Sunday, February 13, 2011

University of Gloucestershire

The University of Gloucestershire has a distinguished track record in promoting sustainability thinking and practice.

It was the recipient of a Green Gown Award for ‘Continuous Improvement’ (2008) and was ranked No.1 in the People and Planet Sustainability League of Universities.

King's College London

King's College London Student Life


King’s is the most central university in London and its students enjoy all the benefits of living in the Capital City. Whatever you are interested in away from studying, London can offer you a chance to enjoy it. There are famous sporting venues, excellent restaurants, countless museums, art galleries and theatres, and literally hundreds of bars and nightclubs. Although London is more expensive than most other cities in the UK, many of its attractions offer very good student discounts that save you money.

University of Bedfordshire

The University of Bedfordshire (formerly the University of Luton) is a pioneering and vibrant university with an emphasis on a modern curriculum that relates theory to practice. Our two campuses in Luton and Bedford are in ideal locations just 30 to 40 minutes from central London by train, benefiting from lower living costs compared to central London. The University of Bedfordshire is friendly and welcoming and has a strong reputation for outstanding student support.

The university has a reputation for its very high quality of teaching, and in 2003 and 2004 we were judged to be the top new university in England for teaching quality. We are truly international student and staff community in a British setting. We have more than 3000 international and Non UK students from over 120 countries who enjoy our welcoming and friendly environment.
The University of Bedfordshire is the largest provider of undergraduate and postgraduate education in Bedfordshire with 17,000 students across all its sites. The University is undergoing a major expansion and development and by 2007 will have completed a £45 million investment in the two campuses. The Luton campus has recently enjoyed a multi-million pound investment with a further £25 million to come. Facilities include a £5.5 million Media Arts Centre and £8.2 million Learning Resources Centre.

University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield Student Life


The university is not based on a campus, but most of the building are very close together and based about a mile outside of the Sheffield city centre. Sheffield offers everything you would expect from a city, including numerous bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas, art galleries and music venues. On top of all this, Sheffield is one of the cheapest cities in the UK and so you can live and study at the university for far less money than many other UK city universities.  

City university london

City University Student Life


City University is a medium size British University with a friendly and open atmosphere; it has a great Student Union and a helpful buddy scheme.
City University is very close to the West End of London boasting extremely lively nightlife, with a good number of student friendly priced bars and nightclubs.

Imperial College of Science, Technoloy and Medicine

Imperial College London (officially The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine as titled in its Royal Charter) is a British university in London specializing in science, engineering, medicine and business.


Imperial is regularly placed in the top three in the Times National University League Table along with Oxford and Cambridge. Imperial was placed 5th overall in the world in the 2008 THES - QS World University Rankings of universities worldwide, and 27th in the world by the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Imperial's main campus is located in South Kensington in central London, on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster, with its front entrance on Exhibition Road. Formerly a constituent college of the University of London, Imperial became independent of the university on 8 July 2007, the 100th anniversary of its founding.

University of Westminster

The University of Westminster Student Life


The University of Westminster has a very student-orientated focus, and in turn students both run and attend a lot of the social and entertainment services, with the award-winning student radio and newspapers being propelled by the youth at the university. There are plenty of bars and nightclubs at Marylebone close to Baker Street and nearby the Harrow campus.
Westminster is the political centre of London densely surrounded by places of significant historical interest, living and studying in London is an experience like no other. For those interested in the arts, music and fashion you will benefit from being in an environment that sets trends for the rest of the world. Alongside this buzz, the city’s exclusive attractions include a host of art galleries, theatres, restaurants and clothes boutiques.

University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh Student Life


At Edinburgh, the student experience is steeped in tradition. The university has one of the oldest Student Unions in the world that comprises of seven floors and five bars; whilst there are also thriving student societies that capture all interests from Poker to Politics. There is a well-equipped nightclub on campus, as well as regular comedy nights to give a unique experience to most evenings.
The city of Edinburgh is the capital of the Scotland and the buildings and parks are steeped in history. Alongside the historical architecture, this is a modern and dynamic city well networked in industry and global exchanges. The annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival is one of the largest in Europe, showcasing a mixture of art forms - make sure you don’t miss out!

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham Student Life



Students studying at Birmingham live on a university campus that is just outside the centre of the city of Birmingham. This means students get the benefit of an attractive campus that contains all the university buildings in one place, but also all the advantages of living in a city. The university is well known for its sports teams and facilities which play a large part in student life. The city of Birmingham offers students endless options, ranging from the huge Bullring shopping centre, to Edgbaston cricket ground, to the many nightclubs on the famous Broad Street.

University of Greenwich

The buildings of Greenwich Hospital, now used by the University of Greenwich, were designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The Queen's House was designed by Inigo Jones, as the first Palladian building in England.

The University of Greenwich Student Life

 At Greenwich, the student experience is shaped by the two well-attended Students’ Unions that the university has to offer, which provide regular social and sporting activities through the various societies. They also offer valuable discounts to balance the cost of living in London.
The city of London is one of the world’s greatest metropolises and the East End is undergoing major redevelopments that have revived the area and locals can enjoy attractions such as Greenwich Market and its stunning park. The world-class O2 Arena also hosts international live music acts and a variety of restaurants. One of the most exciting prospects for a foreign student studying in London is your visit coinciding with the 2012 Olympics.

