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What makes a top uni?

Johnny RichPublisher, Push & Real World

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Which is the best university?

• Oxford

• Except on a Sunday

• Okay, it’s Oxbridge

• …or Imperial

• …or LSE

• …or maybe Exeter, Durham, UEA or York?

• Well, Russell Group at any rate

• …or maybe Russell Group and 1994 Group

• ...or somewhere else

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What’s wrong with league tables?

• A journalistic exercise…

• …not a form of careers guidance or a performance indicator

• Measuring what can be counted, not what counts

• Poor proxies

• Who are they for?

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It depends

Which is the top uni? It depends on…

• who you are

• what you want

• what matters most to you

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Something for everyone

• Diversity of unis

• Diverse students

• Diverse courses

• Diverse ways of teaching and learning

• Diverse graduates for diverse careers

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Which is the best university?

• Course

• Prospects

• Location

• Atmosphere

• Money

• Housing

• Entertainments

• Interests

• Welfare

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