I mentioned a while ago (see the blog entry for 24 September) that there was a "weird symmetry" between Rhodes and UC Davis, as both are around 100 years old (RU in 2004, UC Davis this year). Well, it get weirder! I happened to browse across to the University of Bristol website (i.e. where I took my last overseas sabbatical and got my PhD) this morning, and it turns out that they will be celebrating their centennial next year (2009). What is it with me and 100-year old universities?!
I guess, in view of the observation that about "70 of the 85 institutions that have survived continuously for the past half-millennium are universities" (see the blog entry for 22 October) that shouldn't be too surprising, but it seems like a really strange coincidence.
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