Region: Dundee

Our core mission at the University of Dundee is to transform lives, locally and globally, through the creation, sharing, and application of knowledge.

We are doing that in all sorts of ways. The teaching we offer forms part of a student experience that is consistently rated among the best in the UK and is producing graduates who are ready to help solve real-world problems and become future leaders across society.

We carry out research that has a real impact on people's lives, here in Scotland and around the world. We are focused on shaping the future through innovative design, promoting the sustainable use of global resources, and improving social, physical, and cultural well-being.

The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a university college in 1881. For most of its early existence, it was a constituent college of the University of St Andrews alongside United College and St Mary's College located in the town of St Andrews itself. After significant expansion, the university gained independent university status by royal charter in 1967 while retaining elements of its ancient heritage and governance structure.

Abertay University offers world-leading courses in computer arts and computer games technology, as well as expertise in business, engineering, health, science, and sport. With business opportunities and scientific challenges rapidly changing, Abertay is taking a different approach to education.

Applied education, skills development and close links with the business community are at the heart of this, with Abertay focused on giving graduates the ability to step straight into a business and be productive from day one. Increasingly, these graduates also look to start their own companies.

One of Abertay's core strengths is computer games education, with students traveling worldwide to study in Dundee. The university launched the world's first Computer Games Technology degree in 1997 and now leads the UK in producing highly-skilled, creative young people at the forefront of the rapidly-evolving games industry.

Games technology is also being harnessed at Abertay to solve problems in cancer drug discovery, climate change, and environmental science. Using high-powered game graphics lets scientists from different disciplines share their research visually, and engages policymakers by clearly communicating very complex data.

Abertay is also home to applied research groups in soil science, wastewater management, and food science, all with a strong focus on delivering impact through generating new knowledge and enhancing the skills of the local and national workforce.

Abertay is a modern, friendly university located in the heart of Dundee, Scotland. The university pride itself on providing an excellent education to students which will adequately prepare them for the workforce upon graduation. Abertay has a well-deserved reputation as one of the UK's top tech universities and its video game degrees have been ranked as number one in Europe for the last seven years.