Submitted by Omrow on 9 October, 2008 - 15:39 #751
Our British Universities are losing their positions in world's top educational institutions:
British universities lose ground to their richer foreign rivals
Nicola Woolcock - The Times - October 9, 2008
British universities have slipped down the world rankings as they compete ever harder with eminent institutions overseas.
Cambridge and Oxford have lost ground to Harvard and Yale, while fewer British universities are in the top 200 list, published today, than last year.
At a time when it is essential for British institutions to attract lucrative international students who pay higher fees, they are being outdone increasingly by American universities that receive huge endowments.
Harvard tops the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings for the fifth consecutive year. Its endowment fund is greater than the total annual public funding for all universities in England.
Yale holds the second spot after being joint second with Cambridge and Oxford last year. The two British institutions came third and fourth respectively this year.
Four British universities are in the top 10, the same as last year. Imperial College London fell from fifth to sixth place while University College London rose from ninth to seventh.
In all, 17 universities in Britain made it into the top 100 list, down from 19 last year. More than a third of the top 100 are based in the US.
Vice-chancellors and commentators voiced concern that, without an increase in investment, Britain’s standing as a first-class destination for higher education could be under threat.
Wendy Piatt, director-general of the Russell Group of leading universities, said that its members were performing well against international rivals, adding: “The table reflects the growing strength of our major competitors – particularly the US institutions – which benefit from much higher levels of investment than UK universities.
“Without increased investment there is a real danger that the UK’s success will not be sustained.
“As a result of huge investment in higher education and science in recent years, China already looks set to overtake the UK very soon in terms of total research publications, and its universities have been steadily climbing up international league tables.”
The Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings had 29 British universities in the top 200, one fewer than last year. Of these, 22 had slipped down the rankings. The rise of Asian institutions is reflected in the inclusion of nine of them within the top 50, including three based in Hong Kong. Two new entrants this year are Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Seoul National University.
A spokesman for Quacquarelli Symonds, which conducted the research, said that its findings also reflected the higher profile of technology-based universities.
Ann Mroz, the editor of Times Higher Education, said: “UK universities are very clearly among the world’s best and have maintained good positions in the rankings this year.
“But the fact that Cambridge and Oxford have slipped down the top ten and that US universities have cemented their dominance among the world’s elite, at the UK’s expense, raises key questions about the future funding of the sector.
“As a percentage of gross domestic product, the US spends more than twice as much on its universities as the UK does.”
The rankings – which are now in their fifth year – are based on surveys of academics and graduate employers about which they consider the best universities in their fields, the ratio of students to academics, the proportion of overseas students and staff at each university, and the number of times research by each university’s academics is quoted in other journals.
University top 200 in full
Britain has 17 universities in the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings top 100, down from 19 last year.
Harvard tops the list for the fifth consecutive year. Second place goes to Yale, which was joint second with Cambridge and Oxford last year. The two British institutions came third and fourth respectively this year.
In total the UK has 29 universities in the top 200, one fewer than last year. Of these, 22 had slipped down the rankings. The highest ranking UK university is Cambridge at Number 3, and the lowest ranking is the University of Reading, at 194 just six from bottom place, which goes to the University of Athens.
Four British universities are in the top 10, the same as last year. Imperial College London fell from fifth to sixth place while University College London rose from ninth to seventh.
More than a third of the top 100 are based in the US. The rise of Asian institutions is reflected in the inclusion of nine of them within the top 50, including three based in Hong Kong.
Two new entrants this year are Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Seoul National University.
