University of Aberdeen
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 Coat of arms of the University of Aberdeen | |
| Latin: Universitas Aberdonensis | |
| Motto | Latin: Initium sapientiae timor domini |
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Motto in English | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom |
| Type | Public research university Ancient university |
| Established | 1495[1] |
| Endowment | £58.4 million (2021)[2] |
| Budget | £235.9 million (2020–21)[2] |
| Chancellor | The Duchess of Rothesay |
| Rector | Maggie Chapman |
| Principal | George Boyne |
Academic staff | 1,086 (2018)[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,489 (2018)[2] |
| Students | 14,150 (2016/17)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 10,210 (2016/17)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 3,940 (2016/17)[3] |
| Location | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| Campus | College town |
| Colours | Burgundy and white (university colours) Gold and royal blue (sports colours) |
| Affiliations | |
| Mascot | Angus the Bull |
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The University of Aberdeen is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495.[4] It is Scotland's third-oldest university and the fifth-oldest in the English-speaking world.
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An illustration of King's College in 1661.
Marischal College, Aberdeen In the process of being converted to Aberdeen City Council's new HQ.
Christ's College, built in 1850
Marischal College quad with Mitchell Tower
Façade of the Sir Duncan Rice Library in Old Aberdeen
New Building, King's College ("New Kings")
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A 2017 aerial view of the Foresterhill Campus, showing University of Aberden and NHS Grampian facilities
The Great Gate at Marischal College
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References
- ↑ Bulloch, John Malcolm (1895). A History of the University of Aberdeen: 1495-1895. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 2. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Annual Reports & Accounts 2021" (PDF). University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2016/17 Students by HE provider, level, mode and domicile" (CSV). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ↑ Bulloch, John Malcolm (1895). A History of the University of Aberdeen: 1495-1895. London: Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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