University of Edinburgh 64395 226001641 2008-07-16T11:45:40Z Cjchestnut 7485183 /* College of Humanities and Social Science */ {{Infobox University |name = The University of Edinburgh |native_name = |latin_name = Universitas Academica Edinburgensis |image_name = Edinburgh university crest.svg |motto = |established = [[1582]] |type = [[public university|Public]] |endowment = [[Pound sterling|£]]216 million<ref name=finance>{{ cite paper | author=University of Edinburgh | publisher= | date=2006 | url=http://www.finance.ed.ac.uk/financialstatements/uoe_reports_fin_statements_05-06.pdf | title=The University of Edinburgh Reports & Financial Statements for the year to 31 July 2006 | accessdate=2007-01-19 }}</ref> |staff = 7,700 (2650 Support & Corporate)<ref name=StaffCnt>{{ cite web | author=University of Edinburgh | publisher= | year= 2006 | url=http://www.planning.ed.ac.uk/Profile/Factsheet/Current/staff.htm | title=Staff Figures | accessdate=2006-07-31 }}</ref> |principal = [[Timothy O'Shea|Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea]] |rector = [[Mark Ballard]] |chancellor = [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|HRH The Duke of Edinburgh]] |students = 25,591 (2006-07)<ref name="Annualreport">{{cite paper | author=University of Edinburgh | publisher= | year= 2007 | url=http://www.ed.ac.uk/annualreview/Annual-Review-2006-2007.pdf | title=Annual Review 2006/2007 | accessdate=2008-04-26 }}</ref> |undergrad = 18,440<ref name="Annualreport" /> |postgrad = 7,151<ref name="Annualreport" /> |doctoral = |city = [[Edinburgh]] |state = [[Scotland]] |country = [[UK]] |campus = [[urban area|Urban]] |free_label = |free = |colours = |mascot = |nickname = |affiliations = [[Russell Group]]<br/> [[Coimbra Group]]<br/> [[LERU]], [[Universitas 21]] |website = http://www.ed.ac.uk |coor ={{coor dms|55|56|50.6|N|3|11|13.9|W}} |telephone = +44 131 650 1000 |address = Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL }} The '''University of Edinburgh''' ({{lang-gd|Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann}}), founded in 1582,<ref>[http://www.ed.ac.uk/explore/history/ Explore University of Edinburgh - History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is a renowned centre for teaching and research in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. It was the [[ancient university|sixth university to be established in the British Isles]], making it one of the [[ancient universities of Scotland]]. The university is also amongst the largest and most prestigious in the [[United Kingdom]] and the world.<ref>[http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2005/ARWU2005_Top100.htm Top 500 World Universities (1-100)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,716,00.html Good University Guide | University League Tables | University Rankings - Times Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2005/table/0,,-5163901,00.html Univ2005~subject~subjects~Institution-wide~Institution-wide | University guide | EducationGuardian.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,8403,00.html News and Views from The Times and Sunday Times | Times Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paked.net/higher_education/rankings/times_rankings.htm |title=The Top 200 World University Rankings |accessdate=2008-02-12 |date=2006 |publisher=[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]] }}</ref> ==History== {{main|History of the University of Edinburgh}} The founding of the University is attributed to [[Robert Reid (bishop)|Bishop Robert Reid]] of [[St Magnus Cathedral]], [[Kirkwall]], [[Orkney]], who left the funds on his death in 1558 that ultimately provided the University's endowment. The University was established by a [[Royal Charter]] granted by [[James VI]] in [[1582]], becoming the fourth [[Scottish university]] at a time when more populous neighbour [[England]] had only two. By the 18th century Edinburgh was a leading centre of the European [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] (see [[Scottish Enlightenment]]) and became one of the continent's principal universities. Students at the university are represented by [[Edinburgh University Students' Association]] (EUSA), which consists of the [[Students' Representative Council#Scotland|Students' Representative Council]] (SRC), founded in [[1884]] by [[Robert Bell|Robert Fitzroy Bell]], the Edinburgh University Union (EUU) which was founded in [[1889]]. They are also represented by the [[Edinburgh University Sports Union]] (EUSU) which was founded in [[1866]]. In [[2002]], the University was re-organised from its 9 [[faculty (university)|faculties]] into three ‘Colleges’, and now comprises the Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Science and Engineering (CSE), and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (MVM). Within