The second group of universities can be referred to as the “plateglass universities” and came into existence around the time of the Robbins Report on Higher Education in the early 1960s, which recommended that the UK develop more universities. There are no precise numbers for this classification since the term is not definitive, but it could be argued that there are approximately 25 “plateglass universities”, including Aston, Brunel, Bath, Essex, Kent and Surrey. While Russell Group names are typically those of towns or cities, plateglass names are often those of counties, regions or districts of cities – although exceptions to this rule can be found. Institutions in this group are generally well regarded and rank highly on global assessments.