I Would Like To Attend A British University. Which Is The Best?

This depends on the subject you wish to study and what you mean by 'best'.  Oxbridge is always considered the best Universities in the country (Oxbridge is the name given to the university of Oxford and the university of Cambridge).

There are many excellent universities, some places specialise in their subjects, the London School of Economics (LSE) for instance or the Royal College of Surgeons.

Oxbridge is VERY difficult to get into and it certainly isnt just a matter of what you can afford.

There are a number of universities that make up the Russell Group, which might be considered the finest in the nation.  These are:

University of Birmingham



University of Bristol


University of Cambridge


Cardiff University


University of Edinburgh


University of Glasgow


Imperial College London


King's College London


University of Leeds


University of Liverpool


London School of Economics & Political Science


University of Manchester


Newcastle University


University of Nottingham (I went here :o) )


Queen's University Belfast


University of Oxford


University of Sheffield


University of Southampton


University College London


University of Warwick

Try looking at the websites for these first.

This is very much a matter of personal choice and very dependent on the subjects you wish to study.
Traditionally the older established universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, Glasgow, St. Andrews and Edinburgh were thought to be best.

It also depends on where you want to live for the duration of your studies, for example if you dislike living in busy cities, London wouldn't be for you. Some universities such as Bangor in North Wales and Stirling in Scotland are very near to the countryside and the towns are much smaller than the larger cities.
The cost of living in any particular place should also be considered.

Probably the best thing to do would be to decide on your subject choices and either go onto the web to view individual university web sites, or ask to be sent a number of prospectuses, that way you can compare and contract what each university has to offer.

Oxbridge isn't always the best choice for everyone and there are some very good universities in the UK and Ireland.

Nottingham Trent University is the way to go!!
Sports and good night life are top of the list! Plus it's got a good graduate to employment ratio (around 96% go on to employment within the first 3 months of graduating, I think).

It obviously depends on what subject you are going to study, but as a student in Nottingham in my second year, I wouldn't choose to go anywhere else!