The list in full:
1 HARVARD University United States
2 YALE University United States
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
4 University of OXFORD United Kingdom
5 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States
6 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
7 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
8 University of CHICAGO United States
9 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States
10 COLUMBIA University United States
11 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
12 PRINCETON University United States
13= DUKE University United States
13= JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
15 CORNELL University United States
16 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
17 STANFORD University United States
18 University of MICHIGAN United States
19 University of TOKYO Japan
20 MCGILL University Canada
21 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
22 KING'S College London United Kingdom
23 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
24 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland
25 KYOTO University Japan
26 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
27 BROWN University United States
28 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS France
29 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom
30= National University of SINGAPORE(NUS) Singapore
30= University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States
32 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
33 NORTHWESTERN University United States
34= ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France
34= University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
36 University of California, BERKELEY United States
37 The University of SYDNEY Australia
38 The University of MELBOURNE Australia
39 HONG KONG University of Science & Techno... Hong Kong
40 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States
41 University of TORONTO Canada
42 The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
43 University of QUEENSLAND Australia
44 OSAKA University Japan
45 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia
46 BOSTON University United States
47 MONASH University Australia
48 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
49 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland
50= Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland
^^^ no suprises there. Theyve started enrolling too many Pakistanis.
do you means indians?
Nope i mean Pakistanis. The infestations this year at my uni is overwhelming.
it's the opposite here in bradie ...
u know what? there are more of europeans now compared to the number of asians! (in good worth studying courses!)
I know i was suprised when i heard. My sis was gonna go Bradistan uni but there were too many white ppl (shes a Pakistani lover lol) according to her plus they dont do the LPC.
Courage wrote:
Naz wrote:
^^^ no suprises there. Theyve started enrolling too many Pakistanis.
OK, so let's kick some out. Starting with you, Naz.
Sirus wrote:
I was expecting to see manchester met somewhere in that list!!
Are you being serious?
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No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
Submitted by Ya'qub on 11 October, 2008 - 22:46 #760
Woo! My sister lectures at the 6th best university in the world. Well done!
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Don't just do something! Stand there.
Submitted by Funzo on 11 October, 2008 - 22:47 #761
Ya'qub wrote:
Woo! My sister lectures at the 6th best university in the world. Well done!
Hmm remind me to remeber that when i do my ucas application lol.
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Submitted by Snoopz on 12 October, 2008 - 12:40 #762
wow sheffield made it on the list!
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Submitted by Snoopz on 12 October, 2008 - 18:06 #763
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOOR!!!
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Submitted by Funzo on 12 October, 2008 - 19:03 #764
Happy bidah day noor!
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Submitted by Alisha on 12 October, 2008 - 19:17 #765
Asalaamu alaikum, how are you all?
Belated Eid Mubarak.
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Submitted by Seraphim on 13 October, 2008 - 20:38 #766
wednesday wrote:
What does the following 'message' mean?
"warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'tribune_json_newposts' was given in /var/www/vhosts/therevival.co.uk/httpdocs/includes/menu.inc on line 348."
Awwwww Jzk for all ur nice commentss
jeee ive been wearing glasses for the past 3 weeks and still wearing them!
no i think wat kikked for me was that i stopped wearing CL's all the way thru summer holidays, i wore glasses EVERYWHERE! unless to weddings where max i wore for 3-4 hours... and thenn all of a sudden, when collij started i started wearing em full time like 9-10 hours a day.. so my eyes went abit weird but me like an idiot carried on wearing them... and then eneded up getting conjunctivities.. ryt annoying lol but made me realise how important my eyes are!
my dad was considering me having laser but these uncles in my area sed that laser will wear off after 25 years so ill have 2 have my eyesight remodified again? or sumthing like that...
jzk for that link too! useful coz i wanna be an optician lol
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If you desire Allah to be persistent in granting you the things you love,, be persistent in doing the things that he loves - (Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal)
Submitted by Midnight on 14 October, 2008 - 17:22 #768
wednesday wrote:
*Midnight: Have you read twilight by Stephenie Meyer? ... what's it like?? and what abt braeking dawn? (havn't started reading it yet but looks pretty)
Lol, do you even need to ask? Have you read any of them? Im actually obsessed with the series at the moment.
Tbh i dont normally read such books, and thought it would be more horror. But it was the other way around lol. But they're really good. And with just right level of mushy stuff.
Ive read them all from Twilight till Breaking Dawn.