these Colleges are 21 ‘Schools’, which are of roughly equal sizes, generally significantly larger than the more-numerous departments they replaced. ==Academic reputation== [[Image:University of Edinburgh, Old College.jpg|thumb|right|140px|The University's [[Robert Adam]]-designed [[Old College, University of Edinburgh|Old College]] building, home of its [[University of Edinburgh School of Law|Law School]]]] [[Image:Edinburgh University 1827.jpg|thumb|right|140px|The east façade of the Old College, before the dome was added in 1887]] The 2007 [[Times Higher Education Supplement]] [THES] World University Rankings ranked the University of Edinburgh as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paked.net/higher_education/rankings/times_rankings.htm |title=The Top 200 World University Rankings |accessdate=2007-06-25 |date=2006 |publisher=[[The Times Higher Education Supplement]] }}</ref> * 23rd in the world * 5th in the UK * 5th in Europe overall The THES also ranked world universities in broad subject areas in tables published in the THES itself, and available to subscribers via the THES website.<ref>[http://www.thes.co.uk/statistics/international_comparisons/2006/main.aspx Times Higher Education - Education news, resources and university jobs for the academic world<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The University of Edinburgh was ranked: * 28th in the world for arts and humanities * 30th in the world for life sciences and biomedicine * 47th in the world for social sciences The [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]] 2007 [ARWU] ranked the University of Edinburgh as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2007/ARWU2007_Top100.htm |title=Top 500 World Universities (1-99) |accessdate=2007-08-15 |date=2007 |publisher=[[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]] }}</ref> * 6th in the UK * 11th in Europe * 53rd in the world [[The Guardian]] University Guide 2008 ranked the University of Edinburgh as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2008 |title=Guardian University Guide |accessdate=2007-06-25 |date=2008 |publisher=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref> * 7th in the UK overall * 1st in the UK for computer science * 1st in the UK for physics * 2nd in the UK for medicine * 2nd in the UK for veterinary science [[The Times]] Good University Guide 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/gug/gooduniversityguide.php |title=University Rankings League Table - Good University Guide |accessdate=2008-04-27 |date=2008 |publisher=[[Times Online]] }}</ref> ranked the University of Edinburgh as the 13th best university in the UK. This represents a drop from previous rankings: 11th in 2007 and within the top ten in 2005 and 2006. However, Edinburgh University remains in the top five for entry standards, a testimony to its popularity and selectivity. In 2005, the university was the ''Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year''. In 2006 [[Newsweek]] ranked the University of Edinburgh 6th in the UK, 11th in Europe and 47th in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14321230/site/newsweek/ |title=The Complete List: The Top 100 Global Universities |accessdate=2007-06-25 |date=13 August 2006 |publisher=[[MSNBC]] }}</ref> ==Endowment== The university has the third largest [[financial endowment]] among UK universities at £216m and the third largest endowment per student, according to the Sutton Trust,<ref>[http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/endowments_report.pdf The Sutton Trust - University Endowments], retrieved 29th October 2007</ref> The university has an annual turnover of more than £400m.<ref>[http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/060111finances.html University exceeds £400m annual turnover] (11 January 2006). ''ED.ac.uk''. Accessed 2007-11-28.</ref> ==Affiliations== The University of Edinburgh is a member of the [[Russell Group]] of large, research-led British universities. It is also the only Scottish university, and (along with [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]) one of the only British universities, to be a member both of the [[Coimbra Group]] and the [[LERU]]: two leading associations of European universities. The University is also a member of [[Universitas 21]], an international association of research-led universities. ==Colleges and Schools== [[Image:University of Edinburgh coat of arms.JPG|thumb|right|The coat of arms of the University of Edinburgh, displayed on St Leonard's Land]] ===College of Humanities and Social Science=== * School of Arts, Culture and Environment * [[New College, Edinburgh|School of Divinity]] * School of Health in Social Science * School of History, Classics and Archaeology * [[University of Edinburgh School of Law|School of