Name↕ | City↕ | Founded↕ | Students↕ | Notable Alumni↕ | Specialty↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Oxford | Oxford | 1096 | 26,000 | Stephen Hawking, Tony Blair | Humanities, PPE, Medicine |
University of Cambridge | Cambridge | 1209 | 24,000 | Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin | Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering |
Imperial College London | London | 1907 | 22,000 | Alexander Fleming, H.G. Wells | STEM, Medicine, Business |
UCL (University College London) | London | 1826 | 46,000 | Mahatma Gandhi, Alexander Graham Bell | Architecture, Medicine, Law |
London School of Economics (LSE) | London | 1895 | 12,000 | George Soros, Mick Jagger | Economics, Political Science, Law |
King's College London | London | 1829 | 35,000 | Desmond Tutu, Florence Nightingale | Law, Humanities, Health Sciences |
University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | 1583 | 36,000 | Arthur Conan Doyle, David Hume | Medicine, AI, Veterinary Science |
University of Manchester | Manchester | 1824 | 44,000 | Alan Turing, Benedict Cumberbatch | Physics, Engineering, Graphene research |
University of Bristol | Bristol | 1876 | 30,000 | Paul Dirac, Simon Pegg | Engineering, Veterinary, Film |
University of Warwick | Coventry | 1965 | 29,000 | David Davis, Germaine Greer | Business (WBS), Mathematics, Theatre |
University of Glasgow | Glasgow | 1451 | 36,000 | Adam Smith, James Watt | Engineering, Medicine, Law |
University of Birmingham | Birmingham | 1900 | 38,000 | Neville Chamberlain, Francis Aston | Dentistry, Physics, Sport Science |
University of Leeds | Leeds | 1904 | 38,000 | J.R.R. Tolkien (lecturer), Jack Straw | Textiles, Transport, Business |
University of Nottingham | Nottingham | 1881 | 35,000 | D.H. Lawrence, Clive Granger | Pharmacy, Engineering, Agriculture |
University of Sheffield | Sheffield | 1905 | 30,000 | Amy Johnson, Harry Kroto | Engineering, Architecture, Journalism |
University of Southampton | Southampton | 1862 | 25,000 | Tim Berners-Lee (early work here) | Electronics, Computer Science, Maritime |
Newcastle University | Newcastle upon Tyne | 1834 | 27,000 | Rowan Atkinson, Bryan Ferry | Medicine, Engineering, Marine Technology |
Durham University | Durham | 1832 | 20,000 | Justin Welby, Harold Evans | Theology, Archaeology, Sciences |
University of Exeter | Exeter | 1955 | 25,000 | J.K. Rowling, Thom Yorke | Business, Biosciences, Geography |
University of Liverpool | Liverpool | 1881 | 24,000 | 9 Nobel Laureates | Tropical Medicine, Engineering, Architecture |
Queen Mary University of London | London | 1885 | 28,000 | Peter Higgs (briefly), J.G. Ballard | Law, Dentistry, Linguistics |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | 1883 | 33,000 | Neil Kinnock | Journalism, Optometry, Architecture |
Queen's University Belfast | Belfast | 1845 | 25,000 | Seamus Heaney, David Trimble | Pharmacy, Peace Studies, Food Science |
University of York | York | 1963 | 20,000 | Greg Dyke, Harriet Harman | Chemistry, English, Psychology |
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