The capital of Scotland, Edinburgh has a highly prestigious university that consistently ranks well in university league tables that order universities in the United Kingdom according to various factors, such as quality of teaching and degrees awarded.
University of Edinburgh
South Bridge
Edinburgh
Scotland
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011-44-13-1650-1000
ed.ac.uk
A large research-led university of the Russell Group (an official body that represents 20 United Kingdom universities committed to the best research, teaching and learning), this university was founded in 1451 and is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world.
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Scotland
G12 8QQ
011-44-14-1330-2000
gla.ac.uk
Often a top five ranked United Kingdom university, St. Andrews was Scotland’s first university, founded in 1413, and has maintained a reputation as a good university ever since.
University of St. Andrews
College Gate
St. Andrews
Fife
Scotland
KY16 9AJ
011-44-13-3447-6161
st-andrews.ac.uk
After a 70-year relationship with St. Andrews University, Dundee became an independent university in 1967. The university is made up of four colleges: the College of Art, Science and Engineering; the College of Arts and Social Sciences; the College of Life Sciences; and the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing.
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
Scotland
DD1 4HN
011-44-13-8238-3000
dundee.ac.uk
Founded in 1495, the research-led university has a history of professors and lecturers that have gone on to be awarded Nobel Peace Prizes, five in total and mainly in the sciences.
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Scotland
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011-44-12-2427-2000
abdn.ac.uk