Law]] (Edinburgh Law School) * [[University of Edinburgh School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures|School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures]] * [[University of Edinburgh Business School|University of Edinburgh Business School]] * [[Moray House|Moray House School of Education]] * School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences * School of Social and Political Studies * [[The Office of Lifelong Learning]] ===College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine=== * School of Biomedical Sciences * School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health * [[University of Edinburgh Medical School|School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine]] * [[Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies]] ===College of Science and Engineering=== * School of Biological Sciences * [[University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry|School of Chemistry]] * School of GeoSciences * School of Engineering and Electronics * [[University of Edinburgh School of Informatics|School of Informatics]] * School of Mathematics * School of Physics ==Location== <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:McEwan Hall.jpg|thumb|right|350px|McEwan Hall]] --> Edinburgh is considered by some as one of the greenest and most architecturally beautiful cities in [[Europe]] often referred to as the "Athens of the North". The University plays an integral role in the city, contributing to its vibrant atmosphere. With the expansion in topics of study the university has expanded its campuses such that it now has seven main sites: * The '''Central Area''' includes George Square, the [[Informatics Forum]], Old College, the [[University_of_Edinburgh_Medical_School#The_Medical_School_at_Teviot_Place|old Medical School buildings]] in Teviot Place, and surrounding streets in Edinburgh's ''Southside''. It is the oldest region, occupied primarily by the college of humanities and social science, and the schools of informatics and law, as well as the main university library. The [[Appleton Tower]] is also used for teaching first year undergraduates in science and engineering. Meanwhile, '''Teviot Place''' continues to house pre-clinical medical courses and biomedical sciences despite relocation of the Medical School to Little France. Nearby are the main EUSA buildings of Potterrow, Teviot Row House and the [[Pleasance]] Societies Centre. Old residents of George Square include Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. A number of these buildings are used to host events during the [[Edinburgh International Festival]] every summer. * The '''[[Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies]]''' at Summerhall, at the East end of The Meadows. This houses Veterinary Medicine. * '''[[Moray House School of Education]]''' just off the [[Royal Mile]], used to be the Moray House Institute for Education until this merged with the University in August [[1998]]. The University has since extended Moray House's Holyrood site to include a redeveloped and extended major building housing Sports Science, Physical Education and Leisure Management facilities adjacent to its own Sports Institute in the Pleasance. * '''[[Pollock Halls of Residence|Pollock Halls]]''', adjoining [[Holyrood Park]] to the east, provides accommodation (mainly half board) for a minority of students in their first year. Two of the older houses in Pollock Halls were demolished in [[2002]] and a new building has been built in their place, leaving a total of ten buildings. Self-catered flats elsewhere account for the majority of university-provided accommodation. Most other students in the city live in private flats in the [[Marchmont]], [[Newington, Edinburgh|Newington]], [[Bruntsfield, Edinburgh|Bruntsfield]], [[New Town, Edinburgh|New Town]] and [[Leith]] areas, although some university-owned flats are also available there. * '''[[New College, Edinburgh|New College]]''', on the Mound, which houses the School of Divinity - parts of which are also used by the [[Church of Scotland]]. * The '''[[King's Buildings]]''' campus, further south, houses most of the Science and Engineering schools including a Biology School that is a world leader in [[genetics]]. The [[Scottish Agricultural College]] (SAC) and [[British Geological Survey]] (BGS) also have a presence on campus. * '''The Chancellor's Building''' was opened on 12th August [[2002]] by [[The Duke of Edinburgh]] and houses the new £40 million [[University of Edinburgh Medical School|Medical School]] at the New Royal Infirmary in '''Little France'''. It was a joint project between private finance, the local authorities and the University to create a large modern hospital, veterinary clinic and research institute and thus the University is currently ([[2003]]) in