End of Regenting System, 1708
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The abolition of the regenting system was the cornerstone of the programme of reforms introduced by William Carstares (1649-1715) as Principal of Edinburgh University from 1703 to 1715.
Under Carstares, the regenting system was abolished in favour of a professorial system that assigned each of the subjects on the curriculum to a single professor. The Faculties of Arts and Law were constituted, and new chairs were established in Public Law, Civil Law, Anatomy, Chemistry, and Ecclesiastical History.