Education

[Croesy Blue]

First class social science degree at Cardiff
Masters with distinction in computing at Cardiff
Starting a PhD history in October, also at Cardiff. And I can't wait.

I would love to do any degree about history. Crazy how interesting it is but how much I hated it at school.

I have a degree in Physics and a Masters in a branch of physics

[Croesy Blue]

Original Redbrick or extended definition Redbrick?

What is the extended definition? I think original for me, but didn't realise there was difference.

[xsnaggle]

What is the extended definition? I think original for me, but didn't realise there was difference.

I think the 'extended' redbrick was when they called all the Technical colleges Universities so they could claim more people were obtaining degrees. to me redbrick is an established non - oxbridge university.

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

I would love to do any degree about history. Crazy how interesting it is but how much I hated it at school.

I have a degree in Physics and a Masters in a branch of physics

I agree. I think for some people it's a subject in which you tend to get more interested later in life. And it will make a welcome change from my working life programming.
Maybe something to bear in mind when you retire? If you are under 60 there are student loans available, or at least there are currently.

[Croesy Blue]

I agree. I think for some people it's a subject in which you tend to get more interested later in life. And it will make a welcome change from my working life programming.
Maybe something to bear in mind when you retire? If you are under 60 there are student loans available, or at least there are currently.

I think I'll definitely look into it at some point. Not sure I'd have the time with my current job but later in life definitely,

I think people get more interested and the curriculum could have been much more interesting. I suppose going to a comp with shite teachers didn't help either.

[Rjk]

I think the 'extended' redbrick was when they called all the Technical colleges Universities so they could claim more people were obtaining degrees. to me redbrick is an established non - oxbridge university.

I think redbrick always means the traditional academic universities, I haven't heard of that term being used for the former technical colleges

[bobh]

I would love to do any degree about history. Crazy how interesting it is but how much I hated it at school.

Same here.
We had a shite teacher, and she loved politics, so political history (corn laws, etc) was our syllabus.

Nowadays they tend to do more relevant 20th century stuff, human rights, rise of the Nazis, etc. I would have loved to do that - or "ancient" stuff. But not the bleedin' corn laws.


Incidentally, it is often said that art is subjective.
Well, I was pretty good at school, in fact the year before my O level I got 2nd prize in a Shell/BP painting comp for Wales &West of England.
Then I failed the O level!
Next year, I got second again in the comp, then retook the O level and got a grade 2 (1was highest, 7 a fail for the youngsters)

[rs3100]

What is the extended definition? I think original for me, but didn't realise there was difference.

The original redbrick universities were:
Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol.

This was extended to include universities given their royal charter between 1900 and 1963:
Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Dundee, Hull, Trinity St David, Leicester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Queen's University Belfast, Reading, Southampton, and Swansea

There are also Plate Glass universities (royal charter between 1963 and 1992) and then New Universities (ex polys etc...)

[bobh]

The original redbrick universities were:
Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol.

This was extended to include universities given their royal charter between 1900 and 1963:
Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Dundee, Hull, Trinity St David, Leicester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Queen's University Belfast, Reading, Southampton, and Swansea

There are also Plate Glass universities (royal charter between 1963 and 1992) and then New Universities (ex polys etc...)

You missed out Brunel. I went to look at it but went elsewhere.
It really was built from red bricks!

[Croesy Blue]

The original redbrick universities were:
Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol.

This was extended to include universities given their royal charter between 1900 and 1963:
Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Dundee, Hull, Trinity St David, Leicester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Queen's University Belfast, Reading, Southampton, and Swansea

There are also Plate Glass universities (royal charter between 1963 and 1992) and then New Universities (ex polys etc...)

OG red brick for me then

[jon1959]

Wiki definition of redbrick universities:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_brick_university

Major city universities established before WW1 - not Oxbridge or London - and not the post WW2 campus universities or ex-Polys.

[light up the darkness]

Since you can't spell Keele I'm going for the first three

Thumbs up smiley;

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I don't need to worry about academic qualifications as I am a Lord. Of Sealand.

[Optimistic Nick]

I think the 'extended' redbrick was when they called all the Technical colleges Universities so they could claim more people were obtaining degrees. to me redbrick is an established non - oxbridge university.

Yes, the latter. And in my case literally made from red brick. I think the redbricks now like to call themselves "Russell Group".

[rs3100]

Yes, the latter. And in my case literally made from red brick. I think the redbricks now like to call themselves "Russell Group".

The Russell Group is different. A number of Redbricks are in the Russell Group i.e. Cardiff, but also non Redbricks such as OxBridge. Then there are Redbricks such as Swansea who aren't in the Russell Group. Confused yet?

[Optimistic Nick]

The Russell Group is different. A number of Redbricks are in the Russell Group i.e. Cardiff, but also non Redbricks such as OxBridge. Then there are Redbricks such as Swansea who aren't in the Russell Group. Confused yet?

If I look at the Russell group list, it contains what I think of as traditional unis. And I don't think of Swansea as redbrick. It's not to say that one is better than the other or whatever. But iny mind there are only abiut half a dozen redbricks.

God I miss uni. Doing stuff you are interested in, in your own time, with your mates. And a solid night out on offer whenever you fancy it

[Wales-Bales]

The Russell Group is different. A number of Redbricks are in the Russell Group i.e. Cardiff, but also non Redbricks such as OxBridge. Then there are Redbricks such as Swansea who aren't in the Russell Group. Confused yet?

I went to a Russel Group uni and I'm still confused

[RonnieBird]

You're supposed to still be confused WB. Means they showed you how to think - you can only come away with the certainty that you know all the answers from one of those new " universities" which used to be polytechnics or 24 hour petrol stations.

[RonnieBird]

GCEs were after my time.

I did get an S Level once, and a fork-lift truck proficiency certificate!


Incidentally, have you just put Anglia East into your profile as your location, or has it been there a while? That would make at least two prolific posters on this board with similar far right arrogant personas coming from the same place.

Maybe revealing or just teasing? I'm asking for a friend.

No, he put that there to feed the paranoia of the 7th rung intellectuals after I put East Anglia on mine.

[jon1959]

No, he put that there to feed the paranoia of the 7th rung intellectuals after I put East Anglia on mine.

Really? And paranoia too? What a strange world to inhabit.