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In 2018, the University of Edinburgh was a signatory to the £1.3 billion Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, in partnership with the UK and Scottish governments, six local authorities and all universities and colleges in the region. [103]
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They are still standing today and remain as private flats. In 1993 Chessel's Land became the base for the Aesthetic Studies Department, when Drama studios were added. In 1996 Music was transferred from Old Moray House. With St Mary's Land, Chessel's Land was demolished in 2013 in preparation for construction of new student accommodation.
The 2002 Cowgate fire destroyed a number of buildings, [21] including 80 South Bridge, which housed around a quarter of the school and its renowned AI library. [22] By January 2003, space was made available in the University's Appleton Tower as a replacement. [23]
Science has been studied at Edinburgh since the university was established as the 'Tounis College' in 1583. In the sixteenth century science was taught as 'natural philosophy'. The seventeenth century saw the institution of the University Chairs of Mathematics and Botany, followed the next century by Chairs of Natural History, Astronomy ...
The 2022 Complete University Guide league rankings placed Edinburgh at 8th in the UK. [6] The 2018 The Times league rankings placed Edinburgh at 11th in the UK. [7] Edinburgh Law School was placed 17th in the world and 6th in the UK for law in the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject: Law & Legal Studies.
The School's subject areas are consistently placed in the top 100 departments globally in academic rankings, such as the Academic Ranking of World Universities (political science – top 100, [5] sociology – top 75), [6] Times Higher Education World University Rankings (social sciences – no. 36), [7] and the QS World University Rankings ...
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