Southampton University, one of the top 100 universities in the world, is a member of Russell University Group, Red Brick University and World University Alliance. Founded in the period of 1862, 1902- 1952, it was awarded a degree as University College London, and 1952 officially changed its name to Southampton University.

Southampton University is one of the top 65,438+00 research universities in the UK. It attaches importance to research and is one of the institutions with the highest funding for research activities in Britain. Its education level is extremely high, and it has won many honors from the top ten universities. In 2008, the school ranked 5th in computer science and electronics in The Guardian, 1. In addition to science and engineering, Southampton Language Institute 20 12-2065438+ Southampton Art Institute also enjoys a high reputation. 1996 merged into Winchester Art School, the most famous art school in Britain. Now it has developed into an international college with 7 campuses and thousands of students.

The University of Southampton ranked 1 18 in February 2004 and 18 in February 2004 in the REF ranking of British universities' scientific research strength (formerly RAE), and the University of Southampton ranked 1 1 in the UK, ranking eighth in the REF weighted GPA ranking. QS World University 20 12 ranked 75th. Well-known alumni include John Hyde, who participated in the design of Intel Pentium processor, Christopher Pisarri, a Nobel Prize winner and many other celebrities. Tim Berners Lee, the "father of the Internet", is now a professor at the School of Computer Science.