- Address:
- The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
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- Internet Address:
- University website
Union website
- Founded:
- 1582
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- Total Students:
15900
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- Composition:
86% Undergraduates
14% Postgraduates
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- Awards:
- On the sports field, Edinburgh appears to be the most successful university in Scotland. Men’s and Women’s basketball teams have won the Scottish Universities Trophy along with the Women’s 1st and 2nd Hockey teams, the Lacrosse team, and the 2nd Netball team. The 1st XI Football team were runners up in the University Championships, and the National Team Coach trains the Boxing Club.
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- Famous Alumni:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle OS - Author
David Hume - Philosopher
Charles Darwin - Naturalist (Theory of Evolution)
James Africanus Horton - 1st African Graduate from a British University
Peter Roget - Maker of Famous Thesaurus
Sir David Steel - Politician
Sir Walter Scott - Author
Gordon Brown - Chancellor of Exchequer
Stella Rimington - Former Director General of MI5
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