Molbridge

Molbridge is located in Earth

Morwall

Tolbury

Damesbridge

Locations of Molbridge universities.

Molbridge, also known as the Molbridge triangle, is a semi-official grouping of the University of Damesbridge, the University of Tolbury and the University of Morwall, which are collegiate universities, and are the oldest, wealthiest, most prestigious and most research-intensive universities in Estmere. The name is a portmanteau, combining the names of the three institutions (Morwall, Tolbury, Damesbridge).

As a term, it often refers to the three universities collectively, to the similarities between the institutions such as their shared use of the collegiate model, and of their heightened status compared to other Estmerish univerisites. The term often carries connotations of elitism. The three universities are often grouped in with similarly high-ranking and prestigious Estmerish institutions as part of the Twelve Sisters, but are sometimes treated separately due to their age.

Origins

The three institutions are ancient universities, all having been founded over seven hundred years ago. In spite of this, the terms Molbridge and Molbridge triangle appear to be a recent invention. Molbridge is a portmanteau. It combines the names of the three instituions in the reverse order of their founding (Morwall, Tolbury, Damesbridge). The first recorded use of the term is in a 1922 political pamphlet by the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International, which called for the "end of the Molbridge elite class privilege". The term was then picked up by the universities themselves, and used to describe the three ancient universities collectively during the 1954 World's Fair. In 1997, the universities held the inaugural Molbridge conference, which made them a semi-official grouping.

Members

Institution	Founded	Location	Undergraduates	Postgraduates	Budget	Academic staff	Motto	Colours
University of Damesbridge	1087	Damesbridge, Marches	16,938	11,802	€3.075 billion	7,659	Per dominum scio (By the Lord, I know)
University of Tolbury	1102	Tolbury, Swerdia	13,288	8,762	€2.794 billion	6,422	Docentia scisco (With teaching, I come to know)
University of Morwall	1298	Morwall, Morwall	42,891	17,526	€5.207 billion	18,519	In sapiendo vita iucundissima est (Knowledge is bliss)

Rankings

National

The Molbridge universities tend to rank highly on Estmerish university league tables, with the triangle universities regularly topping the tables. It is rare for any of the three universities to be included on a rankings list or league table outside of the top five. Damesbridge and Tolbury usually take the top two spots, while Morwall usually places third or fourth.

University	The Official University Guide (2023)	The Standard Higher Education Rankings (2023)	The Duhamel University League Tables (2023)	Average (2023)
University of Damesbridge	1	2	1	1
University of Tolbury	2	1	2	2
University of Morwall	4	3	3	3

Gallery

Molbridge triangle universities

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  University of Damesbridge
  (All Saints College)

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  University of Tolbury
  (Earl's Court)

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  University of Morwall
  (King Edward's College)

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  University of Morwall
  (Döuer Institute)

See also

• Higher Education in Estmere
• Twelve Sisters