UNIVERSITY of the West of Scotland (UWS) has climbed into the top 100 of the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for the first time.

UWS has been placed 100 in the latest edition of the league table and has had an increase of six places from last year.

The university also ranked in the top three of Scottish universities for teaching excellence.

Professor Craig Mahoney, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of UWS, said: “This is fantastic news and is yet another example of the significant progress we are making and of the hard work and commitment of colleagues across UWS.”