The oldest universities of Great Britain Oxford Cambridge

There are about 90 Universities in Great Britain, the biggest one is London University. The oldest is Oxford university.

Oxford was founded in the 12 th century (1133) as an aristocratic University. It has an aristocratic character today.

It has an aristocratic character today.. It has an aristocratic character today.

The cost of studies in the university is rather high. Students have to pay for using libraries and laboratories, as for taking exams.

The university is a collection of 35 colleges: two for women only, the rest are for man and women.

Each college gives students a specialized training in arts, law, medicine, science. The largest college has over 500 students, the smallest – 100 students.

The academic year has three terms, each lasts from eight to ten weeks. The students have three exams: in autumn, in spring, in summer. Final exams take place at the end of the course of studies. If a student fails the exam, he may take it again. Only two re – examinations are allowed.

The formal head of the University is the Chancellor, but the real power in the University has Vice – Chancellor who is responsible for everything in the University. He is elected for seven years. John Hood, vice Chancellor elected in 2004 Andrew D Hamilton, Vice Chancellor, 2009

50 scientists – laureates of the Nobel Prize studied in Oxford University. 50 scientists – laureates of the Nobel Prize studied in Oxford University.

Frederic Soddy 1921 radio – chemist Hinshelwood Cyril 1956 physicist and chemist

Only in the 19 th century women of any race could enter the University.

Cambridge

Cambridge is the second oldest university in Britain. It was opened in

At present Cambridge has 28 colleges. One is for men only, two are womens colleges, the rest are both for man and women.

Cambridge takes its name from the river Cam on which it is situated.

the Cam

The university is full of ancient building, chapels, libraries.

In old times students of Cambridge were not allowed to play games, sing, hunt, fish, dance. They wore special dark clothes and squares, the academic caps, they wear them in our days.

During the course students live in the college. There are 9,000 students in the University now.

Cromwell, Newton, Byron, Darwin studied in this university. The great Russian scientist Pavlov came to Cambridge to get the degree of the Honorary Doctor of Cambridge

80 Nobel Prize winners studied in this University : 29 in physics, 22 in medicine, 18 in chemistry, 7 in economics, 2 in literature, 2 World Nobel Prize.

Niles Bohr 1922 physics Bertran Russell 1950 literature

the Royal College of Cambridge

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Study well and youll have a chance to enter these universities.