Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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The Faculty of Science at the University of St Andrews is the division that oversees the university’s science disciplines, including departments such as Physics and Astronomy, and coordinates their teaching and research activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews canonical | 5 |
| University of St Andrews Faculty of Science | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4897841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews Context triple: [School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, isPartOf, Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews]
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College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow
The College of Science and Engineering at the University of Glasgow is a major academic division offering research-led education and innovation across disciplines such as physics, engineering, computing, and the natural sciences.
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University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is a historic public research university in northeast Scotland, known for its strong programs in energy, medicine, and the humanities.
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University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a public research university in central Scotland known for its scenic campus, interdisciplinary teaching and research, and strong emphasis on sport and environmental studies.
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University of St Andrews
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.
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University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a leading public research university in Scotland, renowned for its historic campus, influential scholarship, and global academic reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews Target entity description: The Faculty of Science at the University of St Andrews is the division that oversees the university’s science disciplines, including departments such as Physics and Astronomy, and coordinates their teaching and research activities.
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College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow
The College of Science and Engineering at the University of Glasgow is a major academic division offering research-led education and innovation across disciplines such as physics, engineering, computing, and the natural sciences.
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B.
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is a historic public research university in northeast Scotland, known for its strong programs in energy, medicine, and the humanities.
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C.
University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a public research university in central Scotland known for its scenic campus, interdisciplinary teaching and research, and strong emphasis on sport and environmental studies.
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University of St Andrews
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.
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University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a leading public research university in Scotland, renowned for its historic campus, influential scholarship, and global academic reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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university faculty ⓘ |
| academicFocus | STEM disciplines ⓘ |
| campus | St Andrews main campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates |
research activities in science disciplines
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teaching activities in science disciplines ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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biology ⓘ chemistry ⓘ computer science ⓘ earth sciences ⓘ environmental science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| follows | regulations of the University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| governs | science schools of the University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| hasAcademicStaffType |
lecturer
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professor ⓘ reader ⓘ research fellow ⓘ senior lecturer ⓘ |
| hasRole | Dean of Science ⓘ |
| hasStudentLevel |
postgraduate research
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postgraduate taught ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/science/ ⓘ |
| isPartOfType | faculties of the University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
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Scotland ⓘ St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersDegreeType |
Bachelor of Science
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Science ⓘ |
| overseesDepartment |
School of Biology, University of St Andrews
NERFINISHED
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School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseesDiscipline | science ⓘ |
| partOf | University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| university | University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews Description of subject: The Faculty of Science at the University of St Andrews is the division that oversees the university’s science disciplines, including departments such as Physics and Astronomy, and coordinates their teaching and research activities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
subject surface form:
School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews
School of Mathematics and Statistics
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parentOrganization
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Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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subject surface form:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews
subject surface form:
School of Biology, University of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
University of St Andrews Faculty of Science
School of Geography and Sustainable Development
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affiliation
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Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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School of Psychology and Neuroscience
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parentOrganization
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Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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subject surface form:
School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews