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Welcome! Fáilte! Professor Cam Donaldson Vice Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) Yunus Chair in Social Business & Health

33 rd Annual Q Methodology Conference Cam Donaldson Vice Principal and PVC (Research) Yunus Chair in Social Business & Health 7 th September 2017

GCU Mission, Vision and Values • Our mission University for the Common Good • Our vision By 2020, GCU will have a global reputation for delivering social benefit and impact through education, research and social innovation

GCU History The University was formed by the merger of: Glasgow Polytechnic (founded 1971) & Queen’s College, Glasgow (founded 1875) 1 st April 1993 - Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992

Today’s GCU – Facts and Figures • • Over 20, 000 students and 1, 600 staff from more than 100 countries 21% of Scottish students at GCU come from the 20% most deprived backgrounds, 7% above the sector average 96% of graduates in work or further study six months after graduating (DLHE 2016) Our Chancellor is Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus Main campuses: Glasgow, GCU London and GCNYC Top modern university in Scotland for research power (REF 2014) Scotland’s first accredited Living Wage University Employer Member of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative

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Welcome! Fáilte! Professor Rachel Baker Director Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health Past President ISSSS

Welcome! Fáilte! Dr Helen Mason Reader in Health Economics Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health