the process of moving its Veterinary and Medical Faculties there (and quite possibly also the School of Nursing). It has two large lecture theatres and a medical library. It is connected to the new [[Edinburgh Royal Infirmary]] by a series of corridors. ==Alumni and faculty== [[Image:David-hume-edinburgh.jpg|thumb|right|140px|[[David Hume]] Statue]] {{main|List of University of Edinburgh people}} There have been many notable alumni and faculty of the university, including [[Adam Smith]], [[Gordon Brown]], [[Alexander Graham Bell]], [[Charles Darwin]], Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[David Hume]], [[James Clerk Maxwell]], [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], Sir [[Michael Atiyah]] and [[Ian Wilmut]]. [[Lord John Russell]] also matriculated there but did not graduate. At graduation ceremonies, the Vice-Chancellor caps graduates with the Geneva Bonnet, a hat which legend says was originally made from cloth taken from the breeches of [[John Knox]] or [[George Buchanan (humanist)|George Buchanan]]. The hat was last restored in 2000, when a note from 1849 was discovered in the fabric.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cpa.ed.ac.uk/edit/2.03/021_omniana.html | publisher=University of Edinburgh | title=Omniana | accessdate=2007-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://tweed.lib.ed.ac.uk/audit/auditdetails.asp?item=UCA1088 | title=Graduation cap (Object Details)| publisher=University of Edinburgh | accessdate=2007-01-14}}</ref> In 2006, a University emblem taken into space by [[Piers Sellers]] was incorporated into the Geneva Bonnet.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=927792006 | author=Richard Luscombe | title=One small step for John Knox, one giant leap for university | date=25 June 2006 | publisher=[[Scotland on Sunday]] | accessdate=2007-01-14}}</ref> == Student Organizations == ===Students' Association=== The [[Edinburgh University Students' Association]] consists of the unions and the Student Representative Council. The Unions include Teviot Row House, Potterrow, Kings Buildings House, the Pleasance, and a number of shops, cafe's and refectories around the various campuses. Teviot Row House is said to be the oldest purpose built student union building in the world. The Student Representative Council represents students to the University and the outside world. It is also responsible for Edinburgh's 222 student societies. The Association has four [[sabbatical]] office bearers - a President and three Vice Presidents. Turnout in elections for these positions has, in recent years, been among the highest in the UK. The Association is affiliated to the [[National Union of Students]]. ===Media=== '''Newspapers''': *[[Student (newspaper)|''Student'']] is a weekly [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[newspaper]] produced by [[student]]s at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. Founded in [[1887]] by author [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], it is the oldest student newspaper in the United Kingdom. It has held the title of Best Student Newspaper in Scotland, awarded by the ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Herald]]'' Student Press Awards, for two years running, having won in [[2006]] and again in [[2007]]. *[[The Edinburgh Journal|''The Journal'']] is a very recent addition to the student media scene at the university. It is an independent publication, established in [[2007]] by three students at the University of Edinburgh, and also distributes to the four other higher education institutions in the city - [[Heriot-Watt University]], [[Napier University]], [[Queen Margaret University]] and the [[Edinburgh College of Art]]. It is the largest such publication in Scotland, with a print run of 14,000 copies and is produced by students from across the city. ===Student Sport=== {{Unreferencedsection|date=February 2008}} [[Edinburgh University]] is one of Britain's most successful sporting universities. Student sport consists of 65 clubs from the traditional Football and Rugby to the more unconventional Hot Air Ballooning and Korfball. Run by the [[Edinburgh University Sports Union]], these 65 Clubs have seen Edinburgh rise to 4th place in the British Universities' Sports Association (BUSA) rankings for 2005/06 and 2006/07. It continues to be the most successful Scottish University for sport. ===Student Activism=== There are a number of campaigning societies at the university. The largest of these is environment and poverty campaigning group [[People & Planet]], which is affiliated to the national [[People & Planet]] network. ==Historical Links== {{Unreferencedsection|date=May 2008}} [[Dalhousie University]], Canadian [[Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)|G-13]] university, founded in 1818. In