School of Physics and Astronomy

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academic department university school

The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in research and teaching across physics and astrophysics.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews	2
School of Physics and Astronomy canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T925398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: School of Physics and Astronomy
Context triple: [University of St Andrews, hasSchool, School of Physics and Astronomy]

A. Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit that conducts research and offers education in fundamental physics and astronomical sciences within the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
B. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
The Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy is a major academic division at the California Institute of Technology that oversees research and education in fundamental physical sciences, mathematics, and astronomical studies.
C. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at MIT is a world-leading academic department renowned for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
D. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at the University of York is a leading UK physics department known for its research and teaching in areas such as condensed matter, nuclear physics, and quantum technologies.
E. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Cairo University's Faculty of Science is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in fundamental and applied physics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: School of Physics and Astronomy
Target entity description: The School of Physics and Astronomy is an academic department at the University of St Andrews specializing in research and teaching across physics and astrophysics.

A. Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Department of Physics and Astronomy is an academic unit that conducts research and offers education in fundamental physics and astronomical sciences within the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
B. Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
The Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy is a major academic division at the California Institute of Technology that oversees research and education in fundamental physical sciences, mathematics, and astronomical studies.
C. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at MIT is a world-leading academic department renowned for cutting-edge research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
D. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at the University of York is a leading UK physics department known for its research and teaching in areas such as condensed matter, nuclear physics, and quantum technologies.
E. Department of Physics
The Department of Physics at Cairo University's Faculty of Science is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in fundamental and applied physics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ university school ⓘ
academicDiscipline	astrophysics ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ exoplanet science ⓘ experimental physics ⓘ galaxy formation and evolution ⓘ planetary science ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ space physics ⓘ stellar astrophysics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
educates	postgraduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
employs	astronomy academics ⓘ physics academics ⓘ postdoctoral researchers ⓘ
fieldOfWork	astrophysics ⓘ physics ⓘ
follows	academic calendar of the University of St Andrews ⓘ
hasAcademicStaffTitle	Lecturer in Physics ⓘ Professor of Astronomy ⓘ Professor of Physics ⓘ Reader in Physics ⓘ
hasPart	astronomy observatory facilities ⓘ research groups in astronomy ⓘ research groups in physics ⓘ teaching laboratories ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics-astronomy/ ⓘ
isPartOf	Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	St Andrews ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Scotland ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Europe/London ⓘ
offersDegree	Bachelor of Science in Physics ⓘ Doctor of Philosophy in Physics ⓘ Master of Physics ⓘ
offersProgram	postgraduate research program in astronomy ⓘ postgraduate research program in physics ⓘ undergraduate astrophysics program ⓘ undergraduate physics program ⓘ
partOf	University of St Andrews ⓘ
performsFunction	higher education teaching ⓘ public outreach in science ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
uses	SI units in teaching and research ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of St Andrews → hasSchool → School of Physics and Astronomy ⓘ

Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews → hasUnit → School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Science

linked to: School of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews → overseesDepartment → School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews ⓘ