The highest placed UK universities in global rankings revealed
How UK universities compare with others in new world rankings
- Imperial College London has been named the UK's top university for the second consecutive year in the QS Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings.
- Globally, Imperial College London secured the second position, trailing only the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
- Oxford and Cambridge universities saw their rankings drop, with Oxford falling to fourth and Cambridge to sixth place globally.
- Four British universities made the global top 10, but 54 UK universities experienced a decline in their rankings overall.
- The CEO of QS, Jessica Turner, warned that UK government policies on funding and international students could negatively impact the quality and global standing of British higher education.