Breaking Dawn was different. I found she was overly-descriptive at parts so i was just skim reading over bits. But having said that its still really good.
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When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
Submitted by Midnight on 14 October, 2008 - 17:35 #769
wednesday wrote:
Midnight wrote:
wednesday wrote:
*Midnight: Have you read twilight by Stephenie Meyer? ... what's it like?? and what abt braeking dawn? (havn't started reading it yet but looks pretty)
Lol, do you even need to ask? Have you read any of them? Im actually obsessed with the series at the moment.
Tbh i dont normally read such books, and thought it would be more horror. But it was the other way around lol. But they're really good. And with just right level of mushy stuff.
Ive read them all from Twilight till Breaking Dawn.
Breaking Dawn was different. I found she was overly-descriptive at parts so i was just skim reading over bits. But having said that its still really good.
WIKID! goodie goodie ... i looked at the cover of twilight and was like, hmmm i've seen that apple somewhere, o Midnight!
I've just bought braeking dawn... gna get the other three and read them before i can indulge in BD since they all are linked... (didn't realise the series started from twilight until i got home lol)
I do alot of 'skipping' with any book... anything descriptive bores the hell out of me! (i hate waffling stuff cos you're always like ... oriiite .... move on) : and i should stop waffling meself!
LOL, I'll be honest. I was *this* close to buying breaking dawn first too. But i always have a quick read at the bookshop before buying a book. So i realised it was part of a series hahaha.
Yes read it from the beginning.
(Book 1) Twilight, (Book 2) New Moon, (Book 3) Eclipse, (Book 4) Breaking Dawn
The first two are my favs.
Lemme know what you think.
PS: 50 POINTS if you can guess who else reads Twilight on here. It wouldnt be too obvious for anyone unless you had read the books hehe. Naturally being soo obsessed with the series I spotted it straight away.
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When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
i'm thinkin of readin them, coz like every1 in my class at school is totally obsessed with them, but i don't want to read it if its like 'detailed' mushy stuff. like, if you've read noughts and crosses, that level of rudeness. is it?
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'Allah gives and forgives
Man gets and forgets' Baba Ali
Submitted by Courage on 15 October, 2008 - 09:29 #771
Don't be afraid of rudeness if you can take it on.
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Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
Submitted by Seraphim on 15 October, 2008 - 13:24 #772
{sigh}
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Submitted by Midnight on 15 October, 2008 - 17:34 #773
wednesday wrote:
i got the first three books ... yaaay!... i'll send you (Midnight) PM when i finish the series... can't wait to tuck in!
YEH! Wednesday, hav a read of the 1st one and leme knw wat you think. I dont wana say anythin incase it spoils it for u.
"Young Anonymous Muslimah" wrote:
i'm thinkin of readin them, coz like every1 in my class at school is totally obsessed with them, but i don't want to read it if its like 'detailed' mushy stuff. like, if you've read noughts and crosses, that level of rudeness. is it?
Young & Anon... how old are u? Its a romance novel so thers gona be mushyness :? . But nothin u might consider... RUDE. Dont feel pressured in2 reading anythin u dont want to. But if your worried then mayb u shudnt read them at all. Dont wana be responsible for breaking your fragile innocent mind lol
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When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
Submitted by Sirus on 15 October, 2008 - 18:44 #774
Wow
Flippin eck!!
I admit, i would most likely have watched on....not coz i wouldnt want to stop it, but these days you dont know...people end up getting killed doing the right things. Luckily, as they were muslims, and your a sister, its unlikely they would cause you any harm...they even stopped and apologised!
You did the right thing defo, good on ya
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The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Submitted by Seraphim on 15 October, 2008 - 19:55 #775
Not alot of people will go out of their way to help others. And even few will help when some1s getting the hell-kicked out of them. Although it was extremely dangerious for you to intercede on his part.
Im not entirely sure what must have been going through your head at the time. But if your first reaction was to step in and stop it im impressed Sid.
