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Joel 
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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Top marks for Australian universities
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking-News/Top-marks-for-Australian-universities/2004/11/04/1099547322298.html
| Quote: | Six Australian universities were named as among the best 50 in the world, with the Australian National University (ANU) the leading Australian institution at number 16.
Harvard University in the United States took number one spot and Britain's Oxford and Cambridge Universities were numbers five and six respectively, in the list by prestigious British journal The Times Higher Education Supplement.
The ANU beat New York's renowned Columbia University, which was placed 19th.
Six other Australian universities were in the top 50: University of Melbourne was 22nd, Monash University at 33, University of New South Wales (36), Sydney University (40) and Queensland University (49).
The table ranks universities on the basis of a survey of 1,300 academics in 88 countries.
Other factors taken into account were the amount of cited research produced, the ratio of faculty to student numbers and an institution's attractiveness to foreign students and internationally renowned academics.
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AdvertisementTHES editor John O'Leary said: "Leading universities increasingly define themselves in terms of international competition.
"By taking account of the views of academics from across five continents and using the most up-to-date statistics, our ranking gives an informed picture of the world's top universities," he added.
The full table shows that the top 200 universities are in just 29 countries, with the United States having 62, Britain 30, Germany 17 and Australia 14.
In an editorial the Times said: "Lists are invidious, and academics famously jealous.
"This survey will inevitably be criticised as biased towards the English-speaking world and to institutions that actively recruit students and staff abroad ... But the criteria used are relevant," it said.
The top 15 universities, in order, were: Harvard University, University of California (Berkeley), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California University of Technology, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, ETH Zurich (Switzerland), London School of Economics, Tokyo University, University of Chicago, Imperial College London and University of Texas at Austin. |
Problem with this type of thing though, they are open to bias and personal opinion. |
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David 
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: Andromeda
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That rocks, coz I'm probably going to go to the ANU
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
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| It depends what course you do as well though. Some unis excell in certain eras, while not being so good at other areas. |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
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What uni are you at right now, Joel?
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
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| Monash Uni. I've found that most of the time Monash has been very good, with the exception of a few lecturers. |
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Kelpelican
Joined: 08 Sep 2003
Location: Melbourne
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What course are you doing?
I did my undergrad at Monash and I loved it, except for the car parking!!
Now I am at Melbourne and its totally different
But equally as good |
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
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| I'm doing a Bachelor of Business and Commerce. What about you? |
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fan4collingwood 
Joined: 17 May 2002
Location: Seaford Rise , Adelaide SA Australia
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My Uni must be number 51......Adelaide Uni
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Kelpelican
Joined: 08 Sep 2003
Location: Melbourne
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I did a bachelor of economics at monash
Am doing my phd at melbourne now |
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