School of Physics
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The School of Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand is an academic department dedicated to teaching and research in physics and related scientific fields within the Faculty of Science.
All labels observed (1)
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| School of Physics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8308754 — 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: School of Physics Context triple: [Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, hasUnit, School of Physics]
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Sun Yat-sen University is an academic unit dedicated to education and research in theoretical and experimental physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin is a leading academic department dedicated to research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Peking University is a leading academic and research institution in China dedicated to fundamental and applied physics education and innovation.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics is an academic department at the University of Hyderabad dedicated to education and research in various branches of physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Nanjing University is a leading academic and research institution in China, known for its strong programs in fundamental and applied physics.
- 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: School of Physics Target entity description: The School of Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand is an academic department dedicated to teaching and research in physics and related scientific fields within the Faculty of Science.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Sun Yat-sen University is an academic unit dedicated to education and research in theoretical and experimental physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics is an academic department at the University of Hyderabad dedicated to education and research in various branches of physics.
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C.
School of Physics
The School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin is a leading academic department dedicated to research and education in fundamental and applied physics.
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School of Physics
The School of Physics at Chongqing University is an academic unit dedicated to education and research in fundamental and applied physics within the university.
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E.
School of Physics
The School of Physics at Nanjing University is a leading academic and research institution in China, known for its strong programs in fundamental and applied physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
ⓘ
physics department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
natural sciences
ⓘ
physical sciences ⓘ |
| campus | East Campus, University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| city |
Johannesburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| educates |
postgraduate students
ⓘ
undergraduate students ⓘ |
| employs |
academic staff
ⓘ
administrative staff ⓘ research staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied physics
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ computational physics ⓘ condensed matter physics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ materials physics ⓘ medical physics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ physics ⓘ radiation physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| governingBody | Faculty of Science Board, University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
applied scientific research
ⓘ
fundamental physics ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization |
Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand
ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| hasType | university school ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.wits.ac.za/science/schools/physics/ ⓘ |
| isInEducationalSystem | South African higher education system ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Braamfontein ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
South African Standard Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Africa Time
|
| mission |
community engagement in science
ⓘ
research in physics ⓘ teaching in physics ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
doctoral degree in physics
ⓘ
honours degree in physics ⓘ master's degree in physics ⓘ undergraduate physics degree ⓘ |
| partOf |
Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand
ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| usesAcademicCalendar | University of the Witwatersrand academic calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: School of Physics Description of subject: The School of Physics at the University of the Witwatersrand is an academic department dedicated to teaching and research in physics and related scientific fields within the Faculty of Science.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Faculty of Science