Oxbridge is a term used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. These are the two highest ranking English schools in Newsweek's Top 100 list. Both also consistently rank in the top two places for the annual Good University Guide from The Times of London. Oxford and Cambridge operate a collegiate system. This means that students should apply to one of the self-governing colleges within each university.
Famous colleges at Oxford University include Magdalen College, where Oscar Wilde and C.S. Lewis once studied, and All Souls College, which is based around two striking Gothic towers.
Cambridge colleges include Trinity, the largest of all Oxbridge colleges with famous alumni including Isaac Newton and Francis Bacon.
University of Oxford
University Offices
Wellington Square
Oxford, England, OX1 2JD
+44-1865-270-000
ox.ac.uk/
University of Cambridge
The Old Schools
Trinity Lane
Cambridge, England, CB2 1TN
+44-122-333-2200
cam.ac.uk/
The University of London is made up of 19 distinct colleges, including some of the highest ranking in England. Three of the top ten schools in the 2010 Times Good University Guide are part of the University of London. Most London University buildings are located in and around the center of London, with some exceptions, including Royal Holloway University which is located in a small town to the west of the city.
University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London, England, WC1E 7HU
+44-207-862-8000
london.ac.uk
North England is home to many of the country's leading universities. The University of Leeds and the University of Durham are two notable examples.
Durham is ranked eighth in the Times Good University Guide of 2010. Established in 1832, Durham is one of the oldest universities in England. Like Oxford and Cambridge, Durham is a collegiate university with each college implementing its own admissions process.
The University of Leeds is one of the largest in England, with over 33,000 students. The 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise gave maximum five-star rankings to several Leeds departments, including engineering, English and Italian.
Durham University
University Office
Old Elvet
Durham, England, DH1 3HP
+44-191-334-2000
dur.ac.uk
University of Leeds
Leeds, England, LS2 9JT
+44-113-243-1751
leeds.ac.uk
Bristol University is ranked 49th in Newsweek's global list. The university is located in the southwest of England and has about 23,000 students. The Wills Memorial Building is at the center of the campus, standing high above the city of Bristol at the top of Park Street hill.
Another school in the south of England is the University of Kent. It is situated in Canterbury, one of England's most historic cities. However, the university is one England's newest universities. It was established in 1965 and is divided into three faculties--humanities, social sciences and sciences.
University of Bristol
Senate House
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol, England, BS8 1TH
+44-117-928-9000
bristol.ac.uk/
The University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent, England, CT2 7NZ
+44-1227-764-000
kent.ac.uk/