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Founded in 1824, the University of Manchester is a world-famous comprehensive research university, located in Manchester, the second most prosperous city in Britain. It is an old-fashioned famous school in Britain, one of the six famous red brick universities in Britain, and one of the founding members of Russell University Group of the British Ivy League. It is the largest single-campus university in Britain, ranking 26th in the world in the past few years. As a century-old prestigious school in Britain, Manchester University ranks in the top ten in the international mainstream rankings. In 20 14 years, it ranked 5th in the UK in the REF evaluation organized by the UK government. [4]; In the world university ranking of 20 18/ 19QS, Britain ranks 6th and 29th in the world. In the 20 17 academic ranking of world universities, Britain ranks 6th and the world ranks 38th. In the 20 18 Times Higher Education World University Ranking, Britain ranks 8th and the world ranks 54th.
University of Birmingham, founded in 1825, is one of the top universities in the world 100, and an old school in Britain. 1900 was awarded the Royal Charter by Queen Victoria. It is the first member of six famous "red brick universities" in Britain and one of the elite universities in Britain 12. At the same time, he is also a core member of the British Ivy League "Russell University Group", a member of the M5 University Alliance, a founding member of the international university organization "Universitas 2 1" and a member of the Sino-British University Engineering Education and Research Alliance. 20 18/20 19 QS World University ranks 79th in the world (the highest ranking in the past was 62nd). In 20 17, it ranked the third in Britain in the TEF evaluation organized by the British government. In the Times ranking of British universities, physics and astronomy ranked second, chemical engineering ranked fourth and computer science ranked fifth.
(Source Baidu Encyclopedia-University of Birmingham Baidu Encyclopedia-University of Manchester)