TOP-5 best universities in England
University of Oxford
This university is the best not only in the UK, but also in the world! In 2020, Oxford University was again ranked # 1 in the Times Higher Education World Rankings, beating more than 1,300 universities.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge closes the top three in the world THE ranking in 2020, and ranks second among UK universities. In 2020, it is also recognized as a world leader in life sciences teaching. The University of Cambridge includes 31 colleges, four of which accept only graduate students, three teach only girls. Education at the university is conducted in 28 courses. The Cambridge Nobel Record has not yet been surpassed: 88 laureates studied or taught here.
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is one of the peaks of the Golden Triangle - the most prestigious British universities (along with Oxford and Cambridge). This university was founded at the beginning of the last century on the basis of three educational institutions: the mining academy, the polytechnic college and the City & Guilds college. Engineering, medicine, natural sciences and business are the main focus areas of Imperial College London. Its researchers have made important discoveries of our time: for example, they found a way to turn sunlight into matter, developed a potentially successful drug for a hitherto incurable multiple myeloma, and a reusable rapid test for HIV.
Most of the students at Imperial College London are foreigners, and the university is also actively involved in a variety of exchange programs and internships.
University College London
UCL is the very first university opened in the British capital (in 1836). Here the first English student union appeared, and for the first time in England they began to accept students of all nationalities. To this day, UCL has no religious centers or clubs, and most of the students are foreigners. 3% of the student body are children with disabilities. It also has the best student-to-faculty ratio in the kingdom: ten to one.
The first faculties of UCL were the faculties of chemistry and foreign languages. Today there are 11 faculties, and, in addition to the usual directions, there are, for example, faculties of the built environment and brain sciences. UCL has a campus in Qatar (it specializes in archeology) and a school of energy and resources in Australia.
London School of Economics and Political Science
The London School of Economics and Political Science ranks second in the world (after Harvard) for teaching and learning social studies. Also, the list of the best includes his specialties: among them political science, economics, journalism, social policy, geography and sociology. This is the only educational and research institute of such specialization in the country, but its influence on the entire modern world is enormous: 52 heads of state, former and current, graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Another fun fact: The LSE has graduated more billionaires than any other European university.
There are 22 departments covering the entire spectrum of social sciences, the world's largest library for this profile and a unique program of open lectures that are available not only to students, but also to the general public.