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Back in BLACK
Submitted by Ya'qub on 15 October, 2008 - 21:04 #776
Not a lot of people step in if there's a problem like that, even though I think they should.
Well done sister! (sorry, 'well done wednesday').
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Don't just do something! Stand there.
Submitted by Sirus on 15 October, 2008 - 22:22 #777
can we call you Sid now lol
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The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Submitted by Funzo on 15 October, 2008 - 22:24 #778
wednesday wrote:
Man!! Today was totally wierd!
2 practicals that i enjoyed, and i kind of new what i were doin (cos they were dead easy stuff) , followed by finding sofa seats in the atrium (which is rare, very rare!), Attended a debate on "there is NO GOD" hosted by Hamza Andrease Tzortzis + Adam Deen against Brian Layfield + Robert Tee (Humanists), volunteering for pathetic sponsors, followed with the 'incident' (where i am glad that i weren't knocked down!) and then a talk by specsavers favouring in my application ... I'm still shaken up, Life has never been THIS exciting!!
Everything happens for a good reason? ... and i'm two minds, should I or shouldn't I interpret it? like Prof Douthwaite (bless him, he's the best clinical supervisor one could get! i miss him alot since he only teaches the first yrs)anyways, like he says... you have your good days and your bad days... was this a 'good day'?
I promissed not to dwell on it any longer, because i'm gna have a headache! lol
why have i made the forum my diary? I seem to be putting everything up on the 'nerd box'! haha
Hes from bedfordshire ive seen him
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Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...
Submitted by Funzo on 15 October, 2008 - 22:29 #779
wednesday wrote:
Funzo wrote:
wednesday wrote:
Man!! Today was totally wierd!
2 practicals that i enjoyed, and i kind of new what i were doin (cos they were dead easy stuff) , followed by finding sofa seats in the atrium (which is rare, very rare!), Attended a debate on "there is NO GOD" hosted by Hamza Andrease Tzortzis + Adam Deen against Brian Layfield + Robert Tee (Humanists), volunteering for pathetic sponsors, followed with the 'incident' (where i am glad that i weren't knocked down!) and then a talk by specsavers favouring in my application ... I'm still shaken up, Life has never been THIS exciting!!
Everything happens for a good reason? ... and i'm two minds, should I or shouldn't I interpret it? like Prof Douthwaite (bless him, he's the best clinical supervisor one could get! i miss him alot since he only teaches the first yrs)anyways, like he says... you have your good days and your bad days... was this a 'good day'?
I promissed not to dwell on it any longer, because i'm gna have a headache! lol
why have i made the forum my diary? I seem to be putting everything up on the 'nerd box'! haha
Hes from bedfordshire ive seen him
no he aint! he's a Greek convert (and quite proud abt it!)
you dumb dumb hes from luton which is in bedfordshire and yes i know hes a greek convert! i know what im talking about!
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Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...
Submitted by Ya'qub on 15 October, 2008 - 22:29 #780
Maybe, just maybe, he is a Greek convert from Bedfordshire.
Or there are two Hamza Andrease Tzortzises, but that seems unlikely to me.
Our British Universities are losing their positions in world's top educational institutions:
^^^ no suprises there. Theyve started enrolling too many Pakistanis.
No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
Why would she mean Indians?
Back in BLACK
According to you.
Back in BLACK
Nope i mean Pakistanis. The infestations this year at my uni is overwhelming.
No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
I think she does not Pakis.
OK, so let's kick some out. Starting with you, Naz.
Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
I was expecting to see manchester met somewhere in that list!!
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
I know i was suprised when i heard. My sis was gonna go Bradistan uni but there were too many white ppl (shes a Pakistani lover lol) according to her plus they dont do the LPC.
Are you being serious?
No not the gum drop buttons! – Gingy
Woo! My sister lectures at the 6th best university in the world. Well done!
Don't just do something! Stand there.
Hmm remind me to remeber that when i do my ucas application lol.
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...
wow sheffield made it on the list!
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOOR!!!
To be beautiful is to expect nothing in return.
Happy bidah day noor!
