The University of Aberdeen is one of the oldest universities outside of Oxbridge and is one of the four ancient universities of Scotland. It has an excellent reputation and in recent years has been busy recruiting many high powered academics.
The University offers excellent programmes of study sustained by teaching of the highest quality. In the last Research Assessment Exercise, 78 per cent of the University's departments were judged as world class or internationally excellent.
Cardiff University is a dynamic and successful centre of higher education with an international reputation for high quality teaching and research.
The University of Dundee is growing fast in both size and reputation. It has performed well in both teaching and research assessment exercises.
The University of Glasgow established more than 550 years ago, is Scotland's second oldest university, the UK's fourth oldest. It also has one of the largest research bases in the UK, with an annual income from research grants and contracts of over £77M. It has an excellent reputation for the quality of its teaching.
York opened in 1963, part of the new wave of British universities, and since then has gone on to become one of the best places in the country to study.