Social Enterprise Champion and alumnus develops free course to support wellbeing, health and resilience
A free course offering participants useful, hands-on support for wellbeing, health and resilience has been developed by alumnus Paul McColgan.
Category: Profiles
Profiles of former students and graduates of the institution.
UWS graduate’s Tik Tok success and mission to ‘make a difference to other people’s lives’
A University of the West of Scotland graduate, who now runs his own fitness venture after shedding an incredible 12 stone, is gathering a huge following on Tik Tok with his no nonsense views on fad diets and straight talking on how to lose weight safely.
How a return to education sparked a career-change and the founding of a charity
Graduate Carol Burt-Wilson tells us how her studies at College and University prepared her for building an award-winning charity tackling hate crime and led to her being awarded an MBE.
Graduate success stories: Gayle Boyd
Civil Engineering graduate Gayle Boyd tells us about her experiences at UWS and her role with Balfour Beatty following graduation.
UWS alumnus interview with IDG Connect
University of the West of Scotland alumnus Graeme Thompson was recently interviewed as part of IDG Connect’s CIO Spotlight series, where IT leaders discuss their background and where they see the industry developing. Graeme,...
Chinese graduate reflects on his time studying chemistry and waste management at UWS
As many of our graduates and friends celebrate the Chinese New Year with their families, MSc Waste Management graduate Fei Guo reflects on his time leaving home in China to study in Paisley at University of the West of Scotland.
How my education in Paisley set me up for a career with IBM in development and systems integration
David Hammond, Technology Transformation Architect – Open Hybrid Cloud at IBM, reflects on his hugely successful career at IBM and his continuing relationship with Paisley and the University.
Alumnus Graeme Gordon installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants
Alumnus Graeme Gordon has become Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants (WCCAEW) in England and Wales. The title is the greatest honour for a member of any Livery Company within the ancient...
Table Tennis Star Talks Training and Podcasts
Table Tennis star and UWS graduate Martin Perry talks about his career so far, getting back to training and his podcast series PerryPOD, interviewing well known names in sport including Paralympic Champion Will Bayley.
Louise Lavaroni BA Business and Management 2001
We talk to Amazonian and business and management graduate (2001) Louise Lavaroni about her time stuyding in Paisley and her tips for new graduates.
Alumni Guest Speaker Gordon Mackintosh
UWS graduate Gordon Mackintosh delivered a talk about his career that’s taken him from University in Paisley to California, on Thursday 19 September 2019. Brought up in Paisley, Gordon did an undergraduate degree in...
Inspirational alumnus celebrates six years of TEDxGlasgow
Business and Management graduate Gurjit is an entrepreneur with a keen interest in philanthropy and developing social venture capital firms. An avid TED fan, Gurjit acquired the licence for TEDxGlasgow in 2012, bringing together a team of volunteers to form an organisation that is now one of the most established TEDx events in the UK and Europe
Charis Jamieson BEng (Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering 1999
Charis, who is former Commercial Marketing Director at Lenovo and now Commercial Category Manager at Microsoft Australia, tells us about her time studying in Paisley.
Paisley graduate and renowned music photographer receives Honorary Doctorate
UWS awarded acclaimed music photographer Harry Papadopoulos, who is a graduate, with an Honorary Doctorate at its graduation ceremony on 18 November 2015 at Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church, Paisley. Harry Papadopoulos, who graduated...
The High Flier
Alumnus Gordon McConnell talks about how his degree prepared him for a celebrated career in the aeronautical industry.
YiLei Ying Yang MSc Environmental Management with Waste Management, Class of 2006
It is striking how enthusiastically YiLei Yang discusses her work as an Engineer for Dutch company Grontmij, and she credits a work placement set up for her while studying for a Masters degree at...
Ken McDermott BSc Hons Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Class of 1987
Electrical and elecronic engineering graduate from the then Paisley College of Technology, now UWS, tells us about his career since graduation and why the reason behind his choice of study is just as applicable...
Paisley graduate Iona Colvin takes up Directorship of Social Services for North Ayrshire Council
Social Science graduate Iona Colvin takes up Directorship of Social Services for North Ayrshire Council Iona Colvin’s connection to social work goes deeper than the BA in Social Sciences she was awarded in 1981...