a provincial British university of relatively recent foundation, esp as distinguished from Oxford and Cambridge
redbrick university in American English
noun(sometimes caps) Brit informal
1.
any new university, esp. one built since World War II to educate students in industrial regions, emphasizing technical subjects rather than the classics
2.
any university lacking the prestige of Oxford and Cambridge
Word origin
[1940–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, redline, sealant, silkscreen, whiteout
Examples of 'redbrick university' in a sentence
redbrick university
Would a redbrick university not have been more suitable?
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There was no mechanism to enforce the winding up of a redbrick university created by charter, he said.
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It was one of those schools that pushed you to play rugby, do law, do medicine, go to that redbrick university.
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I foundthese redbrick universities to be very egalitarian.
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Historically this was the way many redbrick universities and polytechnics entered the higher education field, long before they were granted degree-awarding powers.
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The proposal comes as figures suggest that staff at redbrick universities are spending less time teaching and more time conducting research.
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This is not just rhetoric; this institution, one of the original redbrick universities, has the resources and experience to make it happen.