In 1981, the Industrial Relations section of the Department of Economics was granted independent departmental status and the first Professor of Industrial Relations was appointed. On 1 October 1988, the Department merged with the Department of Administration to form the Department of Organisation, Management and Employment Relations.
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning was established in 1967. In 1987, the department merged with the planning schools of the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art to form the Centre for Planning at the University of Strathclyde.
The Centre for the Study of Public Policy was established within the University of Strathclyde in 1976.
The Evening Students' Representative Council was established in 1909 to promote social life in the College and to represent the evening students in all matters affecting their interests. In the 1940s, it amalgamated with the Royal Technical College Students' Representative Council.
The National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics was established in 1972. When it was established, it operated in association with the Bioengineering Unit and was administered by Strathclyde University on behalf of the Scottish Home and Health Department and the Scottish Health Service. The remit of the Centre, which was initially concerned only with prosthetics, was widened to include orthotics in 1974.
The Scottish Science and Technology Forum was established in about 1981. It was one of several Science and Technology Regional Organisations (SATRO) in the UK. The purpose of the SATRO network was to promote a positive attitude to industry and to initate effective interaction between education and business, predominantly in the areas of science, engineering and technology. In 1988, the Forum changed its name to the Strathclyde Science and Technology Forum.
Alexander Keith was Principal Lecturer in Methods in the Method Department of Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow, and Deputy Director of Studies, 1956-1957.
Shepherd Dawson was Principal Lecturer in Psychology at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow from 1910 to 1935.
Bryan T. Peck was a Lecturer in Education at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow.
Edward G. Archer was a Lecturer in Education at Jordanhill College of Education, Glasgow.