The University of Liverpool was founded as a college in 1881 before gaining Royal Charter as a university in 1903, making it the Original Red Brick university. The world’s first public radio transmission was made by a professor at the university in 1894. It was a founding member of the Russell Group and the N8 Group for research and its management school has been triple crown accredited.

It is in the QS Top 200 Global Universities as well as the top 25 UK universities in the Complete University Guide and The Times/Sunday Times Guide. There are more than 22,000 students at the University of Liverpool including 7,700 international students from more than 160 countries. They can choose from more than 400 undergraduate and postgraduate courses.