戈萬·姆貝基樓揭幕。

• A New York branch founded in 2013 was granted degree-awarding powers in 2017, but in 2024 it was sold to IE University and renamed IE New York College.2013 年創辦的紐約分校於 2017 年獲得學位授予權，但於 2024 年售予 IE 大學並更名為 IE 紐約學院。

• In 2025 the university staged a 150th anniversary weekend tracing its lineage to 1875, hosting more than 800 visitors and exhibiting twelve football shirts signed by Sir Alex Ferguson.2025 年，大學以追溯至 1875 年的學脈舉辦 150 周年紀念周末，接待逾 800 名訪客，並展出十二件由亞歷克斯·弗格森爵士簽名的足球球衣。

• Across its history the institution has also developed associated research units, partner colleges and international campuses, and by the mid-2020s it was one of Scotland's larger universities by student numbers.縱觀其歷史，該校亦發展出相關研究單位、合作學院與國際校區，至 2020 年代中期已成為蘇格蘭學生規模較大的大學之一。

Academics

• The university is organised into three academic schools created in a restructuring completed for the 2025-26 academic year: the School of Science and Engineering, Glasgow School for Business and Society, and the School of Health and Life Sciences.大學設三個學院，於 2025-26 學年完成的重組中形成，即科學與工程學院、格拉斯哥商業與社會學院、健康與生命科學學院。

• The School of Science and Engineering covers computing, engineering and the built environment, and comprises departments of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction and the Built Environment.科學與工程學院涵蓋計算機、工程與建成環境，下設工程系、計算機科學系與建築及建成環境系。

• Its associated research centre is the Centre for Research into Innovative and Sustainable Environments, known as RISE, which works on resilient and sustainable futures for people and the planet.其掛靠研究中心為創新與可持續環境研究中心（RISE），聚焦於為人類與地球建構具有韌性與可持續性的未來。

• Glasgow School for Business and Society brings together business, law, economics, social sciences, fashion, tourism, risk management, finance, and media and journalism across five departments.格拉斯哥商業與社會學院匯集商學、法律、經濟、社會科學、時尚、旅遊、風險管理、金融以及媒體與新聞，分設五個系。

• The school houses the Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Development and the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, the latter established in 2010.該學院設有莫法特旅遊發展中心與尤努斯社會企業與健康中心，後者成立於 2010 年。

• The School of Health and Life Sciences is one of Scotland's largest centres for health research and teaching and is the country's only provider of optometry training, with its own on-campus eye clinic.健康與生命科學學院是蘇格蘭規模最大的健康研究與教學中心之一，也是全國唯一提供驗光配鏡培訓的機構，並在校內設有眼科診所。

• Since 1993 the school has been Scotland's only World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education, Research and Practice, and it hosts the Scottish Ambulance Academy.自 1993 年起，該學院一直是蘇格蘭唯一的世界衛生組織護理與助產教育、研究與實踐合作中心，並設有蘇格蘭救護學院。

• It is the only educational establishment in the United Kingdom formally endorsed by the College of Paramedics and certified by the Health and Care Professions Council to train paramedics for the Scottish Ambulance Service.它是英國唯一獲救護專業學院正式認可、並獲健康與照護專業委員會認證、為蘇格蘭救護服務培訓救護人員的教育機構。

• The university offers programmes in all Scottish Funding Council funding groups except medicine, dentistry and teacher education, drawing on staff across its three schools.除醫學、牙醫與師範教育之外，大學開設涵蓋蘇格蘭撥款委員會全部資助門類的課程，師資來自三個學院。

• In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework 72 per cent of the university's research activity was rated world-leading or internationally excellent, with health research particularly strong.在 2021 年研究卓越框架（REF2021）中，該校 72% 的研究活動被評為世界領先或國際卓越，其中健康研究尤為突出。

• The university sustains research grant income of about £6 million a year, won from bodies including the Economic and Social Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust.大學每年維持約 600 萬英鎊的科研經費收入，來源包括經濟與社會研究理事會、醫學研究理事會與惠康基金會等機構。

• Its research is concentrated in three Centres of Research Excellence: the Research Centre for Health, the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, and RISE.其研究集中於三個卓越研究中心，即健康研究中心、尤努斯社會企業與健康中心以及 RISE。

• According to Higher Education Statistics Agency performance indicators, 90 per cent of graduates are in work or further study six months after graduating and 76 per cent take up highly skilled occupations.依英國高等教育統計局績效指標，該校 90% 的畢業生在畢業六個月後就業或繼續深造，76% 從事高技能職業。

• Teaching staff include researchers recognised for work on gender-based violence and criminal justice, and the university runs the Caledonian Club, a widening-participation initiative working with Glasgow communities.教學人員中包括在性別暴力與刑事司法領域獲認可的研究者，大學並運營「卡利多尼安俱樂部」這一擴大參與計劃，與格拉斯哥社區合作。

