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  2. University of Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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    The university played an important role in Edinburgh becoming a chief intellectual centre during the Scottish Enlightenment and contributed to the city being nicknamed the "Athens of the North". [7] [8] The three main global university rankings ( ARWU, THE, and QS) all place Edinburgh within their respective top 40.

  3. Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Each year since 2008, Times Higher Education has compiled a "Table of Tables" to combine the results of the 3 mainstream league tables. In the 2022 table, the top 5 universities were the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of St Andrews, the London School of Economics and Imperial College.

  4. University of Edinburgh Business School - Wikipedia

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    www.business-school.ed.ac.uk. The University of Edinburgh Business School (abbreviated as UEBS) is the business school of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The university has offered business education since 1919, and the MBA degree since 1980. The business school is tied to the University of Edinburgh, which received its royal charter ...

  5. Russell Group - Wikipedia

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    History. The Russell Group of universities was formed in 1994 by 17 British research universities – Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Imperial College London, Leeds, Liverpool, London School of Economics, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, University College London and Warwick, who originally met at Hotel Russell shortly before meetings of ...

  6. Ivy League - Wikipedia

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    The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States.The term Ivy League is used more broadly to refer to the eight schools that belong to the league, which are globally-renowned as elite colleges associated with academic excellence, highly selective admissions, and social elitism.

  7. Edinburgh University Library - Wikipedia

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    Edinburgh University Library. Coordinates: 55°56′34″N3°11′20″W55.9428°N 3.1890°W. Playfair Library. Edinburgh University Library is the main library of the University of Edinburgh and one of the most important libraries of Scotland. The University Library was moved in 1827 to William Playfair's Upper Library in the Old College building.

  8. University of Oxford - Wikipedia

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    The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, [2] making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. [2] [11] [12] It grew rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from ...

  9. Charles Darwin's education - Wikipedia

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    University of Edinburgh Darwin attended the University of Edinburgh to study medicine, at a time when its new buildings (shown here) were still under construction. View along South Bridge Street, towards the bridge crossing high above the Cowgate. On the left, South College Street leads up to Lothian Street.