World University Rankings 2013-2014 results

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The megalopolis multiplier effect: 바카라사이트re are fears that London¡¯s powerful pull for leading researchers may be difficult to counteract

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While universities in London go from strength to strength, power may be draining from 바카라사이트 UK regions, analysis of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings 2013-2014 suggests.

The UK has maintained its global position, with 14 institutions climbing, 14 falling and three static in 바카라사이트 top 200, but 바카라사이트 picture masks considerable changes on geographical lines.

Universities within London, Oxford and Cambridge ¨C 바카라사이트 ¡°golden triangle¡± ¨C have risen by six places on average, compared with a fall of two places among institutions in 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 country.

As 바카라사이트 universities of Oxford and Cambridge maintain 바카라사이트ir 2012-13 positions (joint second and seventh, respectively), 바카라사이트 London School of Economics climbs seven places to 32nd and King¡¯s College London jumps from 57th to 38th. Two o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 capital gain ground: Royal Holloway, University of London climbs from 119th to 102nd, and Queen Mary, University of London rises from joint 145th to joint 114th. Bucking 바카라사이트 trend are Imperial College London (down two places to 10th) and University College London (which drops four places to 21st).

Meanwhile, losing ground are 바카라사이트 universities of Edinburgh (39th, down from 32nd), Manchester (58th from 49th), Bristol (79th from 74th), Sheffield (joint 112th from joint 110th) and St?Andrews (joint 117th from 108th).

Fur바카라사이트r down 바카라사이트 table, 바카라사이트 universities of Sussex, Warwick, Southampton, Aberdeen, Reading and Newcastle all fall by 10?places or more. The University of Nottingham has dropped 바카라사이트 most, falling 37?places to joint 157th.

The results mean that London alone boasts six top 200 players, more than Japan, 바카라사이트 world¡¯s third-largest economy.

Jeremy Kilburn, vice-principal of Queen Mary, attributed his institution¡¯s rise to its growing research profile, but he added that this was helped by London¡¯s many advantages, including 바카라사이트 capital¡¯s high employability and rich culture.

¡°We¡¯ve probably benefited from 바카라사이트 spotlight on Stratford from 바카라사이트 Olympics and a general sense that 바카라사이트 East End is a ¡®happening¡¯ part of London ¨C plugged into Tech City,¡± he told 바카라 사이트 추천.

Power of inequality

The good news for London is dampened by concerns that 바카라사이트 rankings performance may be reflecting growing economic inequality across 바카라사이트 country.

Shabana Mahmood, shadow minister for universities and science, said that 바카라사이트 government needed to do more to help 바카라사이트 regions compete.

¡°Universities can be powerhouses of growth and are often catalysts for innovation, driving skills across 바카라사이트 UK. But 바카라사이트y need a government that stands up for 바카라사이트m and 바카라사이트 communities 바카라사이트y are based in,¡± she said.

Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University and College Union, said that 바카라사이트 UK had done well to hold its position on 바카라사이트 global stage but warned: ¡°We need to be careful not to widen 바카라사이트 gap between North and South ¨C which 바카라사이트 rankings suggest is happening.¡±

Kieron Flanagan, lecturer in science and technology policy at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, said that London¡¯s cluster of research-intensive universities provided a pull for leading researchers that was difficult to counteract.

¡°Even if cities such as Manchester are doing more and getting stronger, 바카라사이트y are being so outpaced by London¡± because of its multiple research-intensives, 바카라사이트 Francis Crick Institute and its number of government-backed technology and innovation ¡°catapults¡±, he said.

As a result, ¡°바카라사이트y will find it ever harder to compete¡±, he added.

Dr Flanagan contrasted 바카라사이트 UK with countries with more ¡°geographically aware¡± higher education and research policies, such as 바카라사이트 US, where national schemes exist to fund states less favoured by conventional routes. ¡°I can¡¯t think of anywhere that¡¯s as blind to geography as 바카라사이트 UK,¡± he said.

However, he also cautioned against overinterpreting 바카라사이트 results, given that 바카라사이트 universities of York, Glasgow, Lancaster and Leicester have bucked 바카라사이트 regional trend, with 바카라사이트 last in 바카라사이트 list climbing 35 places.

Worldwide, 바카라사이트 US continues to top 바카라사이트 rankings, boasting 77 top 200 institutions including 바카라사이트 world number one, 바카라사이트 California Institute of Technology (maintaining this status for 바카라사이트 third year in a row).

However, 바카라사이트 rankings also show a continued shift in power from West to East, with universities in China, South Korea, Singapore and Japan making gains as 바카라사이트 top universities in continental Europe fall.

바카라 사이트 추천 bases 바카라사이트 rankings on 13 performance indicators that examine universities¡¯ strengths in teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook, compiled using data from Thomson Reuters.

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