What's the best way to measure university ranking? WRONG ANSWERS ONLY
Everyone's always trying to judge universities and say that some unis are better than others due to X
But let's be silly for a minute - what would be a funny way to measure university excellence?
- Average temperature on campus?
- Height above sea level?
- Number of bike thefts? (inversely, obviously)
Post your ideas below...
But let's be silly for a minute - what would be a funny way to measure university excellence?
- Average temperature on campus?
- Height above sea level?
- Number of bike thefts? (inversely, obviously)
Post your ideas below...
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Amount of E-Scooters littering the campus
- marketing budget per student FTE
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Amount of Pastcihe de Nata shops in the immediate vicinity (Ox has one, but not Cam)
Concentration of canals
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by NoRJoke112233Amount of Pastcihe de Nata shops in the immediate vicinity (Ox has one, but not Cam)
In our defence https://www.norfolkstbakery.co.uk/about-us/
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by threeportdriftIn our defence https://www.norfolkstbakery.co.uk/about-us/
True, that's a great bakery. One of the best English Breakfast's I've had is from there
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Longest age a TSR thread went unanswered before an official rep replied. Has to be months or they’re not in my top ten.
Population density of puffer jackets.
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by 04MR17Everyone's always trying to judge universities and say that some unis are better than others due to X
But let's be silly for a minute - what would be a funny way to measure university excellence?
- Average temperature on campus?
- Height above sea level?
- Number of bike thefts? (inversely, obviously)
Post your ideas below...
But let's be silly for a minute - what would be a funny way to measure university excellence?
- Average temperature on campus?
- Height above sea level?
- Number of bike thefts? (inversely, obviously)
Post your ideas below...
the amount of campus graffiti that is in ancient hieroglyphs.
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by bl0bf1shAlphabetically.
Love this
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Number of plushies that regularly come on campus.
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Number of michelin canteens
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number of Greggs within a mile radius of campus
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Proximity of nearest McDonalds
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by TomokoRainMakerthe amount of campus graffiti that is in ancient hieroglyphs.
You joke but when I worked at Cambridge I had seen someone graffiti'd in chalk on the Downing Site gate the classic Monty Python Latin "Romanes eunt domus" with the appropriate corrections then added in another colour!
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by lee_miller7number of Greggs within a mile radius of campus
I love this!
(And it's made me hungry!)
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by artful_loungerYou joke but when I worked at Cambridge I had seen someone graffiti'd in chalk on the Downing Site gate the classic Monty Python Latin "Romanes eunt domus" with the appropriate corrections then added in another colour!
Much classier than the graffiti I see in Liverpool, often telling someone they will see you next Tuesday
There is a greggs ranking somewhere I’m sure. By the people who did the nandos ranking
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