Melbourne top dog

11/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |    11 October 2012 Melbourne University's position as Australia’s leading university, as measured by various league tables, was confirmed with the release of the research-focused National Taiwan University Ranking.   Melbourne ranked 35 in the world, ahead of Sydney at 61 and University of Queensland on 72.  ANU, usually Melbourne’s closest Australian challenger, languishes in this particular ranking coming in at 172 internationally and 6th nationally Australia posted 13 institutions in the top 500 of the National Taiwan University Ranking. Australia has two top 10 institutions in specific areas: UQ in the subject area of environment and ecology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Macquarie University, Monash, Rankings, Research, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of Newcastle, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania, Univesity of Western Australia, UNSW Tagged With: ,

Limited numbers: what university rankings can (and can’t) tell us

04/10/2012 By
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The Conversation    |    4 October 2012 The release of The Times Higher Education World University Rankings will be welcomed by many people in the Australian university sector. Australia now has eight universities in the top 200, one more than last year, with the University of Adelaide joining this top grouping at 176. Six of this group improved their positions, with Melbourne University rising to 28 (up from 37 last year) while ANU, moved from 38 to 37. The other Australian universities were: Sydney University (62), Queensland University (65), UNSW (85), Monash (99) and UWA (190). Australian Institution 2011-12 rank 2012-13 rank University of … [Read more...]

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Aust unis feature strongly in rankings

04/10/2012 By
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The Australian    |    4 October 2012 The Conversation    |   4 October  2012 Increased research investment and improved collaboration with Asia is driving Australian universities' strong performance in the latest global league table published today, according to commentators.  The University of Melbourne confirmed its elite status, topping the local league table and moving into the world's top 30.  It is up nine places from last year, to number 28, moving clear of its nearest rival, the Australian National University on 37.  The University of NSW and Monash University moved into the top 100, bringing Australia's tally there to six.  National representation in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Monash, Rankings, universities, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of Queensland, University of Sydney Tagged With: , , ,

This week in Campus Review

04/06/2012 By
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Campus Review   4 June 2012 Aust unis rank highly in "young unis" list  Australia has once again shown it can perform on the international stage, with 14 universities in the Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 List (under 50 years old), released last week, being beaten only by the UK, which has 20.  Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong were ranked equal 33rd on the list, with the Queensland University of Technology coming in at 40, the University of Newcastle at 45, Charles Darwin University 48, the University of South Australia 65, Curtin University 75, Deakin University and Flinders University at 78, Griffith and La Trobe universities at 81, the University of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ANU, Australian Research Council, Charles Darwin University, Curtin University, Deakin, Edith CowanUniversity, Flinders University, Griffith University, International, L a Trobe University, QUT, Rankings, Research, RMIT, Teaching & learnig, University of Newcastle, University of South Australia, University of Wollongong, UTS, Vocational education & training Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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