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Northumbria University has its origins in three regional colleges: Rutherford College of Technology, the College of Art & Industrial Design and the Municipal College of Commerce. An amalgamation of these three institutions formed the Newcastle Polytechnic in 1969, which became the major regional centre for the training of teachers with the incorporation of the City College of Education in 1974, and the Northern Counties College of Education in 1976.


Northumbria was inaugurated as a university in 1992. There was much discussion over the potential name of the new University and one potential name was the City University of Newcastle upon Tyne. However, concerns over confusion with the nearby University of Newcastle upon Tyne and also over the new name's initials saw it dropped before it was used. Newcastle Polytechnic was thus upgraded under the name University of Northumbria at Newcastle.

The trading name was simplified to Northumbria University in 2002.

University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a truly international university. We have links with over 600 institutions world-wide and up to 5,000 international students study with us each year.

 
We are one of the UK's top universities, world-famous for our teaching and research and situated in the heart of a vibrant and multicultural city.
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Our academic staff, many with international reputations, continue to provide the highest standards of teaching to more than 31,000 students from over 100 different countries.

University of the Arts, London

University of the Arts London Student Life


The life of students studying at the University will be dominated by living in London. Foreign students will gain all the benefits from living in such a large city, whether it be a cultural day out at one on the city’s many theatres, art galleries or museums, or a night out at one of the literally hundreds of bars and nightclubs.

University of Oxford

University of Oxford Student Life


Oxford University is split into 38 colleges that are spread throughout the town and made up of between 300 and 500 students each. Student life revolves around the colleges, as undergraduates live, eat and study in their own college. The colleges also arrange sporting and social events for the students living there.
The town of Oxford, is filled with beautiful buildings that are hundreds of years old, and contains a number of theatres and bars for students to visit during the evenings.  

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

The London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly referred to as the London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist constituent college of the University of London in London, England. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb and George Bernard Shaw, the School joined the federal University of London in 1900 as the Faculty of Economics. Degrees were issued to the school’s students from 1902 onwards.

Today, the LSE remains a specialist single-faculty constituent college of the University with just 8,700 full-time students. It describes itself as the world’s leading social science institution for teaching and research, which spans the full breadth of the social sciences. It is among the world’s most selective universities, with the lowest admissions rate of any university in Britain. LSE has also produced many notable alumni including several Nobel laureates as well as many foreign heads of state.

University of Warwick

The University of Warwick is one of the UK’s leading universities, with an acknowledged reputation for excellence in research and teaching for innovation and for links with business and industry. 

Warwick is situated on a 750-acre campus on the southern side of Coventry where the City meets the county of Warwickshire. Fields and woodland border one side of the University, while on the other side there is a modern residential district that incorporates a convenient shopping center. Despite all the activity, many of the residences have landscaped views and it is easy to take a peaceful walk either on the quieter parts of campus or in the surrounding countryside.

The University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is rich in history – its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the University’s museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the University’s academics and students.

The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. Its reputation is endorsed by the Quality Assurance Agency and by other external reviewers of learning and teaching, such as External Examiners.
These high standards are the result of both the learning opportunities offered at Cambridge and by its extensive resources, including libraries, museums and other collections. Teaching consists not only of lectures, seminars and practical classes led by people who are world experts in their field, but also more personalised teaching arranged through the Colleges. Many opportunities exist for students to interact with scholars of all levels, both formally and informally.

University College London (UCL)

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top three multifaculty universities in the UK and features in the top 5 universities worldwide.

UCL is a multidisciplinary university with an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching across the academic spectrum, with subjects spanning the sciences, arts, social sciences and biomedicine. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) UCL was rated the best research university in London, and third in the UK overall, for the number of its submissions which were considered of world-leading quality. The RAE confirmed UCLâ s multidisciplinary research strength with outstanding results achieved across the subjects, ranging from Biomedicine, Science and Engineering, and the Built Environment to Laws, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

University College London Student Life

 At UCL, there is a great ethos of world citizenship, with a degree taking in to account global trends, it also offers many opportunities for further international study through strong academic ties to other universities.
In the centre of London you will be immersed in a melting pot of cultures, ideas and opportunities.  As well as over 50 student societies there is exclusive access to the Bloomsbury Theatre, and many sporting clubs and leagues to keep you active.

The University of Nottingham

 Two recent international league tables put The University of Nottingham in the Top 10 of the best in Britain, and in the Top 100 worldwide. In the past three years two of its academics have won Nobel Prizes. The University of Nottingham is Britain's 'University of the Year' 2006/07. 

The judges of this prestigious 'Times Higher Award' recognised Nottingham's achievements in opening campuses in Malaysia and China, and its outstanding performance in international higher education in 2006. The University has also made significant investment in its UK campuses, and research awards have reached record levels. Nottingham is one of the most popular choices for UK and international applicants, featuring in the top 5 for volume of applications, and it offers a student experience of the highest quality.

Manchester University England, UK

The University of Manchester is located around 1.5 km / 1 miles to the south of central Manchester and is one of the country's most unique universities. With two excellent university museums, excellent university facilities and a remarkable academic pedigree, Manchester University is a top-class university.
 


University of Manchester: University History - Manchester, England
Closely linked to Manchester's history as the first industrial city in the world, Manchester University dates back around 200 years, when the Manchester Mechanics' Institute was formed. The University of Manchester also combines the Victoria University of Manchester, which was founded in 1851, with its origins in Owens College on Quay Street. The college moved to its present site on Manchester's Oxford Road in 1873 and has continued to expand every since. Although these two important Manchester University complexes worked together for more than a century, they have recently combined to become one single university, the renowned University of Manchester.