) British Informal. | 1. | any new or little-known university, esp. one built since World War II to educate students in industrial regions, emphasizing technical subjects rather than the classics, and often partially supported by government funds. |
| 2. | any university lacking the prestige of Oxford and Cambridge. |
| redbrick university | |
noun | |
| (British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University |