University of Edinburgh
28 June 2006
The University of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a dynamic academic community that is home to student researchers advancing a broad range of scientific topics. A renowned center for teaching and research since 1583, Edinburgh now attracts international recognition for the work students in its College of Science and Engineering are doing in the following areas:
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
- Information and Communication
- Environment and Energy
- Bioinfomatics
- Micro- and Nano-systems
- Complexity Modeling and Simulation
- New Materials and Extreme Conditions
- And more.
A key player in European research collaborations, Science & Engineering at Edinburgh is at the forefront of UK university science and engineering groupings for research quality and research income. It’s one of the largest science and engineering groupings in the UK, with over 1,600 staff and over 6,500 students. The College has been recognized as one of the top Scottish institutions earning 5* ratings (indicating research of national or international excellence), the 5th of 80 for 5* ratings in the United Kingdom, and the 4th overall in the United Kingdom for “research power”.
The University’s international student population of more than 5100 makes Edinburgh a welcoming center for research students from the United States and around the world.
For admissions forms and applicant information, please visit:
www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/applications/forms.html
For more information about the University of Edinburgh’s College of Science and Engineering, visit: http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/index.asp