the early 19th century, George Ramsay, the ninth Earl of Dalhousie and Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor at the time, wanted to establish a Halifax college open to all, regardless of class or creed. The earl modeled the fledgling college after the University of Edinburgh, near his Scottish home. Endowment $364 million. [[McGill University]], Canadian [[Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)|G-13]] university, founded in 1821, has strong Edinburgh roots and links to the University of Edinburgh as McGill's first (and, for several years, its only) faculty, Medicine, was founded by four physicians/surgeons who had trained in Edinburgh. Endowment $928 million. [[Queen's University]], Canadian [[Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)|G-13]] university founded in 1841, was modelled after the University of Edinburgh, and continues to display strong Scottish roots and traditions today. Endowment $660 million. The [[University of Pennsylvania]], an American [[Ivy League]] university, has long-standing historical links with the University of Edinburgh, including modelling Penn's School of Medicine after Edinburgh's. Endowment $6.6 billion. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:University of Edinburgh, Old College.jpg|[[Old College, University of Edinburgh|Old College]] Image:Old College Dome.JPG|Old College dome Image:Edinburgh University 1827.jpg|The east façade of the Old College, before the dome was added in 1887 Image:Old College, University of Edinburgh courtyard facade detail.jpg|Detail of the façade to the courtyard of the Old College Image:University of Edinburgh, Teviot.jpg|Students' Union - [[Teviot Row House]] Image:Teviot row house.jpg|Teviot Row House, seen here as a Gilded Balloon venue during the Edinburgh Fringe Image:Appleton tower looming.jpg|William Robertson Building and [[Appleton Tower]] (background), currently under renovation Image:Pollock 1.jpg|St Leonard's Hall, [[Pollock Halls of Residence]] Image:Pollock 3.jpg|St Leonard's Hall, [[Pollock Halls of Residence]] Image:Pollock_Halls.jpg|[[Pollock Halls of Residence]] Image:John Playfair.jpg|[[John Playfair]] Image:David-hume-edinburgh.jpg|[[David Hume]] statue </gallery> ==See also== *[[Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh]] *[[Rector of the University of Edinburgh]] *[[Student (newspaper)|Edinburgh Student Newspaper]] *[[The Edinburgh Journal]] *[[Russell Group of Universities]] *[[Gifford Lectures]] *[[Students' Representative Council (Scotland)|Students' Representative Council]] *[[James Tait Black Memorial Prize]] *[[Edinburgh University A.F.C.]] *[[Fresh Air (Edinburgh)]] *[[Edinburgh Stanford Link]] *[[Edinburgh University Sports Union]] ==Footnotes== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons}} * [http://www.ed.ac.uk/ The University of Edinburgh] * [http://www.accom.ed.ac.uk/ Accommodation Services at the University of Edinburgh] * [http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/ Edinburgh University Students' Association] * [http://www.edinburghcampaign.ed.ac.uk/ The University of Edinburgh Campaign] * [http://www.eusu.ed.ac.uk/ Edinburgh University Sports Union] * [http://www.studentservices.ed.ac.uk/ Edinburgh University Student Services] * [http://www.mastersportal.eu/students/browse/university/43/the-university-of-edinburgh.html/ List of Masters Programmes at University of Edinburgh] {{Scottish Universities}} {{Universities in the United Kingdom}} {{Universitas 21}} {{LERU}} {{Coimbra Group}} {{Russell Group}} [[Category:University of Edinburgh|*]] [[Category:1583 establishments|Edinburgh, University of]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in the 1580s|Edinburgh, University of]] [[Category:Organisations based in Scotland with royal patronage]] [[Category:Education in Edinburgh]] [[Category:Ancient universities of Scotland|Edinburgh, University of]] [[Category:Russell Group|Edinburgh, University of]] [[Category:Coimbra Group|Edinburgh, University of]] [[ar:جامعة إدنبرة]] [[bg:Единбургски университет]] [[de:Universität Edinburgh]] [[el:Πανεπιστήμιο του Εδιμβούργου]] [[es:Universidad de Edimburgo]] [[eo:Universitato de Edinburgo]] [[fa:دانشگاه ادینبورگ]] [[fr:Université d'Édimbourg]] [[ga:Ollscoil Dhún Éideann]] [[gd:Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann]] [[gl:Universidade de Edimburgo]] [[is:Edinborgarháskóli]] [[it:Università di Edimburgo]] [[la:Universitas Academica Edinburgensis]] [[hu:Edinburgh-i Egyetem]] [[ja:エディンバラ大学]] [[nl:Universiteit van Edinburgh]] [[no:University of Edinburgh]] [[pl:Uniwersytet Edynburski]] [[ro:Universitatea din Edinburgh]] [[ru:Эдинбургский университет]] [[sco:Varsity o Edinburgh]] [[fi:Edinburghin yliopisto]] [[sv:Edinburghs universitet]] [[th:มหาวิทยาลัยเอดินบะระ]] [[tr:Edinburgh Üniversitesi]] [[zh:爱丁堡大学]]