How to get here
Air
Glasgow International Airport
 7 miles west of the University
 Bus service to the west end of Glasgow which
stops minutes from the University
 Taxi fare to West End costs approximately £1520
 Direct flight connections to all major European
hubs, plus North America and the Middle East
Prestwick International Airport
 22 miles south west of the University
 Own rail station
 Bus service to city centre
Edinburgh International Airport
 42 miles east of the University
 48-minute train ride to Glasgow (depart every 15 minutes during peak hours)
By coach
Buchanan Bus Station is the main terminus for long distance coaches. Routes 11 and 44 run through the main
campus from the city centre. Numerous other routes serve Dumbarton Road, Great Western Road and Byres
Road. A seasonal tourist bus stops at the University. Timetables at www.travelinescotland.com
By train
There are two city-centre terminals, Queen Street and Central (served by Buchanan St and St Enoch subway
stations respectively). Timetables at www.travelinescotland.com. The nearest suburban rail station is Partick,
about one mile to the west of the University. It has an interchange with the underground and with bus services
on Dumbarton Road.
Subway
The main station for the University is Hillhead.
Road
Motorway links provide access to major UK cities. Visit Transport Direct for maps and directions.
From Carlisle, Newcastle and the south, exit M74 on to the M73, joining the M8 at the Old Monkland junction.
M8 exits for the University are J18 if travelling from the south, Edinburgh and the north and J19 if coming from
Glasgow Airport and the west. Other main routes serving the University include Great Western Road (A82,
north of campus), Clydeside Expressway (A814, south) and Byres Road (B808, west). Car parking on the
University campus and surrounding area is extremely difficult. Also see Getting around Glasgow
By taxi
Black taxi cabs can be picked up at most times in the University area and the city centre.
Campus map
The School of Computing Science is located at D20 on the campus map.
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School of Computing Science
Sir Alwyn Williams Building
Garscube Campus
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Clyde Tunnel
Southern General Hospital
Kelvingrove
Art Gallery
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River Kelvin
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Church
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A20
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D8
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Southpark Terrace
E5
D18
Otago Street
D16
D10
Bank Street
D17
Great George Street
D14
Oakfield Avenue
D2
Bute Gardens
Lilybank Gardens
Ashton Lane
Garscube Campus
Veterinary School
Gartnavel Hospital
E11
Great George Street
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Hillhead
Hillhead Street
Cecil Street
Kersland Street
Cranworth Street
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Great George Street
D21
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Glasgow Street
Cresswell Street
Park Roa
Bower Street
Woodside Road
Vinicombe Street
Bank Street
U
M8
Finance Office
A16 – Main Building
Accommodation Services
D14 – 73
Florentine House
Great George St
(College of Social Sciences) E4
Accounting & Finance
A24 – Main Building
Fore Hall
A8 – Main Building Adam Smith Building
D8
adjoining Chapel
Adam Smith Research Foundation
Forensic Medicine & Science (School of Medicine) E10 – 66 Oakfield Ave
B4 – Joseph Black Adult & Continuing E14 – St Andrew’s
Building
Education
Building, 11 Eldon St
Fraser Building
E2
Aerospace Engineering
A1 – James Watt French Language & Literature D10 – Hetherington South Building
Building
AMICUS
E13 – 68 Oakfield Av
Gardiner Institute
C6 – Western D5 – 16 University Gdns
Alexander Stone Building
Infirmary
Anatomy
A3 – Thomson Building
UCU
E13 – 68 Oakfield Av
Anderson College
C1
Geographical & Earth Sciences, School of
Archaeology
D2 – Gregory Building
