School of Biology, University of St Andrews
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The School of Biology at the University of St Andrews is an academic department specializing in biological sciences teaching and research within the university’s Faculty of Science.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| School of Biology, University of St Andrews canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5125177 — 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 Biology, University of St Andrews Context triple: [Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews, hasUnit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews]
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A.
School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh is a leading research and teaching institution focused on modern biology, from molecular and cellular mechanisms to ecology and evolution.
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Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
The Faculty of Science at the University of St Andrews is the division that oversees the university’s science disciplines, including departments such as Physics and Astronomy, and coordinates their teaching and research activities.
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C.
School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge
The School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge is a major academic division that encompasses the university’s teaching and research in areas such as biology, biochemistry, genetics, neuroscience, and related life sciences.
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D.
Research School of Biology
The Research School of Biology is a leading academic and research institution within the Australian National University, specializing in biological sciences across molecular, ecological, and evolutionary disciplines.
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E.
School of the Biological Sciences
The School of the Biological Sciences is a major academic division of the University of Cambridge that oversees teaching and research in life sciences disciplines such as biology, biochemistry, and related fields.
- 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 Biology, University of St Andrews Target entity description: The School of Biology at the University of St Andrews is an academic department specializing in biological sciences teaching and research within the university’s Faculty of Science.
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A.
School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh
The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh is a leading research and teaching institution focused on modern biology, from molecular and cellular mechanisms to ecology and evolution.
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B.
Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
The Faculty of Science at the University of St Andrews is the division that oversees the university’s science disciplines, including departments such as Physics and Astronomy, and coordinates their teaching and research activities.
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C.
School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge
The School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge is a major academic division that encompasses the university’s teaching and research in areas such as biology, biochemistry, genetics, neuroscience, and related life sciences.
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D.
Research School of Biology
The Research School of Biology is a leading academic and research institution within the Australian National University, specializing in biological sciences across molecular, ecological, and evolutionary disciplines.
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E.
School of the Biological Sciences
The School of the Biological Sciences is a major academic division of the University of Cambridge that oversees teaching and research in life sciences disciplines such as biology, biochemistry, and related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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biology school ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | natural sciences ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
external research institutes
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other schools of the University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
academic staff
ⓘ
research staff ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
biological research
ⓘ
university teaching ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
biological sciences
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biology ⓘ cell biology ⓘ ecology ⓘ environmental biology ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ marine biology ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
animal behaviour
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biodiversity ⓘ conservation biology ⓘ evolution and ecology ⓘ marine ecosystems ⓘ molecular and cell biology ⓘ |
| governedBy | Senate of the University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation |
University of St Andrews Faculty of Science
ⓘ
linked to:
Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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| hasMission | teaching and research in biological sciences ⓘ |
| hasStudentBody |
postgraduate students
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undergraduate students ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews
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Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews ⓘ
linked to:
Centre for Biological Diversity
Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Oceans Institute
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews ⓘ
linked to:
Sea Mammal Research Unit
|
| isIn |
University of St Andrews North Haugh campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of St Andrews central campus
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| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
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Scotland ⓘ St Andrews ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
postgraduate taught programmes in biological sciences
ⓘ
research postgraduate degrees in biology ⓘ undergraduate degree in biology ⓘ undergraduate degree in marine biology ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
ⓘ
University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| typeOfEducation | tertiary education ⓘ |
| website | https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/biology/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: School of Biology, University of St Andrews Description of subject: The School of Biology at the University of St Andrews is an academic department specializing in biological sciences teaching and research within the university’s Faculty of Science.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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hasUnit
→
School of Biology, University of St Andrews
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science, University of St Andrews
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overseesDepartment
→
School of Biology, University of St Andrews
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