Collegiate universities
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A collegiate university refers simply to a university that has more than one college within its ownership. Examples include the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Durham University, Lancaster University and the University of London. The colleges of Oxford and Cambridge (or Oxbridge, as they are often known together) are financially independent from the university as a whole, whilst the colleges and institutions of the University of London are heavily autonomous and operate almost as universities in their own right, but degrees are nonetheless awarded from the university overall rather than the college attended.
Colleges within a university may focus on one academic area, but often they are cross-disciplinary. Typically, a student of a college within a university will first and foremost identify him or herself as a student of that college, then as a student of the university.
Often, but not always, colleges within universities will have their own specific students' unions.
Some other universities also have "colleges", however most operations & activities take place on a university basis. Examples include the University of Kent.