A25 - East Quadrangle
Archive Services
C7 – 13 Thurso St
George Service House
D7
C10 – 77-87 German
D10 – Hetherington Dumbarton Road
Building
Arts, College of (Office)
D15 – 6 University Gdns
Gilmorehill Centre
E9 – 9 University Av
Arts, College of (ArtsLab)
D5 – Sir Alexander Stone Glasgow International College C1 – Anderson College Building
& C2 – Robertson Bedellus Office
A12 – Main Building
Building
Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative
Glasgow University Sports Association
Medicine, Institute of
B3 – Graham Kerr E13 – 62 Oakfield Av
Building
Glasgow University Union
E8 – 32 University Av
BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular
Graham Kerr Building
B3
Research Centre
C12 – University Place
HATII – College of Arts
D7 – George Service (Glasgow) Biomedical Research Centre
Hetherington
Building
D10
Sir Graeme Davies Building C13 – University Place
Hetherington House
D6 – 13 University Gdns
Bower Building
B7
Hispanic Studies
D10 – Hetherington Boyd Orr Building
D1
Building
Business School
A9 – West Quadrangle
History
D15 –10 University Gdns
Bute Hall
A13
History (Medieval)
D15 –10 University Gdns
Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences,
History (Modern)
D15–1-2 University Gdns
Institute of
C12 – University Place
History (Scottish)
D15 – 9 University Gdns
Careers Service
E2 – Fraser Building
History
of
Art
D15 – 7 University Gdns
Carnegie Room
A10 – Main Building
Hospitality Services
A9 – 1a The Square
Catholic Chaplaincy
E11 –15 Southpark Humanities, School of
Terrace
(Student & Staff Support)
D15 – 1 University Gdns
Celtic & Gaelic
D15 – 3 University Gdns
Humanities, School of
Central & East European Studies
(Classics & Philosophy)
E13 – 69 Oakfield Ave
D16 – 8-9 Lilybank Gdns
Human Resources
A10 – Main Building
Central Room Bookings
B6 – Estates & Hunter Halls
A14 – Main Building
Buildings Office
Hunterian
Art
Gallery
D12 – Hillhead St
Central Services
A21 – Main Gatehouse
Hunterian Museum
A15 – Main Building
Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, Institute of
D22 – 1 Bute Lane
C13 – University Place
Centre for Drugs Misuse Research
Italian
D10 – Hetherington C9–89 Dumbarton Road
Building
Centre for Virus Research
C4 - 8 Church Street
James Watt North Building A2
Chapel
A8
James Watt South Building A1
Chaplaincy
A24 – Main Building
Joseph Black Building B4
Chemistry, School of
B4 – Joseph Black John McIntyre Building
A22
Building
Kelvin Building
B8
Children’s Panel Training Group
Kelvin Gallery
A7 – Hunterian Museum
E14 – St Andrew’s Language
Centre
&
EFL
Unit
D10 – Hetherington Building, 11 Eldon St
Building
Civil Engineering
E7 – Rankine Building
Law, School of
A19 –Stair Building &
Classics
E10 – 65 Oakfield Av
D5 – Sir Alexander Stone Clinical Physics
Western Infirmary
Building
Computing Science, School ofD16 –17 Lilybank Gdns
Learning & Teaching Centre E5 – Southpark House
D20 – Sir Alwyn Library
D11 – Hillhead St
Williams Building
Life Sciences, School of (Main Office)
Computing Service
A2 – James Watt B7 Bower Building
North Building
Life Sciences, School of (Support)
Concert Hall
A12
B10 Wolfson Building
Conference & Visitor Services A20 – 3 The Square
Lilybank House
D9
Corporate Communications A20 – 1 The Square
Mackintosh
House
D13 – Hunterian Art Court Office
A10 – Main Building
Gallery
Critical Studies, School of
McMillan Reading Room
E1
(Student & Staff Support)
D15 – 5 University Gdns
Mail Room
D1 – Boyd Orr Building
Critical Studies, School of
Main
Building
A10
(Head of School Admin)
D15 – 4 University Gdns
Main Gatehouse (Security)
A21 – Main Gate, Culture & Creative Arts, School of
University Av
(Student & Staff Support)
D15 – 8 University Gdns
Management Information Services
Critical Studies, School of
A10 – Main Building
(Theatre, Film & TV Studies) E9 –Gilmorehill Centre
Mathematics & Statistics, School of
Davidson Building
B1
D4 – Maths Building
Dermatology (School of Medicine)
Mechanical Engineering
A1 – James Watt C2 – Robertson Building
South Building
