The College of Life Sciences and Medicine is one of three academic colleges at the University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...

. It consists of four schools plus the graduate school. The current head of the college is Professor

Professor

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 Neva Haites

Neva Haites

Professor Neva Haites OBE is a prominent scientist and physician who investigates molecular genetics and diseases in humans and specialises in cancer genetics; she has more than 90 publications in genetics concerning inherited predisposition to cancer, retinitis pigmentosa, hereditary motor...

, OBE

Order of the British Empire

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, a clinical geneticist.

School of Biological Sciences

The School of Biological Sciences is based in the Zoology Building at the King's College

King's College, Aberdeen

King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen...

 Campus in Old Aberdeen

Old Aberdeen

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 and the head of the School is currently Professor Christopher Secombes.

School of Medical Sciences

The School of Medical Sciences was formed in Autumn 2003 by merging the former Departments of Biomedical Sciences, Molecular & Cell Biology and Biomedical Physics & Bioengineering.

The school is based in the Institute of Medical Sciences at the Foresterhill

Foresterhill

Foresterhill is an area in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the site of the city's main hospitals , as well as the medical school and medical science departments of the University of Aberdeen...

 Site, however first and second year teaching primarily takes place at King's College with Anatomy courses being taught at the Suttie Centre next to the IMS. The current Head of the school is Professor Colin D McCaig.

School of Medicine and Dentistry

The School of Medicine in Aberdeen was founded in 1497, the first medical school in the English-speaking world. It is based at Foresterhill

Foresterhill

Foresterhill is an area in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the site of the city's main hospitals , as well as the medical school and medical science departments of the University of Aberdeen...

 in the Polwarth Building, with teaching taking place in the Suttie Centre

Suttie Centre

The Suttie Centre is a purpose-built training centre on the Foresterhill hospital campus in Aberdeen.-Facilities:The Suttie Centre for Teaching & Learning is a partnership between the University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian. Designed by Edinburgh architects Bennetts Associates, the £20 million,...

for Teaching & Learing. The Head of School is Professor Michael Greaves.

School of Psychology

The school of Psychology is based at King's College in the William Guild Building. The head of the school is Professor Peter McGeorge.

Graduate School

The Graduate School of the College of Life Sciences and Medicine is based in the Polwarth Building at Foresterhill.

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