School of Basic Sciences
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The School of Basic Sciences is a core academic unit of EPFL that focuses on fundamental research and education in disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| School of Basic Sciences canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092696 — 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 Basic Sciences Context triple: [École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, hasFaculty, School of Basic Sciences]
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Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at the University of Zurich is an academic division dedicated to research and education in the natural and physical sciences.
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Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at the University of Geneva is an academic division dedicated to education and research in the natural and physical sciences.
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Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic division renowned for its cutting-edge research and education across the fundamental natural sciences.
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Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is an academic division dedicated to education and research across a broad range of scientific disciplines, including natural, life, and computational sciences.
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Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is an academic division of the Université du Québec à Montréal dedicated to teaching and research in the natural, physical, and mathematical sciences.
- 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 Basic Sciences Target entity description: The School of Basic Sciences is a core academic unit of EPFL that focuses on fundamental research and education in disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
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A.
Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at McGill University is an academic division that oversees the university’s undergraduate and graduate programs and research activities in the natural and physical sciences.
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Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam is a major academic division focused on education and research in the natural and exact sciences.
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C.
Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at Kyushu University is an academic division dedicated to education and research in the natural sciences within one of Japan’s leading national universities.
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D.
Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at Alexandria University is an academic division dedicated to education and research in the natural and physical sciences.
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E.
Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science at Gakushuin University is an academic division dedicated to education and research in the natural sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
ⓘ
faculty ⓘ |
| city | Lausanne ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
international research institutions
ⓘ
other EPFL schools ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| emphasis |
fundamental science education
ⓘ
interdisciplinary research ⓘ |
| field | natural sciences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
basic sciences
ⓘ
fundamental research ⓘ higher education ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | SB ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
chemistry
ⓘ
computational science ⓘ life sciences ⓘ mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization |
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
ⓘ
surface form:
EPFL
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| hasRole | core academic unit of EPFL ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne
ⓘ
surface form:
EPFL main campus
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| mission |
advance fundamental knowledge in basic sciences
ⓘ
train students in mathematics, physics and chemistry ⓘ |
| offersProgramType |
bachelor programs
ⓘ
doctoral programs ⓘ master programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
ⓘ
surface form:
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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| region | Canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| researchType |
experimental research
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theoretical research ⓘ |
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
| shortName | SB ⓘ |
| typeOfEducation |
doctoral education
ⓘ
graduate education ⓘ undergraduate education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: School of Basic Sciences Description of subject: The School of Basic Sciences is a core academic unit of EPFL that focuses on fundamental research and education in disciplines such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.