The University of Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ يونيورسٽي; Urdu: جامعه سندھ‎ informally known as Sindh University), is a public research university located in the residential area of Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan,and as of 2013 was ranked in eighth in terms of "general category" by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. Founded in 1947 in Karachi, the university was relocated to Hyderabad where the university began functioning as a full-fledged teaching university. There are four law colleges and various other colleges affiliated with the Sindh University.The university is noted for research in literature, natural sciences, philosophy, and Sindhology. The university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.