Birmingham University, one of the top 100 universities in the world, is a research-oriented public university located in Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain. Birmingham University ranked 89th in 2023. American News World University and 2024QS World University ranked 84th.
Birmingham University was granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria of England in 1900. This school is one of the "red brick universities" in Britain, and it is a member of Russell Group, Midland Innovation Alliance and Global University and University Advanced Research Alliance 2 1. By the end of 2023, the school had 10 alumni and faculty members who had won the Nobel Prize.
Academic resources
The main library of Birmingham University is a concentration of learning resources, with 2.5 million books and more than 3 million manuscripts, adequate computer equipment, good learning conditions and a leisure area with wireless network.
In addition, Birmingham University consists of more than a dozen libraries, most of which have their own specialized libraries, among which Barber Library is the most famous, mainly collecting art and music books; In addition, there are about 55,000 books in the library of the College of Education, the library of the Saili Oak Campus, the Barnes Medical Library and the Harding Law Library, and more than 60,000 books in the European Resource Center and the Shakespeare Institute.
Except for the reference materials of various libraries, most books can be checked out. There is a short rent District, which is full of frequently used course books. The loan period is 24 hours, and you can return or renew it at the library 1 1 the next day. The fine for short-term borrowing area is very heavy, 50p for each overtime hour.
Other books can be checked out at any time, and can be renewed in the library or online. Undergraduate students can borrow at most 12 books, and no more than two books in a short time. Electronic journals and electronic resources can be obtained online, and the library has a large number of hard copies, which contain many materials older than electronic journals.
On August 9th, 20 1 1, the campus of Birmingham University was re-planned. The main library will be demolished, and a new library will be built on the west side of the main library, so the central axis from the north gate to the bell tower will be restored to its original appearance. The new library opened on September 20 16.