Talk:League tables of British universities
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[edit] Cambridge fares better?
For the fifth consecutive year Oxford has been placed first in the United Kingdom in the Times Good University Guide (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (sic)).[1] Further, is the Times Good University Guide not the most respected guide? I just wonder if there is a bit of pro-Cambridge casuistry going on with this argument about the Times GUG concentrating more weight on central funding and hence under-estimating Cambridge. Oxford has the monopoly on Jesuitical practices!--195.92.67.74 01:55, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
The Sutton Trust results should be used as they constitute a formal calculation. Please don't alter or delete.
I have re-introduced Southampton which was ranked higher than either Bristol or Edinburgh, and was just 1 point below Bath (Sunday Times league table, 2002).
But Southampton only did well in the Sunday Times table. It does not usually make the top 20 in any other tables.
Isnt the Sunday times and the Times league tables the same? MikeyB! 20:21, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
Have to agree there's a pro-Cambridge bias in this article... it's rather blatant!
- The Times and Sunday Times produce different rankings. Personally id say the ST ones are slightly better but either is infinitely more reliable than the ludicrous Grauniad effort. I do find it suspicious that Oxford can be so consistently ranked no.1 overall when it is nowhere near Cambridge in terms of number of subjects for which it is ranked as no.1 . siarach 18:07, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] References
- ^ In the scrum for places, is your university a winner?. The Times (5 June 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-29.
[edit] Oxford and Cambridge
The article claims that their top ranking "allows them to attract the best students...". Any evidence for that? I would presume that they would carry on attracting the best students as they always have with or without league tables!Billlion 06:03, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sutton trust top 13
Ive noticed this is not sourced or citied, nor can I find on the web this calculation both from search engines, or from the sutton trust site itself.194.176.105.40 04:51, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
I remember reading it in the papers so it is true but i will try and find a citation for it. 172.215.89.169 22:47, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
www.suttontrust.com/reports/Stateschooladmissionstoourleadinguniversities.pdf - the table listed her are what the sutton trust considers the top 13 172.215.89.169 22:52, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] How many criteria for Guardian rankings?
The text says "six" but seven are listed as bullets - it's a bit confusing. Any idea which is correct? 90.196.191.143 (talk) 00:19, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
