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Universities in the United Kingdom
Eliška VavřinováC2B
Oxford University• the oldest university in the English-
speaking world• the second-oldest university in the world• 21 000 students
Oxford University• 38 colleges and 6 permanent halls of
residence• A part of Oxford are libraries and
museums• Belongs to golden triangle
Famous graduates• 89 primates• 47 abators the Nobel Prize• Writers: Oscar Wilde, Clive Staples
Lewis , John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Cambridge University• The second oldest university in the English-
speaking world• 19 000 students• 31 colleges
Cambridre Unversity• Belongs to golden triangle• student life is found in the arts, sport
clubs • A part of Cambridge are libraries and
museums
Famous graduates• 85 - 88 abators the Nobel Prize• Scientis: Henry Cavendish• Georges Lemaitre who first proposed
the Big Bang Theory
Oxford and Cambridge
• Shortly is Oxbridge• Dominance social role• Both: university in UK
many institutions (C. University Press)
long history, many historical, beautiful buildings the best results
Imperial College London
• is a public research university• The third best universities in Times National
University League Table• specialising in science, engineering, medicine and
business
University College London
• is a public research university• the oldest and largest constituent
college of the federal University of London• one of the world's most prestigious
universities
Resources• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Bologna• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_University• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbridge• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(
UK_universities)• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_College_London• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_College_London