Study in UK, London, England - Universities & College

Study in the UK

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In an ever more globalized world there is no better place to start your higher education journey, and you will find yourself reaping the benefits of your time at a study abroad university for years to come. There are many things to enjoy as a student studying abroad in the UK, and many things you will be unfamiliar with. INTO will help you to adjust to British life and culture in every way. The following section features important information about students studying abroad in the UK, ranging from visas and banking to entertainment, public transport and health services.

It's important to plan your expenses as an international student in advance. Use the following section for advice on budgeting
Practical information

We do not advise carrying large sums of cash with you on arrival. We recommend that you bring enough cash with you to cover your first two weeks in the UK - no more than £250 for your immediate needs. It is safer to bring large sums of money in travellers' cheques which can be cashed in banks, post offices and airports, but be aware that there is often a minimum commission charge. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted in the UK, MasterCard (Access) and Visa being the most common. Diners Club and American Express are less commonly accepted. You can withdraw money from a cash machine (also known as an 'ATM' or cash point) if you have a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for that card.

You may want to inform your current bank that you are moving to the UK and ask if you can use your card here.
Currency
Currency across the UK is the pound sterling (£GBP). One pound is divided into one hundred pence (100p). Notes are issued to the value of £50, £20, £10, and £5, and coins to the value of £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p. Please note that £50 notes are very uncommon and should be avoided as they can often be the target of counterfeiters.
Bank accounts
UK banks are open 9am to 4.30pm on weekdays, and some are open on Saturday mornings. If you are going to be here for longer than six months, we strongly recommended you open a UK bank account when you arrive.
For further advice on opening bank accounts in the UK visit the UKCISA site.

Living costs
It is important to plan for the cost of living in the UK in advance. It is estimated that an average student needs approximately £650-£750 a month to cover their basic living expenses. This is just an indication and should be adjusted depending on your lifestyle and spending habits. Click here for an international student cost calculator to help with planning your finances.

Do you need a visa?
A visa is generally needed if you (or your family) are nationals of a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. This visa is called "entry clearance" because it gives you permission to enter the UK.

If you are a national of the EEA or Switzerland, you do not need immigration permission to enter the UK.

You can check your status and whether you need a visa on the UK Border Agency website.
We advise that you check these websites for up to date information on visas:

Personal safety
While you're unlikely to be affected by crime as a student in the UK, it is important to take basic security measures. Health and safety in-centre is everyone's responsibility, and if you do see something that concerns you or your classmates, please report it to our reception staff who will make sure it's dealt with immediately.

At each of our centres we provide students with an emergency contact number which can be used at any time, day or night. You can also report a crime at any time by phoning 0800-555-111. This call is free from anywhere in the country. The police use this system to receive information without asking the identity of the caller.
Uniplan medical and travel insurance

Uniplan Insurance is a comprehensive insurance policy designed for international students in the UK. Full medical and travel insurance is mandatory for all INTO students, and Uniplan insurance will automatically be added to your course fees unless proof of suitable cover is provided.
Students under 18
Under the law of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, any person under the age of 18 is regarded as a child, and is the responsibility of their parents. INTO Student Services look after the welfare of all INTO students, but particularly those under the age of 18 who may need extra help and support. Our Student Services staff have extensive experience in providing pastoral care for international students, and in some cases have been overseas students themselves.
To parents of students under 18
While INTO will do everything possible to care for your child during their studies, we cannot take full parental responsibility for them. We strongly recommend that you appoint a guardian who is a resident in the UK for your child. A guardian is someone who can act in your place if there are any problems or emergencies. They will provide an added level of care for your child and give you extra peace of mind.

Guardianship options:
1. If you have a trusted friend or relative living in the UK who is over 21 years of age, they will be eligible to act as your child's guardian
2. There are a variety of guardianship agencies in the UK. You should look for one that is a member of AEGIS

Pay or cost Study in London ( Living expenses )

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Cost/living Expense money for study in London (estimate)
It may be obvious that you need to have enough money before you start your course , but working out the costs may be a little more tricky! It’s impossible to know exactly how much you will spend whilst you are here, but the following forms a break down of the estimated average student expenditure for the next academic year.

Please remember that this is an estimated cost of attendance table so you’ll need to increase or decrease the figures to meet your circumstances. The number of weeks is generally 39 for pre-clinical students and 52 for clinical students. The tuition fees shown above will also vary depending on your course.

It is important that you have enough money to cover all your costs, but it is also sensible not to take out larger loans than you need.

International Student Calculator

UKCISA have teamed up with UNIAID to develop a new online tool to help international students plan and manage their finances for studies in the UK. We thoroughly recommend you make use of the International Student Calculator. It enables students to:

* Build a lifestyle budget and see how it balances by week, month or over a year
* Understand how you will spend your time as well as your money in the UK
* Get information on insurance and banking as well as guidance on the costs of living
* Learn from case studies and top tips from other students
* Save your budget information so you can use it before arriving or during your study
www.studentcalculator.org.uk

Medical Study in London | St George's, University of London

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Studying medical and healthcare, training courses for doctors, Best UK medical schools.
St George's, University of London (SGUL), previously known as St George's Hospital Medical School (SGHMS), is a specialist medical college of the University of London, and one of the United Hospitals. The college has its origins in 1733, and was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors (after the University of Oxford). As of 2008 the medical school accepted around 100 graduates, 175 undergraduates and 10 students from overseas making it one of the larger UK medical schools.

St George’s was the first institution in the UK to offer a Graduate Entry Programme to Medicine open to graduates from any discipline. We are the only specialist, independent medical and healthcare institution within the University of London. There are currently 2,900 full-time undergraduate students and 400 postgraduate students and our location means that students can walk the corridors from clinical teaching room to laboratory to hospital ward.

One of the unique features of our courses is that undergraduate students from most subject areas are taught together in the first semester. This gives our students an opportunity to share learning with other future healthcare professionals and to make a start on the team-building that is vital to the delivery of modern healthcare.

Medical schools
Address
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace
London SW17 0RE
Telephone +44 (0) 20 8725 2333

School of Oriental and African Studies " SOAS" - Study in University at London

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Studying In London Programmes Study in politics concerning Asia, Africa and the Middle East and law and social sciences, languages and cultures and arts and humanities.

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is the only higher education institution in Europe that specialises in the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 1916, it has grown in size and reputation to offer an unrivalled combination of scholarship and specialist collections. Many students have passed through its doors including luminaries such as Paul Robeson.

