why do universities use red brick
(Original post by Tomber) Not True, the term redbrick was coined by a professor of music at Liverpool University to refer to the Civic universities that were granted their Royal Charters Pre World War Two. There are 6 of these original civic redbricks: Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Sheffield.he universities part of these groups have a far higher research budget than most other universities. Information on 1994 group and Russel Group can be found on Wiki. Regarding red brick being better-not really, its just noted because they are more established.