University of Edinburgh (attended, did not graduate)

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The University of Edinburgh is a prestigious public research university in Scotland, renowned for its historic campus and influential contributions to scholarship and innovation across numerous disciplines.

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instanceOf educational institution
public research university
university
affiliatedWith Edinburgh Royal Observatory
National Library of Scotland
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
campusType urban campus
city Edinburgh
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
foundedIn 1582
foundingCharterBy James VI of Scotland
linked to: James VI and I
hasCampus BioQuarter campus
Central Area campus
Easter Bush campus
linked to: Easter Bush Campus

King’s Buildings campus
linked to: King’s Buildings
hasFaculty College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
College of Science and Engineering
hasLibrary Main Library at George Square
hasNotableAlumni Alexander Graham Bell
Arthur Conan Doyle
Aung San Suu Kyi
Caroline Norton
Charles Darwin
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
David Hume
Dugald Stewart
Gordon Brown
Ian Rankin
J. M. Barrie
Nicolás Maduro
Peter Higgs
Piers Sellers
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sheila Rowan
Sir Chris Hoy
linked to: Chris Hoy
hasNotableStaff Christina Boswell
Hermann Bondi
James Clerk Maxwell
Michael Atiyah
Peter Higgs
Tom Devine
hasRanking consistently ranked among top universities worldwide
knownFor arts and humanities
contributions to the Scottish Enlightenment
historic campus
informatics and computer science
law school
medical school
research intensity
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Edinburgh
Scotland
memberOf CIVIS European University Alliance
League of European Research Universities
Russell Group
Universitas 21
motto Nec temere, nec timide
mottoEnglish Neither rashly nor timidly
mottoLanguage Latin
openedIn 1583
region Lothian
type public university

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Edward Johnston educatedAt University of Edinburgh (attended, did not graduate)