SOAS is a unique institution offering programmes in law and social sciences, languages and cultures and arts and humanities. Whether you are studying law or politics, history or economics, music or history of art, you have the opportunity to deepen your study by focusing on one.

Facilities
The SOAS Library, designed by renowned architect Denys Lasdun, is one of just five National Research Libraries in the country holding over 1.2 million volumes, books, periodicals and audio-visual materials. A £12m Library Transformation Project is underway which will transform the School as it approaches its centenary in 2016 and provide a modern environment for its staff, students and users from around the world.

IT facilities are available on both teaching campuses comprising PCs, Macs, language labs and satellite TV. SOAS has exclusive access to two student residences. These are purpose-built and offer individual study bedrooms with en-suite facilities, telephone and internet access. SOAS students also have
access to intercollegiate University of London residences.

Students have a wide range of support services from dedicated Welfare Officers, Counsellors, Chaplains and Careers Advisers to the Students’ Union. The latter organises social events and represents students’ interests on formal School committees.

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
Address
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Telephone +44 (0) 20 7898 4034
Fax +44 (0) 20 7898 4039

Study in London - The School of Pharmacy University of London

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Studying pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences in London
University of London
The School of Pharmacy is the only free-standing specialist school in the UK, dedicated to teaching and research in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Its reputation for teaching and research is second to none. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise for British universities, 90 per cent of the School’s research activity was deemed to be internationally significant and 25 per cent world-leading.

Our undergraduate Master of Pharmacy degree leads to professional registration as a pharmacist. The University also offer Diploma and MSc courses in Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, for UK and overseas pharmacists respectively, wishing to enhance their hospital pharmacy skills. Three MSc courses in Drug Delivery, Drug Discovery and Pharmacognosy are all designed for science graduates wishing to pursue a career in the pharmaceutical industry or research.

The PhD research programme covers a wide range of specialties – anticancer therapy, proteomics, pharmaceutical analysis, polymers vaccine delivery, drug delivery, materials science and technology, formulation, molecular neuroscience, toxicology, microbiology, natural products and pharmacy practice.

Our outward looking cosmopolitan community has forged links with many London teaching hospitals. The first UK Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research has also been set up by the School in collaboration with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children and the Institute of Child Heath.

School of Pharmacy University of London
Address
The School of Pharmacy
29–39 Brunswick Square
London WC1N 1AX
Telephone +44 (0) 20 7753 5831
Fax +44 (0) 20 7753 5829

Study in London - University College London UCL

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Study in London at world-class education institution: studying Arts and Humanities, Biomedical Sciences, Built Environment, Engineering Sciences, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Social and Historical Sciences.

University College London (UCL) is a constituent college of the University of London, based primarily in Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden.

Founded in 1826, UCL was the first university institution to be founded in London, the first university institution in the United Kingdom to be established on an entirely secular basis and admit students regardless of their religion, and the first to admit women on equal terms with men.[3] UCL became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London in 1836. UCL's founding principles of accessibility and liberalism have encouraged the institution to champion innovation, diversity and relevance to society, positioning it at the forefront of education and research.

University College London
UCL is located in central London, and has a cosmopolitan, dynamic and friendly atmosphere. Students benefit from UCL’s own resources, including libraries, accommodation, careers, welfare and social facilities. They also have easy access to London’s array of internationally recognized and specialist libraries, museums, galleries, and cultural and performing arts venues, as well as to the many professional institutions, societies and international businesses that have their headquarters in the capital.

University College London
Chadwick Building
Gower Street, London - WC1E 6BT
T +44 (0)20 7679 7224

Study in London - University Marine Biological Station Millport (UMBSM)

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Studying - Program Study marine biology and marine microbiology in London England
Courses at the Marine Station Biological Station Millport (UMBSM) provide a rich learning experience in a spectacular environment. The Marine Station, which has Higher Education Funding Council for England recognition as the National Facility for Marine Biology Fieldwork Teaching, and receives additional support from the Scottish Funding Council, provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in marine biology and marine microbiology for Colleges of the University of London, and for the University of Glasgow with which it has a close relationship. In addition, the Marine Station accepts visiting classes from over 30 higher education
institutions (from the UK and overseas).

Those wishing to use the Marine Station for teaching or research, or attend its courses will find guidance on the website.

The site has a rich history in marine studies dating from the late 1800s. A University of rocky and sandy shores and maritime habitats are within easy access, many within walking distance. The surrounding sea supports a rich and diverse fauna that is accessed using the Marine Station’s research vessels, boarded from its pier. The location is readily accessible by a short ferry journey from Largs, which is close to the transport hubs of Glasgow and Prestwick.

Facilities
The Station has on-site hostel and flat accommodation, classrooms provided with running seawater and serviced by experienced technical staff, a wide range of field and laboratory equipment, good computer facilities, and a well-provisioned library. Research equipment includes scanning and transmission electron microscopes.

Diving activities are supported by staff divers and a state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber. A Specimen Supply service provides marine material for teaching, primarily to UK institutions. The Marine Station houses a small museum and public aquarium.

Two modern research vessels RV Aora (22 metres) and RV Actinia (11 metres) support teaching and research needs and are available for charter.

Distance Learning - Study in London - University of London

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Study in London With Distance Learning
Distance Learning at University of London
- the flexible way to achieve a University of London degree that has a track record of 150 years

Students can gain an internationally recognised award from the University of London without studying in London. The University of London has more than 45,500 students worldwide studying for its international programmes through its External System. Established in 1858, the External System offers more than 100 study programmes ranging from Economics and Law to Information Security and Veterinary Science.
The standard of the award is exactly the same as that achieved by students who study with the University of London face to face.

Students can sit their examinations in one of approximately 600 examination centres across 180 countries. Many students have work and family commitments while studying, the External System offers a longer period of time to complete a degree compared with those studying face-to-face in London. Students generally have three to eight years to complete an undergraduate degree and two to five years to complete a postgraduate degree. Payments for study programmes are flexible and can be made on a pay as you go basis.

Students can study independently, or for many programmes they may attend classes at local institutions.

For more information go to www.londonexternal.ac.uk
Contact Details:

University of London External System
Information Centre
Stewart House
32 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DN

Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8361/2
Fax: +44 (0)20 7862 8358

Study in University of London

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Studying at London,
The University of London is unlike many other universities. It consists of 19 largely self governing Colleges and 10 other smaller specialist research Institutes. In many ways the Colleges are considered universities in their own right: they set their own entrance criteria for their courses and they offer their own services to students. Some now also have their own degree awarding powers. All students from all the Colleges and Institutes are also University of London students, making them part of a community of over 120,000 students and giving them access to many services in London.

