The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, with its main campus south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park.
The University has established itself as a leading research-led university and has been named University of the Year of 2008 by the Times Higher Education. The University has consistently ranked among the top 15 universities in the United Kingdom by the Times Good University Guide and The Guardian; it has a vision of becoming an established top ten UK university by 2015.
The University is most famous for the invention of genetic fingerprinting and for the discovery of the remains of King Richard III.

Cardiff University is a public research university located in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, it is the second oldest university in Wales. It is a member of the Russell Group of leading British research universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based university education and is ranked 143 of the world's top universities by the QS World University Rankings, as well as achieving the highest student satisfaction rating in the 2013 National Student Surveyfor universities in Wales.
The University is composed of three colleges: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; and Physical Sciences and Engineering. Its campus is situated next to Bute Park which is the “green heart” of Cardiff full of history and wildlife. Few cities have such a spacious green areas in the heart of their city, which is frequently used as the film set for BBC hit TV shows ‘Dr Who’ and ‘Sherlock’
The university has 2 Nobel prize winners – Sir Martin Evans for Medicine and Robert Huber for Chemistry and in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise Cardiff University was ranked No.5 in the UK for the quality of its research

SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) is a constituent college of the University of London and is the world's leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Founded in 1916, SOAS has produced several heads of state, government ministers, ambassadors, Supreme Court judges, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and many other leaders in emerging markets.
Located in the heart of Bloomsbury in central London, SOAS specialises in humanities, languages and social sciences relating to Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Swansea University is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales. It is the third largest university in Wales in terms of number of students. The university campus is located next to the coast at the north of Swansea Bay, east of the Gower Peninsula, in the grounds of Singleton Park, just outside Swansea city centre. Swansea and Cardiff University compete in an annual varsity match, known as the Welsh version of the Oxbridge event, which includes the Welsh Varsity rugby and The Welsh Boat Race.
It is the third largest university in Wales in terms of number of students. The university campus is located next to the coast at the north of Swansea Bay, east of the Gower Peninsula, in the grounds of Singleton Park, just outside Swansea city centre. In 2014 Swansea was named University of the Year in the WhatUni.com Student Choice Awards and shortlisted in the same category in the Times Higher Education awards.
Swansea and Cardiff University compete in an annual varsity competition, known as the Welsh version of the Oxbridge event, which includes the Welsh Varsity rugby match and The Welsh Boat Race.

Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is The Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as "Queen's College, Belfast", but has roots going back to 1810 and the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.
Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available.

Heriot-Watt University is a public university based in Edinburgh, established in 1821 as the world's first mechanics' institute. It has been a university by Royal Charter since 1966. It has branch campuses in the Scottish Borders, Orkney, Dubai, and Putrajaya in Malaysia
Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and practical, leading-edge research which has made it one of the top UK universities for business and industry.
As a result the University has just been rated 13th in the UK and 2nd in Scotland in the 2015 Guardian university league tables. Distinctly global, Heriot Watt is also acknowledged as Scotland’s international University and is ranked the 22nd most international university in the world according to the Times Higher Education Supplement.

The University of Strathclyde is a Scottish public research university located in Glasgow. It is Glasgow's second university by age, being founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university. It takes its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde.
The University of Strathclyde is Scotland's third largest university by number of students, with students and staff from over 100 countries. The institution was awarded University of the Year 2012 and Entrepreneurial University of the year 2013 by Times Higher Education.

The University of Liverpool was established in 1881 as University College of Liverpool. Following a Royal Charter and Act of Parliament in 1903 it became an independent university with the right to confer its own degrees. Another significant milestone followed in 1994, when the university became a member of the Russell Group. In fact, Liverpool is often referred to as the original `Redbrick` university, a term referring to the bricks used in the famous Victoria Building in the centre of the university´s campus.
As a member of the Russell Group of major research-intensive universities, the University of Liverpool also has an enviable international reputation for innovative research. The research collaborations extend worldwide and address many of the vital challenges of today, in medicine and veterinary science; technology; science; engineering and social and environmental sciences. A total of 22,000 students, including over 7,000 international students, are pursuing more than 400 programmes in 54 different subject areas. Students are taught in 69 lecture theatres, can enjoy 114 teaching areas, have two main libraries at their disposal, open 24 hours a day during the week, and live in 51 residential buildings, all on or near the campus.
Interesting facts:
· The University of Liverpool is associated with 8 Nobel Laureates 
· Liverpool has the oldest China Town in Europe
· The world´s first passenger railway opened between Liverpool and Manchester and the city is where Stephenson's Rocket was trailed in 1829 
· Liverpool has the largest collection of listed buildings and monuments outside London and several parts of the city are designated UNESCO World Heritage Site 
· Liverpool has more galleries and museums than any UK city outside of London 
· Visit Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields, just some of the places immortalised in the famous Beatles songs 
· Fan of Football? Visit one of the many Premier League matches hosted by the 2 famous Liverpudlian football team, Everton FC and Liverpool FC

Queen Mary University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. With roots dating back to the founding of the London Hospital Medical College in 1785, Queen Mary College was admitted to the University of London in 1915, named after Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom. In 1989 Queen Mary College merged with Westfield College to form Queen Mary and Westfield College. In 1995, Queen Mary and Westfield College merged with two distinguished medical colleges, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, established in 1843, and the London Hospital Medical College, England's first medical school, founded in 1785. In 2013, the legal name of Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London was officially changed to Queen Mary University of London to reflect common usage.
Queen Mary's main campus is located in the Mile End area of the East End of London, with other campuses in Holborn, Smithfield and Whitechapel. It has around 17,000 full-time students and 4,000 staff. 
Queen Mary is organised into three faculties – the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Science and Engineering and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry – within which there are 21 academic departments and institutes. It is one of the largest colleges of the University of London.
Queen Mary is a member of the Russell Group of leading British research universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Universities UK. Queen Mary is a major centre for medical teaching and research and is part of UCL Partners, the world's largest academic health science centre. It has a strategic partnership with the University of Warwick, including research collaboration and joint teaching of English, history and computer science undergraduates. Queen Mary also collaborates with Royal Holloway, University of London to run programmes at the University of London Institute in Paris. There are five Nobel Laureates amongst Queen Mary's alumni and current and former staff.

The University of Aberdeen is a public research-focused university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is an ancient university founded in 1495 and Scotland's third-oldest university. Today, the University of Aberdeen is consistently ranked among the top 150 universities in the world and is one of two universities in Aberdeen (the other is The Robert Gordon University).
The university's iconic buildings act as symbols of the City of Aberdeen, particularly Marischal College in the city centre and the spire of King's College in Old Aberdeen. There are two campuses; the main King's College campus is at Old Aberdeen approximately two miles north of the city centre, around the original site of King's College, although most campus buildings were constructed in the 20th century during a period of expansion. The university's Foresterhill campus is located next to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and houses the School of Medicine and Dentistry and School of Medical Sciences.
The University has approximately 13,500 students from undergraduate to doctoral level, including many international students. Five Nobel Prize winners are also associated with the University.