Facultad de Ciencias (Universidad de Oviedo)

Spain

Address: Calle Gonzalo Gutiérrez Quirós, s/n, Campus de Llamaquique, 33007 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Biology, Chemistry, Physics

The Faculty of Sciences of the University of Oviedo (UNIOVI), a historic university founded in 1608, offers degrees in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, and Geology. It has a strong tradition in scientific research and education in the Asturias region.

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Geotechnics, Materials, Mathematics, Microbiology and Genetics, Physics, Statistics

Diplomas*:

Bachelor, Doctor, Master

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Part of UNIOVI, member of the European University network G9 and other international consortia. Collaborations with regional industries and research institutes (e.g., FINBA, INCAR-CSIC) in materials, nanotechnology, health, and environment.

Research:

Research in areas like molecular biology, organic chemistry, condensed matter physics, applied mathematics, geology of natural resources, and environmental science.

Famous Alumnis:

Severo Ochoa

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

350

Current students***:

3000

Foreign students***:

10%

Cumulative former students***:

15000

Pros

Provides a solid foundation in core sciences within a historic university setting in Asturias, good research tradition.

Cons

International recognition linked to UNIOVI’s overall profile, which is more national than top-tier international for some fields.

Best For

Students in Asturias seeking a comprehensive education in fundamental sciences with opportunities for research.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Facultad de Ciencias Físicas is the closest domestic counterpart for physics, mathematics and materials; it has almost the same size, at about 3,000 students, and is also a public institution.
Both schools build their programmes around bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering, and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas shares the core fields of this institution, namely statistics, mathematics and data analytics; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales is the closest domestic counterpart for bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
A good alternative in the same country is Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, which likewise covers bioinformatics, microbiology and genetics and bioengineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

If this institution is on your list for geotechnics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune in India deserves a comparison, because it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers life sciences as well.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, based in India, is built around geotechnics, chemistry and ecology and sustainability much like this institution, and it covers life sciences as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
Universität Zürich, in Switzerland, takes a similar route through bioinformatics, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers astroscience and nanotechnologies as well.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on chemistry, ecology and sustainability and physics is Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in Ukraine, and it is far larger, with about 26,000 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.
A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on bioinformatics, geotechnics and microbiology and genetics is École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in France, and it is slightly smaller, at about 2,300 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a public institution.

*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.

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**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:

known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications

***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.

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