The constituent colleges of the University of London are divided as follows:

* Birkbeck, University of London (BBK)
* The Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD)
* Courtauld Institute of Art
* Goldsmiths, University of London (GUL)
* Heythrop College
* Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
* Institute of Education (IoE)
* King's College London (KCL)
* London Business School (LBS)
* The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
* London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
* Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)
* Royal Academy of Music (RAM)
* Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)
* Royal Veterinary College (RVC)
* School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
* The School of Pharmacy, University of London
* University College London (UCL)
* University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP)
* St George's, University of London, formerly St George's Hospital Medical School (SGUL)

University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
Telephone +44 (0)20 7862 8000

Imperial College London - Royal Charter

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London University for Study science, engineering, medicine and business.
Imperial College London (The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine as titled in its Royal Charter) is a British university in London specialising in science, engineering, medicine and business.

Imperial College London is a member of the Russell Group of Universities, a part of the Golden Triangle, the IDEA League, the European University Association, AMBA, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
The University was placed 5th overall in the world in the 2009 Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings of universities worldwide, and was placed 26th in the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Imperial's main campus is located in South Kensington in Central London, on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster (the Knightsbridge part), with its front entrance on Exhibition Road. Including Imperial's other campuses, there is a total of 525,233 square metres (5,653,560 sq ft) of property which is the largest operational estate of any higher education institution in the UK.

Formerly a constituent college of the University of London, Imperial became independent of the university on 8 July 2007, the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Accommodation in Imperial College London
Imperial College owns and manages twenty halls of residence in Inner London, Ealing, Ascot and Wye. Over three thousand rooms are available, guaranteeing first year undergraduates a place in College residences.

The majority of halls offer single or twin accommodation with some rooms having en suite facilities. Study bedrooms are provided with basic furniture and with access to shared kitchens and bathrooms. The majority of rooms come with internet access and access to the Imperial network. Most of them are considered among the newest student halls at London universities.

Most students in college or university accommodation are first-year undergraduates, since they are granted a room once they have selected Imperial College as their firm offer at UCAS. The majority of older students and postgraduates find accommodation in the private sector, help for which is provided by the College private housing office. However a handful of students may continue to live in halls in later years if they take the position of a "hall senior".
Some students are also selected to live in International Students House, London.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

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Study, university & Colleges, programs
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
In countries following British tradition, (the University of Malta is an exception) medical students pursue an undergraduate medical education and receive Bachelors degrees in Medicine and Surgery (MB BChir or BM BCh or MB ChB or MB BS).
This was historically taken at Oxford and Cambridge universities after the initial BA degree, and in Oxford and Cambridge the BA is still awarded for the initial three years of medical study, with the BM BCh or MB BChir being awarded for the subsequent clinical stage of training. Some British universities give a bachelor's degree in science, or medical science, mid-way through the medical course, and most allow students to intercalate a year of more specialised study for a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSci) or Bachelor of Medical Biology (BMedBiol) degree with honours.
Although notionally MB and BChir are two degrees, they must be taken together, and by convention entitle the bearer to use the title of Doctor. In some Irish universities a third degree, Bachelor of the Art of Obstetrics (BAO), is added.
The non-university (licentiate) qualifications allowing registration as a medical practitioner in the UK, which have not been awarded by the United Examining Board since 1999, also conferred the courtesy title of "doctor

bachelor's degrees (new)

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New bachelor's degrees
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are perhaps alone in the United Kingdom today in awarding the B.A. for all undergraduate degrees. Almost all American universities award both B.A. and B.S. degrees, though a number of small liberal arts colleges award only the B.A. (e.g. Hamilton College). However, on a global scale, in many universities over the last hundred years the range of bachelor's degrees has expanded enormously, especially in Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. This represents a move towards specialization in tertiary education, in which college or university in these countries is intended to be training for a specific career, and therefore akin to vocational education. It is a departure from the liberal arts approach common in the United States, in which the graduate is versed in a wide variety of subjects in addition to an academic major, with the intent they be well prepared to pursue any number of careers, or a progression of careers

Bachelor's degrees

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Bachelor's degrees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

The degrees awarded carry a designation related to the broad subject area such as BA, BSc, BEng etc. The majority of Bachelor's degrees are now honours degrees. Prior to the mid 20th century all candidates would take an Ordinary degree, and then be selected to go on for a final year for the Honours degree. Now this may be reduced to two either by direct second year entry (for people who have done foundation degrees or changed subject or similar) or by doing compressed courses (which are being piloted by several newer universities). For funding reasons (funding for undergraduate programs is automatic, funding for postgraduate programs is not) it is becoming increasingly common to skip the Bachelor's stage entirely and go straight to Masters level on a four year (five year if with industrial experience) course (which often shares the first two years with the equivalent Bachelor's course).
Honours degrees are of a superior academic standard. However the practice of writing 'Hons' as part of the degree designation is untraditional and some consider it to be an affectation. An Honours degree is always awarded in one of four classes depending upon the marks gained in the final assessments and examinations. The top students are awarded a first class degree, the next best, an upper second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:1), the next a lower second class degree (usually referred to as a 2:2), and those with the lowest marks gain a third class degree. An Ordinary or unclassified degree (which does not give the graduate the right to add '(Hons)') may be awarded if a student has completed the full honours degree course but hasn't obtained the total required passes sufficient to merit a third-class honours degree. Alternatively a degree may be denied honours if the student has had to retake courses. An ordinary degree usually requires 300 CATS points whereas an honours degree requires 360 CATS points. It is possible to be awarded an ordinary degree with distinction if the average of the 300 CATS points is 70%+.
Ordinary degrees are unclassified degrees awarded to all students who have completed the course and obtained sufficient marks to pass the final assessments and examinations. Ordinary degree courses usually have lower entry requirements than Honours degree courses. Although Ordinary degree courses are often considered to be easier than Honours degree courses, this is not always the case, and much depends on the university attended and the subject being studied. Some modern universities offer the opportunity for Ordinary degree students to transfer to an Honours degree course in the same subject if an acceptable standard is reached after the first or second year of study.

Today, the most common undergraduate degrees given are the Bachelor of Arts (Artium Baccalaureus) (BA, AB) and the Bachelor of Science (Scientiæ Baccalaureus) (BS, BSc, SB, ScB). Originally, in the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Trinity College Dublin, all undergraduate degrees were in the Faculty of Arts, hence the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Since the late 19th century, most universities in the English-speaking world have followed the practice of the University of London in dividing undergraduate degree subjects into the two broad categories of arts and sciences, awarding the degree of Bachelor of Science to students of the latter category of subjects.

