{"name":"University of Birmingham","slug":"university-of-birmingham-1a5b82c1","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-birmingham-1a5b82c1","country":"United Kingdom","country_code":"GB","city":"Birmingham","type":"Public","founded":1900,"website":"http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx","summary":"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.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"=68","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/03angcq70"},{"label":"Official history: 1900 royal charter, Mason College roots, first civic university, cavity magnetron","url":"https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/our-history-and-heritage"},{"label":"40,025 students in 2024/25, motto, Chamberlain (Wikipedia)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Birmingham"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}