THREE universities in Scotland have been named among the top 200 in a new global ranking from the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine.
Across the UK, 25 institutions made the cut with the University of Oxford retaining the top spot in the international league table.
The annual list looks at thousands of universities around the world and assesses them on teaching, research quality, research environment, international outlook, and industry.
Of the British universities named, 13 were able to improve their positions in the last 12 months.
The University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews were both able to move up on the table with the University of Glasgow remaining at number 87.
Despite a positive showing in the Times Higher Education ranking, Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer at THE said the sector is "being battered by numerous prevailing winds."
He said that one of the most severe of these includes "extremely stretched finances" which may make it "almost impossible" to see the sector sustain itself without "significant help."
UK universities named in the global top 200 by THE
Here are the British and Scottish universities named among the top 200 in the world in the Times Higher Education ranking.
Last year’s positions are in brackets, while = denotes a joint position.
- 1 (1) University of Oxford
- 5 (5) University of Cambridge
- 9 (8) Imperial College London
- =22 (22) University College London
- 29 (=30) University of Edinburgh
- =36 (=38) King’s College London
- =50 (46) London School of Economics and Political Science
- =53 (51) University of Manchester
- 78 (81) University of Bristol
- =87 (=87) University of Glasgow
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- =93 (101) University of Birmingham
- =98 (105) University of Sheffield
- 106 (=106) University of Warwick
- 115 (=97) University of Southampton
- 123 (129) University of Leeds
- =136 (=130) University of Nottingham
- =141 (135) Queen Mary, University of London
- =146 (147) University of York
- =157 (=168) Newcastle University
- =160 (=168) University of Liverpool
- =168 (=155) Lancaster University
- =172 (174) Durham University
- =172 (=177) University of Exeter
- =185 (=193) University of St Andrews
- =191 (201-250) University of Leicester
The Univesity of Glasgow, the Univesity of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews were the only Scottish institutions to make the top 200.
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