Irish colleges tumble down university ranking list [Independent.ie]
- Published: 06 October 2011
THE reputation of Irish universities has taken another hammering in an international league table.
The research team involved blames cuts for big falls by six of Ireland's seven universities, and Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) in the most prestigious global college performance ratings.
Both Trinity College and University College Dublin (UCD) have dropped out of the top 100 in the latest Times Higher Education's World University Rankings.
Trinity has plunged from 76th to 117th place, while UCD has plummeted from 94th to 159th, with the scale of the falls compounding concerns.
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