University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen is Scotland's third oldest university and the fifth oldest in the UK with a history going back to 1495.

In the most recent Times world university rankings Aberdeen was ranked number 137 and has been one of the fastest rising universities in the world's top 200.

Students are attracted by the University's rich tradition and history and the quality of the courses, teaching and research. The university's central campus sees ancient buildings sit side by side with modern or newly refurbished teaching facilities and research laboratories and computing facilities.

Teaching & Research Excellence

The University has an excellent reputation for teaching quality and research, and, over the years, four Nobel Prizes January Postgraduate Programmes have been awarded for work carried out or begun at Aberdeen.

85% of the University's departments are recognised as centres of national and international excellence with students being taught by people who are at the forefront of research in their particular fields.

Key Subject Areas

Key disciplines include the many areas of arts and social sciences, science, computing, engineering and technology, and the University also excels in ground-breaking disciplines focused firmly on the 21st century, such as Bio-Medical Computing Science and renewable energies.

Aberdeen is at the centre of Europe's petroleum industry and often referred to as the 'Oil Capital of Europe.' Many of the industries and companies that work on the North Sea's oil and gas fields are based in Aberdeen and this high technology industry has forged over the years very strong relationships with the university leading to the delivery of a large number of specialist courses targeting the energy, energy technology and petrolum industries such as:

- Integrated Petroleum Geoscience
- Applied Geospatial Information Science
- Safety Engineering & Risk Management
- Oil and Gas Enterprise Management
- Subsea Engineering
- Energy Futures (Oil & Gas)
- Renewable Energy

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The University of Aberdeen gives the following 10 good reasons to study at Aberdeen:

1	Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is not only the third oldest university in Scotland but also one of the most historic universities in the UK.
2	Today the university is a research-led institution with a population of 14,000 students representing 120 different nationalities.
3	4 Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work carried out or begun at Aberdeen University.
4	89% of all subjects offered at Aberdeen University have been rated 'Excellent or Highly Satisfactory' in the most recent Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) exercise underlining the university's commitment to high quality teaching. 85% of all academic staff at the university is research active.
5	The university library holds over 1,050,000 volumes making it one of the largest in Scotland.
6	The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) assessed 89% of Aberdeen's research activity as being of international quality and 55% as either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent.'
7	A place in University Halls is normally guaranteed to all international students during their first year, and these are either on, or within short walking distance of the main campus.
8	The University reports that 97% of graduates "walk into good jobs, research posts or further study" within six months of graduating.
9	Aberdeen is everything a student city should be and more! Historic, international, fashionable and friendly, Aberdeen is the perfect place to live and study. Aberdeen has also been voted the best place to be a student in the UK by a leading accommodation website.
10	The university will invest £240 million on infrastructure and facilities over the next ten years.

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How to obtain more information about the university and how to apply?

The University of Aberdeen offers over 700 undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

To learn more about the University of Aberdeen, get an overview of all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, or to order an application pack please contact us.

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