What is the Golden Triangle?
Q: What is the Golden Triangle?
A: The Golden Triangle is an unofficial name for a set of leading universities in the southern English cities of Oxford, Cambridge and London.
Q: Who are the universities that make up the Golden Triangle?
A: The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge ('Oxbridge') form two corners of the triangle. The third is London: Imperial College, University College London, King's College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The last three are independent colleges of the University of London.
Q: What do these universities attract?
A: These universities within the triangle (with the exception of the LSE) attract the highest research incomes of all British universities.
Q: Is there any suggestion to replace "Golden Triangle"?
A: Yes, it has been suggested that it should be replaced by a term like "Brilliant Diamond", to include other institutions such as Manchester and Edinburgh which belong in same class as those in Golden Triangle.
Q: How do some institutions within this area collaborate?
A: Oxford, Cambridge and some of the London institutions collaborate in research through Global Medical Excellence Cluster (GMEC) for biomedical research which was formed by them.
Q: What are some other universities included in GMEC?
A: Other than Oxford, Cambridge and some London institutions, Queen Mary University of London is also part of GMEC.
