"University College" is a name shared by the oldest colleges at the universities of Oxford and Durham. In the name of an independent institution, usually linked with the name of the place the institution is based (e.g. University College Barchester or University College, Barchester) it normally implies a college of higher education that has been granted its own degree-awarding powers (at least at taught-degree level) but has not been granted university status. An exception to this is University College London, which is the oldest college of the University of London.
