The University of Birmingham, informally Birmingham University, is a public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as the successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, which had been founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery, and to Mason Science College, established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason. It was the first English redbrick university to receive its own royal charter and the first English unitary university, and it is a founding member of the Russell Group and of the Universitas 21 network. Its collections include the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the Shakespeare Institute, the Cadbury Research Library and the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.
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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.
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It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English redbrick university to receive its own royal charter, and the first English unitary university.
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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.
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