| University of Aberdeen | Marischal Museum; Science Collections |
| Special Interests | European & Mediterranean Archaeology - Non-Western Archaeology & Ethnography - Scottish History & Archaeology - Coins & Medals - Fine Art - Scientific Instruments - Medicine & Health - Natural Sciences |
| Treasures | Eskimo kayak - Ra-hotep statue - Bronze Age pottery - Anatomical Drawings by Alberto Morrocco - Audubon birds and plants - first MRI machine |
| Find out more at | University of Aberdeen |
| University of Dundee | Museum Services |
| Special Interests | Scottish Art - Scientific Instruments - Natural History - Medical History |
| Treasures | D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Collection - Laennec's Stethoscope - 19th & 20th c Scottish Art - Needlework Development Scheme |
| Find out more at | University of Dundee |
| University of Abertay Dundee | Hannah Maclure Centre |
| Find out more at | University of Abertay Dundee |
| University of Edinburgh | Museums & Galleries |
| Special Interests | Scottish Portraits - Old Masters - Musical Instruments |
| Treasures | 16th c. bronze horse - 17th c. bronze of Cain & Abel |
| Find out more at | University of Edinburgh |
| Edinburgh College of Art | Collections |
| Special Interests | Art and Design education - Purpose designed Edwardian art school and Architecture School (1962) |
| Treasures | Records of the Trustees Academy and Royal Scottish Academy - Historic plaster cast collection - Art collection of works by former students and staff |
| Find out more at | ECA |
| Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Surgeons Hall Museums |
| Find out more at | RCSEd |
| University of Glasgow | Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery; Departmental Collections |
| Special Interests | Coins & Medals - Gemstones & Fossils - Romans - Ethnography - Paintings - Prints - Sculptures |
| Treasures | Captain Cook's collection - Rembrandt - Chardin - Charles Rennie Mackintosh House |
| Find out more at | University of Glasgow |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Heatherbank Museum |
| Special Interests | Social work - Pictures - Books - Ephemera |
| Treasures | Lacey Powell pre-execution pamphlet (1801) - Barnhill Glasgow Poorhouse plans (1851) - Tin trunk containing Minute Books & Registers for Poor Law Institutions & Poorhouses |
| Find out more at | Glasgow Caledonian |
| Glasgow School of Art | Charles Rennie Mackintosh Building |
| Special Interests | Furniture - Watercolours - Drawings - Institutional Archives (c.1880 onwards) |
| Treasures | Various works of art by former staff & students |
| Find out more at | Glasgow School of Art |
| Heriot-Watt University | Science & Technology Collections |
| Special Interests | Technology - Art - Local history |
| Treasures | James Nasmyth's model of Newcomen's Engine - James Watt's letter-copier |
| Find out more at | Heriot-Watt University |
| The Robert Gordon University | University Collection |
| Special Interests | Paintings and art from Gray's School of Art - Scientific Instruments - Items relating to the history of the University and its predecessors |
| Treasures | Needlework Development Scheme |
| Find out more at | The Robert Gordon University |
| University of St Andrews | Art and Science Collections; Bell Pettigrew Museum; Departmental Collections |
| Special Interests | Geology - Zoology - Scientific Instruments |
| Treasures | 15th century Maces - Archery Medals - Astrolabes |
| Find out more at | University of St Andrews |
| University of Stirling | Fine Art Collection |
| Special Interests | Paintings - Prints - Sculpture - Tapestries |
| Treasures | JD Fergusson Memorial Collection |
| Find out more at | University of Stirling |
| University of Strathclyde | The Collins Gallery; Science & Art Collections |
| Special Interests | Coins & Paintings - Objets d'art - Scientific Instruments |
| Treasures | John Anderson's early 18th c. instruments |
| Find out more at | University of Strathclyde |
| University of the West of Scotland | Science & Technology Collections |
| Special Interests | University history artefacts and archives |
| Treasures | Norman Buchan's parliamentary papers |
| Find out more at | University of the West of Scotland |
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