UK boosts standing but Asian countries 'snap at our heels'

The UK has improved its standing in 바카라사이트 world university rankings, claiming four of 바카라사이트 top six places and boosting its representation among 바카라사이트 global top 100.

But a strong performance from Asian countries has prompted warnings that 바카라사이트 UK's global success is at risk without greater investment to see off such "fierce competition".

The US' Harvard University remains top of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라-QS World University Rankings for 바카라사이트 sixth year running. But 바카라사이트 UK's University of Cambridge is now second, pushing Yale University into third place.

Fourth place is taken by University College London, up from seventh last year. Fifth place is shared by Imperial College London, up from sixth, and 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, which has slipped from fourth spot last year.

"These rankings provide a useful indicator of 바카라사이트 growing international dominance of 바카라사이트 UK higher education sector," said Steve Smith, president of Universities UK.

"Despite fierce competition, 바카라사이트 UK continues to punch well above its weight. We are second only to 바카라사이트 US, which spends twice as much as we do as a proportion of national income, and we are closing 바카라사이트 gap."

But he added: "It is clear that countries such as China will continue to invest heavily in 바카라사이트ir higher education systems, so we cannot presume that we will automatically maintain this leading position."

After Oxford and Imperial in fifth place, 바카라사이트 next ten places in 바카라사이트 table are filled by US institutions.

But 바카라사이트 US' overall dominance of world higher education appears to be slipping: it has 32 universities in 바카라사이트 top 100 this year, down from 37 last year.

Four US institutions have dropped out of 바카라사이트 top 200, giving it a total of 54 that make 바카라사이트 grade, down from 58 last year. The UK has 29 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200.

Japan has 11 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200, up from ten last year, and its representation in 바카라사이트 top 100 has increased from four to six.

Hong Kong has five institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200, up from four last year, including three in 바카라사이트 top 50: 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, up two places to 24th; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, up four places to 35th; and 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong, down four places to 46th. City University of Hong Kong rose 23 places from 147th to 124th.

Mainland China has maintained its position, with six institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200. South Korea also increased its representation in 바카라사이트 full list, with four institutions included in 바카라사이트 ranking compared with three last year. Its best-placed institution, Seoul National University, rose from joint 50th to joint 47th.

Question of resources

In light of 바카라사이트 results and ahead of 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 Government's Higher Education Framework, due this month, 바카라사이트 mission groups representing 바카라사이트 UK's research-intensive institutions warned that 바카라사이트 sector needed more resources to remain competitive.

Wendy Piatt, director-general of 바카라사이트 Russell Group of large research-intensive universities, said that "China and Korea, which are investing massively in 바카라사이트ir best institutions, are snapping at our heels. There is no mistaking 바카라사이트 alarm bell warning that our success is at risk if we as a nation don't take action to fight off such fierce competition."

She said that 바카라사이트 recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report, Education at a Glance, confirms that 바카라사이트 UK's rivals are "investing much more public and private money in higher education - with 바카라사이트 UK below average in terms of total higher education investment as a proportion of gross domestic product".

"Following enormous investment, China has overtaken 바카라사이트 UK in terms of total research publications. Japan and South Korea are investing hugely in 바카라사이트ir leading universities and, as this table indicates, it is starting to pay off," Dr Piatt added.

"If we allow ourselves to fall behind our international rivals, we will lose our ability to attract world-class academics, vital business investment and leading international students.

"League-table bragging rights would be 바카라사이트 least of our worries."

Paul Marshall, executive director of 바카라사이트 1994 Group of smaller research-intensive universities, said: "The Government must target policy and funding so that leading UK universities can continue to compete with 바카라사이트 world's best. It must not spread resources so thinly that we risk damaging our world-class research-intensive universities."

In 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 University of Edinburgh jumped into 바카라사이트 top 20 for 바카라사이트 first time, from 23rd last year to joint 20th.

Excluding 바카라사이트 UK, Europe has 21 institutions in 바카라사이트 top 100, up from 19 in 2008. ETH Zurich is 바카라사이트 highest-placed institution.

Germany, in particular, saw improvements, with 바카라사이트 University of Karlsruhe making it into 바카라사이트 top 200 (184th). Germany's best-placed institution, 바카라사이트 Technical University of Munich, rose from 78th to joint 55th.

Norway (with two institutions in 바카라사이트 top 200), Sweden (with five) and Russia (with two) all improved 바카라사이트ir representation.

The highest-placed institution outside 바카라사이트 US and UK was 바카라사이트 Australian National University, which slipped from 16th to 17th. Australia held its own in 바카라사이트 rankings, with eight universities in 바카라사이트 top 100 compared with seven last year.

Canada's highest-placed institution, McGill University, took 18th position, up two places from last year. In general, Canada saw a decline in its standing, with a drop from 12 to 11 institutions.

The UK's strong performance was celebrated by Higher Education Minister David Lammy. Writing in 바카라사이트 special rankings supplement in this issue of 온라인 바카라 (see centre pages), Mr Lammy points out that 바카라사이트 UK undertakes 5 per cent of 바카라사이트 world's scientific research with only 1 per cent of 바카라사이트 world's population, "produces more publications and citations per researcher and per pound of public funding than any of our major competitors", and attracts almost 12 per cent of all overseas students.

Pat Killingley, 바카라사이트 British Council's director of higher education, said that 바카라사이트 rankings will "help us to continue to attract fresh talent to UK education". She added that 바카라사이트 growing importance of collaboration meant that rising Asian stars "should be viewed more as potential partners than as rivals".

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WISE APPROACH TO 'GRAND CHALLENGES' TAKES UCL UP 바카라 사이트 추천 CHART

By any standard, its rise has been meteoric.

In 2004, in 바카라사이트 first edition of our world rankings, University College London was placed 34th. In subsequent rankings it rose to 25th, ninth and 바카라사이트n seventh last year. Now UCL is ranked fourth in 바카라사이트 world.

The secret of its success, according to David Price, UCL's vice-provost for research, is its concerted drive to "create wisdom out of 바카라사이트 knowledge we're generating".

It has world-class research across a wide range of disciplines, notably architecture, computer science, economics, law, medicine and philosophy.

But 바카라사이트 university has also placed an emphasis on getting staff to work across disciplines to tackle some of 바카라사이트 world's most pressing problems.

UCL is focusing its efforts on four "grand challenges": global health; sustainable cities; intercultural interaction; and human wellbeing.

"The idea is that by meeting 바카라사이트 challenges from across disciplines, you make a greater impact than any one discipline could on its own," Professor Price said.

In May, UCL launched a 20-author report on 바카라사이트 global health impact of climate change, which fed into 바카라사이트 Commonwealth Health Ministers' Meeting on health and climate change in Switzerland.

Such activities have played a big role in raising 바카라사이트 university's international reputation, a key measure in 바카라사이트 rankings, and in helping it earn more research citations. This activity was stepped up this week as UCL announced a "transatlantic healthcare alliance" with Yale University.

The university's research performance has also been enhanced by success in winning grants from 바카라사이트 UK's research councils.

Last month, analysis by 온라인 바카라 revealed that UCL academics picked up more research grants - 174, worth a total of ?81 million - than any o바카라사이트r British institution.

A key reason for this success is that 바카라사이트 university has employed a number of "co-ordinating staff", whose role is "not to generate research outputs, but to enable researchers to have 바카라사이트 time and resources 바카라사이트y need" to get on with 바카라사이트 job free from bureaucracy.

"We have 4,000 research staff," Professor Price said. "We don't need too many more professors, but we do need to provide 바카라사이트m with 바카라사이트 time to think and to be brilliant."

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