• The Sir Alex Ferguson Library anchors study space on the Glasgow campus, and the university holds the Oscar Marzaroli photographic collection of more than 50,000 negatives.亞歷克斯·弗格森爵士圖書館是格拉斯哥校區學習空間的核心，大學並收藏了逾 5 萬張底片的奧斯卡·馬札羅里攝影集。

• Transnational education and research links reach China, Oman, Nepal, Singapore and Malaysia, and the university is a partner in a pan-African leadership development programme.其跨國教育與科研聯繫遍及中國、阿曼、尼泊爾、新加坡與馬來西亞，並為一項泛非領導力培養項目的合作方。

Campus

• GCU's main campus occupies the Cowcaddens area on Cowcaddens Road, with most buildings dating from the early 1970s and raised over the former Buchanan Street station site.主校區位於考卡登斯路一帶的考卡登斯地區，多數建築建於 1970 年代早期，並立於昔日布坎南街車站舊址之上。

• The campus includes the Annie Lennox Building, the Sir Alex Ferguson Library, the George Moore Building, the Govan Mbeki Building, the Hamish Wood Building, the Students' Association building and the Arc Health and Wellbeing facility.校區包括安妮·藍妮克絲樓、亞歷克斯·弗格森爵士圖書館、喬治·摩爾樓、戈萬·姆貝基樓、哈米什·伍德樓、學生會樓以及 Arc 健康與福祉設施。

• The George Moore Building contains the University Restaurant and the campus life desk, while the Govan Mbeki Building houses the Deeprose Lecture Theatre and the university's vision centre.喬治·摩爾樓設有大學餐廳與校園生活服務台，戈萬·姆貝基樓則設有迪普羅斯講堂與大學視光中心。

• The Sir Alex Ferguson Library was named in honour of the financial support given to GCU students by Sir Alex Ferguson and was formally opened by him in October 2019.亞歷克斯·弗格森爵士圖書館以其對該校學生的資助命名，並於 2019 年 10 月由弗格森爵士親自揭幕。

• GCU London, the second campus, is based in Fashion Street Spitalfields and is home to the British School of Fashion, offering MBA and MSc courses.第二校區 GCU London 位於斯皮塔佛德的時尚街，設有英國時尚學院，開辦工商管理碩士與理學碩士課程。

• GCU London specialises in insurance, banking and finance, risk management, international fashion marketing, luxury brand marketing, public health and construction management.GCU London 專注於保險、銀行與金融、風險管理、國際時尚營銷、奢侈品牌營銷、公共衛生與建築管理。

• The London campus opened in September 2010 and offered the United Kingdom's first MBA in Luxury Brand Marketing.倫敦校區於 2010 年 9 月啟用，並開設全英首個奢侈品牌營銷工商管理碩士課程。

• The Govan Mbeki Building, named after the anti-apartheid campaigner Govan Mbeki, was inaugurated in June 2001, and a commissioned portrait of Nelson Mandela was unveiled there the same year.戈萬·姆貝基樓以反種族隔離運動者戈萬·姆貝基命名，於 2001 年 6 月落成，同年樓內揭幕了一幅委託繪製的納爾遜·曼德拉肖像。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Glasgow Caledonian University is placed in the 1001-1200 band, a shared range rather than a single position.在 2027 年 QS 世界大學排名中，格拉斯哥卡利多尼安大學位列第 1001-1200 位區間，屬並列區間而非單一席位。

• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university sits in the 801-1000 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大學排名中，該校處於第 801-1000 位區間。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking it stands at number 1322 overall.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大學排名中，該校整體位列第 1322 位。

• It did not enter the main list of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by ShanghaiRanking.該校未進入軟科發布的 2026 年世界大學學術排名主榜。

• In 2025 the university was placed in the Top 50 of the Guardian University Guide, the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide and the Daily Mail University Guide.2025 年，該校在《衛報》大學指南、《泰晤士報與星期日泰晤士報》優秀大學指南以及《每日郵報》大學指南中均位列英國前 50。

• It is described as the top-ranked modern university in Scotland by the Daily Mail University Guide and as Scotland's leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships.《每日郵報》大學指南稱其為蘇格蘭排名最高的現代大學，該校亦為蘇格蘭領先的研究生學徒制提供者。

• OpenAlex attributes 16,871 scholarly works and 826,737 citations to the university, figures that underpin assessments of its research standing.OpenAlex 收錄該校署名的學術成果 16,871 項、被引 826,737 次，這些數據構成評估其科研地位的依據。

• With 72 per cent of research rated world-leading or internationally excellent in REF2021, the university reports that level of research is unsurpassed among Scottish modern universities.在 REF2021 中 72% 的研究被評為世界領先或國際卓越，該校稱這一水準在蘇格蘭現代大學中無人能及。

• The university is a member of bodies including the University Alliance, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities UK and Universities Scotland.該校是英國大學聯盟、英聯邦大學協會、歐洲大學協會、Universities UK 與 Universities Scotland 等組織的成員。

