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].