Master of Science

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Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences and occasionally in the social sciences.
The MSc is typically a "taught" postgraduate degree, involving lectures, examination, and a short project. Taught masters programmes involve 1 or 2 years of full-time study. Some universities also offer research MSc programmes, where a longer project or set of projects is undertaken full-time.
The Master of Science degree should not be confused with the more recent MSci, or Master in Science degree, now offered by U.K. institutions. This is an extended undergraduate degree, with honours awarded, and is intended to better prepare students for postgraduate study. Many research universities are now demanding MSci degrees for entry to PhD research programmes.
This education pattern in United Kingdom is followed in many Commonwealth Nations such as India, Pakistan, Canada.

Master of Research

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University-Collage study program

In the United Kingdom , the Master of Research degree is a postgraduate degree available in a range of academic disciplines. The MRes is designed to prepare students for doctoral research MRes can also stand for Master's by Research, or Master's in Research
Many MRes courses are advanced postgraduate degrees which differ from taught Masters degrees by placing particular emphasis on a large dissertation (typically between 35-40,000 words) in addition to fewer taught modules.
In addition to specified MRes courses, at some universities an MRes may be awarded to a student who begins an Engineering Doctorate but chooses not to complete the full period of study for the Engineering Doctorate, typically four years or more, but has completed a sufficient dissertation and taught content to be acceptable for the MRes, typically after completion of a "mini-thesis" after 2 years or more of study. In this usage, the MRes is similar to an MPhil, obtained when a student chooses not to complete the full period of study for a PhD.

Master of Public Health

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Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health

Master of Public Health (MPH or M.P.H.) is a professional master's degree awarded for studies in areas related to public health. The MPH degree focuses on public health practice, as opposed to research or teaching.
MPH is usually a one or two year program. Some students may already possess an advanced degree. In some countries the MPH program is only available for medical graduates (MBBS or equivalent), those without the medical degree can join the Master of Medical Science in Public Health program.
Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health in the United Kingdom
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, London
Mooreland College London(provides several different Master degrees in different streams of Public Health)

Master of Physics

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University-Collage

Master of Physics in the United Kingdom, the MPhys is an undergraduate award, available after pursuing a four year course of study at a university. These are taught courses, with a research element in the final year, this can vary from a small component to an entire year working with a research group -- and are not available as postgraduate qualifications in most cases, although depending on institution the final year can be considered as approximately equivalent to an MSc. Most British universities offer both the traditional three year or four courses in physics, leading to a BSc, or MPhys respectively.
Structure
In terms of course structure, MPhys degrees usually follow the pattern familiar from bachelor's degrees with lectures, laboratory work, coursework and exams each year. Usually one, or more commonly two, substantial projects are to be completed in the fourth-year which may well have research elements. At the end of the second or third years, there is usually a threshold of academic performance in examinations to be reached to allow progression into the final year. Final results are, in most cases, awarded on the standard British undergraduate degree classification scale, although some universities award something structurally similar to 'Distinction', 'Merit', 'Pass' or 'Fail' as this is often the way that taught postgraduate master's degrees are classified.

Program Master of Pharmacy

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University-Collage study/Schools program

Master of Pharmacy iIn the United Kingdom (UK), MPharm or MPharm(Hons) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded following four years academic study in pharmacy. The degree is awarded by all of the schools of pharmacy in the UK and superseded the BSc (Pharmacy) and BPharm degrees when the length of the undergraduate pharmacy course was increased from three to four years in 1997 as part of EU harmonisation. The initial 3 years of the degree are taught at undergraduate level (failure to complete the 3rd year with satisfactory marks can result in the awarding of a BPharmSci (Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science) degree) and the final year is taught at postgraduate level in order to attain a Masters degree.
The MPharm is the only qualification in the UK which leads to professional registration as a pharmacist. MPharm programs are accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) in England, Scotland and Wales and jointly by the RPSGB and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland in Northern Ireland.
Aspiring pharmacists in the UK qualify by first completing this degree, then undertaking a year of pre-registration training. On successful completion of this training they become registered pharmacists and members of the relevant pharmaceutical society, and can use the postnominal letters MRPharmS (Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain) or MPSNI (Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland).
Universities
United Kingdom universities (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) offering Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degrees:
Pharmacy program in England
Aston University – Birmingham
University of Bath – Bath
University of Bradford – Bradford
University of Brighton – Brighton
De Montfort University – Leicester
University of East Anglia - Norwich
University of Huddersfield - Huddersfield
Liverpool John Moores University – Liverpool
Keele University - Keele
King's College London – Chelsea
Kingston University/St George's - South West London/South London
Medway School of Pharmacy - University of Greenwich/University of Kent
The School of Pharmacy, University of London
University of Hertfordshire - Hatfield
University of Manchester – Manchester
University of Nottingham – Nottingham
University of Portsmouth – Portsmouth
University of Reading - Reading
University of Sunderland – Sunderland
University of Wolverhampton - Wolverhampton
Pharmacy program Northern Ireland
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) – Belfast
Pharmacy program Scotland
Robert Gordon University – Aberdeen
Strathclyde University - Glasgow
Pharmacy program Wales
University of Wales – Cardiff, (Welsh School of Pharmacy)

Pharmacy programs

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University-Collage study program of Pharmacy

Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated BPharm) is an undergraduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy.
In the United Kingdom, the BPharm degree was awarded following a three-year undergraduate pharmacy program. It was superseded in 1997 by the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree, awarded following a four year program, as a result of European Union harmonisation.

Master of Pharmacy (abbreviated MPharm or MPharm(Hons)) is an undergraduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, it has superseded a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) as the prerequisite for registration to practise as a pharmacist. It may also refer to a postgraduate coursework or research degree in the field of pharmacy.

Master of Mathematics

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University College Programs

Master of Mathematics in the UK, the MMath is an undergraduate award, available after pursuing a four year course of study at a university. It is classed as a level 7 qualification in the National Qualifications Framework. The UCAS course codes for the MMath degrees are start at G100 upwards, most courses taking the codes G101 - G104.
Universities which offer MMath degrees include:
University of Bath
University of Cambridge
University of Durham
University of East Anglia
University of Exeter
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
Loughborough University
University of Manchester
Newcastle University
University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of St Andrews
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
Swansea University
University of Warwick
University of York
Note: The University of Cambridge is unique in not offering an MMath, but the world-renowned Part III (those who do this as a one-year course collect the CASM - Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mathematics).

