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  1. History. The university was founded in 1875, as The Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic Economy, by Christian Guthrie Wright and Louisa Stevenson, [6] both members of the Edinburgh Ladies' Educational Association.

  2. The institution now named Queen Margaret University was established as the Edinburgh School of Cookery in 1875. This institution emerged in a period that was notable for real economic progress, but also characterised by many social and economic divisions and inequalities, and widespread poverty.

    • When did Queen Margaret University become a university?1
    • When did Queen Margaret University become a university?2
    • When did Queen Margaret University become a university?3
    • When did Queen Margaret University become a university?4
    • When did Queen Margaret University become a university?5
  3. Founded in 1875, the institution that became Queen Margaret University provided education for working class women at a time when society made that challenging. Society, and the institution, have evolved significantly but this original commitment to making education open to all still inspires us.

  4. In 2007 the college was granted full university status and became Queen Margaret University Edinburgh. The university is named after Queen Margaret of Scotland who reigned from 1286 to 1290. This name was chosen as the queen was considered to embody the university’s key values – serving the community and enhancing the quality of life.

    • Queen Margaret University Dr, Musselburgh, EH21 6UU, Edinburgh
  5. Key facts and figures include being ranked: one of the top five highest climbers in the Guardian University Guide 2024, in the top 5 universities in the UK for social inclusion in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, and in the top 50% of European institutions in the QS World Rankings: Europe 2024.

  6. Queen Margaret University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Bànrigh Mairead) is a university founded in 1875 and currently located in Musselburgh, East Lothian. [5] It is named after the Scottish Queen Saint Margaret.

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  8. Queen Margaret University became the fourth university to be established in Edinburgh and the most recent in Scotland when it was granted full university status in January 2007.