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{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)In the year 1832 Oxford and Cambridge were the only universities south of the Tweed ... The University of Durham was established in 1833. In 1836 the University of London, as an examining and degree-giving body, received its first charter.
It was not till the first quarter of the 19th century had ended that an attempt to establish a third University in England meet with success. The University of Durham was founded in 1832 in direct imitation of Oxford and Cambridge.
Though it is the third oldest university in England, it is not a university of the 'ancient' type.(originally published by Athlone Press in 1986)
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help){{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help){{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help){{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Durham, site of the third oldest university in England (after Oxford and Cambridge), has been a seat of learning for much longer than it has been a university city.
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)It was not until 1828 that a non-conformist university was created in Gower Street to challenge the power of the established universities. University College London was quickly followed by King's College (1829) – the two becoming the first constituent colleges of London University in 1836 – and Durham was founded in 1832
Outside London, a new university appeared at Durham in 1834, given degree awarding powers from the start because it was Anglican…(1834 is the date of the Act of Chapter formally declaring Durham to be a university, as discussed below)
It was now between forty and fifty years since the University of London was called into existence, closely following the foundation of the University of Durham.
It was now between forty and fifty years since the University of London was called into existence, closely following the creation of the University of Durham.
It was nearly 50 years since the University of London was called into existence. Closely following the creation of this was the University of Durham.
Now they had several new universities in England. First came the University of London, then the University of Durham…
Besides being a county town, it boasts the third oldest University in England and a cathedral whose beauties are known the world over.
Next to Oxford and Cambridge, Durham is the oldest university in England
{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)UCL is the third oldest university in England after Oxford and Cambridge. As such the collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives which UCL holds have a lot to tell us about the way modern universities and their syllabi developed from the beginning of the nineteenth century.(Note: quote is from foreword by Michael Arthur, President and Provost of UCL)
When, in 1832, England did eventually acquire a third university, Durham…
Durham is a small but venerable seat of learning, and its University, which was founded in 1832 and obtained the right to grant degrees before that of London, is the third oldest in England.
Today there are 176 higher education institutions in the UK of which 115 are titled universities (which include the various constituent parts of both the University of London and the University of Wales).
The demand for wider facilities for higher education than could be provided by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ... resulted in the establishment of the other Universities of England and Wales. These are in order of foundation: Durham (Durham and Newcastle divisions), London, Manchester, Wales, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Reading.
Founded in 1836, the University of London is the third oldest university in England.
England's third oldest university, and impressive academically, UCL is London's research and teaching powerhouse.
England's third oldest university has a strong collegiate system.
Founded in 1829, King's College London is England's fourth-oldest university institution and one of the largest colleges of the University of London.
England's third oldest university, and impressive academically, UCL is London's research and teaching powerhouse.
England's third oldest university has a strong collegiate system.
Founded in 1829, King's College London is England's fourth-oldest university institution and one of the largest colleges of the University of London.
When, in 1832, England did eventually acquire a third university, Durham…
Durham is a small but venerable seat of learning, and its University, which was founded in 1832 and obtained the right to grant degrees before that of London, is the third oldest in England.
It wasn't until 1826 that England got a third university (Scotland had four, founded between 1413 and 1592), when 'London University' – later to be renamed University College, London – was founded. (There is some debate, however, over whether the UCL actually was a university. It was a private company with shareholders, and did not receive a royal charter.)
Durham is a small but venerable seat of learning, and its University, which was founded in 1832 and obtained the right to grant degrees before that of London, is the third oldest in England.
…Durham University, England's third oldest university (after Oxford and Cambridge)…
UCL is the third oldest university in England after Oxford and Cambridge. As such the collections of rare books, manuscripts and archives which UCL holds have a lot to tell us about the way modern universities and their syllabi developed from the beginning of the nineteenth century.(Note: quote is from foreword by Michael Arthur, President and Provost of UCL)
When new universities were established (starting with Durham, in the north-east of England, in 1832)…
The London University is not covered with the reverent dust of antiquity, and new institutions are more susceptible than ancient ones. Yet the London University would, I think, have shown more generosity if it had welcomed its younger brother. [An hon. MEMBER: Durham is the older University.] Then it is another instance of the hatred of the younger brother towards the elder
When, in 1832, England did eventually acquire a third university, Durham…
Durham is a small but venerable seat of learning, and its University, which was founded in 1832 and obtained the right to grant degrees before that of London, is the third oldest in England.
Durham, which boasts the third oldest university in England…
In addition to being England's third oldest university after Oxford and Cambridge, Durham has the highest student satisfaction in this top
In the middle of the top 10 league table is University College London. Based in the capital, the university itself is the third oldest university in England, founded in 1826.
King's College London is England's fourth-oldest university institution.
Imperial College today served notice that it will leave the University of London, sending shockwaves through England's third oldest university.
Several Scottish readers and others took us to task for stating, wrongly, that Durham University is the third oldest in the UK. That title belongs to St Andrews, founded in 1413
Over the past 10 years the university has become an increasingly loose federation of independent institutions that are universities in their own right and receive their grants directly from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, although they still hand out degrees on behalf of the central university.
Nestled in a tree-lined gorge on the main railway line between London and Scotland, Durham University is the unlikely seat of Islamic finance teaching in the United Kingdom. Here, in the third-oldest university in England, a world heritage site, students have been coming to learn the principles of Islamic finance for more than a quarter of a century.
The demand for wider facilities for higher education than could be provided by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ... resulted in the establishment of the other Universities of England and Wales. These are in order of foundation: Durham (Durham and Newcastle divisions), London, Manchester, Wales, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Reading.
Today there are 176 higher education institutions in the UK of which 115 are titled universities (which include the various constituent parts of both the University of London and the University of Wales).