The Master of Laws

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Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, or research degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. (also LLM or LL.M)The LL.M. degree is a course of specialized research pursued after earning a first degree in law (such as a LL.B., B.C.L. or J.D.).
In the United Kingdom, an LLM programme is open to those holding a recognised legal qualification, generally an undergraduate degree in Laws or a CPE. They do not have to be or intend to be legal practitioners. An LLM is not always a sufficient qualification in itself to practice as a solicitor or barrister but is an opportunity to gain specialist knowledge of a particular area of law and/or an understanding of the legal systems of other nations. As with other degrees, an LLM can be studied on a part-time basis at many institutions and in some circumstances by distance learning.
Some institutions allow those without legal qualifications onto their LLM programme although there are still minimum educational requirements, such as an undergraduate degree, or evidence of substantial professional experience in a related field. Examples of such institutions include the University of London External System which has been offering LLM studies to both LLB and non-law graduates since 1925 , the University of Edinburgh (LLM degree by distance learning) and the University of Leicester . In addition, Queen's University offers an LLM suite, accessible to legal and social science graduates, leading to specialisms in sustainable development, corporate governance, devolution or human rights.

Master of Enterprise (M.Ent.)

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Master of Enterprise (M.Ent.) Degree is a masters degree originally developed and offered by the University of Manchester England through the Manchester Science Enterprise Centre (MSEC). A number of other universities have included the MEnt in their curriculum.
The MEnt aims to stimulate enterprise combined with a number of other disciplines originally Environmental Innovation (science), Computers, and Textiles but has gone on to include an ever increasing number of subjects.
Each student gains half the degree through business enterprise modules and half through modules issued by their home department. The student, although based at MSEC through the majority of the course actually graduates from their chosen home department.
The programme is multi-disciplinary and owned by the collaborating school or department. It is modular in content (two units per semester) with a one-year long enterprise project, comprising both the subject and enterprise exploitation elements.
The programme brings together three elements:
To extend the candidate's understanding and knowledge in his/her chosen field of entrepreneurial endeavour.
To impart business, management and enterprise skills and understanding of the business processes applicable to the development of knowledge based enterprises.
To expose candidates to the processes involved in starting up and running a business.

Master of Engineering

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Master of Engineering In UK

A Master of Engineering often abbreviated M.Eng (or MEng), can be either an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering.
United Kingdom, the M.Eng is an undergraduate award, available after pursuing a four or five year course of study. These are taught courses, with only a small research element in the third and/or final year, and are not available as postgraduate qualifications in most cases. Most British universities offer both the traditional three or four year courses in engineering, leading to a B.Sc. or B.Eng, and a M.Eng respectively.
Some universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge, offer only the four year M.Eng, although even these make provision for leaving at the end of the third year. For those who leave after three years or fail the fourth year, a B.A. is awarded.

The Engineering Council Postgraduate Diploma is set at the final year of a British MEng.

structure In terms of course structure, M.Eng degrees usually follow the pattern familiar from bachelor's degrees with lectures, laboratory work, coursework and exams each year. There is usually a substantial project to be completed in the fourth year which may have a research element to it, and a more teaching-based project to be completed in the third year. At the end of the third year, there is usually a threshold of academic performance in examinations to allow progression to the final year.

At some universities, the structure of the final year is rather different from that of the first three, for example, at the University of York, the final year for the Computer Systems and Software program consists entirely of project work and intensive advanced seminar courses rather than traditional lectures and problem classes. Final results are, in most cases, awarded on the standard British undergraduate degree classification scale, although some universities award something structurally similar to 'Distinction', 'Merit', 'Pass' or 'Fail' as this is often the way that taught postgraduate master's degrees are classified

Other undergraduate masters The M.Eng is one of a number of 'new' undergraduate masters' degrees recently introduced in the UK; they are also commonly available in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.

University of London’s Colleges and Institutes

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School of Advanced Study :
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Institute of Classical Studies
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Institute of English Studies
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies
Institute of Historical Research
Institute of Musical Research
Institute of Philosophy
Institute for the Study of the Americas
Warburg Institute
University of London Institute in Paris
University Marine Biological Station, Millpor
Colleges:
University of London, Birkbeck,
The Central School of Speech and Drama
Courtauld Institute of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
Heythrop College
The Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Education
King’s College London
London Business School
London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
The Royal Veterinary College
George’s, University of London
The School of Oriental and African Studies
The School of Pharmacy
UCL

University of London, England

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The University of London is a university based primarily in London. Subjects can be studied at various levels and lead to the award of foundation, undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research degrees, or to diplomas or certificates.

The University of London owns a considerable estate of 160 buildings centred on the Bloomsbury district of central London near the Russell Square tube station. Some of the University's colleges have their main buildings on the estate. The Bloomsbury campus also contains eight Halls of Residence and Senate House, which houses the Senate House Library, the chancellor's official residence and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, now part of University College London (UCL) and housed in its own new building.
The estate includes several properties outside Bloomsbury, including the University Marine Biological Station, Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae, a boathouse on the Chiswick embankment, a number of self-catering units further afield, which together house nearly 3,000 students, and the full premises of the University of London Institute in Paris which offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in French Studies.
Many of the University's college and institutes are outside Bloomsbury: those normally own their own estates.
The University is a federal mega university made up of 31 affiliates (19 colleges and 12 institutes). The nine larger colleges are Birkbeck, Goldsmiths, King's College London, the London Business School, the London School of Economics, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and University College London (UCL).
For most practical purposes, ranging from admission of students to negotiating funding from the government, the 19 constituent colleges are treated as individual universities. Within the university federation they are known as Recognised Bodies, with the authority to examine students and have the university award them degrees. Some colleges have recently obtained the power to award their own degrees and the University has amended its statutes to allow them to do so and remain in the university. For instance, beginning in the 2007/08 academic year, King's College London, the London School of Economics and the University College London will be awarding their own degree certificates while retaining their constituent colleges status within the University of London.

