Western University
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Western University
Summary
Western University is a public research university[1]. It draws 978 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #45 of 166).[2]
Key Facts
- Western University was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities[3].
- Western University was a member of Association of Research Libraries[4].
- Western University was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries[5].
- Western University was a member of Universities Canada[6].
- Western University was a member of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities[7].
- Western University was a member of Q118398[8].
- Western University is located in London[9].
- Western University is in the country of Canada[10].
- Western University's instance of is recorded as public research university[11].
- Western University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[12].
- Western University's instance of is recorded as university in Ontario[13].
- Western University's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[14].
- Western University's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information & Media Studies[16].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry[17].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Biotron[18].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Don Wright Faculty of Music[19].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rotman Institute of Philosophy[20].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Robarts Research Institute[21].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Brescia University College[22].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Huron University College[23].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Interface Science Western[24].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Surface Science Western[25].
- Western University's child organization or unit is recorded as Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Composites Research[26].
- Western University's Commons category is recorded as Western University[27].
Body
Founding
1878 marks the founding of Western University[28].
Operations
Western University's headquarters location is recorded as London[15]. Subsidiaries include University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information & Media Studies[16], an academic institution[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1996[31]; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry[17], a medical school[32], in Canada[33]; Biotron[18], a laboratory[34], in Canada[35], founded in 2008[36]; Don Wright Faculty of Music[19], an academic institution[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1968[39]; Rotman Institute of Philosophy[20], a research institute[40], in Canada[41], founded in 2008[42]; and Robarts Research Institute[21], a research institute[43], in Canada[44].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Western University include 15025 Uwontario[45], an asteroid[46].
Why It Matters
Western University draws 978 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #45 of 166).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include 15025 Uwontario[45], an asteroid[46].