List of fictional universities (English Wikipedia)

"Sea of Souls, Series 1". BBC One. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Phoebe Aldridge". The Archers. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"A Very Peculiar Practice". Cult. BBC. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"In conversation: David Lodge and Hans Ulrich Obrist". BBC Arts. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"The Young Ones". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Paying tribute to Richard Whiteley". North Yorkshire. BBC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

biblio.com

"White-Maa's Saga by Linklater, Eric". www.biblio.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

bookandreader.com

"Readingomnivore Reviews: Dalziel and Pascoe, Season 9". BookandReader.com. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

books.google.com

Bailey, Stephen (2015). The Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-50371-2.
Baker, Mona (2018). Translation and Conflict: A narrative account. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-429-79645-6.
Duriez, Colin (2013). "Edgestow". The A-Z of C. S. Lewis: An Encyclopaedia of His Life, Thought, and Writings. Lion Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7459-5586-5. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
Davies, Keri (2008). Who's Who in the Archers 2009. Random House. pp. 118, 121. ISBN 978-1-4070-2519-3.
Adams, Douglas (1985). The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (1st American ed.). Harmony Books. p. 65. ISBN 9780517559505. ... a quiet young student at the University of Maximegalon...
Hughes, William; Heholt, Ruth (2018). Gothic Britain: Dark Places in the Provinces and Margins of the British Isles. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-1-78683-235-1.
Curran, K. (2014). Cynicism in British Post-War Culture: Ignorance, Dust and Disease. Springer. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-1-137-44435-6.
Bradbury, Malcolm (1990). "Campus Fictions". In Bevan, David (ed.). University Fiction. Rodopi. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-90-5183-234-1.

britannica.com

"That Hideous Strength". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Pendennis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

cam.ac.uk

maths.cam.ac.uk

"IA NST Maths, 2008 Paper 2, Question 11X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. "IA NST Maths, 2009 Paper 1, Question 12X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. "IA NST Maths, 2010 Paper 1, Question 12X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. "IA NST Maths, 2011 Paper 1, Question 12X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015.

comedy.co.uk

"Campus". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"You're Only Young Twice". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

cynicalbastards.com

"University of Bums on Seats - Welcome". cynicalbastards.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020. and "University of Bums on Seats - Welcome". 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2020. Several new editions of the university newsletter "Skidmark" were added between these dates.

dahl.at

Dahl, Stephan (7 March 2012). "Book: Campus Conspiracy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

discworld.com

"Unseen University". Discworld.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

doi.org

Thody, Angela (September 2011). "Emeritus professors of an English university: how is the wisdom of the aged used?". Studies in Higher Education. 36 (6): 637–653. doi:10.1080/03075079.2010.488721. S2CID 145620359.
McFarland, James (2012). "One-Way Street: Childhood and Improvisation at the Close of the Book". The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory. 87 (3): 293–303. doi:10.1080/00168890.2012.704339. ISSN 0016-8890. S2CID 143548205.
"Oxbridge, n. & adj.". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/8328846297. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

dundee.ac.uk

discovery.dundee.ac.uk

Marsh, Rachel (2011). The nature of appropriation: Eric Linklater's 'Juan in America (PDF). University of Dundee. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

edurank.net

blog.edurank.net

Davidson, Eleana (17 September 2019). "The Bantshire Effect". EduRank. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

eilisdillon.net

"Death in the Quadrangle". Eilís Dillon: Irish Mystery Stories. Eilís Dillon Literary Estate. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

etsy.com

"Gallifrey University". Etsy. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

falmouthpacket.co.uk

"Falmouth writer pens novel about student-local tensions in fictional town". Falmouth Packet. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

fantasticfiction.com

"Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley University books in order". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

hesa.ac.uk

"Unistats 2017/18". HESA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

hollywoodreporter.com

Lowe, Justin (20 January 2014). "'Dear White People': Sundance Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 July 2024. At an Ivy League stand-in called Winchester University

ieltsmaterial.com

"IELTS Listening Skills". British Council. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

independent.co.uk

Walker, David (21 July 1997). "Sex, drugs and the dons". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

inspectorwexford.info

"The Mouse in the Corner". inspectorwexford.info. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

jisc.ac.uk

discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk

"Catalogue record for "A Campus Conspiracy"". Library Hub Discover. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

kingscollegedublin.org

"King's College Dublin: Home of Educational Excellence since 1834". Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

litcharts.com

"Christminster: symbol analysis". Jude the Obscure. LitCharts. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

