The University of Birmingham is a public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as the successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, which was founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery, and to Mason Science College, established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason. It was the first English redbrick university to receive its own royal charter and the first English unitary university, and it is a founding member of the Russell Group and of the international network Universitas 21. The university is home to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the Shakespeare Institute, the Cadbury Research Library and the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
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The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university in Birmingham, England.
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It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English redbrick university to receive its own royal charter, and the first English unitary university.
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He held the Chair of Geology at the University of Birmingham from 1932 to 1949, and received many honours including the Geological Society of London's highest award, the Wollaston Medal, in 1954.
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he became the first professor of physics at the University of Birmingham
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