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oxford .gov .uk. Oxford ( / ˈɒksfərd /) [4] [5] is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. Founded in the 8th century, it was granted city status in 1542. The city is located at the confluence of the rivers Thames (locally known as the Isis) and Cherwell.
Website. southampton .ac .uk. The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters [5]) is a public research university in Southampton, England. Southampton is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom . The university has seven campuses.
The golden triangle is the triangle formed by the university cities of Cambridge, London, and Oxford in the south east of England in the United Kingdom. [note 1] The triangle is occasionally referred to as the Loxbridge triangle, [7] [8] a portmanteau of London and Oxbridge or, when limited to five members, the G5.
The University of York [7] (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals) is a public collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. South-east of the city of York, [8] the university campus is about 500 acres (200 ...
cumbria .ac .uk. The University of Cumbria is a public university in Cumbria, with its headquarters in Carlisle [4] [5] and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London. It has roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, established in 1822, and the teacher training college established by Charlotte Mason ...
The University of Buckingham ( UB) is a non-profit private university in Buckingham, England and the oldest of the country's six private universities. [a] It was founded as the University College at Buckingham ( UCB) in 1973, admitting its first students in 1976. It was granted university status by royal charter in 1983.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK) or Britain, [m] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [21] [22] It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
As of August 2017, there were 106 universities in England and 5 university colleges out of a total of around 130 in the United Kingdom.This includes private universities but does not include other Higher Education Institutions that have not been given the right to call themselves "university" or "university college" by the Privy Council or Companies House (e.g. colleges of higher education ...