A magnificent Edwardian theater attracts international companies performing ballet, theater, opera, and light entertainment. Many concert halls feature classical, contemporary, and rock concerts. Exceptional museums and an art gallery including the University's museums and collections, display the visual arts, local heritage, and visiting exhibitions. Getting about is easy in Aberdeen. The city has excellent bus services giving access to all parts of the city and suburbs.
Distances are short, and a pleasant walk or a brief cycle are reliable alternatives.
Students are assured of an enthusiastic welcome in Aberdeen from both the University and the wider community in which it thrives. In 1995, the University of Aberdeen celebrated the many achievements of its 500-year history and relished what has been preserved of the past in buildings, library holdings, and academic traditions. The University, with the oldest chair of Medicine in the English-speaking world, is now developing its Institute of Medical Sciences which brings together the resources of a major hospital, the Medical School, and a range of related academic disciplines. At the new Research Institute for Irish and Scottish Studies, and the Elphinstone Institute, named for the University's founder, which focuses on the culture of North Scotland, researchers quarry the riches of the Library, which houses more than 1 million volumes. The University of Aberdeen has been welcoming U.S. study abroad students for more than 30 years.