King's College London
Established in 1829, it is one of the highest ranked universities in London city and the world; has been home to 12 Nobel Prize winners. Florence Nightingale founded the world's first school of nursing at King's College London.
Queen Mary
Established in 1885, it has over 130 years of teaching excellence and is a home to 8 Nobel Prize winners. Queen Mary University of London is a prominent landmark. Eminent journalist and founder of NDTV, Prannoy Roy is an alumnus.
University of Leeds
Established in 1904, it challenged the aristrocracy's exclusivity of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, by admitting students of all faiths and backgrounds. Women students graduated from 1905 itself. It has 6 Nobel laureates to its credit.
University of Sheffield
More than a century old, an original Red Brick University, University of Sheffield can claim credit for 6 Nobel laureates. Brian Lara, the cricketer, is an honourabe D.Litt. From Sheffield.
University of Leicester
Founded in 1921, as a memorial to loved ones lost in the WWI, this university was seeded by donations from the local community. Richard Attenbourough, lead cast of the movie Gandhi, is an alumnus.
University of Glasgow
Founded in 1451, it has 560+ years of teaching experience! Its alumni include 7 Nobel laureates, 3 British Prime Ministers and 'the father of economics' Adam Smith himself!
