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The University of Southampton (abbreviated as Soton in post-nominal letters [6]) 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.
Applied for university status in its own right following the passing of the University of London Act 2018. Supplemental charter granting university status sealed 17 April 2023. [154] King's College London: 18 May 2023 Applied for university status in its own right following the passing of the University of London Act 2018.
As of August 2017, there were 106 universities in England and 5 university colleges [1] out of a total of around 130 in the United Kingdom.This includes private universities but does not include other Higher Education Institutions [Note 1] 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 ...
This is a list of UCAS institutions.The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service manages higher education applications in the UK, [1] and each institution has a code for use in the application process.
Southampton Solent University (formerly and commonly known as Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 10,500 students (2019/20). [ 6 ] Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and the maritime hub of Southampton.
Universities in Britain date back to the dawn of mediaeval studium generale, with Oxford and Cambridge taking their place among the world's oldest universities.No other universities were successfully founded in England during this period; opposition from Oxford and Cambridge blocked attempts to establish universities in Northampton [4] and Stamford. [5]
The college campus was immediately taken over by the University of Southampton and became a campus of the university called New College, specialising in adult and continuing education, and art programmes. The New College campus was sold by the university in 2006, and the educational activities on the site moved to Southampton University's main ...
The Union was still publicly known by the long name 'Southampton University Students Union' during this period, but with the university very publicly referring to itself as the University of Southampton since the 1990 introduction of their dolphin logo [20] the Union began a period of change and by 2011 their official name was changed to ...