Gla.ac.uk - SEO Checker

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Meta information
66% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
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Link structure
82% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.19 s
File size
54.90 kB
Words
735
Media files
21
Number of links
139 internal / 8 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
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The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 608 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university. The University of Glasgow is a major research-led university operating in an international context with the following fundamental aims: * to provide education through the development of learning in a research environment * to undertake fundamental, strategic and applied research * to make a major contribution to local, regional, national and international communities through widening access and through working in partnership to support economic regeneration * to sustain and add value to Scottish culture, to the natural environment and to the national economy.
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.gla.ac.uk/
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
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Meta tags

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descriptionThe University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university. The University of Glasgow is a major research-led university operating in an international context with the following fundamental aims: * to provide education through the development of learning in a research environment * to undertake fundamental, strategic and applied research * to make a major contribution to local, regional, national and international communities through widening access and through working in partnership to support economic regeneration * to sustain and add value to Scottish culture, to the natural environment and to the national economy.
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Content
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This page contains 735 words. That's ok.
28.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
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The average number of words per sentence of 14 words is good.
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Mobile optimization
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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HTTPS
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H1 heading
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University of Glasgow
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
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H2 Centres for Doctoral Training
H2 Explore
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H2 Visit us
H2 Discover
H2 World top 100
H2 World top 20 for sustainability
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H2 University of Glasgow Duplicate text
H2 Legal
H2 Current students
H2 Staff
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H3 Clarity
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H3 Research A-Z
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Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 8 external links on this page.
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https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/Text duplicate Explore
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https://www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/Subjects A-Z
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/international/abroadexchange/Study abroad & exchange opportunities
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/myglasgow/learningandteaching/Learning & Teaching: support, strategy, planning and policies
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/study/online/Online study options
https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/cpd/Continuing professional development (CPD)
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/explore/ukraine/Ukraine: our response
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/research/excellence/REF 2021: recognition for our world-leading research, and the positive impact it has on society
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/Explore our Research Beacons: six collaborative area of research excellence
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https://www.qub.ac.uk/research...External Subdomain Photonics and Advanced Data Storage
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/postgraduate/doctoraltraining/Doctoral training
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/research/excellence/Our research excellence
/research/ourresearchenvironment/Our research environment
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/More about research at Glasgow
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/Schools
https://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/Colleges
https://www.gla.ac.uk/stafflist/Staff A-Z
/myglasgow/services/Services A-Z
https://www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/Text duplicate Subjects A-Z
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/explore/visit/undergraduate/Undergraduate events
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/explore/campuses/Our campuses
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/explore/whoswho/Who's who
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/study/studentlife/glasgow/City of Glasgow
/myglasgow/campusdevelopment/Campus development
/myglasgow/library/The Library
/explore/awardsandrankings/Awards and rankings
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/explore/awardsandrankings/sus...We are ranked in the top 20 universities in the world for sustainability
/explore/sustainability/Sustainability at Glasgow
/myglasgow/campusdevelopment/Over the last decade, the University of Glasgow has significantly invested in its estate to expand its world-class campus and facilities.
/explore/civic/We are committed to civic engagement and helping our local communities thrive.
/explore/internationalisation/For over 560 years, Glasgow has established partnerships with institutions, colleagues and students across the world.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/Subdomain More news ...
https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/Explore more
https://www.gla.ac.uk/stafflistAdvanced search
/connect/supportus/Support us
/connect/supportus/Find out more about our £1billion development to build a campus fit for today and the future.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/alumni/Alumni
https://www.gla.ac.uk/alumni/Stay in touch with your University. Find out more about alumni activities at the University of Glasgow.
/connect/businessandinnovation/Business and innovation
/connect/businessandinnovation/Working with the University of Glasgow: see how we can share our expertise with you.
/connect/contact/Contact us
/connect/contact/Find all the contact details you need to get in touch with someone who can help answer your questions.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/connect/Make more connections
https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/STUDY
https://www.gla.ac.uk/subjects/Text duplicate Subjects A-Z
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/explore/visit/Text duplicate Visit us / Open Days
https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/RESEARCH
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/research/beacons/Glasgow Research Beacons
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/study/studentlife/glasgow/Text duplicate City of Glasgow
/explore/visit/Visit us
/explore/accessibility/Accessibility
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https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/News
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/explore/jobs/JOBS AT GLASGOW
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https://www.gla.ac.uk/IMG-ALT University of Glasgow
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/myglasgow/students/MyGlasgow Students
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www.gla.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university
The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. A world top 100 university. The University of Glasgow is a major research-led university operating in an international context with the following fundamental aims: * to provide education through the development of learning in a research environment * to undertake fundamental, strategic and applied research * to make a major contribution to local, regional, national and international communities through widening access and through working in partnership to support economic regeneration * to sustain and add value to Scottish culture, to the natural environment and to the national economy.

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