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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE FACULTY OF SCIENCE Kitashirakawa‐Oiwake‐cho, Sakyo‐ku, Kyoto 606‐8502 Tel. (075) 753‐3600 Fax. (075) 753‐3645 http://www.sclib.kyoto‐u.ac.jp/kusci/ Dean: MARUYAMA, Masaki, D.Sc. 1. HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION The Faculty of Science originated in the College of Science and Engineering established in 1897 at the foundation of the University. As the brief history in Table 1 shows. each department was established gradually, and at present the Faculty comprises the following ten departments: Department of Mathematics Department of Physics I Department of Physics II Department of Astronomy Department of Geophysics Department of Geology and Mineralogy Department of Chemistry Department of Zoology Department of Botany Department of Biophysics. In 1953 the Graduate School was established, and after the reorganization from the Faculty to the Graduate School in 1995. it now comprises the following five Divisions: Mathematics and Mathematical Analysis Physics and Astronomy Earth and Planetary Science Chemistry Biological Sciences. These divisions consist of a few courses as shown in Table 2. The aim of the Faculty of Science and the Graduate School of Science is to perform original and creative research advancing the development of the natural sciences. It also offers high quality teaching and education on a basis of the broadly based and in‐depth studies. It ensures that students develop their research potential and acquire professional skills. The research subjects in each Division are shown in Table 2, details of which will be found in the descriptions of each department. 　 There are 1,415 undergraduate students and 1,167 postgraduate students. The number of academic staff is 269 and that of the administrative staff is 98 (see Table 3). In recent years more than 75% of the Faculty students goes on to masters program of graduate school and 10% of them gets jobs in various fields. AF