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== Universities  ==
== Universities  ==
{{wikipedia|List of universities in Scotland}}  
 
Scotland's universities developed in three distinct stages: the ancient universities ('''St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh''') were founded in the 15th and 16th centuries; the plate glass universities ('''Dundee, Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt, Stirling''') raised to university status in the 1960s; and the newest group ('''Glasgow Caledonian, Napier, Paisley, Robert Gordon, Abertay''') elevated to university status in the 1990s.<ref name="he_adoe">'higher education' in Susan Wallace (ed.), ''A Dictionary of Education'', (Oxford University Press, 2009) Print ISBN-13: 9780199212064. Published online: 2009-2012, eISBN: 9780191727443.</ref>  
{{wikipedia|List of universities in Scotland}} Scotland's universities developed in three distinct stages: the ancient universities ('''St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh''') were founded in the 15th and 16th centuries; the plate glass universities ('''Dundee, Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt, Stirling''') raised to university status in the 1960s; and the newest group ('''Glasgow Caledonian, Napier, Paisley, Robert Gordon, Abertay''') elevated to university status in the 1990s.<ref name="he_adoe">'higher education' in Susan Wallace (ed.), ''A Dictionary of Education'', (Oxford University Press, 2009) Print ISBN-13: 9780199212064. Published online: 2009-2012, eISBN: 9780191727443.</ref>  
 
This table shows the accepted abbreviations of Scotland's universities used, for example, in post-nominal letters:
{| cellpadding="2" border="0"
|-
! width="125" scope="col" | Abbreviation
! width="250" scope="col" | University
|-
| Aberd
| Aberdeen
|-
| Abertay
| Abertay Dundee
|-
| Dund
| Dundee
|-
| Edin
| Edinburgh
|-
| Glas
| Glasgow
|-
| GCaledonian
| Glasgow Caledonian
|-
| H-W
| Heriot-Watt
|-
| ''not abbreviated''
| Napier
|-
| ''not abbreviated''
| Paisley
|-
| RGordon
| Robert Gordon
|-
| St And
| St Andrews
|-
| Stir
| Stirling
|-
| Strath
| Strathclyde
|}


=== The Ancient Universities  ===
=== The Ancient Universities  ===
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==== St. Andrews  ====
==== St. Andrews  ====
{{wikipedia|University of St Andrews}}  
 
After Oxford and Cambridge, the third university founded (1410) in the British Isles. Main campus located in {[St. Andrews and St. Leonards, Fife, Scotland|St Andrews]].  
{{wikipedia|University of St Andrews}} After Oxford and Cambridge, the third university founded (1410) in the British Isles. Main campus located in {[St. Andrews and St. Leonards, Fife, Scotland|St Andrews]].  


James Maitland Anderson collected the names of early graduates in a series of works:  
James Maitland Anderson collected the names of early graduates in a series of works:  
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==== Glasgow  ====
==== Glasgow  ====
{{wikipedia|University of Glasgow}}  
 
Founded 1451 and the fourth oldest university in the British Isles.  
{{wikipedia|University of Glasgow}} Founded 1451 and the fourth oldest university in the British Isles.  


The University is compiling a searchable database of graduates and has reached 1913:  
The University is compiling a searchable database of graduates and has reached 1913:  
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{{wikipedia|University of Aberdeen}} Founded 1494 as King's College, [[Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland|Aberdeen]]. Aberdeen's second university college, Marischal College was established in 1593. The two were merged in 1860 as the University of Aberdeen. The names of early graduates and officers can be found in:  
{{wikipedia|University of Aberdeen}} Founded 1494 as King's College, [[Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland|Aberdeen]]. Aberdeen's second university college, Marischal College was established in 1593. The two were merged in 1860 as the University of Aberdeen. The names of early graduates and officers can be found in:  


* King's College: P. J. Anderson, ''Officers and Graduates of University and King's College, Aberdeen, 1495–1860'' (1893).
*King's College: P. J. Anderson, ''Officers and Graduates of University and King's College, Aberdeen, 1495–1860'' (1893).  
* Marischal College: P. J. Anderson and J. F. K. Johnstone, ''Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis, 1593–1860'' (3 vols, 1889–98); <br>
*Marischal College: P. J. Anderson and J. F. K. Johnstone, ''Fasti Academiae Mariscallanae Aberdonensis, 1593–1860'' (3 vols, 1889–98); <br>


==== Edinburgh  ====
==== Edinburgh  ====
{{wikipedia|University of Edinburgh}}
 
Founded 1582 as Tonius College, in 1617 renamed King James's College.
{{wikipedia|University of Edinburgh}} Founded 1582 as Tonius College, in 1617 renamed King James's College.  


An incomplete list from 1587 (see the note on sources and coverage):  
An incomplete list from 1587 (see the note on sources and coverage):  
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==== Dundee  ====
==== Dundee  ====
{{wikipedia|University of Dundee}}  
 
A university college was opened in [Dundee, Angus, Scotland|Dundee] in 1883 as an extension of St. Andrew's University. In the reforms of 1960s, the college gained its institutional independence as a university.<ref>Lindsay Paterson, 'Regionalism among Entrants to Higher Education from Scottish Schools', (1993) 19 (No. 2) ''Oxford Review of Education'' pp 231-255 at p 235.</ref>
{{wikipedia|University of Dundee}} A university college was opened in [Dundee, Angus, Scotland|Dundee] in 1883 as an extension of St. Andrew's University. In the reforms of 1960s, the college gained its institutional independence as a university.<ref>Lindsay Paterson, 'Regionalism among Entrants to Higher Education from Scottish Schools', (1993) 19 (No. 2) ''Oxford Review of Education'' pp 231-255 at p 235.</ref>  


(For the University of Abertay also located in Dundee, see below.)  
(For the University of Abertay also located in Dundee, see below.)  
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