We are consistently ranked one of the top 50 universities in the world*
* THES – QS Ranking
96% of our disciplines have research that is world leading*
* 2008 UK-wide Research Assessment Exercise
80% of our undergraduate students graduate with a 1st or 2.1 degree*
* THES – QS Ranking
Our role in shaping the modern world
“One scientific epoch ended and another
began with James Clerk Maxwell … the
special theory of relativity owes its origins to
Maxwell’s equations of the electromagnetic
field.”
Albert Einstein, physicist and philosopher
Influencing the world
since 1583
Our science takes us places
We are one of the top 5 Universities in
the UK for Science and Engineering
according to the recent RAE in 2008.
Every year, we help create over 1,800*
future leading scientists, engineers
and researchers via our related
undergraduate and postgraduate
degrees.
* 2008/09 figures
Making the world better
The RAE confirmed that our medical
school and veterinary medical school
are the best in the UK.
Every year, we help create over 800*
future leading health practitioners,
trainers, researchers and policy
makers via our related undergraduate
and postgraduate degrees.
* 2008/09 figures
Helping people speak
the same language
In humanities and social science we are
leading in Linguistics and the 3rd best in English
Literature and Theology in the UK.
Every year, we help create over 5,092* future
leading humanities and social science scholars
via our related undergraduate and
postgraduate degrees.
* 2008/09 figures
Our blueprint for innovation
Our commercialisation arm, Edinburgh
Research and Innovation, has, on
average, created a new company every
2 months since 1970.
Sharing our Global Vision with
China.
Sharing our Global Vision with
China.
France.
Germany.
Australia.
We are also part of the Russell
Switzerland.
Group which represents 20 of
Norway.
India.
UK’s leading Universities.
Belgium.
Mexico.
It
is
similar
to
US’s
Ivy
League
America.
group of Universities and
Africa.
Japan.
Australia’s Group of Eight.
Austria.
Fiji.
Pakistan.
At the heart of ideas
and inspiration
Top 10 best City in the World
Voted by Wanderlust readers, 2008
Voted Best place to live in the UK
YouGov Poll of 10,000 UK residents, 2009
“Edinburgh isn’t so much a city, more a way
of life ... I doubt I’ll ever tire of exploring
Edinburgh, on foot or in print.”
Ian Rankin, bestselling crime writer and
alumnus of the University of Edinburgh
Where next?
Continuing to influence the world
Our achievements in the past year alone will lead to improvements in the health,
environment and technology sectors.
In 2009, for example we:
• discovered how to produce liver cells specific to
certain ethnic groups, potentially revolutionising drug
treatments
• invented a molecular device that could lead to the
creation of futuristic, super-fast, quantum computers
• invented new methods to improve the tracking of
earthquakes
• invented a high-speed computer chip that makes MP3
players and mobile phones smaller, faster and more
environmentally friendly
• developed techniques to create synthetic blood for use
in transfusions