A report on University, Education and Science

The University of Bologna in Italy, founded in 1088, is often regarded as the world's oldest university in continuous operation

Young children in a kindergarten in Japan

Chronology of the universe as deduced by the prevailing Big Bang theory, a result from science and obtained knowledge

Harvard University, founded in 1636, is the oldest university in the United States and is routinely ranked among the world's best universities

The first diagram of an evolutionary tree made by Charles Darwin in 1837

Moroccan higher-learning institution Al-Qarawiyin (founded in 859 A.D.) was transformed into a university under the supervision of the ministry of education in 1963.

A high-school senior (twelfth grade) classrooms in Calhan, Colorado, United States

First global view of the ozone hole in 1983, using a space telescope

Meeting of doctors at the University of Paris. From a medieval manuscript.

Students in a laboratory, Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University

Radio light image of M87* black hole, made by the earth-spanning Event Horizon Telescope array in 2019

The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the United Kingdom and among the world's top ranked

Universities often host prominent guest speakers for student audiences, e.g. First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama delivering remarks at Peking University, Beijing, China

Supply and demand curve in economics, crossing over at the optimal equilibrium

The University of St Andrews, founded in 1410, is Scotland's oldest university and one of the UK's best ranked universities.

Carpentry is normally learned through apprenticeship with an experienced carpenter.

A steam turbine with the case opened, such turbines produce most of the electricity used today

Old main building of the University of Basel—Switzerland's oldest university (1460). The university is among the birthplaces of Renaissance humanism

Teaching indigenous knowledge, models, and methods in Yanyuan County, Sichuan, China

A diagram variant of scientific method represented as an ongoing process

17th-century classroom at the University of Salamanca

A volunteer reads aloud to children in Laos.

Cover of the first issue of Nature, 4 November 1869

King's College London, established by Royal Charter having been founded by King George IV and Duke of Wellington in 1829, is one of the founding colleges of the University of London.

For Kuhn, the addition of epicycles in Ptolemaic astronomy was "normal science" within a paradigm, whereas the Copernican revolution was a paradigm shift.

Peking University in Beijing was founded as the Imperial University of Peking

Beijing Normal University, which is governed directly by the Chinese Ministry of Education, is an example of collaboration between different entities in the education sector.

Marie Curie was the first person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes: Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911.

The University of Sydney is Australia's oldest university.

Picture of scientists in 200th anniversary of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, 1900

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in the United States was founded in 1819 by American founding father Thomas Jefferson

Nalanda, ancient centre for higher learning

Medal of the Nobel Prize, one of the most well-known science awards

Budget of NASA as percentage of United States federal budget, peaking at 4.4% in 1966 and slowly decline since

Matteo Ricci (left) and Xu Guangqi (right) in the Chinese edition of Euclid's Elements published in 1607

Dinosaur exhibit in the Houston Museum of Natural Science

World map indicating Education Index (according to 2007/2008 Human Development Report)

The OLPC laptop being introduced to children in Haiti

A class size experiment in the United States found that attending small classes for three or more years in the early grades increased high school graduation rates of students from low income families.

John Locke's work Some Thoughts Concerning Education was written in 1693 and still reflects traditional education priorities in the Western world.

A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.

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It spans the period between the typically universal compulsory, primary education to the optional, selective tertiary, "postsecondary", or "higher" education of ISCED 5 and 6 (e.g. university), and the ISCED 4 Further education or vocational school.

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In Britain, the move from Industrial Revolution to modernity saw the arrival of new civic universities with an emphasis on science and engineering, a movement initiated in 1960 by Sir Keith Murray (chairman of the University Grants Committee) and Sir Samuel Curran, with the formation of the University of Strathclyde.

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In the OECD, around two-thirds of research and development in scientific and technical fields is carried out by industry, and 20% and 10% respectively by universities and government.

- Science

As a student advances into higher stages of formal education, the curriculum becomes more in depth.

- Science

Educational neuroscience is an emerging scientific field that brings together researchers in cognitive neuroscience, developmental cognitive neuroscience, educational psychology, educational technology, education theory and other related disciplines to explore the interactions between biological processes and education.

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American academic doctors gather before the commencement exercises at Brigham Young University (April 2008). The American code for academic dress identifies academic doctors with three bands of velvet on the sleeve of the doctoral gown.

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Academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").

Cover of the thesis presented by Claude Bernard to obtain his Doctor of Medicine degree (1843)

The ancient ceremony of bestowing Complutense's Doctoral biretta.

Traditionally, the friends of a new doctor honored him painting a victor on the walls (in this case, the Seville Cathedral).

In 1861, Yale University awarded the first Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the United States.

There are a number of doctoral degrees; the most common is the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), awarded in many different fields, ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines.

George Makdisi theorizes that the ijazah issued in early Islamic madrasahs was the origin of the doctorate later issued in medieval European universities.

Many fields offer professional doctorates (or professional master's) such as engineering, pharmacy, medicine, public health, dentistry, optometry, psychology, speech–language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, health science, advanced practice registered nurse, chiropractic, naturopathic medicine, law, architecture, education, teaching, business, management, and others that require such degrees for professional practice or licensure.