Description UWS, Scotland’s largest modern university, aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond, by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. We aim to make the communities we serve more successful; and to create opportunities for all to participate.
With campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton and Paisley, UWS has a distinctive and important regional role. Across the campuses we offer a wide range of academic, social and sporting facilities and deliver a range of taught courses, Postgraduate Diplomas & Masters and research degrees.
The University is organised into 3 faculties and 8 academic schools. Find key information about our schools, departments, campuses and governance.
UWS has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UWS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 38% of employees would recommend working at UWS to a friend. This is based on 143 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
79% of job seekers rate their interview experience at UWS as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at UWS.