Southampton

What we say
What we say: 

Southampton Uni is one of the top Uni's in the country. With a vibrant city full of top clubs, bars and restaurants you'll have plenty to do when you're not studying. The Uni has excellent facilities including a recently refurbished library, large numbers of computers available and top sporting facilities. The Uni is rated very highly by employers and you'll give yourself every chance of landing a decent Grad job when you Graduate. Little over an hour away from London by train and close to Portsmouth, Brighton and Bournemouth there are plenty of places to go and things to do if you get bored of the city.

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University of Southampton University Road Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ
Contact number: 
023 8059 5000
Brief history: 

The University of Southampton was founded by Henry Robinson Hartley, the son of a Southampton wine merchant, who left his estate to the Corporation of Southampton. The grand opening of the Hartley Institution, as it was originally known, took place on 15 October 1862. Lord Palmerston, the Prime Minister at the time, performed the opening ceremony.

On 29 April 1952, in the early weeks of the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II, a Royal Charter was granted to the University of Southampton, which enabled the institution to award its own degrees. Six faculties were created: Arts, Science, Engineering, Economics, Education and Law. The first University of Southampton degrees were awarded on 4 July 1953, following the appointment of the Duke of Wellington as Chancellor of the University.