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UNIVERSITY of BIRMINGHAM

BASIC INFORMATION:

BRIEF HISTORY:

  • Located in Birmingham, United Kingdom’s second biggest city

  • Russell Group University

  • Globally ranked in the world’s top 100 public research and teaching institutions

  • The university’s motto is ‘Per Ardua Ad Alta’ which translates into ‘Through efforts to high things’

  • Founded in 1900 and was England’s first civic university

  • The university has expanded majorly in the past 100 years and now has a campus in Dubai

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:

  • In the Complete University Guide’s league table for 2025, Birmingham University had 14 subjects ranked in the top 10

  • These include popular subjects such as Chemical Engineering (5th), Physics and Astronomy (5th) , and Physiotherapy (1st)

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ALUMNI:

SOME FAMOUS ALUMNI:

  • Sir James Arthur Ratcliffe (Billionaire and Chemical Engineer)

  • Arthur Bywater (Awarded the George Cross and George Medal)

  • Pam Relph MBE (Rowing athlete and Paralympian) 

  • Chris Tarrant (British Television and Radio)

  • Hannah England (British Olympian)

CAMPUS INFO:

  • The main campus of Birmingham University is the Edgbaston campus. It contains the Aston Webb Building which houses the university’s Great Hall

  • Other smaller campuses include the Selly Oak campus, Mason College, and Queen’s College campus

  • The university established an affiliation with a Dubai campus in 2017, which has been inaugurated by the Dubai crown prince

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