Complex sentence: At the University of Glasgow, nations were used until 1977, for Rectorial election purposes, the University was divided into four nations, originally called Clidisdaliae, Thevidaliae, Albaniae and Rosay, and later as Glottiana, Loudoniana, Transforthana and Rothseiana.
Split into simpler sentences: At the University of Glasgow, nations were used until 1977, for Rectorial election purposes. The University has some four nations, originally called Clidisdaliae, Thevidaliae, Albaniae and Rosay, and later as Glottiana, Loudoniana, Transforthana and Rothseiana.