Development & Alumni Office A20 – 2 The Square
Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences,
Disability Service
E10 – 65 Southpark College of (Admin)
C8 – Wolfson Medical Avenue
School Building
East Quadrangle
A5
Medical,
Veterinary
&
Life
Sciences,
East Quad. Lecture Theatre A25
College of (Graduate School) C8 – Wolfson Medical Economic & Social History
D9 – Lillybank House
School Building
Economics
D8 – Adam Smith Medicine, School of
C8 – Wolfson Medical Building
School Building
Education, School of
E14 – St Andrew’s Building, 11 Eldon St
Modern Languages & Cultures, School of
Electronics & Electrical
D10 – Hetherington Engineering, School of
A1 – James Watt Building
South Building
Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology, Institute of
English Language
D15 –12 University Gdns
C13 – University Place
English Literature
D15–4-5 University Gdns
MRC Social & Public Health Sciences Unit
Equality & Diversity Unit
A10 – Main Building
D16 – 4-7 Lilybank Gdns
Estates & Buildings
B6 – Botany Gate
Music
D15 –14 University Gdns
Neuroscience & Psychology, Institute of
D18 – Hillhead Street
Nursery
D21 – 28 Hillhead St
Nursing & Health Care
E10 –57-61 Oakfield Av
Occupational Health
E10 – 63 Oakfield Av
Officer Training Corps
B5 – University Place
One A The Square
A9
Pearce Lodge
A4
Philosophy
E10 –67-69 Oakfield Av
Photographic Unit
D11 – University Library
Physics & Astronomy, School of
B8 – Kelvin Building
Planning Office
A10 – Main Building
Politics
D8 – Adam Smith Building
Pontecorvo Building
C3
Principal’s Lodgings
A18 – 12 The Square
Principal’s Office
A10 – Main Building
Print Unit (Gilmorehill)
A1 – James Watt South Building
Psychology, School of
D18 – Hillhead Street
Public Health
D16 – 1,2 & 3 Lilybank Gdns
Purchasing Office
A10 – Main Building
Queen Margaret Union
D3 – 22 University Gdns
Radiation Protection Service B8 – Kelvin Building
Randolph Hall
A10 – Main Building
Rankine Building
E7
Recruitment & International Office
E12 – 71 Southpark Ave
Rector’s Office
A10 – Main Building
Registry
E2 - Fraser Building
Research & Enterprise
A19 – 10-11 The Square
Residential Services E2 – Fraser Building
Robert Clark Centre for
Technological Education
E14 – St Andrew’s Building, 11 Eldon St
C2
Robertson Building
Robing Room
A12 – Main Building
(enter via Hunterian Museum stair)
Safety & Environmental Protection Services
A4 – Pearce Lodge
Science & Engineering, College of
D1 – Boyd Orr Building
Scottish Literature
D15 –8 University Gdns
Security (Central Services) A21 – Main Gatehouse
Senate Office
A10 – Main Building
Sir Alexander Stone Building D5 –16 University Gdns
Sir Charles Wilson Building E15 – 1 University Av
Slavonic Studies
D10 – Hetherington Building
Sociology
D8 – Adam Smith Building
Sociology (Scottish Centre for
Crime & Justice Research)
E16 – 63 Gibson St
Southpark House
E5
Social & Political Sciences, School of
D8 Adam Smith Building
Social Sciences, College of (Admin)
E4 –Florentine House
Sport & Recreation Service
E6 – Stevenson Building
Staff Development Service
E14 – St Andrew’s Building, 11 Eldon St
Stair Building
A19
St. Andrew’s Building
E14 – Eldon St
Statistics
D4 – Maths Building
Stevenson Building
E6
Student Counselling & Advisory Service
E12 – 65 Southpark Av
Student Services Enquiries Desk
E2 - Fraser Building
Students’ Representative Council (SRC)
A22 – John McIntyre Building
Telephone Exchange
A10 – Main Building
TGWU
E13 – 68 Oakfield Av
Theatre Film & TV Studies
E9 –Gilmorehill Centre
Theology & Religious Studies A20 – 4 The Square
Thomson Building
A3
Transport Services
C7 – 11 Thurso St
Turnbull Room
A10 – Main Building
UNISON
E13 – 68 Oakfield Av
Urban Studies
D17 – 25 Bute Gdns
Visitor Centre
A11 – Main Building
West Medical Building
B2
West Quadrangle
A6
Western Clinical Research
& Education Centre
C5–Western Infirmary
Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre
B9
Wildlife Garden
D19
Wolfson Building
B10
Wolfson Medical School Building
C8
Zoology Museum
B3 – Graham Kerr Building
*Updated - August 2012