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| The oldest university in Britain is the university of Oxford. |
| St. Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland. |
| The Open University is Britain's largest with an enrollment of around 250,000 people. |
| Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, and Manchester universities which were built pre World War One were collectively known as 'Red Brick' Universities. |
| Oxford University has some 38 colleges and 6 Permanent Private Halls. |
| University College is the oldest at Oxford University dating back to 1249. |
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| University | Founded | University | Founded | University | Founded |
| Oxford | 1249 | Sussex | 1961 | St. Andrews | 1413 |
| Cambridge | 1284 | Keele | 1962 | Glasgow | 1451 |
| UMIST | 1824 | East Anglia | 1963 | Aberdeen | 1495 |
| Durham | 1832 | York | 1963 | Edinburgh | 1583 |
| London | 1836 | Lancaster | 1964 | Strathclyde | 1964 |
| Manchester | 1851 | Essex | 1964 | Stirling | 1967 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 1852 | Warwick | 1965 | Dundee | 1967 |
| Birmingham | 1900 | Kent | 1965 | ||
| Liverpool | 1903 | Loughborough | 1966 | Northern Ireland | |
| Leeds | 1904 | Surrey | 1966 | University | Founded |
| Sheffield | 1905 | Bradford | 1966 | Queens | 1908 |
| Bristol | 1909 | Bath | 1966 | Ulster | 1965 |
| Reading | 1926 | Brunel | 1966 | Heriot-Watt | 1966 |
| Nottingham | 1948 | City | 1966 | ||
| Southampton | 1952 | Aston | 1966 | Wales | |
| Hull | 1954 | Salford | 1967 | University | Founded |
| Exeter | 1955 | Open | 1969 | Cardiff | 1893 |
| Leicester | 1957 | Buckingham | 1976 | ||