University of Warwick

The University of Warwick is a campus university in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1965 as part of government plans to expand higher education to a mass public and, like the other new universities, its location was decided in response to strong support from councils and other local institutions and in the face of fierce competition from other places. Despite its name, it is located mainly inside the southern boundary of Coventry, some 11 km (7 miles) from the town of Warwick. Part of the campus (the Cryfield site) is built on land donated by Warwickshire. The campus orginally consisted of low-cost Modern architecture (apparently in deliberate contrast with the medieval and classical character of Oxbridge architecture). The low cost was imposed by the government of the day, which required the new universities to be built at rates below those previously used for Britain's older universities. Since its establishment the campus has expanded to 750 acres with many modern buildings and academic facilities, lakes and woodlands. A recent survey by The Times resulted in the campus being voted the best in the UK by a national poll of university students.

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One of the UK's younger universities (founded in 1965), Warwick has quickly established itself as one of the UK's leading seats of learning. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8404-1246845.html

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UK - Younger universities - 1965

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According to The Sunday Times University Guide, the University of Warwick was rated Excellent for 19 courses, including Business and Management; Classics and Ancient History; Computer Science; Communication and Media (film and television studies); Drama, Dance and Cinematics (theatre studies); Economics; English; German and related languages; Law; Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research; Biosciences; Philosophy; Physics; Politics and International Studies.

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The University of Warwick is also home to the Modern Records Centre, Britain's largest repository of the archives of trade unions and industrial relations. A recent addition is the Leicester-Warwick Medical School, one of a number of medical schools opened in an attempt to increase the relatively low numbers of doctors trained in the UK.

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Modern Records Centre - Archives - Trade unions - Industrial relations - Leicester-Warwick Medical School

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It is a member of both the Russell Group and the 1994 Group.

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Russell Group - 1994 Group

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