英 国 文 化
British Culture and Education
主讲教师：田祥斌
Lecture 8
Education in United Kingdom
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England
The University of Portsmouth
The University of West of England
The University of Leicester
The University of Warwick
The University of Bath
The University of Nottingham
The University of York
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-- Scotland:
The University of Edinburgh
-- Ｗales
The University of Wales
The University of Cardiff
The University of Swansea
English Universities
1. The University of Portsmouth (60)朴茨茅斯大学
 Facts and figures
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--The University of Portsmouth is a leading
modern university with a strong reputation
for teaching and research. Many of the
academics are international leaders in their
fields.
 -- The university is ranked among the top
400 universities in the world.
English Universities
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-- and the top modern university in the
United Kingdom in the Times Higher
Education World University Rankings.
 -- 23,000 plus students, including 3,000
from over 100 countries, are supported
by over 2,500 staff.
English Universities
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-- It is located by the sea but in the heart of
one of Britain's most historic cities. The
main Guildhall campus, dotted around the
city center.
 --The University of Portsmouth is a
research-active university with wide range
of activities across many subjects.
The University of the West of England
(UWE)
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-- UWE is located in the English city of
Bristol. Its main campus is, about five miles
(8 km) north of the city center. With over
30,000 students and 3,500 staff (teaching
1700), UWE is the largest provider of
Higher Education in the South West of
England.
UWE
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-- Although UWE is a modern university,
its educational roots date back to the 16th
Century which set up in 1595.
 -- UWE offers over 600 courses at
undergraduate, postgraduate and short
course levels.
3.The University of Leicester
莱斯特大学 (Ranking 14-17)
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-- The University of Leicester was founded
as a university college in 1921. It is a
publicly-funded institution with a leading
international reputation for teaching and
research.
 -- It has 12,600 full-time students. Of the
students, around 24% come from outside
the European Union, from a total of more
than 70 countries.
University of Leicester
University of Leicester
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-- Leicester is just 69 minutes direct from
London by train. There are also direct rail
links to Birmingham, Sheffield,
Nottingham, Derby, East Midlands
Parkway.
University of Leicester
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-- The University of Leicester is based in
the City of Leicester, 100 miles north of
London. Leicester is the tenth largest city in
Britain with a population of approximately
300,000.
 --The city is proud of its cultural diversity,
with many races and religions living side by
side. There are many shared cultural events.
University of Leicester
University of Leicester
--Postgraduate fees 2013/14:￡11,000-16,000
Living cost: ￡5000-6000
--Currently a University of 23,000 students,
with a turnover of £230m and 3,800
colleagues, the future is bright. Already
ranked in the top-15 universities in Britain, by
2015 the university aims to rise further to
become top-10.
University of Leicester
-- 大学所在的莱斯特市位于英格兰的正
中心，朝北去伯明翰机场仅45分钟。
 --著名校友：
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* Peter Atkins-物理生物学家
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* Malcolm Bradbury-作家
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* Sue Cook-电视节目主持
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University of Leicester
4. The University of Warwick (6)
华威大学，沃里克大学
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--Warwick describes itself as a "researchled institution”
 --Main Campus
University of Warwick
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--The University of Warwick (informally
known as Warwick University or
Warwick) is a public research university
located in Coventry. It was established in
1965. In 2010-2011 academic year,
endowment is £6.7 million.
 -- a total income of £419.1 million in
2010/11, of which £86.3 million came
from research grants and contracts.
University of Warwick
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--Warwick is primarily located on the
outskirts of Coventry. It is organized into
four faculties - Arts, Medicine, Science
and Social Sciences - within which there
are approximately 30 departments.
 -- 1,390 academic and research staff
 -- Students: 23,420
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Undergraduates: 12,979
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Postgraduates: 10,441
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
University of Warwick
5. University of Bath (15)
University of Bath
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--The University campus is located in
Claverton Down, on the east side of Bath.
The nearest train station is Bath Spa and
buses run regularly to campus. By train, it is
less than 2 hours from London.
 -- -- It was set up in 1966. The University
has had close connections with industry and
the public.
University of Bath
-- Students
15,316 students, of whom:
Undergraduates: 10,070
Postgraduates: 5,246
Male students: 54%
Female students: 46%
University of Bath
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-- More than 25% are from outside the UK
and represent over 100 nationalities.
University of Bath
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-- The University's buildings are set in an
attractive campus about a mile from the
centre of Bath, a World Heritage City.
University of Bath
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City of Bath
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-- Bath is a spectacularly beautiful city which
stands on the River Avon among the hills of
England’s West Country. Viewed from the air.
University of Bath
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Royal Crescent and Circus 新月广场
-- The Royal Crescent is
one of the world‘s best
known landmarks. Built
between 1767 and 1775,
the crescent contains
some 30 houses.
University of Bath
University of Bath
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--Bath was awarded the title of World
Heritage Site by UNESCO for the city’s
striking architecture.
University of Bath
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-- In the heart of the city, Roman baths, now
Thermae Bath Spa is a remarkable
combination of ‘old and new.
University of Bath
-- Pulteney Bridge
普尔特尼桥, is one of
the world's most
beautiful bridges.
It is one of a
handful of historic
bridges in the
world with
shops built into it.
University of Bath
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--Beautiful 18th century landscape garden with the
famous Palladian Bridge,
 one of four in the world.
