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Joy Tivy FRSE FRSGS FIB (1924–1995) was a 20th century Irish physical geographer at the University of Glasgow. [1] She specialised in biogeography and has been credited for having helped raise the profile of biogeography as a distinct sub-discipline of geography.
The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu [7]) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by papal bull in 1451 [O.S. 1450], [8] it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.
The Geological Society of Glasgow is a scientific society devoted to the study of geology in Scotland. [2] The society contributed to the understanding of Scotland's glacial history, and the relationship between the Earth's rotation and climate change. The Geological Society of Glasgow is registered as a charity in Scotland. [2]
McKerrow returned to the University of Glasgow and graduated there in 1947 with a degree in geology. He was appointed a departmental demonstrator in the geology department of the University of Oxford [1] and was eventually promoted to lecturer. He was employed at the University of Oxford as a lecturer, tutor, supervisor of research, and leader ...
This article comprises two lists of institutions in the United Kingdom ranked by the number of students enrolled in higher education courses. The first list, based on data from the academic year 2019/20, breaks down student enrollment by level of study, while the second list, from the more recent academic year 2021/22, provides a total student enrollment figure without distinguishing between ...
Bernard Elgey Leake (born 29 July 1932) is an English geologist. He is emeritus professor of geology at the University of Glasgow, was Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow at Cardiff University 2000-2002 and has been an honorary research fellow at Cardiff University since 1997.
University of Glasgow Professorships at the University of Glasgow can take either of two forms: an established chair or a personal professorship. An established chair is one which has been set up by endowment and is intended to last indefinitely, i.e. that when a chair is vacated, someone else will be appointed to it. Personal professorships are conferred on individuals and exist only so long ...
In 1904, Gregory was awarded the chair in Geology at Glasgow University winning against Thomas James Jehu, Philip Lake and others. [9] He occupied his chair at Glasgow for 25 years and obtained a great reputation both as a teacher and as an administrator. In 1905, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.