lynnnews.co.uk

Beake, Jenny (4 February 2022). "Top crime-writer at book signing". Lynn News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

madison.com

Journal, Dan Simmons | Wisconsin State (30 December 2013). "On Campus: Come profit with us, says founder of fake online university". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

marjon.ac.uk

"Roaring success for the Marjon lion in the World University Mascot Rankings". www.marjon.ac.uk. Plymouth Marjon University. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

nytimes.com

archive.nytimes.com

Fremont-Smith, Eliot (3 August 1966). "The Surfacing of Mr. Barth [Laughter]". New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

oed.com

"Oxbridge, n. & adj.". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/8328846297. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)

open.edu

"Great fictional universities: Borchester University". OpenLearnLive. Open University. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

reelstreets.com

"Clockwise". ReelStreets. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Thody, Angela (September 2011). "Emeritus professors of an English university: how is the wisdom of the aged used?". Studies in Higher Education. 36 (6): 637–653. doi:10.1080/03075079.2010.488721. S2CID 145620359.
McFarland, James (2012). "One-Way Street: Childhood and Improvisation at the Close of the Book". The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory. 87 (3): 293–303. doi:10.1080/00168890.2012.704339. ISSN 0016-8890. S2CID 143548205.

spectacularnwt.com

"What To Do in Tuktoyaktuk". Spectacular NWT. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

springfieldspringfield.co.uk

"Clockwise (1986) Movie Script". Springfield! Springfield!. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

st-andrews.ac.uk

news.st-andrews.ac.uk

Stihler, Catherine (20 February 2015). "Rectorial Address". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

telegraph.co.uk

Hogan, Michael (29 March 2016). "A gifted cast and sharp humour made Fresh Meat special". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

televisionheaven.co.uk

Furnell, Bob (28 January 2019). "Sea of Souls". Television Heaven. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

theboltonnews.co.uk

"Dramatic scenes shot in Bolton open tonight's episode of gripping series". The Bolton News. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

theguardian.com

Tripney, Natasha (27 November 2011). "The Campus Trilogy by David Lodge – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
Mars-Jones, Adam (18 February 2001). "It was cognition at first sight". The Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Small World by David Lodge". The Guardian. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Sansom, Ian (26 July 2013). "Ian Sansom: the secrets of literary Norfolk". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Dean, Louise (1 December 2021). "Top 10 novels about novelists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
Harvey-Wood, Harriet (28 November 2000). "Obituary: Sir Malcolm Bradbury". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

thenewblackmagazine.com

Patel, Yasmin (18–19 October 2008). "Behind the stereotype". The New Black Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

thewalrus.ca

Harris, Kate (19 May 2014). "Tuktoyaktuk or Bust". The Walrus. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

timeshighereducation.com

Reisz, Matthew (2 February 2012). "Research intelligence - The emeriti seizing a late licence to roam". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Parr, Chris (18 April 2013). "THE Scholarly Web". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 22 April 2024. The site makes clear that Burston Central University is entirely fictional, and that any character's resemblance to real persons, living or dead, ...
Taylor, Laurie (21 September 2017). "The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton". THES. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"University life: which works of fiction are most telling?". Times Higher Education. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

usatoday.com

Grier, Emily. "The 5 fictional colleges we wished existed". USA TODAY. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

vcasambros.blogspot.co.uk

"Thursday, 19 August 2010". Where is Vic?. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

viridian-publishing.co.uk

"Fiction books". Viridian Publishing. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

wadingtreacle.wordpress.com

"The Unknown Tutor". Wading through Treacle. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

walesonline.co.uk

Katie Sands (7 March 2017). "One of Cardiff's most recognisable buildings was turned into an English university for Doctor Who". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

