Paisley

Posted August 2nd, 2007 by csc104

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University of Paisley, Paisley, Scotland, UK, PA1 2BE.

Contact number:

0141 848 3000

Website:

http://www.paisley.ac.uk

Brief history:

On 1st August 2007, the University of Paisley and Bell College merged to create Scotland’s biggest modern university with campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton and Paisley.

There have been recent conflicts concerning the name of the University, University of the West of Scotland has been put forward.

University Life

Accommodation & Surrounding Areas:

Availability
- Priority is normally given to first year students who live more than 40 miles from the campus towns, or more than an hours’ travelling time away.

Costs
- Self catered standard room costs between £52 and £61 per week.
- No catered accommodation

Contract Period
- 32 weeks

Locations
- Thornley park is 2 miles from campus, whilst the others are all within walking distance of study facilities.

Resources:

Library
- 400 000 books and journals
- 1300 study places

Opening hours
- 56 weekday hours
- 8 weekend hours

IT
- 350 computers
- 24 hour access
- Wireless

Other
- iMac Laboratory
- 2 art and design studios with latest animation, video editing and photo manipulation/web development software
- Digital recording studios, production labs and radio station
- Virtual Reality Laboratory
- 3D Modelling Suites and Rapid Prototyping facilities
- Animation, SFX and Video Editing Suites

Welfare:

Services
- Personal Tutor
- Childcare on Paisley and Hamilton campuses only
- Spiritual Care Team
- Counselling Service
- Mentoring Scheme

Sporting facilities:

University’s Leisure Centre, Hamilton
- Sports Hall
- Fitness Suite
- Sauna

Robertson Trust Sports Centre, Paisley
- Sports Hall
- Fitness Suite
- 3 floodlit synthetic 5 a side pitches
- Football pitch
- Rugby pitch
- Training area

Costs
-

Sports Clubs
- Football
- Badminton
- Cheerleading
- Gaelic football
- Short tennis
- Rugby
- Table tennis
- Netball
- Volleyball
- Aerobics
- Hockey
- Martial Arts
- Mountain Biking

Boring but important

Fees and bursaries:

Undergraduate fees
- All courses set at £1700

Future plans and investment:

How much?
- £71 million new investment programme

On what?
- Brand new campus in Ayr

Notible alumni:

Gavin Hastings

Visiting

Travel into the city/town of:

Ayr
- Paisley and Glasgow are just under an hour away by train on the west coast lines.
- A77/M77 northbound links Ayr to Paisley and Glasgow in just under an hour.
- Southbound is Stranraer, where there are regular ferry crossings to Northern Ireland.
- Ferries also leave from nearby Troon.
- Frequent bus and rail services operate from Glasgow and the south-west, as well as further afield, to Ayr.

Dumfires
- Linking Dumfries northbound, the M74 joins the M8 offering easy access to central Scotland.
- Southbound, the M74 joins the M6 giving access to the north of England.
- Regular public bus and rail services operate to Dumfries.
- Frequent bus services operate from Dumfries town centre to the University campus.

Pasiley
- Served by excellent bus and train services, Paisley is only 7 miles (12 km) west of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and just an hour away from Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh.
- Paisley campus is only 5 minutes walk from Paisley's Gilmour Street Train Station.
- Glasgow International Airport is on the outskirts of town.
- Prestwick International Airport is also easily accessible, being just over 30 minutes away by road or rail.