University of Dundee vs University of Strathclyde

The main campus is within the West End of the City of Dundee. The School of Nursing and Health Sciences has a campus on Forth Avenue, Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Situated on the John Anderson campus, University of Strathclyde is located close to the city center. The campus is surrounded by high-street stores, second-hand shops, museums, theatres, clubs, and restaurants for every cuisine. Glasgow Cathedral and People’s Palace are just 10 mins away from the university.

• The Dundee University Students' Association is affiliated with the Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland and the National Postgraduate Committee. Membership of the Students' Association is for all the students of the university.

• 43 clubs are affiliated with the Sports' Union. There is an award ceremony for the sports clubs, along with a Blues & Colours Ball (see Blue (university sport)) to provide social interaction between the clubs.

• Dundee students can also participate in traditional events during the academic calendar. A standard British Freshers' Week is organized towards the start of the year with a secondary one which is held when the university reconvenes after the vacation of Christmas.

• The Institute of Sport and Exercise (ISE) offers wide facilities including a gym, squash courts, 25m swimming pool, sports fields, and tennis courts.

• ISE works with the Dundee University Sports Union and offers more than 40 sports clubs, ranging from sports like netball and golf to ultimate Frisbee.

• DUSA supports over 250 student societies which bring groups of students who share the same interest. The students can keep up with a current hobby with the broad range of activities or they can even try something different.

It offers over 206 clubs and societies to choose from along with 53 of wellness, fitness, gym, and performance support activities. The university has Scotland’s largest student union. It has a student media center, a variety of restaurants and shops on-campus, and an international student society.

Some of the University of Dundee notable alumni include Sir Patrick Geddes, pioneering town planner and sociologist, Margaret Fairlie, gynecologist, and Scotland's first female professor, and Sir Robert Watson-Watt, an engineer known for his work in radar technology.

Henry Faulds (Scientist), Ed Byrne (Comedian), John Logie Baird (Inventor), David Livingstone (Physician), Jim McDonald (electrical engg/Principal University of Strathclyde), Tommy Sheridan (Politician), Annabel Goldie (MP in UK), Hellen Liddell (MP in UK), Amar Latif (TV presenter), Arthur Von Hoff (Computer scientist), etc.