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  1. Bounty won by declarations of independence

    Freedom from central government control helped US institutions to claim 11 of the top 20 slots in the global rankings, as did an emphasis on biomedical sciences, observes Martin Ince. The US has more...

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  2. West is best but there's a rich feast in the East

    Citations might sometimes be lacking, finds Martin Ince, but numerous Asian and Australian universities are well regarded by academics around the world. In terms of higher education, the rest of the...

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  3. Caltech's focus pays off

    This table shows that whatever stresses the US university system may be experiencing, its personnel cannot be faulted on their research output. North American universities come close to a clean sweep...

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  4. Teaching provides a firm base

    Although it may not always be apparent from the pay packets they receive, staff are the biggest budget item for most universities. But this analysis suggests that not all prominent universities feel...

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  5. Where the old show they are truly gold

    This listing of the most-esteemed universities in the world, compiled on the basis of a peer review of 1,300 academics and weighted by area and subject, shows that old is beautiful. The top two are...

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  11. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel by the son of a stonemason: "There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the...

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