University of Southampton

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/university-of-southampton

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the russell group status?Founding member of the Russell Group, denoting a strong focus on research
2. What is the total student enrollment?Approximately 26,000 students
3. How many campuses does the university have?It has seven different campuses, including the main Highfield campus and special sites for humanities, ocean science, engineering, and medicine.
4. Why does the university have a campus in Malaysia and plans for India?The university wants to let students from all over the world learn there, so it has a campus in Malaysia and is getting permission to open one in India.

Public Research University: A university funded by the government that emphasizes scientific discovery and academic inquiry.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: When experts from different academic fields work together on a project.
Academic Discourse: The communication and discussion of ideas among scholars and researchers in a particular field.