Akademik

(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University

(sometimes caps.) Brit. 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.

[1940-45]