In 2010, the Times ranked University College London as the best English medical department after Oxford and Cambridge. Another London university, King's College, admits over 330 undergraduate students annually, making it one of the largest medical schools in Europe.
Medical Admissions Office
UCL Medical School
Gower Street
London, England WC1E 6BT
+44-20-7679-0841
ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool
King's College London
School of Medicine
First Floor
Hodgkin Building
London, England SE1 1UL
+44-20-7848-6501
kcl.ac.uk/schools/medicine
According to 2010 rankings from the Times and the Guardian, the Oxford Medical Sciences Division and the Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine are the top two medical departments in England. Cambridge has specialist centers for human genetics, molecular medicine and radiation research. Oxford has introduced a biomedical sciences course available for enrollment beginning in 2011.
Medical Sciences Office
John Radcliffe Hospital
Headington
Oxford, England OX3 9DU
+44-18-6522-1689
medsci.ox.ac.uk/
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 111
Hills Road
Cambridge, England CB2 0SP
+44-12-2333-6700
medschl.cam.ac.uk
The U.K. Midlands is the mid-central region of England. Midlands universities that offer medicine include Warwick and Birmingham. Birmingham is the highest ranked by the Times in 2010. Founded in 1825, Birmingham Medical School is also one of the oldest in England. Warwick regularly features in the top 30 ranked universities in the U.K.
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, England B15 2TT
+44-12-1414-3858
mds.bham.ac.uk
Warwick Medical School
The University of Warwick
Coventry, England CV4 7AL
+44-24-7657-4880
warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/
Universities that offer medical studies in northern England include Manchester and Liverpool. The School of Medicine in Manchester has specialist departments for molecular imaging and arthritis research. While Liverpool University has a highly regarded medical school, it is also home to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Established in 1898, this was the first institution of its kind in the world, and remains a leading center for tropical disease research.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool, England L3 5QA
+44-15-1705-3100
liv.ac.uk/lstm/
School of Medicine, University of Manchester
46 Grafton Street
Manchester, England, M13 9NT
+44-16-1306-0460
medicine.manchester.ac.u
Outside of London, there are several top medical schools in southern England. Bristol University in the southwest is the first medical school in the U.K. to contain a center for medical ethics. Southampton University, set on the south coast, lists its specialist areas as respiratory disease, oncology, bone disease and nutrition.
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
69 St Michael's Hill
Bristol, England BS2 8DZ
+44-11-7928-7679
bristol.ac.uk/medical-school
School of Medicine
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton, England SO16 6YD
+44-23-8079-6586
som.soton.ac.uk