University of St Andrews

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ancient university degree-awarding institution public research university

The University of St Andrews is a historic and prestigious Scottish university, renowned for its academic excellence and status as one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world.

Aliases (2)

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient university → degree-awarding institution → public research university →
academicStaffSize	over 1,000 →
campusType	small-town campus →
ceremonialHead	Chancellor →
country	United Kingdom →
endowmentCurrency	GBP →
founder	Henry Wardlaw → Pope Benedict XIII →
foundingDate	1413 →
governingBody	University Court →
grants	Bachelor’s degrees → Doctoral degrees → Master’s degrees →
hasChancellor	Duchess of Rothesay (Camilla) (historical/ceremonial association may change) →
hasCollege	St Leonard’s College → St Mary’s College → United College →
hasFaculty	Faculty of Arts → Faculty of Divinity → Faculty of Science →
hasLibrary	University of St Andrews Library →
hasMuseum	Wardlaw Museum →
hasNotableAlumnus	Alex Salmond → Andrew Lang → Catherine Stihler → Catherine, Princess of Wales → Douglas Dunn → Edward Jenner → James Wilson → John Napier → Louise Richardson → Michael Fallon → Prince William, Prince of Wales → Sir James Black →
hasPrincipal	principal and vice-chancellor →
hasSchool	School of Biology → School of Chemistry → School of Classics → School of Computer Science → School of English → School of Geography and Sustainable Development → School of History → School of International Relations → School of Management → School of Mathematics and Statistics → School of Physics and Astronomy → School of Psychology and Neuroscience →
hasSportsTeam	Saints Sport →
hasSportsUnion	University of St Andrews Athletic Union →
hasStudentUnion	University of St Andrews Students’ Association →
historicStatus	oldest university in Scotland → third-oldest university in the English-speaking world →
knownFor	academic excellence → being one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world → high student satisfaction → historic traditions →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Fife → Scotland → St Andrews →
memberOf	Coimbra Group → Europaeum → Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities → Sutton Trust 13 → Universities Scotland → Universities UK →
motto	Aien Aristeuein →
mottoLanguage	Greek →
mottoTranslation	Ever to Excel →
offersDegree	postgraduate research degree → postgraduate taught degree → undergraduate degree →
offersProgram	joint degrees → study abroad programmes →
rankedAmong	top universities in the United Kingdom →
religiousOrigin	Roman Catholic Church →
specializesIn	arts and humanities → international relations → sciences →
studentPopulation	over 9,000 →
type	collegiate university →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adam Ferguson → Crispin Bonham-Carter → Fiona Hill → Ian McDiarmid → James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose → James Wilson → John Witherspoon → Lucy Hawking → Prince William, Prince of Wales → Robert Fergusson → Robert Watson-Watt → Russell Kirk → Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin ("St Andrews University") →	educatedAt
Catherine, Princess of Wales → John Knox → William Dunbar →	education
East Sands → St Andrews Castle → Strathtyrum Course →	near
Central Scotland → Lothian and Fife →	containsUniversity
Mind, New Series, Vol. 14 ("University of St Andrews (historical association of Mind)") →	associatedWithInstitution
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland →	beneficiary
Kingdom of Fife →	contains
Graham Priest →	employer
University of Dundee →	formerAffiliation
Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region →	hasHigherEducationInstitution
St Andrews →	hasInstitution
Scottish Enlightenment →	hasInstitutionalBase
Scotland →	hasMajorUniversity
Europaeum →	hasMember
Fife →	hasUniversity
St Leonards School →	isLocatedNear
St Andrews →	knownFor
Bishopric of St Andrews →	linkedInstitution
Leuchars (for St Andrews) railway station →	serves