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About University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham received its royal charter in 1900, building on Mason Science College, founded by industrialist Josiah Mason in 1875, and on local medical schools dating to the 1820s. It was England's first civic university, with Joseph Chamberlain as its first chancellor. The cavity magnetron, important for wartime radar, was developed in its physics department, and its main campus is in Edgbaston.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1900
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Suburban
Birmingham, United Kingdom52.481, -1.900
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- QSQS=68World · 2027Source
- THETHE=98World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#115World · 2026United Kingdom #11Source
- CWURCWUR#95World · 2026United Kingdom #8Source
- ARWUARWU101-150World · 2026Source
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