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UK universities boast highest number of Nobel Prize winners

07th Oct 2015
10:04 AM - 12:00 AM

 

A study by the British Council has revealed that more than a third of Nobel Prize winners had attended universities in the UK since the prize was introduced in 1901. In total, 50 students had gone on to win the prize, more than any other country with other education heavyweights such as the USA and Germany beaten into second and third place.

Since the prize began in 1901, 131 of the 860 individuals to receive awards had studied overseas and 38% had done so in Britain. The University of Cambridge led the way with 18 foreign Nobel Laureates, while the University of Oxford had 11 and the London School of Economics five.

Randy Schekman, the British university system’s most recent Nobel Prize winner in 2013 for his work on the physiology of medicine, spent the third year of his undergraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh before graduating from the University of California in 1971.

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Universidades del Reino Unido se jactan del mayor número de ganadores de Premio Nobel

07th Oct 2015
10:04 AM - 12:00 AM

Un estudio realizado por el Consulado Británico ha revelado que más de un tercio de los ganadores de Premio Nobel han atendido universidades en el Reino Unido, desde que el premio fue introducido en 1901. En total 50 estudiantes habían ganado el premio, más que cualquier otro país fuerte en educación como Estados Unidos y Alemania, que quedaron en segundo y tercer lugar.

Desde que inició el premio en 1901, 131 de los 860 individuos que han recibido reconocimientos han estudiado en el extranjero y el 38% lo hizo en la Gran Bretaña. La University of Cambridge lideró con 18 Premios Nobel extranjeros, mientras que la University of Oxford tuvo 11 y la London School of Economics  cinco.

Randy Schekman, el ganador de Premio Nobel más reciente del sistema universitario del Reino Unido en 2013 por su trabajo en la fisiología de la medicina, pasó su tercer año de licenciatura en la University of Edinburgh antes de graduarse de la Universidad de California en 1971.

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UK universities boast highest number of Nobel Prize winners

07th Oct 2015
10:08 AM - 12:00 AM

 

A study by the British Council has revealed that more than a third of Nobel Prize winners had attended universities in the UK since the prize was introduced in 1901. In total, 50 students had gone on to win the prize, more than any other country with other education heavyweights such as the USA and Germany beaten into second and third place.

Since the prize began in 1901, 131 of the 860 individuals to receive awards had studied overseas and 38% had done so in Britain. The University of Cambridge led the way with 18 foreign Nobel Laureates, while the University of Oxford had 11 and the London School of Economics five.

Randy Schekman, the British university system’s most recent Nobel Prize winner in 2013 for his work on the physiology of medicine, spent the third year of his undergraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh before graduating from the University of California in 1971.

If you are an international student who wants to study in the UK, arrange a free consultation today.

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