noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ elite , leading , major , prestigious , top
▪ ancient ( esp. BrE )
▪ modern , new , red-brick ( BrE )
▪ Catholic , private , public (all esp. AmE )
▪ land-grant ( AmE )
▪ local , provincial ( BrE ), state ( AmE )
▪ research
VERB + UNIVERSITY
▪ attend , go to , study at
▪
He goes to Princeton University.
▪ apply to
▪
I applied to three universities.
▪
I'm applying to ~ this year. ( BrE )
▪ enter
▪
King entered Montana State University in 2002.
▪
Young people may be deterred from entering ~. ( BrE )
▪ finish ( BrE ), graduate from , leave
▪
She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1999.
▪
I graduated from ~ last year. ( BrE )
UNIVERSITY + NOUN
▪ lecturer ( esp. BrE ), professor , researcher , staff , teacher
▪ graduate , student
▪ course , degree , education
▪ research
▪ fees ( BrE ), tuition ( AmE )
▪
the government's decision to introduce ~ top-up fees
▪
those who can afford ~ tuition
▪ funding ( esp. BrE )
▪ term ( BrE ), year
▪ vacation
▪ admission , admissions , entrance , entry ( esp. BrE ), place ( esp. BrE )
▪
a ~ entrance exam
▪
There is stiff competition for ~ places.
▪ chair
▪
His aim was to obtain a ~ chair.
▪ department
▪ accommodation ( BrE ), buildings , campus , library
▪ chancellor , vice chancellor
▪ dean , president , provost ( all in the US )
▪ administration , authorities ( BrE )
▪ administrator , official (both esp. AmE )
▪ faculty (= those who teach) ( esp. AmE ), staff (= those who teach and those who provide services) ( BrE )
▪ staff (= those who provide services) ( AmE )
▪ hospital , laboratory , medical centre/center , press
▪
This book was published by Oxford University Press.
▪ level
▪
All the staff are educated to ~ level.
▪ system
▪ life ( esp. BrE )
▪
the pressures of ~ life
▪ days , years (both esp. BrE )
▪
I often think of my ~ days.
▪ town
PREPOSITION
▪ at (the) ~
▪
She teaches botany at Syracuse University.
▪
She's at ~, studying engineering. ( BrE )