The ancient universities are British and Irish medieval universities and early modern universities founded before the year 1600. Four of these are located in Scotland, two in England, and one in Ireland. The ancient universities in Britain and Ireland are amongst the oldest extant universities in the world. The ancient universities in Britain are part of twenty-seven culturally significant institutions recognised by the British monarchy as privileged bodies of the United Kingdom.
The University of Oxford in Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world
The University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England
The University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland
The University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland
The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a university college in 1881 with a donation from the prominent Baxter family of textile manufacturers. The institution was, for most of its early existence, a constituent college of the University of St Andrews alongside United College and St Mary's College located in the town of St Andrews itself. Following significant expansion, the University of Dundee gained independent university status by royal charter in 1967 while retaining elements of its ancient heritage and governance structure.
Ellenbank: the former Students' Union, now the School of Business is one of the longest-used buildings of the university.
The Harris Building on the Geddes Quadrangle
The Old Medical School, an example of expansion into the professions and purpose-built university structures from the turn of the century
The Old Medical School and the Carnelley Building on City Campus.