Ancient university

[1] Four of these are located in Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and St Andrews), two in England (Oxford, and Cambridge), and one in Ireland (Dublin).

The ancient universities in Britain are part of twenty-seven culturally significant institutions recognised by the British monarchy as privileged bodies of the United Kingdom.

At Cambridge, for example, only the canon lawyers could lecture between prime (dawn) and nones (mid afternoon).

Then in the afternoon there would be advanced bachelors that would give lectures that reviews the material learned that morning.

Also in the afternoon, the junior masters would discuss about other books of mathematical science or natural philosophy.

Founded in 1320, it maintained an intermittent existence for the next two centuries, but it never flourished, and disappeared for good at the Reformation in Ireland (1534–41).

The ancient universities are distinctive in awarding the Magister Artium/Master of Arts (MA) as an undergraduate academic degree.

The ancient universities in Scotland confer the MA degree at graduation with honours and a final mark; in contrast, the ancient universities in England and Ireland award the MA purely after a period of good standing following graduation as Bachelor of Arts, usually around three years.

[clarification needed] At Cambridge, for example, King Henry VIII founded Trinity College, which would later become an important part of the University.

[clarification needed][16] In the 19th century a series of acts and commissions reduced the powers of the universities to make their own statutes.

The University of Oxford in Oxford , England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world
Illustration of William of Nottingham teaching at either Oxford or Cambridge, c. 1350 .
The University of Cambridge in Cambridge , England
The University of St Andrews in St Andrews , Scotland
The University of Glasgow in Glasgow , Scotland
The University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen , Scotland
The University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh , Scotland
Trinity College Dublin Ireland