University of Aberdeen

Since 1495, our campus has seen many changes, but the medieval core situated around the historic King’s College building has remained constant. While we still use the historic King’s College Quad for teaching (although the classrooms have been updated!), over the centuries we’ve continued to add and innovate, growing our campus to the ideal blend of old and new you’ll find today.Our health campus at Foresterhill has always been at the very heart of medical innovation. Students studying Medicine and Medical Sciences will work in purpose-built facilities where you can also find the world’s very first fullbody MRI scanner on display.To keep breaking boundaries in education and research, we need to keep innovating. We are committed to investing in our campus to provide the very best learning resources for our students. Our iconic Sir Duncan Rice Library is so much more than a study space. With social and collaborative spaces, a public lending library and museum, the Library embodies our foundational promise to be open to all in the service of others.Opened in 2022, theScience Teaching Hubis a modern learning space designed around the provision of specialist teaching, training and learning for students across a number of disciplines including chemistry, medical sciences, biological sciences and geosciences.Aberdeen Sports Villagemeanwhile offers Olympic-standard sports and exercise facilities. With a wide range of options available for team sports, group exercise and solo pursuits, the only challenge will be beating your personal best.Sports Facilities50 metre, 10 lane Olympic standard swimming poolFull size, 3rd Generation FIFA approved indoor football pitchIAAF approved indoor athletics area with 135 metre running straight, throwing and jumping areas and free weight zoneInternational standard diving pool with moveable floorSauna and steam roomLarge multi-purpose sports hall4 squash courts (2 glass-backed)Large fitness suite and performance gymnasium; 2 studios400 metre outdoor athletics track and stadiumFloodlit water-based hockey pitchWell-being Centre (with physiotherapy clinic)A crèche, café and spectator seatingArts, Cultural and Recreational FacilitiesThe University's extensive museum collections of national importance consist of European and Mediterranean Archaeology, Fine Art, Non-Western Archaeology and Ethnography, Numismatics, Scientific Instruments, Scottish History & Archaeology, Anatomy, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Geology, Herbarium and ZoologyThe award-winning Sir Duncan Rice Library also features a gallery that is the primary venue for our ongoing programme of temporary exhibitions, showcasing collections from across the University’s art and museum collections. The music collections of The Sir Duncan Rice Library are also excellent.The 16thcentury King’s College Chapel provides an atmospheric backdrop for chamber concerts, with an acoustic ideally suited to early music and string quartets. The chapel contains a three-manual organ by French builder, Bernard Aubertin, that attracts performers from around the world.The Department of Music provides access to large lecture halls with pianos and audio playback equipment, a dedicated Percussion Studio, and an Early Music Studio for those with a special interest in music from the 17th and 18th centuries.The Butchart Recreation Hall features a large rehearsal space for ensembles such as the University Symphony Orchestra, University Concert Band and University Choral Society.