Principal and Vice-Chancellor. This was the first new university in Scotland for 381 years and the first technological university in Britain, thus initiating the trend of formation of modern technical universities in Britain. Sir Samuel remained at the university until retirement in 1980 - the replacement building for the Andersonian Library opened that year was named in his honour. Following the recommendation of the Robbins Committee, the Scottish College of Commerce amalgamated with the College to form the University of Strathclyde in 1964. Since then, the Royal College Building has served as the centrepiece building of the University of Strathclyde. Local nicknames for the Royal College, and its antecedents, - The Tech - and - The Poly (from Polytechnic) - are now rarely used as younger generations of students have only ever known it as Strathclyde University. Despite this, the names Tech and Techies are still used by some students of the rival University of Glasgow in a jocular/derogatory context to describe the University of Strathclyde and its students/alumini. Departments The Royal College Building on George Street is currently occupied by Strathclyde University and houses the following academic departments: Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry, Pure and Applied, Faculty of Science Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology and Business Studies, Strathclyde Business School Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science The Department of Bioscience in the Faculty of Science was originally in the royal college building but with the completion of the new John Arbuthnot (SIPBS) building the department has moved. The courses available are still the same with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees available. The undergraduate degrees available are split into two subjects, Biological and Biomedical Science and Pharmacy. Some of the degrees available in Biological and Biomedical Science are BSc Biological Sciences, BSc Biomedical Sciences, Forensic Biology the full list can be found at the courses homepage. There are five postgraduate degrees; MSc/PgDip in Clinical Pharmacy, MSc/PgDip in Food Biotechnology, MSc/PgDip in Food Science and Microbiology, MSc/PgDip in Pharmaceutical Analysis and MSc/PgDip in Pharmaceutical Quality and Good Manufacturing Practice. The postgraduate degree is a follow-on from the undergraduate degree. Department of Chemistry, Pure and Applied, Faculty of Science The department of Pure and Applied Chemistry is located in the Royal College Building on level 6. The department of Chemistry was not always in the royal college building because it was established before the