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The University of Aberdeen is today at the forefront of teaching, learning and discovery, as it has been for 500 years. As the 'global university of the north', we have consistently sent pioneers and ideas outward to every part of the world. We are an ambitious, research-driven university with a global outlook, committed to excellence in everything we do.For over five centuries this University has been dedicated to expanding the pool of knowledge and the creation of ideas through excellence in scholarship. The combination of our rich academic heritage and our glorious medieval campus at Old Aberdeen make the University one of Scotland's great institutions.The impact of scholars and alumni from Aberdeen can be seen the world over but never more so than today. We are committed to being a great international university which brings its intellectual strength to benefit all of the communities we serve - local, national and international. That reflects the character of the City itself which is regarded as the energy capital of Europe and one of the strongest local economies in the UK. The University has an important role in making Aberdeen such a vibrant and distinctive economic, cultural and social centre.