UK’s Top 10 Universities - Times Higher Education Rankings 2025

OCTOBER 11, 2024 By Nandini Tyagi Oct 11, 2024 nandinityagi

University of Oxford

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University of Cambridge

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Imperial College London

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UCL (University College London)

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University of Edinburgh

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King’s College London

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London School of Economics and Political Science

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University of Manchester

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University of Bristol

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University of Glasgow

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