University of Tal Varisa

The University of Tal Varisa is the oldest seat of learning within the Distant Fringe, founded at the beginning of the 24th century and rivalled only by the University of Selasia. It has a particularly distinguished Astronomy department, which runs the Deep Sky Program.

Motto: Cultura Veritas et Sapientia

(Culture Truth and Wisdom)

• The official journal of the university is the Astra.

Description / Specifications

Its main faculties are located on Tal Varisa (0911 Far Home Sector). It maintains campuses on each member system of the Firstworlds.

Faculties Of The University

Faculty of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Tal Varisa

Departments:

• The Institute of Astrophysics
• The Saito Center for Astronomy
• The Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
  • Valeriya Egorov Institute of Mathematics
  • Chamber of Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology.

The Astronomy Department runs the Deep Sky Program, a long-running project to accurately map and catalogue the stars lying within the Empty Stars. It publishes the DSP Listing.

Department of Biology, University of Tal Varisa

Departments:

• School of Biological Sciences
  • Department of Biochemistry
  • Department of Genetics
  • Alavar Institute of Xenobiology
• Department of Flora Research
• Center for Psychological Study
  • Geliger Intitute of Psionic Research
• Department of Zoology

Faculty of History, University of Tal Varisa

Research groups:

• Center for Last Armada Research
  • Dissident Fleet Research Group
• Association of Confederation-Era Studies
  • Civil Wars Research Group
• Scybrian Wars Research Center
• Tal Varisa Center for Dark Age and Renaissance Studies
  • Elspeth Spence Group for the Study of Dark Age Art
• Institute for Early Modern Trailing History

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science