The U.P. College of Science is one of the several colleges (''or degree-granting units'') of the
University of the Philippines Diliman, the flagship campus of the
University of the Philippines System.
The college is not only one of the largest, but also a foremost pacesetter of academic excellence in the university due its recognition as the national center of excellence in academics and research in the field of natural sciences and mathematics, and has the largest concentration of Ph.D. holders in its faculty in the whole country.
The college is composed of eight institutes, two inter-programs and three affiliated units.
Organization
Institutes
*National Institute of Geological Science (NIGS)
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National Institute of Physics (NIP)
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National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (NIMBB)
*Institute of Biology (IB)
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Institute of Chemistry (IC)
*Institute of Mathematics (IM)
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Marine Science Institute (MSI)
*Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM)
Academic Department and Interdepartmental programs
*Science and Society Program (SSP)
*Materials Science and Engineering Program (MSEP)
Affiliate Units
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Natural Sciences Research Institute
The U.P. College of Science is one of the several colleges (''or degree-granting units'') of the University of the Philippines Diliman, the flagship campus of the University of the Philippines System.
The college is not only one of the largest, ...
(NSRI)
*Computational Science Research Center (CSRC)
*UPD College of Science Library (CSLib)
Student Publication
''Scientia''
''Scientia'' (
Latin for science) is the official student publication of the college. It is the only student college publication which has its own office located at the basement of the CSLib Building.
National Centers of Excellence
As of 2016, the
Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines has identified 23 centers of excellence (COEs) in U.P. Diliman, eight (8) of which can be found in the College of Science. (See all
UP Diliman Centers of Excellence/Development).
The COEs in the college are
Biology,
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...
,
Geology,
Marine Science,
Environmental Science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geograp ...
,
Mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...
,
Molecular Biology &
Biotechnology (MBB) and
Physics.
Images
File:UP NSCjf3224 01.JPG, Amphitheatre seats
File:CSLibjf3722 01.JPG, Welcome sign
File:CSLibjf3722 02.JPG, Entrance
File: MSIjf3692 06.JPG, Pathway
File:UP NSCjf3224 09.JPG, CSRC
File:Panoramic view of an outcrop of the Diliman Tuff exposed on two sides by a roadcut between the Institute of Chemistry and National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman (wet season).jpg, Road between the Institutes of Chemistry (IC) and Physics (NIP)
External links
UP College of Science
{{University of the Philippines
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Educational institutions established in 1983
1983 establishments in the Philippines