The best universities in the UK are going head-to-head with rivals in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16.
Many UK institutions in the top 100 are ranked just one or two positions away from those in mainland Europe that offer study opportunities at a fraction of the cost.
China, Japan and Switzerland are tied as the third most represented countries in the top 20 universities for teaching, with one university each.
The top 20 is dominated by US institutions, which take 13 spots. The UK trails behind with only four universities with top-20 teaching scores, and Australia’s institutions fail to make the cut.
Many of the best universities in the world remained off-limits for women until the last century.
Nonetheless, 46 women have won Nobel prizes since then, and women are now running some of the most prestigious institutions, including Imperial College London.
Despite regrettably low numbers of women studying science, engineering and other subjects, many universities are well on their way to achieving parity in the numbers of male and female students.
The world’s best universities have been revealed with the release of the 2015-16 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which feature more institutions and countries than ever before.
For the fifth year running, the Harvard University’s reign in 2011-12.
The UK is putting pressure on the US in the highest ranks, with the Stanford University in third.
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