University of London

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University of London Founded in 1836, the University at first comprised just two colleges: University College London, which previously had no official chartered status and did not apply religious tests to its students, and King's College London, which had been chartered since 1829 and which admitted only members of the Church of England. Both King's (founded 1829) and University College London (founded 1826) pre-date the University of London, which initially served solely as an examining body for the constituent colleges.
In 1858 the University expanded its role by offering the University of London External System to candidates outside of the colleges, the first of its kind in the country. A new headquarters at 6 Burlington Gardens, providing the university with exam halls and offices, was built to accommodate the new role. In 1878 the University set another first when it became the first university in the UK to admit women on equal terms with men. Four female students obtained Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1880 and two obtained Bachelor of Science degrees in 1881, again the first in the country.
In 1898, in part as a response to criticisms of universities which merely served as centres for the administration of tests, and calls for research and education to be more central functions of universities, the first University of London Act was passed, reforming the University and giving it responsibility for monitoring course content and academic standards within its institutions. The monitoring was conducted through newly formed centralised faculties and Boards of Studies, and King's and UCL now became constituent parts of the University of London. A symbolic element to the new centralisation of the University was the fact that UCL property became property of the University of London.
This significant expansion of role meant the University again needed more space, and so 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated in 1899. Shortly after the 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Goldsmiths College joined in 1904, Imperial College was founded in 1907, Queen Mary College joined in 1915, the School of Oriental and African Studies was founded in 1916 and Birkbeck joined in 1920. This rapid expansion meant that the University's new premises would prove insufficient by the 1920s, requiring yet another move. A large parcel of land in Bloomsbury near the British Museum was acquired from the Duke of Bedford and Charles Holden was appointed architect with the instruction to create a building "not to suggest a passing fashion inappropriate to buildings which will house an institution of so permanent a character as a University." This unusual remit may have been inspired by the fact that William Beveridge, having just become director of LSE, upon asking a taxi driver to take him to the University of London was met with the response "Oh, you mean the place near the Royal School of Needlework".
During the Second World War the colleges of the university (with the exception of Birkbeck) and their students left London in favour of safer parts of the UK, while Senate House was used by the Ministry of Information, with its roof becoming an observation point for the Royal Observer Corps.
The latter half of the last century was less eventful, mostly characterised by expansion and consolidation within the university, with the most significant risk within the university being some of the larger colleges (most notably UCL, King's, LSE and Imperial) periodically putting forward the possibility of their departure from the university, though this usually only happened when the colleges were negotiating for more powers. On 9 December 2005, however, Imperial College became the first college to make a formal decision to leave the university. Its council announced that it was beginning negotiations to withdraw from the university in time for its own centenary celebrations, and in order to be able to award its own degrees. On 5 October 2006, the University of London accepted Imperial's formal request to withdraw from the federation. The Times Higher Education Supplement announced in February 2007 that the London School of Economics, University College London and King's College London all plan to start awarding their own degrees, rather than degrees from the federal University of London as they have done previously, from the start of the new academic year (starting in Autumn 2007). Although this plan to award their own degrees does not amount to a decision to formally leave the University of London, the THES suggests that this 'rais[es] new doubts about the future of the federal University of London'. However, the University continues to grow and, in 2005, admitted the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Education In England

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Higher education In England
Students normally enter University from 18 onwards and study for an Academic Degree. Apart from a single private university, all undergraduate education is largely state financed (with tuition fees set at a maximum index-linked £3,145 per year, repayable after graduation contingent on attaining a certain level of income, and with the state paying all fees for students from the poorest backgrounds), and UK students are generally entitled to student loans for maintenance.
The typical first degree offered at British universities is the Bachelor's degree (typically three years). Many institutions now offer an undergraduate Master's degree as a first degree, typically lasting four years. During a first degree students are known as undergraduates. The difference in fees between undergraduate and traditional postgraduate Master's degrees (and the possibility of securing LEA funding for the former) makes taking an undergraduate Master's degree as a first degree a more attractive option, although the novelty of undergraduate Master's degrees means that the relative educational merit of the two is currently unclear.
Some universities offer a vocationally-based Foundation degree, typically two years in length for those students who hope to continue to take a first degree but wish to remain in employment.
Postgraduate education
Students who have completed a first degree are eligible to undertake a postgraduate degree, which includes:
Master's degree (typically taken in one year)
Doctorate degree (typically taken in three years)
Postgraduate education is not automatically financed by the State, and so admission is in practice highly competitive.
Specialist qualifications
Education: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Certificate in Education (Cert Ed), C&G 7407 or Bachelor of Education (BA or BEd), most of which also incorporate Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Law: Bachelor of Laws LL.B.
Medicine: Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery studied at Medical school (United Kingdom)
Business: Master of Business Administration MBA.

Study in United Kingdom

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Continuing your studies in the UK, from university study abroad, degrees, or finds the colleges. bachelor masters MBA doctorate diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate (Master's). Study in UK like at : England London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England Northern, England Central, Southern England.

UK : Science & technology

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From the time of the scientific revolution, England & Scotland, & thereafter the United Kingdom, have been prominent in world scientific and technological development. The English philosopher, Francis Bacon put forward his Baconian method in his 1620 book, Novum Organum. This method promoted empiricism & induction in scientific enquiry & was one of the driving forces behind the scientific revolution.
Newton's Principia is one of the most influential works in the history of science.Possibly the most famous of all English scientists, Isaac Newton, is considered by historians of science to have crowned and ended the scientific revolution with the 1687 publication of his Principia Mathematica, which ushers in what is recognisable as modern physics.
Since Newton's time, figures from the UK have contributed to the development of most major branches of science. Examples include Michael Faraday, who, with James Clerk Maxwell, unified the electric and magnetic forces in what are now known as Maxwell's equations; James Joule, who worked extensively in thermodynamics and is often credited with the discovery of the principle of conservation of energy; Paul Dirac, one of the pioneers of quantum mechanics; Charles Darwin, author of On the Origin of Species and discoverer of the principle of evolution by natural selection; and Harold Kroto, the discoverer of buckminsterfullerene.
Historically, many of the UK's greatest scientists have been based at either Oxford or Cambridge University, with laboratories such as the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge and the Clarendon Laboratory in Oxford becoming famous in their own right. In modern times, other institutions such as the Red Brick and New Universities are catching up with Oxbridge. For instance, Lancaster University has a global reputation for work in low temperature physics. The Royal Society serves as the national academy for sciences, with members drawn from many different institutions and disciplines.
Technologically, the UK is also amongst the world's leaders. Historically, it was at the forefront of the industrial revolution, with innovations especially in textiles, the steam engine, railroads and civil engineering. Famous British engineers and inventors from this period include James Watt, Robert Stephenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Richard Arkwright.
Since then, the UK has continued this tradition of technical creativity. Alan Turing, Frank Whittle (inventor of the jet engine), Charles Babbage (who devised the idea of the computer) and Alexander Fleming (discoverer of penicillin) were all British. The UK remains one of the leading providers of technological innovations today, providing inventions as diverse as the World Wide Web and Viagra (created by Tim Berners-Lee and Pfizer respectively).
Other famous scientists, engineers and inventors from the UK include: John Logie Baird, William Caxton, Richard Trevithick, Robert Hooke, Humphry Davy, Robert Watson-Watt, Henry Bessemer and others.

