Education Headlines

Imperial College beats Oxford and Cambridge in major university rankings for first time ever

  • 📰 DailyMailUK
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 5 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 28%
  • Publisher: 90%

Dailymail News

News,London,Cambridge

The renowned science-based university in London is now ranked number two in the world, while Cambridge slipped from second to fifth place and Oxford remained in third.

Imperial College has beaten the mighty Oxbridge duopoly in major university rankings for the first time ever.

Oxford remained third in the rankings. Pictured: Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College at Oxford UniversityIn addition, the rankings showed our universities are particularly lagging behind in terms of research influence – measured by looking at how often faculty members are cited. QS suggested British universities may struggle to compete internationally in future due to budget problems and fewer people applying.

'More should go to our best universities, but those peddling Mickey Mouse courses should be converted back to employment-focused polytechnics.' No British university ranks among the global top 50 for faculty-adjusted research impact, and the national leader, Imperial, is only placed at 54th

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 7. in EDUCATİON

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Oxford and Cambridge students set up pro-Palestinian camps outside university buildingsThe encampments are similar to those seen in US universities in recent weeks, which resulted in around 2,500 arrests.
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »

Oxford University student, 20, quits college committee amid claims pro-Palestine encampment is part...An Oxford University student has resigned from a college committee after experiencing 'blatant antisemitism' when other students 'laughed' when she brought up anti-Jewish prejudice on campus.
Source: DailyMailUK - 🏆 7. / 90 Read more »

Harvard, MIT threaten to suspend student protestersCollege campuses in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are at odds as student protesters ramp up their demonstrations.
Source: NECN - 🏆 20. / 71 Read more »

Imperial beats Oxbridge institutions in global university rankingsNearly three in five ranked British universities have fallen in the international league table this year, according to data.
Source: Observer_Owl - 🏆 18. / 72 Read more »

Imperial beats Oxbridge institutions in global university rankingsNearly three in five ranked British universities have fallen in the international league table this year, according to data.
Source: Glasgow_Times - 🏆 76. / 59 Read more »