1) University of Oxford was the first university to be established in the UK and also the oldest university in the English-speaking world. The University's oldest colleges were established by the 13th century.
2) University of Cambridge - It is one of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centres.
3) University of St Andrews - It is Scotland's first university and the third oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1413.
4) University of Glasgow - Founded in 1451, it is the fourth oldest university in the UK.
5) University of Aberdeen - Founded in 1495. Aberdeen physicists and clinicians were first in the world to scan a patient's body using MRI.
6) University of Edinburgh - Founded in 1583, it is the sixth oldest university in Britain.
