CREATE TABLE table_142950_1 (research_funding__ VARCHAR2, gained_university_status VARCHAR2)

How many members gained university status in 1900?
SELECT COUNT(research_funding__) AS £, 000 AS _ FROM table_142950_1 WHERE gained_university_status = 1900
SELECT COUNT("research_funding__") AS "£", 000 AS "_" FROM "table_142950_1" WHERE "gained_university_status" = 1900