Edinburgh University is the sixth university established in the world, one of the oldest universities in British history and the first university established in Scotland. The university receives about 60,000 applications every year, making it the second largest university in the UK. University of Edinburgh

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On April 1582, King James VI of Scotland was granted the Royal Charter after a petition by the Council and was formally established as the University of Edinburgh. Enrollment started in June 1583+00. By the18th century, the college was the main center of the Enlightenment in Scotland. The medical school of this university is world-famous, and it was widely regarded as the best medical school in the English-speaking world in the whole18th century and the first half of19th century. 1869, universities began to recruit female students to study in their medical schools. 1877, British university education put women's rights on the national political agenda, and finally legislated to ensure that women can study in universities. On August 1 1 day, the university merged with Edinburgh Art Institute (founded on 1760) to form Edinburgh Art Institute. In 2002, the university reorganized nine colleges into three "colleges": School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), School of Science and Engineering (SCE) and School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (MVM). Over the years, the university has played an important role in leading Edinburgh to become the chief knowledge center in the enlightenment era and helping Edinburgh to become another name for Athens in the north. The students who graduated from this university include some leading figures in modern history, such as physicist james clerk maxwell, naturalist Charles Darwin, philosopher david hume, mathematician Thomas Bayes, surgeon joseph lister, American Declaration of Independence signer james wilson, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, Tanzania's first president Julius Nyerere, writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer robert louis stevenson, writer JM Barry, writer Sir Walter Scott and so on. So far, the university has won 23 Nobel Prizes, 2 Turing Prizes, 1 Abel Prize, 1 Fields Prize, 2 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 British Prime Ministers, 2 current British Supreme Court justices and several Olympic gold medal winners. The university ranked 18 in the QS World University Ranking in 20 19. It was rated as the sixth best university in Europe by the ranking of the best universities in the world by American News. Ranked seventh in Europe in the Times Higher Education Ranking. The university ranked 78th in the global employability university ranking in 20 17. The university is a member of Russell Group, Russell Group and European Union of Research Universities. The university has the third largest endowment fund in Britain, second only to Cambridge University and Oxford University. The college has also established cooperative relations with first-class higher education institutions from different countries in the world. The school facilities are distributed in six districts (Central District, King's Building District, Pollock Hall District, French District, Easter Bush Campus, Holyrood District). There are many libraries in George Square, Lecture Hall, Old College, New College, McEwan Hall, St. Cecilia Cheung Hall, Theological Seminary, Edinburgh System Biology Center, Royal Observatory, National Electronic Science Center, Scottish Microelectronics Center (SMC) and Environmental Research Center of the University of Scotland (SUERC). Health Club of Catering Department of Sports Center Cultural Center Dormitory of Scottish Enterprise College introduces King James College, Business School, Edinburgh Art College, Mali House of Representatives Education College, Seminary, School of Economics, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, School of Law, School of Literature, Language and Culture. School of Psychology and Language Sciences School of Social and Political Sciences School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Edinburgh University School of Medicine Royal Veterinary College of Biomedical Sciences School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health School of Biological Sciences School of Engineering School of Mathematics School of Earth Sciences School of Physics and Astronomy City Profile Edinburgh is a city in Britain, the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous city in Britain. Located in the middle of Scotland, on the south bank of Francis Blackwell Forbes Bay. Urban climate belongs to temperate maritime climate, and the daytime temperature in winter is rarely lower than 0℃, which is warmer than that in Moscow and Labrador. In summer, the temperature is usually moderate, rarely exceeding 22°c, the annual precipitation is about 700 mm, and it is often windy, but it is less than that in northern Scotland, and it is windy, especially in autumn and winter. Other information:

There is no difference between Edinburgh University and G5 University, both of which are top universities in the world. Cambridge University, Oxford University, London Imperial College London, University College London (UCL) and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) are also called G5 super elite universities, which are the top five schools in the UK. They are also called BRIC schools.

In the world university ranking of 20 19QS, Cambridge University ranks sixth, Oxford University ranks fifth, London Imperial College London ranks eighth, University College London ranks tenth and London School of Economics ranks thirty-eighth. The University of Edinburgh ranks 18, ahead of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Oxford University is located in Oxford; Cambridge University is located in Cambridge; The other three universities are located in London, the capital of England. Imperial College London in London used to be an affiliated college of University of London, but in 2007 it broke away from the University of London Alliance and became independent. University College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science remain in the London University Alliance, and they are the flagship universities of the University of London.

In 20 10, the deficit in Britain was huge, and the government cut spending vigorously, so did the funds for higher education. However, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Imperial College London and University College London have not been affected by the government's funding cuts, and the government's funding has increased instead of decreasing.

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