Red brick university

Red brick university

Red Brick university ou redbrick university (anglais : « universités en briques rouges ») sont des universités au Royaume-Uni fondées entre le XIXe siècle et le début du XXe siècle et qui tiennent leurs noms de la couleur des briques utilisées pour les construire.

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Universités

À l'origine

l'université de Leeds

À l'orgine, les Red Brick universities étaient l'ensemble des institutions fondées dans les villes industrielles durant l'ère victorienne et ayant acquis le statut d'université avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

De nos jours

De nos jours, il s'agit surtout de l'ensemble des universités de recherche fondées entre 1850 et 1960 et formant le Russell Group.

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