University of Southampton
The University of Southampton has a longstanding and formidable international reputation for research. It is currently ranked sixth for overall research quality among British universities after the University of London, Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick and York. Although, the last two receive much less research funding than Southampton because they small. In addition, Southampton's teaching quality is regarded as one of the best in the country and arguably the best of the Red Brick universities. It is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of Universities, the UK's nearest equivalent to an Ivy League. The university has a strong technical and technological pedigree and has long been regarded as one of Britain's best science universities and the best at engineering. Southampton's economics and business qualifications are in high demand internationally, particularly at post-graduate level, because of the university's acknowledged supremacy in econometrics and quantitative methods. It is also home to the Southampton Oceanography Centre, a leading research centre for oceanography.
In terms of atmosphere, Southampton's focus is on research and acquiring knowledge rather than social positioning. To draw a parallel with US universities, if Harvard is America's Oxford, then MIT is America's Southampton. Southampton's student population grew a lot in the 1990s to become one of the UK's largest universities and also one of the most in demand. It occupies a spacious campus on the south English coast.
Famous Alumni
- Laura Bailey(Model)
- Guin & Miriam Batten (Swimmers)
- Roger Black (Athlete)
- John Denham (Politician)
- Sue Douglas (Journalist)
- Dr. Astrid Fischel (Vice-President, Costa Rica)
- Guy Fordham (Hockey Star)
- Jeremy Hardy (Comedian)
- Baroness Hooper (Politician)
- John Inverdale (Sports Journalist)
- Stuart Maister (CEO, Broadview Communications)
- John Nettles (Actor)
- Adrian Newey (Technical Director, McLaren Formula One team)
- Chris Packham (Wildlife Presenter)
- Jon Potter (Hockey Star)
- Jon Sopel (Sports Journalist)
- Stella Tennant (Model)
- Lord Tonypandy (Politician)
- Dr. Alan Whitehead (Politician)
Motto
-At the Cutting Edge of Innovation.