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The University of Cambridge is rich in history - its famous Colleges and University buildings attract visitors from all over the world. But the Universitys museums and collections also hold many treasures which give an exciting insight into some of the scholarly activities, both past and present, of the Universitys academics and students.
The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges.
2.伦敦帝国理工学院
Imperial College was founded in 1907 from the Royal College of Science, the Royal School of Mines and the City and Guilds College. The three combined expertise in pure science, engineering, mining and related topics such as geology. More recently, a merger with Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School created the Imperial College School of Medicine, the largest medical school in the country.
Imperial Colleges main strengths are maths, engineering, science, technology and medicine. It also boasts a 1.4m interactive TV system that enables medical students to attend lectures and watch demonstrations without travelling across the capital.
The university also has a large agricultural sciences department, based in Kent. The Wye campus is set in a 350-hectare estate in the heart of the countryside, close to the small town of Wye, which has shops, pubs, cafés and restaurants.
3.伦敦政治经济学院
One of the UKs more high-powered academic institutions, the London School of Economics is hard to get into and enjoys an international reputation. The Webbs founded it in 1895 to promote the study and advancement of Economics or Political Economy, Political Science or Political Philosophy, Statistics, Sociology, History, Geography, and any subject cognate to any of these, thanks to the will of a rich Fabian, Henry Hunt Hutchinson. Its social purposes were based on those of American and continental schools and universities where political, social and economic problems were seen as ripe for study.
The LSEs courses still reflect its origins: among those that enjoy a particularly good reputation are accounting and finance, law, economics and international relations. It is a breeding ground for politicians, and has arguably done more to shape the political world than any other university: as well as countless MPs, LSE has educated world leaders including John F Kennedy.
4.圣安德鲁斯大学
Founded in 1411, St Andrews is Scotlands oldest university, and, in the whole of Britain, is only younger than Oxford and Cambridge. The 6,000 students at history-rich St Andrews make up one-third of the population of this small city, 45 miles from Edinburgh. St Andrews is also famous as the home of golf.
Given its august history, St Andrews excellent academic reputation is probably no surprise. It is best known for its humanities courses - English, philosophy, modern languages and history of art all do well - and is also strong in sciences. St Andrews hosts the largest optical telescope in Britain and a 4m extension to the Gatty Marine Lab will research seals, whales and dolphins.
With something like 40% of students coming from independent schools, and a similar proportion from England, St Andrews has a bit of a toffy reputation, although fee concessions for Scots students may affect the balance in the future. The fact that Dundee took all the vocational courses when it split from the university in the 1960s does not make it any harder for St Andrews graduates to find careers.
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