Architecture in UK

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The earliest remnants of architecture in the UK are mainly neolithic monuments such as Stonehenge and Avebury, and Roman ruins such as the spa in Bath. Many castles remain from the medieval period and in most towns and villages the parish church is an indication of the age of the settlement, built as they were from stone rather than the traditional wattle and daub.
Over the two centuries following the Norman conquest of 1066, and the building of the Tower of London, many great castles such as Caernarfon Castle in Wales and Carrickfergus Castle in Ireland were built to suppress the natives. Large houses continued to be fortified until the Tudor period, when the first of the large gracious unfortified mansions such as the Elizabethan Montacute House and Hatfield House were built.
... Following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the Great Fire of London in 1666 an opportunity was missed in London to create a new metropolitan city, featuring modern architectural styles. Although one of the best known British architects, Sir Christopher Wren, was employed to design and rebuild many of the ruined ancient churches of London, his master plan for rebuilding London as a whole was rejected. It was in this period that he designed the building that he is perhaps best known for, St Paul's Cathedral.
In the early 18th century baroque architecture, popular in Europe, was introduced, and Blenheim Palace was built in this era. However, baroque was quickly replaced by a return of the Palladian form. The Georgian architecture of the 18th century was an evolved form of Palladianism. Many existing buildings such as Woburn Abbey and Kedleston Hall are in this style. Among the many architects of this form of architecture and its successors, neoclassical and romantic, were Robert Adam, Sir William Chambers, and James Wyatt.
In the early 19th century the romantic medieval gothic style appeared as a backlash to the symmetry of Palladianism, and such buildings as Fonthill Abbey were built. By the middle of the 19th century, as a result of new technology, construction was able to develop incorporating steel as a building component; one of the greatest exponents of this was Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace. Paxton also continued to build such houses as Mentmore Towers, in the still popular retrospective Renaissance styles. In this era of prosperity and development British architecture embraced many new methods of construction, but ironically in style, such architects as August Pugin ensured it remained firmly in the past.
At the beginning of the 20th century a new form of design arts and crafts became popular, the architectural form of this style, which had evolved from the 19th century designs of such architects as George Devey, was championed by Edwin Lutyens. Arts and crafts in architecture is symbolized by an informal, non symmetrical form, often with mullioned or lattice windows, multiple gables and tall chimneys. This style continued to evolve until World War II.
Following the Second World War reconstruction went through a variety of phases, but was heavily influenced by Modernism, especially from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

However, it should not be forgotten that in the immediate post-War years many thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of council houses in vernacular style were built, giving working class people their first experience of private gardens and indoor sanitation.
Modernism remains a significant force in United Kingdom architecture, although its influence is felt predominantly in commercial buildings. The two most prominent proponents are Lord Rogers of Riverside and Lord Foster of Thames Bank. Rogers' iconic London buildings are probably Lloyd's Building and the Millennium Dome, while Foster created the Swiss Re Buildings (aka The Gherkin) and the Greater London Authority H.Q.

Broadcasting, television radio and Film In UK

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Broadcasting in Britain has historically been dominated by the BBC, although independent radio and television (ITV, Channel 4, Five) and satellite broadcasters (especially BSkyB) have become more important in recent years. BBC television, and the other three main television channels are public service broadcasters who, as part of their license allowing them to operate, broadcast a variety of minority interest programming. The BBC and Channel 4 are state-owned, though they operate independently.
Britain has a large number of national and local radio stations which cover a great variety of programming. The most listened to stations are the five main national BBC radio stations. BBC Radio 1, a new music station aimed at the 16-24 age group. BBC Radio 2, a varied popular music and chat station aimed at adults is consistently highest in the ratings. BBC Radio 4, a varied talk station, is noted for its news, current affairs, drama and comedy output as well as The Archers, its long running soap opera, and other unique programmes. The BBC, as a public service broadcaster, also runs minority stations such as BBC Asian Network, BBC 1xtra and BBC 6 Music, and local stations throughout the country.

Britain has been at the forefront of developments in film, radio, and television, many important films have been produced in Britain over the last century, and a large number of significant actors and film-makers have emerged. Currently the main film production centres are at Shepperton and Pinewood Studios.

Music In UK

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Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great popularity since the 1960s, when a wave of musicians helped to popularise rock and roll. Since then, the UK has produced numerous popular in far-ranging fields from heavy metal to folk rock and drum and bass, as well as undergoing a renaissance in the ancient forms of folk music indigenous to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom has had an influence on modern music worldwide which is disproportionate to its population. Indeed, the United Kingdom has produced many of the world's most influential artists and bands, such as The Beatles.
Composers William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, John Taverner, John Blow, Henry Purcell, Edward Elgar, Arthur Sullivan, William Walton, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett have made major contributions to British music, and are known internationally. Living composers include John Tavener, Harrison Birtwistle, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Oliver Knussen, and James MacMillan.
The Rolling Stones Britain also supports a number of major orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Because of its location and other economic factors, London is one of the most important cities for music in the world: it has several important concert halls and is also home to the Royal Opera House, one of the world's leading opera houses. British traditional music has also been very influential abroad.

UK Arts (United Kingdom)

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Literature: The earliest existing native literature of the territory of the modern United Kingdom was written in the Celtic languages of the isles. The Welsh literary tradition stretches from the 6th century. Irish poetry also represents a more or less unbroken tradition from the 6th century to the present day, with the Ulster Cycle being of particular relevance to Northern Ireland.
Anglo-Saxon literature includes Beowulf, a national epic, but literature in Latin predominated among educated elites. After the Norman Conquest Anglo-Norman literature brought continental influences to the isles.
English literature emerged as a recognisable entity in the late 14th century, with the rise and spread of the London dialect of Middle English. Geoffrey Chaucer is the first great identifiable individual in English literature: his Canterbury Tales remains a popular 14th-century work which readers still enjoy today.
Following the introduction of the printing press into England by William Caxton in 1476, the Elizabethan era saw a great flourishing of literature, especially in the fields of poetry and drama. From this period, poet and playwright William Shakespeare stands out as arguably the most famous writer in the world.
The English novel became a popular form in the 18th century, with Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719), Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740) and Henry Fielding's Tom Jones (1745).
After a period of decline, the poetry of Robert Burns revived interest in vernacular literature, the rhyming weavers of Ulster being influenced by literature from Scotland.
The following two centuries continued a huge outpouring of literary production. In the early 19th century, the Romantic period showed a flowering of poetry comparable with the Renaissance two hundred years earlier, with such poets as William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, and Lord Byron. The Victorian period was the golden age of the realistic English novel, represented by Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters (Charlotte, Emily and Anne), Charles Dickens, William Thackeray, George Eliot, Lord Alfred Tennyson and Thomas Hardy.World War I gave rise to British war poets and writers such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves and Rupert Brooke who wrote (often paradoxically), of their expectations of war, and/or their experiences in the trench.
The Celtic Revival stimulated new appreciation of traditional Irish literature, however, with the independence of the Irish Free State, Irish literature came to be seen as more clearly separate from the strains of British literature. The Scottish Renaissance of the early 20th century brought modernism to Scottish literature as well as an interest in new forms in the literatures of Scottish Gaelic and Scots.
The English novel developed in the 20th century into much greater variety and was greatly enriched by immigrant writers. It remains today the dominant English literary form.
Other well-known novelists include Arthur Conan Doyle, D. H. Lawrence, George Orwell, Salman Rushdie, Mary Shelley, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Virginia Woolf, Ian Fleming and J. K. Rowling.
Important poets include Elizabeth Barrett Browning, T. S. Eliot, Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin, John Milton, Alfred Tennyson, Rudyard Kipling, Alexander Pope, and Dylan Thomas.