Student life

• The university's motto is "For the Common Weal", glossed as For the Common Good, adopted in 1975 and central to its self-description as the University for the Common Good.該校校訓為「For the Common Weal」，意即「為了共同福祉」，1975 年採用，是其自述「為了共同福祉的大學」的核心。

• The coat of arms was designed by university artist Malcolm Lochhead, combining the oak tree and Book of Knowledge from Glasgow Polytechnic with the saltire ermine and crossed keys from Queen's College.校徽由校內藝術家馬爾科姆·洛赫黑德設計，融合了格拉斯哥理工學院的橡樹與知識之書，以及女王學院的聖安德魯十字與交叉鑰匙。

• The illuminated initials in the Book of Knowledge read G C U, and the arms were matriculated by the Lord Lyon King of Arms and appear on degree parchments.知識之書中的裝飾首字母讀作 G C U，校徽經里昂勳章院院長核定，並印於學位證書之上。

• Graduations are held in summer and autumn, academic dress is made by Ede and Ravenscroft, mortar boards are not worn, and graduates are capped with the Chancellor's hat, while postnominals use the abbreviation GlasCal.畢業典禮於夏季與秋季舉行，學位服由埃德與雷文斯克羅夫特製作，不佩戴學位帽，畢業生以校監之帽加冠，學位後置名用縮寫 GlasCal。

• The Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association represents students and provides sports clubs and societies, the student magazine The EDIT, which has run since 2010, and the student radio station Radio Caley.格拉斯哥卡利多尼安大學學生會代表學生並提供體育社團與學會，自 2010 年起發行學生雜誌《The EDIT》，並運營學生電台 Radio Caley。

• The Students' Association is affiliated at national level to the National Union of Students, which lobbies for students in Scotland and across the United Kingdom.學生會在全國層面隸屬於英國全國學生聯合會，後者在蘇格蘭與全英為學生發聲。

• The Caledonian Club widening-participation initiative works with Glasgow communities to raise progression into higher education, and the Caledonian Cultural Fellows Initiative was set up in 2009 with the Scots Makar Liz Lochhead as honorary president.「卡利多尼安俱樂部」擴大參與計劃與格拉斯哥社區合作提升升學率，而卡利多尼安文化院士計劃於 2009 年設立，由蘇格蘭桂冠詩人莉茲·洛赫黑德任榮譽主席。

• The campus sits on the edge of Glasgow city centre within walking distance of the Buchanan Street bus station and Queen Street railway station, sustaining a city-based student life.校園位於格拉斯哥市中心邊緣，步行可達布坎南街巴士站與皇后街火車站，形成以城市生活為依托的學生生活。

Notable people

• Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi economist and microfinance pioneer who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, served as the university's chancellor from 2012.2006 年諾貝爾和平獎得主、孟加拉經濟學家與小微金融先驅穆罕默德·尤努斯自 2012 年起出任該校校監。

• Annie Lennox, the singer and campaigner, became the first female chancellor of the university in 2018.歌手與社會活動家安妮·藍妮克絲於 2018 年成為該校首位女性校監。

• Anne-Marie Imafidon, an entrepreneur and computer scientist recognised for work on women in technology, became chancellor in February 2024.企業家兼計算機科學家安妮-瑪麗·伊邁菲頓於 2024 年 2 月出任校監。

• Gordon Brown, the former British Prime Minister, lectured in politics at the institution between 1976 and 1980.英國前首相戈登·布朗曾於 1976 至 1980 年間在該校講授政治學。

• Hassan Rouhani, a former President of Iran, is counted among the university's alumni.伊朗前總統哈桑·魯哈尼是該校校友之一。

• Rhona Martin, who skippered the British rink to curling gold at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, is a graduate.在 2002 年冬奧會率英國隊奪得冰壺金牌的羅娜·馬丁是該校畢業生。

• Anna Sloan, a curler who took bronze at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, also studied at the university.在 2014 年冬奧會摘得冰壺銅牌的安娜·斯隆亦曾就讀於該校。

• Drew McIntyre, a professional wrestler and former world champion, and Pat Nevin, the former footballer, are among the university's alumni.職業摔角手、前世界冠軍德魯·麥金泰爾與前足球運動員帕特·內文均為該校校友。

• Qanta Ahmed, a British-American physician and women's rights commentator, and Sikandar Raza, a Zimbabwean international cricketer, number among its graduates.英美裔醫生、女權評論者坎塔·艾哈邁德與津巴布韋國家隊板球運動員西坎達爾·拉扎均為該校畢業生。

• Sir Alex Ferguson, whose name the university library bears, and the businessman Norrie Innes, an entrepreneurial ambassador, are documented among the university's supporters and graduates.圖書館以其命名的亞歷克斯·弗格森爵士，以及企業家兼創業大使諾里·英尼斯，均記錄於該校支持者與畢業生之列。