University of Lausanne

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public research university university

The University of Lausanne is a major public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, known for its strengths in law, business, life sciences, and social sciences.

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Label	Occurrences
University of Lausanne canonical	80
University of Lausanne campus	6
Université de Lausanne	5
Académie de Lausanne	2
HEC Lausanne	2
University of Lausanne rectorate	2
UNIL-Dorigny	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Lausanne
Context triple: [Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, educatedAt, University of Lausanne]

A. University of Geneva
The University of Geneva is a major public research university in Switzerland known for its strong programs in international relations, law, and the sciences, and its close ties to numerous international organizations based in Geneva.
B. University of Zurich
The University of Zurich is a major public research university in Switzerland renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship, including being one of the institutions where Albert Einstein taught.
C. University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg is a major French public research university known for its long academic tradition, multidisciplinary programs, and location in the historic city of Strasbourg near the German border.
D. Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University is a major public research university in Paris renowned for its historic humanities, science, and medical faculties.
E. Université Côte d’Azur
Université Côte d’Azur is a French public research university based in the French Riviera region, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strong emphasis on innovation and international collaboration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Lausanne
Target entity description: The University of Lausanne is a major public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, known for its strengths in law, business, life sciences, and social sciences.

A. University of Geneva
The University of Geneva is a major public research university in Switzerland known for its strong programs in international relations, law, and the sciences, and its close ties to numerous international organizations based in Geneva.
B. University of Zurich
The University of Zurich is a major public research university in Switzerland renowned for its contributions to science and scholarship, including being one of the institutions where Albert Einstein taught.
C. University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg is a major French public research university known for its long academic tradition, multidisciplinary programs, and location in the historic city of Strasbourg near the German border.
D. Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University is a major public research university in Paris renowned for its historic humanities, science, and medical faculties.
E. Université Côte d’Azur
Université Côte d’Azur is a French public research university based in the French Riviera region, known for its interdisciplinary programs and strong emphasis on innovation and international collaboration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
affiliatedWith	École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ
campusSetting	suburban ⓘ
collaboratesWith	École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ professors ⓘ researchers ⓘ
founded	1537 ⓘ
foundingLocation	Lausanne ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governedBy	canton of Vaud ⓘ linked to: Canton of Vaud
hasCampus	Dorigny campus ⓘ
hasFaculty	Faculty of Arts ⓘ Faculty of Biology and Medicine ⓘ Faculty of Business and Economics ⓘ Faculty of Geosciences and Environment ⓘ Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration ⓘ Faculty of Social and Political Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies ⓘ
hasMottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
hasStudentBody	doctoral students ⓘ graduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
knownFor	law and business education ⓘ research in life sciences ⓘ research in social sciences ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	French ⓘ
locatedIn	Lausanne ⓘ canton of Vaud ⓘ linked to: Canton of Vaud
locatedOn	Lake Geneva ⓘ
memberOf	COIMBRA Group ⓘ linked to: Coimbra Group League of European Research Universities ⓘ Swissuniversities ⓘ
nativeName	Université de Lausanne ⓘ linked to: University of Lausanne
offersDegree	bachelor's degree ⓘ doctoral degree ⓘ master's degree ⓘ
originalName	Académie de Lausanne ⓘ linked to: University of Lausanne
regionServed	French-speaking Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Romandy
shortName	UNIL ⓘ
strongInDiscipline	business ⓘ law ⓘ life sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
type	public university ⓘ
website	https://www.unil.ch ⓘ

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Referenced by (98)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Romandy → hasHigherEducationInstitution → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Western Switzerland → hasUniversity → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Moritz Schlick → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

University of Lausanne → nativeName → Université de Lausanne ⓘ

linked to: University of Lausanne

University of Lausanne → originalName → Académie de Lausanne ⓘ

linked to: University of Lausanne

Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Bernhard Leopold Friedrich Eberhard Julius Kurt Karl Gottfried Peter Prinz zur Lippe-Biesterfeld

Romandie → hasUniversity → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Lausanne → hasUniversity → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Lausanne, Switzerland

Vaud → hasUniversity → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Lausanne → hasUniversity → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Vilfredo Pareto → employer → University of Lausanne ⓘ

UNIL → fullName → University of Lausanne ⓘ

UNIL → nativeName → Université de Lausanne ⓘ

linked to: University of Lausanne

UNIL → hasSchool → HEC Lausanne ⓘ

linked to: University of Lausanne

Dorigny campus → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Dorigny campus → ownedBy → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Dorigny campus → operatedBy → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Dorigny campus → mainCampusOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration → affiliation → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration → hasParentOrganization → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration → governedBy → University of Lausanne rectorate ⓘ

linked to: University of Lausanne

Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Business and Economics

Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne → locatedOn → University of Lausanne campus ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Business and Economics

linked to: University of Lausanne

Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne → parentOrganization → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne → governedBy → University of Lausanne rectorate ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Biology and Medicine

linked to: University of Lausanne

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lausanne → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Social and Political Sciences

Faculty of Arts, University of Lausanne → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts, University of Lausanne → affiliation → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Geosciences and Environment → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Faculty of Geosciences and Environment → locatedOnCampus → University of Lausanne campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Lausanne

Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Lausanne → partOf → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies

Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Lausanne → locatedOn → University of Lausanne campus ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies

linked to: University of Lausanne

Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Lausanne → affiliation → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies

Sepp Blatter → education → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Léon Walras → employer → University of Lausanne ⓘ

subject linked to: Leon Walras

Hans Fischer → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Lausanne Métro → servesInstitution → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Jacques Dubochet → employer → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Lausanne–Morges agglomeration → contains → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Herbert von Bismarck → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Geneva–Lausanne metropolitan area → hasUniversity → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

İsmail Cem → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Claude Nicollier → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Michel Mayor → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Bernhard von Bülow → educatedAt → University of Lausanne ⓘ

Jean Starobinski → employer → University of Lausanne ⓘ

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