Looks like somebody (strathy) is blowing their own trumpets. I have completed two degrees at the University, and I could indicate that ANY OTHER University would be a better place to do some "useful learning". When I was at this uni, as an Engineering student, I had coursework like plan a Christmas Party, using their own developed software for energy modelling rather than industry-recognised software (because it's cheaper, or technically free), etc. Also, one thing that the rankings don't say is that most lecturers are so arrogant that they won't provide feedback on your coursework, but simply provide a random score - there is no way to find out how they came to a conclusion on that grade; Lecturers don't respond to course-related queries either. To get a response, I had to involve the Head of Department and Course leaders.