The high road to Glasgow

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Head of department Professor Alan Tomlinson says the university provides a captive pool of applicants. 'It's definitely a benefit being the only department in Scotland in that it tends to give us a designated market because Scottish students often prefer to stay in Scotland,' he says.

Each year 500-600 people apply to join the undergraduate courses, with optometry admitting around 60 students each year, while the dispensing course admits around 20 students and 18 PhD students carry out full-time research. Mature students with a science degree are also welcomed and usually fill around 12 places in any given year.