web.archive.org

Walker, David (21 July 1997). "Sex, drugs and the dons". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (24 November 2015). "An all new ranking of (fictional) universities". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (7 December 2018). "The all new 2019 fictional universities ranking". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (26 June 2020). "All made up: It's the shiny new 2020 fictional universities ranking". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (17 December 2021). "Fantasy land - It's the 2022 fictional universities ranking". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Davidson, Eleana (17 September 2019). "The Bantshire Effect". EduRank. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Home page". The University of Bantshire. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Roaring success for the Marjon lion in the World University Mascot Rankings". www.marjon.ac.uk. Plymouth Marjon University. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Reisz, Matthew (2 February 2012). "Research intelligence - The emeriti seizing a late licence to roam". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Great fictional universities: Borchester University". OpenLearnLive. Open University. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"IELTS Listening Skills". British Council. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"University of Bums on Seats - Welcome". cynicalbastards.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020. and "University of Bums on Seats - Welcome". 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2020. Several new editions of the university newsletter "Skidmark" were added between these dates.
"IA NST Maths, 2008 Paper 2, Question 11X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. "IA NST Maths, 2009 Paper 1, Question 12X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. "IA NST Maths, 2010 Paper 1, Question 12X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015. "IA NST Maths, 2011 Paper 1, Question 12X" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2015.
"Christminster: symbol analysis". Jude the Obscure. LitCharts. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Sea of Souls, Series 1". BBC One. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Furnell, Bob (28 January 2019). "Sea of Souls". Television Heaven. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"That Hideous Strength". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Duriez, Colin (2013). "Edgestow". The A-Z of C. S. Lewis: An Encyclopaedia of His Life, Thought, and Writings. Lion Books. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7459-5586-5. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
"Phoebe Aldridge". The Archers. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Patel, Yasmin (18–19 October 2008). "Behind the stereotype". The New Black Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
"Thursday, 19 August 2010". Where is Vic?. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Gallifrey University". Etsy. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Mars-Jones, Adam (18 February 2001). "It was cognition at first sight". The Observer. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"The Mouse in the Corner". inspectorwexford.info. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Marsh, Rachel (2011). The nature of appropriation: Eric Linklater's 'Juan in America (PDF). University of Dundee. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"White-Maa's Saga by Linklater, Eric". www.biblio.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Death in the Quadrangle". Eilís Dillon: Irish Mystery Stories. Eilís Dillon Literary Estate. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"King's College Dublin: Home of Educational Excellence since 1834". Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Campus". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Small World by David Lodge". The Guardian. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"A Very Peculiar Practice". Cult. BBC. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Hogan, Michael (29 March 2016). "A gifted cast and sharp humour made Fresh Meat special". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Fremont-Smith, Eliot (3 August 1966). "The Surfacing of Mr. Barth [Laughter]". New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
Sansom, Ian (26 July 2013). "Ian Sansom: the secrets of literary Norfolk". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Beake, Jenny (4 February 2022). "Top crime-writer at book signing". Lynn News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
"Fiction books". Viridian Publishing. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Clockwise (1986) Movie Script". Springfield! Springfield!. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
"Clockwise". ReelStreets. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
"Falmouth writer pens novel about student-local tensions in fictional town". Falmouth Packet. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Unistats 2017/18". HESA. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Taylor, Laurie (21 September 2017). "The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton". THES. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"In conversation: David Lodge and Hans Ulrich Obrist". BBC Arts. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Katie Sands (7 March 2017). "One of Cardiff's most recognisable buildings was turned into an English university for Doctor Who". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
"Catalogue record for "A Campus Conspiracy"". Library Hub Discover. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Dahl, Stephan (7 March 2012). "Book: Campus Conspiracy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"The Young Ones". www.bbc.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Stihler, Catherine (20 February 2015). "Rectorial Address". University of St Andrews. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"You're Only Young Twice". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Unseen University". Discworld.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Dean, Louise (1 December 2021). "Top 10 novels about novelists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
Harvey-Wood, Harriet (28 November 2000). "Obituary: Sir Malcolm Bradbury". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 December 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Dalziel And Pascoe: Foreign Bodies Part 2". ABC Television: Program summary. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Readingomnivore Reviews: Dalziel and Pascoe, Season 9". BookandReader.com. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"Paying tribute to Richard Whiteley". North Yorkshire. BBC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
"University life: which works of fiction are most telling?". Times Higher Education. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

wonkhe.com

Greatrix, Paul (24 November 2015). "An all new ranking of (fictional) universities". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (7 December 2018). "The all new 2019 fictional universities ranking". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (26 June 2020). "All made up: It's the shiny new 2020 fictional universities ranking". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
Greatrix, Paul (17 December 2021). "Fantasy land - It's the 2022 fictional universities ranking". Wonkhe. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
Greatrix, Paul (29 January 2021). "A Taste of Tayside: time for more higher education TV drama". Wonkhe. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

worldcat.org

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McFarland, James (2012). "One-Way Street: Childhood and Improvisation at the Close of the Book". The Germanic Review: Literature, Culture, Theory. 87 (3): 293–303. doi:10.1080/00168890.2012.704339. ISSN 0016-8890. S2CID 143548205.