THE World Rankings - Oxford stays on top, Cambridge second

Original post by Fullofsurprises

Times Higher Education World Rankings 2018 is out. :clap2:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

Oxford stays on top, Cambridge 2nd, Stanford 3rd. The table puts Imperial at 8th and UCL at 16th, with LSE at 25th.

Let the rebuttals commence. :cookie:

Reply 3

these rankers are always getting it wrong.

Reply 4

Wired_1800

Original post by Fullofsurprises

Times Higher Education World Rankings 2018 is out. :clap2:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

Oxford stays on top, Cambridge 2nd, Stanford 3rd. The table puts Imperial at 8th and UCL at 16th, with LSE at 25th.

Let the rebuttals commence. :cookie:

The Big 8 Universities still rule the rankings for the UK.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/locations/NG+GB/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

The Big 8 are Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, Manchester, UCL, Edinburgh and Kings College London.

Reply 5

absolutelysprout

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oh, i thought cambridge was ranked above oxford

Reply 6

OP

Original post by entertainmyfaith

oh, i thought cambridge was ranked above oxford

They eat our dust. :lol:

Reply 7

OP

Original post by the bear

these rankers are always getting it wrong.

Rarely has a TSR post lacked objectivity to such an extent.

Consider yourself doomed to second place, Tabbie.

Reply 8

Original post by entertainmyfaith

oh, i thought cambridge was ranked above oxford

the rankers got it wrong this time.

Reply 9

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

rankers

Reply 10

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Original post by the bear

rankers

Sore loser :hand:

Reply 11

ranking is nothing to be proud of

smh

Reply 12

GovernmentEarner

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You guys know The Times is bias and every year rank Oxford above Cambridge. Yet, CUG, QS, and The Guardian Rankings all have Cambridge No.1 in the UK. I remember someone created a report on The Times rankings before and they proved the majority of their assessors went to Oxford, further proving how pointless rankings really are.

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Doones

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Original post by Fullofsurprises

Times Higher Education World Rankings 2018 is out. :clap2:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

Oxford stays on top, Cambridge 2nd, Stanford 3rd. The table puts Imperial at 8th and UCL at 16th, with LSE at 25th.

Let the rebuttals commence. :cookie:

Hmm... so who's in the latest Table Of Tables ?

1. cough, Cambridge, again. :clap2:

2. O*ford

3. St Andrews
4= Durham
4= Imperial
6. Lufbra
7= Lancaster
7= UCL
9. Warwick
10 Bath

And a mention for LSE, dropped to 11th from 7th last year

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/table-tables-2018-glasgow-makes-biggest-gains

(edited 6 years ago)

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Original post by Doonesbury

Hmm... so who's in the latest Table Of Tables ?

1. cough, Cambridge, again.
2. O*ford
3. St Andrews
4= Dunelm
4= Imperialist Running Dogs
6. Lufbra
7= Lancaster
7= UCL
9. Worik
10 Barf

And a mention for LSE, dropped to 11th from 7th last year

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/table-tables-2018-glasgow-makes-biggest-gains

Cambridge is overall favorite with the rankers.

:yep:

Reply 15

The RAR

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Honestly that website is quite biased

Reply 16

Picnic1

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If you're a British male, as many of us will be on a website ending 'co.uk', you're more likely to be represented at Cambridge than at Oxford.

Cambridge is arguably prettier overall, has a reputation for being the more hardworking place, and has a list of famous students that I'd argue beats Oxford's overall because Cambridge has so many well known arts people as well,, e.g. more famous poets, a more famous philosopher (in Wittgenstein) than Oxford has produced, and Footlights students (I once worked out that there are about 3 really well known/respected actors/ comedians for every 2 produced by Oxford and , even then, the Cambridge list looks more dominating in quality unless you like your comedians heavily political).

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Reply 17

OP

Original post by Picnic1

If you're a British male, as many of us will be on a website ending 'co.uk', you're more likely to be represented at Cambridge than at Oxford.

Cambridge is arguably prettier overall, has a reputation for being the more hardworking place, and has a list of famous students that I'd argue beats Oxford's overall because Cambridge has so many well known arts people as well,, e.g. more famous poets, a more famous philosopher (in Wittgenstein) than Oxford has produced, and Footlights students (I once worked out that there are about 3 really well known/respected actors/ comedians for every 2 produced by Oxford and , even then, the Cambridge list looks more dominating in quality unless you like your comedians heavily political).

It's hard to deny Cambridge's visual appeal - I guess Oxford will always be Oxford. :rolleyes:

Your Wittgenstein claim is a bit over the top - he wasn't really educated at Cambs and if we're comparing researchers and teachers then a real battle will commence. :teehee:

Anyway, Wittgenstein's Tractatus has been described as "plain nonsense" by the post-Wittgie people and that's good enough for me. :yep:

We have Isiah Berlin you know. :smug:

At least he wrote things that mean something. :lol:

Reply 18

PeteM01

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Original post by Picnic1

If you're a British male, as many of us will be on a website ending 'co.uk', you're more likely to be represented at Cambridge than at Oxford.

It is interesting that the THE world ranking shows a positive correlation with the percentage of female students, at least for the top 50. With more of you British males at Cambridge, it really should be doing better...

Reply 19

OP