The University of Birmingham is a public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter, and the first English unitary university. It is a founding member of both the Russell Group of British research universities and the international network of research universities, Universitas 21.
A view across Chancellor's Court, towards the Law building
Ceiling of the Aston Webb building
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Friezes on the Aston Webb building
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The wider metropolitan area has a population of 4.3 million, making it the largest outside of London.
Image: Victoria Square Birmingham 2014 03 15
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Image: One Centenary Way, Birmingham, February 2023
Image: Cathedral Church of St Philip in Birmingham (geograph 5342296)