University of Edinburgh

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The University of Edinburgh is a leading public research university in Scotland, renowned for its historic campus, influential scholarship, and global academic reputation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
public research university
university
campusType urban
chancellor Anne, Princess Royal
surface form: Princess Anne
city Edinburgh
country United Kingdom
endowmentCurrency GBP
established 1582
foundedBy Town Council of Edinburgh
foundingDate 1582
governingBody University Court
hasAcademicStaff over 4,000
hasArtSchool Edinburgh College of Art
hasBusinessSchool University of Edinburgh Business School
hasCampus BioQuarter
Central Area
Midlothian
surface form: Easter Bush

King’s Buildings
Western General Hospital
hasCollege College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
College of Science and Engineering
hasLawSchool University of Edinburgh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edinburgh Law School
hasLibrary Edinburgh University Library
hasMedicalSchool University of Edinburgh Medical School
hasNotableAlumnus Alexander Graham Bell
Arthur Conan Doyle
Charles Darwin
Chris Hoy
David Hume
Dugald Stewart
Gordon Brown
J. M. Barrie
James Clerk Maxwell
Piers Sellers
Robert Louis Stevenson
hasPostgraduates over 20,000
hasStudents over 40,000
hasUndergraduates over 20,000
hasVeterinarySchool Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
knownFor contributions to the Scottish Enlightenment
global academic reputation
historic campus
research intensity
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Edinburgh
Scotland
memberOf CIVIS European University Alliance
Coimbra Group
League of European Research Universities
Russell Group
UNA Europa
Universitas 21
Universities UK
motto Nec timide, nec temerarie
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Neither rashly nor timidly
offersDegree bachelor’s degrees
doctoral degrees
master’s degrees
principalAndViceChancellor Peter Mathieson
QSWorldRankingCategory top 50 globally in many years
region Scotland
religiousAffiliation none
type public university

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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh affiliatedWith University of Edinburgh
Western General Hospital affiliatedWith University of Edinburgh
Geoffrey Hinton almaMater University of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: New College, Edinburgh
Athens of the North associatedWith University of Edinburgh
Little France associatedWith University of Edinburgh
William Robertson associatedWith University of Edinburgh
central Scotland containsUniversity University of Edinburgh
subject surface form: Central Scotland
Lothian and Fife containsUniversity University of Edinburgh
James Keir educated at University of Edinburgh
Robert Darwin educated at University of Edinburgh
Adam Ferguson educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Alexander Graham Bell educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Alexander Melville Bell educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Arthur Lee educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Charles Darwin educatedAt University of Edinburgh
David Home educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Dugald Stewart educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Eric Liddell educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Gordon Brown educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Henry Dundas educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Henry Home, Lord Kames educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Hugh Blair educatedAt University of Edinburgh
J. M. Barrie educatedAt University of Edinburgh
James Busby educatedAt University of Edinburgh
James Clerk Maxwell educatedAt University of Edinburgh
James David Forbes educatedAt University of Edinburgh
James Hutton educatedAt University of Edinburgh
James Mill educatedAt University of Edinburgh
James Wilson educatedAt University of Edinburgh
John Rennie the Elder educatedAt University of Edinburgh
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell educatedAt University of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: Edinburgh University
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Earl Russell (John Russell) educatedAt University of Edinburgh
subject surface form: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Witherspoon educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Joseph Black educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Joseph Hume educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Julius Nyerere educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Klaus Fuchs educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Marcus Mumford educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Norman Bethune educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Richard Dobbs Spaight educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Robert Adam educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Robert Brown educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Robert Louis Stevenson educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Robert Stephenson educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Robin Cook educatedAt University of Edinburgh
Sir John Anderson educatedAt University of Edinburgh