The University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest and the fifth oldest in the UK. Aberdeen is an international university built on serving one of the most dynamic regions of Europe. With over 13,000 students, and over 3000 staff, we are at the forefront of teaching and research in medicine, the humanities and sciences.
Picturesque and historic Old Aberdeen - home of Elphinstone's original foundation - is now the main university site, only one mile from the city centre. The 15th century remains very much alive in King's College, offering a sense of history in the daily life of a university now focused on the needs of the new millennium.
History
Founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, The University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest and the UK's fifth oldest University.
William Elphinstone established King's College to train doctors, teachers and clergy for the communities of northern Scotland, and lawyers and administrators to serve the Scottish Crown. Much of the King's College still remains today, as do the proud traditions, which the Bishop began.
Throughout the 20 th century, particularly since the 1950s, Aberdeen consistently increased student recruitment, which is now in excess of 10,000. In the last 10 years, picturesque and historic Old Aberdeen, home of Bishop Elphinstone's original foundation, has again become the main university site.
The University has also invested heavily in medical research, where time and again University staff have demonstrated their skills as world leaders in their field. The custom-built Institute of Medical Sciences, completed in 2002, was designed to provide state-of-the-art facilities for medical researchers and their students.
In 1999, the University launched its ambitious fund-raising campaign, The Sixth Century Campaign, to mark the start of the University's sixth century of existence. With the support of HRH The Prince of Wales as Campaign Patron, our aim is to raise £150 million by 2010.
The fact that the University has become what it is owes much to the determination and vision of a very few individuals, including a distinguished list of scholars who in their own unique ways, helped to shape the University into the world-class institute we have today.
This is only the briefest glimpse into the history of the University of Aberdeen. A far more detailed account can be found in the publication Crown and Gown, written by Jennifer Carter and Colin McLaren and published by Aberdeen University Press. This publication was the main source for this page and permission for use of the material is gratefully acknowledged. Crown and Gown can be purchased at most good book shops - price £6.95.
Library
The Library and Historic Collections are at the heart of teaching, learning and research at the University of Aberdeen. Our holdings extend to more than a million items gathered over five centuries of the University's existence and belonging to collections which are important both nationally and internationally.
Library Services are located in Queen Mother Library, Taylor Library and Special Libraries and Archives in Old Aberdeen, in the Medical Library at the Foresterhill campus and in the Reid Library at the Rowett Research Institute. We welcome to the libraries students and staff from within the University, those from other educational institutions, businesses and the general public.
Our Library is multi-faceted containing not only print resources within the buildings, but also a whole virtual library comprising in excess of 300,000 full-text electronic books, more than 10,000 full-text electronic journal titles and hundreds of electronic databases.
Research
Aberdeen is a university with a long and distinguished research pedigree - ideas that have taken root here have gone on to shape the world.
The following pages showcase our full research portfolio and demonstrate that the pursuit of intellectual excellence has always been at the core of academic life in Aberdeen.
Fast Facts
- The University of Aberdeen was founded in 1495 and is the third oldest University in Scotland
- Teaching is split into 3 Colleges, The College of Life Sciences & Medicine, The College of Physical Sciences, and The College of Arts and Social Sciences
- Over 13,900 students
- 46% men, 54% women
- 19% mature undergraduates
- 120 nationalities
- 4 Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work carried out or begun at Aberdeen
- High quality teaching with over 89% subjects rated Excellent / Highly Satisfactory
- Within 6 months 97% of graduates enter directly into work, further study or training
- 85% of academic staff are research active
- Over 590 first degree programmes
- Over 110 taught Masters programmes
- Over 150 sports clubs and societies
- Study abroad options worldwide
- Libraries with over 1,050,000 volumes
- £240 million investment on infrastructure and facilities over the next ten years
Academic Colleges and Schools
Academic disciplines within the University of Aberdeen are organised via a college structure. Other indices are available, including alphabetical departmental listings.
- College of Arts and Social Sciences
- College web site
- School of Divinity, History and Philosophy
- School of Education
- School of Language & Literature
- School of Law
- School of Social Science
- University of Aberdeen Business School
- Graduate School
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine
- College web site
- Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health
- School of Biological Sciences
- School of Medical Sciences
- School of Medicine and Dentistry
- School of Psychology
- Graduate School
- College of Physical Sciences
- College web site
- School of Engineering
- School of Natural & Computing Sciences
- School of Geosciences
- Graduate School
University of Aberdeen was ranked 153 in the 2008 THES-QS World University Ranking.
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