The University of Aberdeen is an ancient university in Scotland (UK), with outstanding reputation as a leading teaching and research university. It has produced a number of Nobel Prize winners: George Paget Thomson - Physics (1937), John James Richard Macleod - Physiology (1923), John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr - Peace (1949).

Ratings & Rankings:

- 34th nationally in Guardian University League Table 2010 (placed 23rd in 2009).

- 34th in Sunday Times University Guide 2007 and 2008.

- 33rd in the Daily Telegraph University Ranking 2007.

- 47th in the Complete University Guide 2010.

- 33rd in The Times 2010 (equal rank with School of Oriental and African Studies).

- 6th for General Engineering, and 13th for Civil Engineering (Times 2008).

The university has three colleges and a number of schools including: School of Biological Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Psychology, School of Education, School of Language & Literature, School of Law, School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen Business School, School of Engineering, etc.

Colleges:
  • College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • College of Life Sciences and Medicine
  • College of Physical Sciences
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