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...
Asalaamu alaikum, how are you all?
Belated Eid Mubarak.
' Nay, verily! With me is my Lord, He will guide me ' {2662}
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Awwwww Jzk for all ur nice commentss
jeee ive been wearing glasses for the past 3 weeks and still wearing them!
no i think wat kikked for me was that i stopped wearing CL's all the way thru summer holidays, i wore glasses EVERYWHERE! unless to weddings where max i wore for 3-4 hours... and thenn all of a sudden, when collij started i started wearing em full time like 9-10 hours a day.. so my eyes went abit weird but me like an idiot carried on wearing them... and then eneded up getting conjunctivities.. ryt annoying lol but made me realise how important my eyes are!
my dad was considering me having laser but these uncles in my area sed that laser will wear off after 25 years so ill have 2 have my eyesight remodified again? or sumthing like that...
jzk for that link too! useful coz i wanna be an optician lol
If you desire Allah to be persistent in granting you the things you love,, be persistent in doing the things that he loves - (Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal)
Lol, do you even need to ask? Have you read any of them? Im actually obsessed with the series at the moment.
Tbh i dont normally read such books, and thought it would be more horror. But it was the other way around lol. But they're really good. And with just right level of mushy stuff.
Ive read them all from Twilight till Breaking Dawn.
Breaking Dawn was different. I found she was overly-descriptive at parts so i was just skim reading over bits. But having said that its still really good.
When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
LOL, I'll be honest. I was *this* close to buying breaking dawn first too. But i always have a quick read at the bookshop before buying a book. So i realised it was part of a series hahaha.
Yes read it from the beginning.
(Book 1) Twilight, (Book 2) New Moon, (Book 3) Eclipse, (Book 4) Breaking Dawn
The first two are my favs.
Lemme know what you think.
PS: 50 POINTS if you can guess who else reads Twilight on here. It wouldnt be too obvious for anyone unless you had read the books hehe. Naturally being soo obsessed with the series I spotted it straight away.
When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
i'm thinkin of readin them, coz like every1 in my class at school is totally obsessed with them, but i don't want to read it if its like 'detailed' mushy stuff. like, if you've read noughts and crosses, that level of rudeness. is it?
'Allah gives and forgives
Man gets and forgets' Baba Ali
http://halfDate.com
Don't be afraid of rudeness if you can take it on.
Chin up, mate! Life's too short.
{sigh}
Back in BLACK
YEH! Wednesday, hav a read of the 1st one and leme knw wat you think. I dont wana say anythin incase it spoils it for u.
Young & Anon... how old are u? Its a romance novel so thers gona be mushyness :? . But nothin u might consider... RUDE. Dont feel pressured in2 reading anythin u dont want to. But if your worried then mayb u shudnt read them at all. Dont wana be responsible for breaking your fragile innocent mind lol
When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
Wow
Flippin eck!!
I admit, i would most likely have watched on....not coz i wouldnt want to stop it, but these days you dont know...people end up getting killed doing the right things. Luckily, as they were muslims, and your a sister, its unlikely they would cause you any harm...they even stopped and apologised!
You did the right thing defo, good on ya
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Not alot of people will go out of their way to help others. And even few will help when some1s getting the hell-kicked out of them. Although it was extremely dangerious for you to intercede on his part.
Im not entirely sure what must have been going through your head at the time. But if your first reaction was to step in and stop it im impressed Sid.
Back in BLACK
Not a lot of people step in if there's a problem like that, even though I think they should.
Well done sister! (sorry, 'well done wednesday').
Don't just do something! Stand there.
can we call you Sid now lol
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Hes from bedfordshire ive seen him
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...
you dumb dumb hes from luton which is in bedfordshire and yes i know hes a greek convert! i know what im talking about!
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane, by those who couldn't hear the music...
Maybe, just maybe, he is a Greek convert from Bedfordshire.
Or there are two Hamza Andrease Tzortzises, but that seems unlikely to me.
Don't just do something! Stand there.
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