PRoBE 2009 Conference

Venue for the Conference

The School of Built & Natural Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University is pleased to host the fourth International Conference for Postgraduate Researchers in the Built & Natural Environment (PRoBE).

Glasgow Caledonian University began in 1875 as a small college with 110 students. Since then it has grown and diversified into one of the largest universities in Scotland with over 16,000 students. The University has over 90 undergraduate, 40 postgraduate programmes and a large number of students engaged in research for PhDs in topics that put them at the forefront of their disciplines.

The University has pioneered a large number of innovative programmes and has introduced a number of firsts in Scotland, the UK and even Europe.

The University is located in a modern purpose built campus in the centre of the city of Glasgow. We have recently invested over £45 million in the development of new facilities including a new Health Faculty building, an extension to the library and state of the art leisure facilities. Together this means that we are able to offer some of the most modern facilities available to students.

The University is proud of its reputation for designing programmes that allow people from all over the world to take full part in the economic development of their countries. The teaching staff not only teach but also engage in research and are expected to publish the results of their scholarships. In fact a recent survey of major employers in Britain ranked Glasgow Caledonian University one of the leading Universities in the UK due to both of these facts.

Glasgow Caledonian University is one of the leading Scottish institutions in fulfilling the Scottish Parliament's policy of social inclusion regarding improving access and widening participation in higher education through non-traditional routes and sectors.

The School of the Built and Natural Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University achieved an exceptional 2.6 score in the recent UK Research Assessment Exercise.

Glasgow Caledonian University in Glasgow City Centre is easily located; and is within easy reach of a number of local attractions.

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