University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland’s third oldest and the UK’s fifth oldest university.

Source: University of Aberdeen’s official website

Now in its sixth century of existence, the University of Aberdeen has consistently increased student recruitment, which now stands at 14,000. In recent years, picturesque and historic Old Aberdeen – home of Bishop Elphinstone’s original foundation, has again become the main campus site.

Source: University of Aberdeen’s official website

The University has also invested heavily in medical research, where time and again University staff have demonstrated their skills as world leaders in their field. The Institute of Medical Sciences, completed in 2002, was designed to provide state-of-the-art facilities for medical researchers and their students. This was followed in 2007 by the Health Sciences Building. The Foresterhill campus is now one of Europe’s major biomedical research centres.  The Suttie Centre for Teaching and Learning in Healthcare, a £20m healthcare training facility, opened in 2009.

2012 saw the opening of the £57 million Sir Duncan Rice Library in Old Aberdeen, a great modern building to match the splendour of the University’s 500 year old campus.

The fact that the University has become what it is owes much to the determination and vision of a handful of visionaries and pioneers, including a distinguished list of scholars who in their own unique ways, helped to shape the University into the world-class institution it is today.

Undergraduate: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/find-a-degree.php

Postgraduate Research: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/how-to-apply-1639.php

Postgraduate Taught: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/apply.php

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7 hours by train; 12 hours by coach