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A '''university''' was a [[school]] of higher learning.
A '''university''' was a [[school]] of higher learning.


The researchers at [[King Henry's University]] in [[London]] were sometimes used by [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]], who also screened the top students for selection. [[Petronella Osgood]] and [[Jay Roy]] studied there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Power Cell (audio story)|Power Cell]]'')
== History ==
In [[1937]], the [[First Doctor]] once briefly stayed [[Sedgwick College]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], delivering [[lecture]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Entanglement (audio story)|Entanglement]]'')  


[[Joseph Serf]] graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1993]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'') [[Tarak Ital]] also studied at Harvard. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'')
[[Liz Shaw]] and [[Jean Baisemore]] studied at the [[University of Cambridge]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]'')


In the late [[2010s]], [[Adelaide Brooke]] received her graduate degree from [[Rice University]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'')
Following events at the Buddhist meditation centre in rural England during the [[1970s]], which came under investigation due to [[Lupton]]'s unnatural practices, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] planned to use his influence to get [[Tommy (Planet of the Spiders)|Tommy]] a place at university. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders]]'')


On [[23 February]] [[1973]], [[Doctor]] [[Albert Gilroy]] finished work on his first artificial intelligence, [[Isley]], in the computer lab of the [[University of Michigan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'')
On [[23 February]] [[1973]], [[Doctor]] [[Albert Gilroy]] finished work on his first artificial intelligence, [[Isley]], in the computer lab of the [[University of Michigan]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nuclear Time (novel)|Nuclear Time]]'')


The [[University of Minnesota]] was Dr [[Pamela Cutler|Pam Cutler]]'s ''alma mater'', where she conducted her research on [[paleomagnetism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')
[[Joseph Serf]] graduated from [[Harvard University]] in [[1993]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'')


[[Bernice Summerfield]] held the [[Edward Watkinson]] chair of [[Archaeology]] at [[Garland College]], which was part of [[St Oscar's University]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')
In [[1997]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] held the [[Edward Watkinson]] chair of [[Archaeology]] at [[Garland College]], which was part of [[St Oscar's University]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'')
 
In the early [[21st century]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] argued with the [[Seventh Doctor]] in a [[university campus (Have You Seen This Man?)|university campus]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]'')
 
In [[2006]], the [[University of Minnesota]] was Dr [[Pamela Cutler|Pam Cutler]]'s ''alma mater'', where she conducted her research on [[paleomagnetism]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'')
 
In the [[2010s]], the researchers at [[King Henry's University]] in [[London]] were sometimes used by [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]], who also screened the top students for selection. [[Petronella Osgood]] and [[Jay Roy]] studied there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Power Cell (audio story)|Power Cell]]'')


The [[Twelfth Doctor]] lectured at [[St Luke's University]] during the [[2010s]]. Around the same time, [[Bill Potts]] served [[chips]] there. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] lectured at [[St Luke's University]] during the [[2010s]]. Around the same time, [[Bill Potts]] served [[chips]] there. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'')


[[The Master#Under the chameleon arch|Professor Yana]] noted that there hadn't been a university for over a century, by the year [[100000000000000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
In the late [[2010s]], [[Adelaide Brooke]] received her graduate degree from [[Rice University]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'')
 
[[War Master|Professor Yana]] noted that there hadn't been a university for over a century, by the year [[100000000000000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
 
=== Undated events ===
[[Tarak Ital]] studied at Harvard. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'')
 
=== Other realities ===
In an [[alternate timeline]] in which he spent three [[month]]s on [[Urbinia]], the Doctor was employed at [[Kiria City]]'s university as a professor of [[alchemy]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 30 January 2023

University

A university was a school of higher learning.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1937, the First Doctor once briefly stayed Sedgwick College at the University of Cambridge, delivering lectures. (AUDIO: Entanglement)

Liz Shaw and Jean Baisemore studied at the University of Cambridge. (AUDIO: The Blue Tooth)

Following events at the Buddhist meditation centre in rural England during the 1970s, which came under investigation due to Lupton's unnatural practices, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart planned to use his influence to get Tommy a place at university. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders)

On 23 February 1973, Doctor Albert Gilroy finished work on his first artificial intelligence, Isley, in the computer lab of the University of Michigan. (PROSE: Nuclear Time)

Joseph Serf graduated from Harvard University in 1993. (TV: The Man Who Never Was)

In 1997, Bernice Summerfield held the Edward Watkinson chair of Archaeology at Garland College, which was part of St Oscar's University. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

In the early 21st century, the Ninth Doctor argued with the Seventh Doctor in a university campus. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man?)

In 2006, the University of Minnesota was Dr Pam Cutler's alma mater, where she conducted her research on paleomagnetism. (PROSE: Iceberg)

In the 2010s, the researchers at King Henry's University in London were sometimes used by UNIT, who also screened the top students for selection. Petronella Osgood and Jay Roy studied there. (AUDIO: Power Cell)

The Twelfth Doctor lectured at St Luke's University during the 2010s. Around the same time, Bill Potts served chips there. (TV: The Pilot)

In the late 2010s, Adelaide Brooke received her graduate degree from Rice University. (TV: The Waters of Mars)

Professor Yana noted that there hadn't been a university for over a century, by the year 100000000000000. (TV: Utopia)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tarak Ital studied at Harvard. (TV: The Waters of Mars)

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate timeline in which he spent three months on Urbinia, the Doctor was employed at Kiria City's university as a professor of alchemy. (AUDIO: Daughter of the Gods)