Mr Dudley Knowles, Head of the Department of Philosophy, says his Department is very proud of the Excellent grading. We have had very high FTE numbers for years and have had to be very well organised in all our classes. A lot of work went into our documentation for the exercise, but what really seems to have set us apart from the other universities in Scotland was the quality of the material we prepare for students - handbooks for each class and the like. The Assessors reported that students appreciated the care which the paperwork attested.
Much credit also goes to the conveners of the large first and second year classes.
The University service departments all did well for us as well. In addition to Glasgow, two top awards went to Edinburgh and one each to Dundee and Stirling. The University has already received five excellent awards for Chemistry, Computing Science, Geography, Geology and Physics.