英国阿伯丁大学基本概况

       英国阿伯丁大学成立于1495年，是世界前1%顶尖大学之列，目前在QS世界大学排名中同埃克塞特大学并列第158位。阿伯丁大学的基本概况是怎样的呢?下面欢迎和课窝英国留学与移民服务中心网小编一起了解。

　　一、关于阿伯丁大学

　　Ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities, the University of Aberdeen combines ancient tradition with the best in modern teaching and learning facilities. It has a student population of over 14,000 and a large international community drawn from more than 120 different countries. Undergraduate students are able to choose from almost 400 first degree courses, and postgraduates can undertake supervised research in all departments of the University and choose from over 140 taught Masters degrees.

　　An impressive 96.6% of graduates enter into work or further study within six months, placing the University firmly in the top five UK universities for graduate employment. Aberdeen has an excellent reputation for teaching quality and research (the 2014 Research Excellence Framework results classed over 75% of the institution’s research as world leading or internationally excellent), and five Nobel Prize winners are associated with the University.

　　阿伯丁大学位于世界前1%顶尖大学之列，在QS2018年世界大学排名中和英国埃克塞特大学并列第158位。阿伯丁大学结合了古老传统和最优秀的现代化教学设施。目前有1万4千多名学生和由120多个不同国家学生组成的庞大的国际社区。阿伯丁大学有近400个第一学位课程供本科生选择，在研究生阶段，学生可以从事各部门的研究，可以从140多个授课型硕士学位中进行选择。

　　阿伯丁大学是英国毕业生就业力最强的五所大学之一，96.6%的毕业生在毕业六个月内就可以找到工作或继续深造。阿伯丁大学在优质教研方面也享有名声，2014年《研究卓越框架》结果显示，阿伯丁大学75%以上的研究达到“世界领先”或“国际优秀”。截至目前，阿伯丁大学已有五位诺贝尔奖得主。

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　　二、阿伯丁大学的历史

　　1495

　　The University is founded by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, with the ambition “...to found a university, which would be open to all and dedicated to the pursuit of truth in the service of others”. The University of Aberdeen becomes the UK’s fifth university.

　　1505

　　The University opens with 36 staff and students, having eight years earlier boasted the first chair of medicine in the English-speaking world. The University embraces all the known branches of learning - arts, theology, and canon and civil law.

　　1860

　　King's College and Marischal College merge to form the University of Aberdeen. Initially, arts and divinity are taught at King's and law and medicine at Marischal.

　　1892

　　The University opens all Faculties to women and in 1894 the first 20 matriculated female students begin their studies. Four women graduate in arts in 1898; by the following year, women make up a quarter of the Faculty.

　　1921

　　The first of five Nobel Prizes is awarded for work begun or carried out at the University. Inventions include the life-saving drug insulin and the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

　　1999

　　The University launches its ambitious fundraising campaign with the aim of raising £150 million to mark the start of the University’s sixth century of existence. In 2004 this continues with a £9 million investment programme to appoint exceptional academics to the University, thereby strengthening the intellectual capital of the institution.

　　1495年

　　阿伯丁大学由阿伯丁主教兼苏格兰大臣的威廉·艾尔芬斯通成立。威廉·艾尔芬斯通受苏格兰国王詹姆士四世差遣，希望成立一所向所有人开放、致力于在服务于人中探求真理的大学。阿伯丁大学是英国第五所大学。

　　1505年

　　阿伯丁大学开放，有36名教师和学生，率先在英语世界中设立医学教授职位。八年后，英语世界才出现第二个医学教授职位。阿伯丁大学拥抱所有当时知道的知识领域，包括艺术、神学、教会法和民法。

　　1860年

　　国王学院和马歇尔学院合并，形成阿伯丁大学。起初，艺术和神学在国王学院授课，法律和医学在马歇尔学院授课。

　　1892年

　　阿伯丁大学所有学院向女性开放。1894年，第一批录取注册的女学生在阿伯丁大学开始学业，当时有20名女学生。1898年，艺术学院四名女学生毕业。次年，女性比例占到了四分之一。

　　1921年

　　阿伯丁大学首次有人获诺贝尔奖。发明包括拯救生命的药品胰岛素和磁共振成象。

　　1999年

　　阿伯丁大学启动雄心勃勃的筹款运动，意欲筹集1.5亿英镑资金，以纪念学校成立600周年。2004年，筹款运动继续，筹集了900万英镑，聘用了一些优异的学术人员，增加了阿伯丁大学的知识资本。

　　2003

　　The Institute of Medical Sciences at the Foresterhill campus is completed. The custombuilt Institute provides state-of-the-art facilities for medical researchers and their students. Six years on, the Suttie Centre, the new training centre at the heart of the academic and hospital campus, opens for the modern teaching of anatomy linked to other medically-related sciences.

　　2005-6

　　In 2005 the University celebrates 500 years of teaching and learning and The Old Town House on King’s College campus is transformed to become a visitor gateway to the University and Old Aberdeen.

　　2006 sees the enhancement of student facilities on campus. ‘The Hub’, an £8 million renovation project, boasts a superb range of services, including dining, retail and drop-in centres for the student community.

　　2009

　　The University’s first class sports and leisure facilities are further boosted by the opening of the newly developed Aberdeen Sports Village, a £28 million Olympic standard sports centre highlighting the University’s commitment to sustaining sporting excellence.

　　2011

　　The University’s brand new £57 million Sir Duncan Rice Library opens to students and the wider community. The library is established as a major intellectual and cultural learning centre for students in the 21st century.

　　2014

　　The new Aquatics Centre opened in May 2014. The centre provides a first class training and competition venue for elite athletes and offers a community facility that encourages participation in waterbased activities at all ages and abilities. The world-class facility includes a 50-metre, 10 lane Olympic-standard swimming pool, an international-standard diving pool with moveable floor and a health suite, and is located adjacent to Aberdeen Sports Village.

　　2003年

　　Foresterhill 校区的医学科学研究生建成。这个可定制的研究所为其研究员和学生提供了最先进的设备。六年后，位于学术和医学校园中心的新培训中心建成，用于与其他医疗科学相关的现代解剖学教学。

　　2005年至2006年

　　2005年，阿伯丁大学庆祝建校500周年，国王学院的旧城屋被改造为景区大门，供游客通往餐馆阿伯丁大学和阿伯丁旧城区。

　　2006年，阿伯丁大学的校园学生设施得到改善。800万英镑的翻新计划涵盖众多服务领域，包括餐厅、零食店和学生社区免费服务中心。

　　2009年

　　阿伯丁大学一流的体育文娱设施得到进一步改善，阿伯丁体育村开放。这是一个2800万英镑成本的奥运水准的体育中心，显示了阿伯丁大学在维持优秀体育方面的承诺和决心。

　　2011年

　　阿伯丁大学全新的5700万英镑成本的Sir Duncan Rice 图书馆向学生和广大社区开放。该图书馆旨在成为21世纪学生的一个主要的智力和文化学习中心。

　　2014年

　　2014年5月，新的水上运动中心开放。该中心为其精英运动员提供一流的训练和比赛场馆。提供一个社区设施，通过社区设施鼓励参与各个年龄段和各能力层次的水上运动。世界级的设施包括一个50米长、40泳道宽的奥运标准游泳池，一个带活动地板的国际标准跳水池和一个卫生

　　套件。世界级设施就在阿伯丁体育村附近。