The term Glass Plate Universities has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom in the 1960s following the Robbins Report on higher education. The term reflects common architectural design, which also often contains much concrete. This contrasts with the (largely Victorian) Red Brick universities and the much older Ancient universities . Compare the term white-tile university.

The phrase New Universities often appears as a synonym for the Glass Plate institutions, however this term also applies to the more recent Post-1992 universities (former polytechnics).

The list of Glass Plate Universities contains some of the most prestigious universities in the world, such as the University of Warwick and the University of York.

List of the Glass Plate Universities

• Brunel University
• University of East Anglia
• University of Essex
• University of Kent
• University of Keele
• Lancaster University
• University of Stirling
• University of Sussex
• University of Warwick
• New University of Ulster
• University of York

Many of these institutions have interesting architecture; concrete often dominates, often to the dismay of several modern observers.

See Also: Campus university