UK Culture

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The culture of the UK, (British culture), refers to the patterns of human activity and symbolism associated with the British people and the United Kingdom. It is informed by the UK's history as a developed island country, monarchy, Imperial power and, particularly as a political union of four contituent countries, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which each have their own preserved and distinctive customs and symbolism.

As a direct result of the British Empire, British cultural influence (such as the English language) can be observed in the language and culture of states such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, the United States, and the British overseas territories. These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere. Contrariwise, the empire also influenced British culture, particularly British cuisine. Innovations and movements within the wider-culture of Europe have also changed Britain; Humanism, Protestantism, and representative democracy are borrowed from broader Western culture.
Languages in the United Kingdom: UK has no official language. English is the main language and the de facto official language, spoken monolingually by an estimated 95% of the UK population.
However, individual countries within the UK have frameworks for the promotion of their indigenous languages. In Wales, English and Welsh are both widely used by officialdom, and Irish and Ulster Scots enjoy limited use alongside English in Northern Ireland, mainly in publicly commissioned translations. Additionally, the Western Isles council area of Scotland has a policy to promote Scottish Gaelic.

Healthcare in UK

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Each country of the UK ( England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) has a separate public healthcare system, with power over the provision of health services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland being devolved. Each system provides healthcare to their citizens that is free at the point of need (being funded from general taxation). Despite this similarity, considerable differences are now developing between the different systems. A much smaller private medical system also exists. Various regulatory bodies are organised on a UK-wide basis such as the General Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council and non-governmental-based (e.g. Royal Colleges). Across the UK, there is a large number of medical schools and dental schools, and a considerable establishment for training nurses and professions allied to medicine, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clinical psychology and radiography. The UK and devolved governments take on both the role of suppliers of public healthcare and assessors of the quality of its delivery through groups organised directly by government departments, such as NICE and CHI.

Though the public health systems are commonly referred to as the NHS across the UK, in fact the National Health Service just covers England. The Secretary of State for Health is answerable to the UK Parliament for the running of the Department of Health and for the work of the NHS (in England). The NHS is one of the largest cohesive organisations of any type in the world employing over 1.3 million people. Public sector healthcare delivery consists of primary (General Practice), secondary (district general hospital) and tertiary (teaching hospital) levels of service. There is considerable interaction and cross-flow between the various levels.
NHS Scotland provides public healthcare in Scotland with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing responsible to the Scottish Parliament for the its work. In 2006, the NHS in Scotland had around 158,000 staff including more than 47,500 nurses, midwives and health visitors and over 3,800 consultants. In addition, there were also more than 12,000 doctors, family practitioners and allied health professionals, including dentists, opticians and community pharmacists, who operate as independent contractors providing a range of services within the NHS in return for fees and allowances.
NHS Wales provides public healthcare in Wales and employs some 90,000 staff, making it Wales’ biggest employer. The Minister for Health and Social Services is the person within the Welsh Assembly Government who holds cabinet responsibilities for both health and social care in Wales.

Transport in United Kingdom

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The transport systems in UK are the responsibility of each individual country ( England -london city-, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The English transport network is the responsibility of the UK Department for Transport (which also has responsibility for transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved.) In Scotland, the Scottish Government's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department is responsible for the Scottish transport network with Transport Scotland being the Executive Agency that is accountable to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth.
A radial road network of 46,904 km of main roads is centred on London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, whilst, in Great Britain, a motorway network of 3,497 kilometres is centred on Birmingham, Manchester and London. There are a further 213,750 km of paved roads.
The National Rail network of 16,116 km in Great Britain and 303 route km in Northern Ireland carries over 18,000 passenger trains and 1,000 freight trains daily. Urban rail networks are well developed in London and other cities.

Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest international airport and, being an island country, the UK has a considerable number of sea ports.
The Department for Transport states that traffic congestion is one of the most serious transport problems and that it could cost England an extra £22 billion in wasted time by 2025 if left unchecked. According to the government-sponsored Eddington report of 2006, congestion is in danger of harming the economy, unless tackled by road pricing and expansion of the transport network.

UK economy

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The UK economy is made up of the economies of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The service sector of the United Kingdom is dominated by financial services, especially in banking and insurance. London is the world's largest financial centre with the London Stock Exchange, the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, and the Lloyd's of London insurance market all based in the City of London.
London is a major centre for international business and commerce, the UK economy has been managed in accordance with principles of market liberalisation and low taxation and regulation. Based on market exchange rates, the United Kingdom is the fifth largest economy in the world, and the second largest in Europe after Germany.
Tourism is very important to the British economy. With over 27 million tourists a year, the United Kingdom is ranked as the sixth major tourist destination in the world. The creative industries accounted for 7.3% GVA in 2004 and grew at an average of 5% per annum between 1997 and 2004. (creative industries : creating and exploiting intellectual property products; such as Music, books, film, and games, or providing business-to-business creative services such as Advertising, Public Relations and Direct Marketing)
The currency of the UK is the pound sterling, represented by the symbol £. The Bank of England is the central bank, responsible for issuing currency. Banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland retain the right to issue their own notes, subject to retaining enough Bank of England notes in reserve to cover the issue.

United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain,is a sovereign island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The UK consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as head of state; the monarch of the UK serves as head of state of fifteen other Commonwealth countries, putting the UK in a personal union with those other states.

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