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Tods Murray LLP becomes Platinum Partner of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce 12


Economy Party conference boost


Glasgow hosted the UK Liberal Democrat Conference recently, which gave a boost to the city economy believed to be worth around £7 million. The first UK party conference


to be hosted in the city for many years also put the UK media spotlight firmly on Glasgow for the duration of the conference. The event was attended


by thousands of delegates and influential political figures in addition to the media attention. It was a step forward for the city on the political party conference circuit, having previously hosted the Labour Party’s spring conferences in 2003 and 2007 and the Scottish National Party’s spring conference in 2012. There was a double boost for


Glasgow’s economy when it was announced that the UK Liberal


Democrat conference would return to the city in 2014. The 2014 event will begin on


Saturday 4 October – a timetable chosen not to clash with campaigning in the independence referendum, something that would have happened if the party had gone ahead with its original plan to hold the event in Liverpool from 13-17 September. Scott Taylor, Chief Executive


of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, welcomed the news that the conference will return next year. He said: “The return in 2014


further strengthens Glasgow’s reputation for delivering major national and international events and is a clear endorsement of the confidence that the meetings industry has in our city.” Glasgow Chamber held a breakfast event considering the progress of


automatic enrolment into company pension schemes one year on from its introduction, supported by Standard Life, as part of the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Glasgow. Speakers included (pictured


from left) Steve Webb MP, Minister


for Pensions; Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce; David Nish, Chief Executive, Standard Life; and Varry McMenemy, Managing Director, Bellcom Worldwide Ltd and President of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.


University climbs the world rankings


Recognition The University of Glasgow has achieved a double success in the university rankings tables. First, it attained its highest


world ranking, moving from 54th to 51st, in the latest QS survey released in September. It also rose 22 places in the latest Times Higher Education World Rankings. Professor Anton Muscatelli,


Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University, said: “I am delighted that our progress in these rankings has continued. “Over recent months we have


recruited some of the brightest academic and research talents from across the globe, confirming Glasgow’s reputation as one of the world’s great broad-based, research intensive universities.”


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