University of the Highlands and Islands

E50063

charitable organization multi-campus university public university

The University of the Highlands and Islands is a distributed Scottish university that brings together colleges and research institutions across the Highlands, Islands, and Moray to provide higher and further education.

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Label	Occurrences
University of the Highlands and Islands canonical	34
University of the Highlands and Islands network	3
Highland Theological College UHI	1
Inverness College UHI	1
Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI	1
University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T135237 — 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 the Highlands and Islands
Context triple: [Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, affiliation, University of the Highlands and Islands]

A. University of the West of Scotland
The University of the West of Scotland is a modern Scottish public university offering a wide range of vocational and research-focused degree programs across multiple campuses in western Scotland.
B. University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a public research university in central Scotland known for its scenic campus, interdisciplinary teaching and research, and strong emphasis on sport and environmental studies.
C. Abertay University
Abertay University is a modern public university in Dundee, Scotland, known for its pioneering programs in computer games, cybersecurity, and applied research.
D. University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is a historic public research university in northeast Scotland, known for its strong programs in energy, medicine, and the humanities.
E. University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a public research university in Dundee, Scotland, known for its strengths in life sciences, medicine, and art and design.
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 the Highlands and Islands
Target entity description: The University of the Highlands and Islands is a distributed Scottish university that brings together colleges and research institutions across the Highlands, Islands, and Moray to provide higher and further education.

A. University of the West of Scotland
The University of the West of Scotland is a modern Scottish public university offering a wide range of vocational and research-focused degree programs across multiple campuses in western Scotland.
B. University of Stirling
The University of Stirling is a public research university in central Scotland known for its scenic campus, interdisciplinary teaching and research, and strong emphasis on sport and environmental studies.
C. Abertay University
Abertay University is a modern public university in Dundee, Scotland, known for its pioneering programs in computer games, cybersecurity, and applied research.
D. University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen is a historic public research university in northeast Scotland, known for its strong programs in energy, medicine, and the humanities.
E. University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a public research university in Dundee, Scotland, known for its strengths in life sciences, medicine, and art and design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	charitable organization ⓘ multi-campus university ⓘ public university ⓘ
abbreviation	UHI ⓘ
campus	Elgin ⓘ Inverness ⓘ Moray ⓘ Orkney ⓘ linked to: Orkney Islands Outer Hebrides ⓘ Perth ⓘ Shetland ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
foundedAs	UHI Millennium Institute ⓘ
grants	postgraduate degrees ⓘ research degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ
hasChancellor	The Princess Royal ⓘ linked to: Anne, Princess Royal
hasMotto	Learn where you live ⓘ
hasPrincipal	Todd Walker ⓘ
hasRector	Brian Wilson ⓘ
hasStudentBody	over 10,000 students ⓘ
hasType	distributed university ⓘ
hasViceChancellor	Todd Walker ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Inverness ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Highlands ⓘ linked to: Scottish Highlands Islands ⓘ Moray ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
member	Argyll College UHI ⓘ Highland Theological College UHI ⓘ linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands Inverness College UHI ⓘ linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands Lews Castle College UHI ⓘ Moray College UHI ⓘ North Highland College UHI ⓘ Orkney College UHI ⓘ Perth College UHI ⓘ Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI ⓘ linked to: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI ⓘ linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands Shetland UHI ⓘ linked to: Shetland West Highland College UHI ⓘ
offers	further education ⓘ higher education ⓘ
specializesIn	Gaelic language and culture ⓘ island communities ⓘ marine science ⓘ renewable energy research ⓘ rural education ⓘ
website	https://www.uhi.ac.uk/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

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

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig → memberOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Inverness → hasHigherEducationInstitution → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

University of the Highlands and Islands → member → Inverness College UHI ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands and Islands → member → Scottish Association for Marine Science UHI ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

University of the Highlands and Islands → member → Highland Theological College UHI ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

Scottish Universities Physics Alliance → member → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

UHI Millennium Institute → hasSuccessor → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

UHI Millennium Institute → formerNameOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Todd Walker → employer → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Todd Walker → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Perth College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Perth College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Moray College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Moray College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Orkney College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Orkney College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

North Highland College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

North Highland College UHI → networkMembership → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

North Highland College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

West Highland College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

West Highland College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Argyll College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Argyll College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Lews Castle College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Lews Castle College UHI → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Highlands and Islands → hasHigherEducationInstitution → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Inverness, Highland, Scotland → hasUniversityCampus → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Ness of Brodgar → excavatedBy → University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

Perth campus → affiliation → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Perth campus → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands network ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

Elgin campus → affiliatedWith → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Board of Management of Moray College UHI → affiliatedWith → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Kirkwall campus → affiliatedWith → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Board of Management of West Highland College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Board of Management of West Highland College UHI → reportsTo → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Board of Management of Argyll College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Board of Management of Argyll College UHI → affiliatedWith → University of the Highlands and Islands network ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

Barra Learning Centre → affiliatedWith → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

subject linked to: Barra learning centre

Board of Management of Lews Castle College UHI → partOf → University of the Highlands and Islands ⓘ

Board of Management of Lews Castle College UHI → associatedWith → University of the Highlands and Islands network ⓘ

linked to: University of the Highlands and Islands

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