Best University for Science and Maths???
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???Imperial
Oxford
Cambridge
Durham
St Andrews
Warwick
Bath
Manchester
Sheffield
Bristol
Glasgow
Strathclyde
Newcastle
Leeds
Birmingham....
And so on.
You need to be more specific than "science" to be honest particularly as any Russell or 1994 Group, (plus a number of others not affiliated to any group), who offer a science faculty, will be competent in at least one of sciences at the very least. As for maths, the strongest four are considered to be COWI (Cambridge, Oxford, Warwick, Imperial) though there are quite a few not far behind including Durham, Bath and Manchester.Last edited by River85; 07-05-2012 at 21:25. -
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???University league tables give you a rough idea of which uni is best for certain subjects (although take them with a pinch of salt), it also all depends which science you're looking to go into, for example Sheffield is ranked very highly (about 5th) in UK for biosciences, but in the 20's for physics and maths.
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???i'd say broadly, imperial. but then, it all depends on the area of biology/chemistry you want to study, what type of degree you want to do, whether you want a broad degree or a specialised one, what kind of uni you'd work best in etc etc etc.
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???Chemistry and Biology i think.(Original post by Ilyas)
Cambridge and Imperial. You have to be more specific than just "science", which science? maths. biology. chemistry or physics? or anything inbetween e.g. theoretical physics? -
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???Cambridge is arguably the best, however you can't apply for Chemistry/biology. You apply for Natural Sciences and then you can specialize in later years by choosing the correct line of modules, in which case you will be awarded 'Bsc in Chemistry' if you pick the relevant modules etc.(Original post by emalis123)
Chemistry and Biology i think.
I'm not sure about second best, I think that is more subjective. -
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???Hahaha, thanks.(Original post by Holby_fanatic)
York is very good for Chemistry.
And I'll be there in September so it will be even better!
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???Probably someplace in China:(Original post by emalis123)
Hi, was just wondering where the best universities for maths and science are, as i don't know where to start looking.
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Re: Best University for Science and Maths???That's preposterous. The fact is, different countries and different universities will teach at different rates. That's like taking a Step 3 paper and telling Chinese students that this is what one must complete in order to study mathematics and physics at respected institutions in the UK.
While technically true, it seems more like reductio ad absurdum to me.
