The University of Edinburgh

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The University of Edinburgh is the sixth oldest university in the UK and the oldest civic foundation in the English-speaking world. Today, the University is home to 43,380 students spread across five campuses around the city. These campuses also house some of the world’s most important collections, including art, musical instruments, natural history, geology, anatomy, rare books and manuscripts. 

83% of their research was recently deemed world leading or internationally excellent and they have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize five times. As well as this, their commercial service has helped launch more than 500 companies since 1967.

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The University’s three Colleges host 21 Schools. Sociology in the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, their vet school in the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, and informatics in the College of Science and Engineering were ranked first in the UK by research power (Research Fortnight REF 2014).

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  • Consistently ranked as one of the top 50 universities in the world.
  • Ranked 16th in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.
  • Ranked 4th in the UK for research power, based on the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions).
  • 19 Nobel Prize winners who are alumni of the University or have been members of academic staff here.
  • Ranked in the top 10 in the UK and in the top 100 in the world for graduate employability (Times Higher Education, Global Employability University Ranking 2019).
  • Ranked 19th in the world’s most international universities (Times Higher Education: The World’s Most International Universities 2020).
  • Ranked as one of the top 5 sporting universities in the UK (British Universities and Colleges Sport 2018/19)
  • More than 320 student societies covering sport, politics, social and community support, and the arts.
  • Oldest student newspaper and oldest purpose-built student union in the world.
  • Home of the James Tait Black Prizes – Britain’s oldest literary awards.

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Research

They have a long history of delivering research firsts. Their researchers developed Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be genetically cloned from an adult somatic cell; the first genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccine; the first automated industrial assembly robot; and the first in-vitro fertilisation. They also led the Atlas team at CERN, which co-discovered the Higgs Boson.

Employability

They offer strong employability prospects. Six months after graduating, 95 % of their students are in employment or postgraduate study. The QS World University Rankings 2020 gave 90/100 for employer reputation.

Facilities

Their facilities are excellent. They have 10 libraries including the third largest academic library in Europe. The university is home to one of the UK’s 15 Wellcome Trust clinical research facilities; the unique FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility, the world’s most sophisticated ocean simulator; and a £32 million development at their Easter Bush campus to create a European centre of excellence in animal services and food security.

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