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Five greats of the 20th century

  • Donald Robertson

    One of the leading industrial relations experts of his day, with Alec Cairncross, he pioneered multi-disciplinary social and economic research. Find out more

  • Dictol Group

    In the late 1950s George Urquhart, William Mulligan, Frank Jennings, William Jarrett and Ian McIntyre, all members of staff at the Glasgow Veterinary School, developed the world's first vaccine against the lung worm parasite in cattle. Find out more

  • Ian Donald

    An outstanding obstetrician and inventor of the first diagnostic ultrasound machine. Find out more

  • Edwin Morgan

    Widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of his generation, he was the first Poet Laureate for Glasgow and National Poet for Scotland. Find out more

  • Monteath Robertson

    The founder of organic crystallography. Find out more

Welcome to the University World Changing website which celebrates the staff and alumni of the University of Glasgow whose innovations, discoveries or developments in the 20th century have changed the world.

All these members of the University community, whether they made research breakthroughs; developed new technologies; made significant contributions to the Scottish economy and society; enabled educational and workplace diversity, or made significant contributions to knowledge and culture; have made world changing improvements to the quality of all our lives.

Professor Steve Beaumont
Vice-Principal for Research & Enterprise