Transcript Faculty of Science_UoS 141210

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 nondepartmental 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/crossFaculty 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
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Collaborative
Multidisciplinary
Applied and fundamental
Internationally leading
Science Research at
Strathclyde
Research Pooling in Scotland
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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
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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-solidstate light sources encompassing:
– a range of semiconductor and allsolid-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