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Faculty of Science at Strathclyde. Visit of NUST 14 th 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.
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Faculty of Science at Strathclyde Visit of NUST 14th December 2010
Faculties the ‘ITU’ Engineering Science Business Humanities and Social Sciences
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
Science Research at Strathclyde • Collaborative • Multidisciplinary • Applied and fundamental • Internationally leading
Science Research at Strathclyde Research Pooling in Scotland • 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)
SUPA • A £12.1M investment for Strathclyde • 128M RMB • Atoms Beams and Plasmas • Physics and Life Sciences • Quantum Information • ‘Astrophysics’ • Picoscience
Some Highlights 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 Biophotonics A 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 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