Talk:University of Edinburgh

Thomas Jefferson quote

I commented out the quote from Thomas Jefferson as I'm not sure it belongs with the history of the university. link The fact that Thomas Jefferson wrote to a family member doesn't seem relevant, also the emphasis seems POV (ok Thomas Jefferson thought the courses were great in 1786, but...). Any other opinions?

Orphaned references in University of Edinburgh

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of University of Edinburgh's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "CUG Entry":

• From Lancaster University: "University League Tables entry standards 2026". The Complete University Guide.
• From University of Cambridge: "University League Tables entry standards 2026". The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. Feel free to remove this comment after fixing the refs. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:01, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

18th and 19th century

The Edinburgh Seven were the first group of matriculated undergraduate female students at any British university.

.... end of that paragraph: and in 2019 they were posthumously awarded with medical degrees

No. This should read simply : they were posthumously awarded medical degrees

Award is just a synonym of the verb give. They awarded him a medal = They gave him a medal

Do not confuse the verbs award and reward! A person is rewarded with something, e.g., with a medal

He was rewarded with a medal but, simply, he was awarded a medal.

--Eilthireach (talk) 16:24, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

**The** University of Edinburgh?

I have incorporated “The” into the University’s name per Wiki practice to include full name in first line.

Any thoughts on whether the page name and/or title should be edited to mirror this? I think the current edit probably suffices, as “The” is often omitted in daily practice anyway. Relevancy1515 (talk) 10:54, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello, for article titles of universities "The" is usually omitted per WP:NC-UNI and WP:COMMONNAME. — LittleDwangs (talk) 17:09, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Oh, and the specific policy: WP:THEUNI. — LittleDwangs (talk) 17:16, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Exactly, WP:THEUNI specifies that "The" should routinely be omitted. There is no page I'm aware of where UoE explicitly states "The" is a part of the name. I intended to link that in my revert, but my fat fingers pressed Enter too soon. — Arcaist ^{(contr—talk)} 19:51, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, I was on the fence with it. Generally, I think you’re correct - “The” isn’t used daily/explicitly, but is on the website, logo, etc., compared to other universities that do not mention it at all, such as the University of Oxford. That being said, I am happy to heed to Wiki practice. Relevancy1515 (talk) 20:01, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I think the policy just acknowledges that unis tend to be inconsistent enough in their practice that always including "The" doesn't make sense. Compare, for example, London School of Economics or University of Manchester, both of which have "The" in their logo, but then routinely use lowercase "the" everywhere else. — Arcaist ^{(contr—talk)} 09:07, 29 July 2026 (UTC)