6. The University of Nottingham
(8-16)
-- Motto in English: “A city is built on wisdom“
诺丁汉大学
University of Nottingham
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-- The University of Nottingham is a public
research university based in Nottingham。
 -- Motto in English: "A city is built on
wisdom"
 -- Established: 1881
 --Type: Public
 --endowment: £32m (2010/11)
 -- Chancellor: Professor Fujia Yang
University of Nottingham
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-- www.nottingham.ac.uk
 University Park
University of Nottingham
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--The university is located in seven sites;
five in Nottingham, one in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia and one in Ningbo, China.
University of Nottingham
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-- Nottingham is organised into five
faculties and offers about 50 subjects. In
2010/11, Nottingham had 30,370 full-time
students and 2,735 full-time staff.
 -- Nottingham had a total income of ₤511
million in 2010/11. The university is
associated with three Nobel Prize winners
and its graduates include D.H. Lawrence. Its
alumni have won 11 Olympic medals.
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
7. The University of York (9)
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--Founded on principles of excellence,
equality and opportunity for all, the
University of York opened in 1963 with just
230 students.
University of York
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-- In less than 50 years, York has become
one of the top ten universities in the UK for
teaching and research – and is first in the
UK and eighth in the world in the Times
Higher Education world rankings of
universities less than 50 years old. There are
now over 30 academic departments and
research centres and the student body has
expanded to nearly 16,000.
University of York
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Colleges
 -- Each of the eight Colleges has its own
distinctive identity, atmosphere, facilities
and history. -- James College
University of York
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Heslington Hall
Central Hall
University of York
University Library and Archives
Kingdom of Scotland
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Capital: Edinburgh
 Largest City: Glasgow
 Official Language(s):English, Gaelic, Scots
 Government: Constitutional monarchy
 Queen (of the UK): Queen Elizabeth II
 Area:
78,772 km² (30,414 sq mi)
 Population:
Around 5.2 million
Kingdom of Scotland
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-- There are fifteen higher education
institutions in Scotland which have
university status.
University of Scotland
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University of Aberdeen
 University of Dundee
 University of Edinburgh
 University of Glasgow
 University of St Andrews
 University of Stirling
The University of Edinburgh (10-18)
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Established:
1583
Type:
Public
Endowment: £236.512 million
Students: 30,377 (2011-12)
Undergraduates: 20,316
Postgraduates: 10,061
Colleges and Schools
-- The University structure is based on 3 Colleges
containing a total of 22 Schools.
University of Edinburgh
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Colleges
 ■Humanities & Social Science
 ■Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
 ■Science & Engineering
University of Edinburgh
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Alumni and faculty
 James Wilson,
 Prime Ministers: Gordon Brown
 Naturalist: Charles Darwin
 Writers: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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Sir Walter Scott
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
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Ranking
 -- According to QS Academic Reputation
2011-2012, University of Edinburgh is
placed first in Scotland, 5th in the UK, and
20th in the world in terms of academic
reputation.
 -- It is ranked 49 in the world, 6 in the UK
in reputation by Times Higher Education
2012.
Kingdom of Wales
Flag of Wales
Kingdom of Wales
Capital (and largest city) ：Cardiff
 Official languages： Welsh, English
 Area：Total，20,779 km2
 Population：（2011 census）3,064,000
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 Universities
 --There are 12 universities and independent
university colleges in Wales.
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The University of Wales
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- The University of Wales is a confederal
university founded in 1893 with over
100,000 students.
 -- Charles, Prince of Wales, is the
chancellor of the university
University of Wales
University of Wales
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--The University of Wales has
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played a substantial role in the
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development of higher education
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in Wales. Over the years the
University has adapted in order to be in a
position to respond to the needs of students,
both in Wales and further afield.
University of Wales
University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Cardiff
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-- Cardiff University is the best and largest
one, ranking 35,which set up in 1883 with
30,000 students.
 -- Before August 2004, the university was
officially known as University of Wales,
Cardiff.
University of Cardiff
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--Cardiff University is a research university
located in Cardiff, Wales. It received its
Royal charter in 1883. The university is
consistently recognised as providing high
quality research-based university education
in Wales. It is ranked number 122 of the
world's top universities.
University of Cardiff
University of Cardiff
University of Cardiff
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-- With over 28,000 students and 6,000
staff, the Cardiff University academic
community is the size of a small town.
 -- It is a community with an annual turnover
of £429 million. (Correct as at November
2010).
University of Cardiff
University of Cardiff
University of Cardiff
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Bute Building
University of Cardiff
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Aberdare Hall
University of Cardiff
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--Research is undertaken in each of the 27
Schools, and at any one time there are more
than 1,800 research contracts in operation.
 -- --Cardiff is a university of first choice
among high caliber students and there are
approximately 34,000 applications for some
4,500 places.
The University of Swansea
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--Swansea University set up in 1920, with
about 19,000 students, ranking 49.
 -- The University’s foundation stone was
laid by King George V on 19 July 1920.
 -- Swansea University’s ambition is to
create a new world-leading research,
innovation and educational complex.
University of Swansea
-- The University in a park, in a city,
by the beach
University of Swansea
University of Swansea
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A world-class university
 --With 15,921 students and 2,510 staff,
Swansea's multicultural campus community
provides a global perspective and
opportunities to gain skills that last a
lifetime.
University of Swansea
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Transport
 --Swansea University is easily accessible by
road, rail, sea and air. Cardiff International
Airport is less than an hour away. Swansea
railway station is on the main west coast
line from London Paddington, less than
three hours away. There are also frequent
ferry crossings from Swansea to Cork in the
Republic of Ireland.
University of Swansea