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The University's climb in the World Rankings attracted a feast of positive media coverage for the UofG.

There was widespread coverage in the Scottish and UK media with both the BBC and STV running news items. The media coverage was truly global with the rankings being reported online, on TV and Radio and in the printed media on every continent, from Adelaide to Washington DC and from Delhi to São Paulo. Here's a sample of the UK media:

Five Scots universities make the grade to rank in top 200
The Herald - 01/10/2015
p3 News. Andrew Denholm.
Five Scottish universities are among the best in the world, according to a new global ranking.

Global recognition for a place of useful learning
The Herald - 01/10/2015
p14 Editorial.
Scotland has just 15 universities and three other institutions entitled to award degrees.

Scottish universities climb prestigious world rankings list
The Scotsman - 01/10/2015
p16 News. David O'Leary.
Scottish universities have climbed significantly in the latest World University Rankings with five institutions in the top 200.

Scots unis hit world's top 200
Daily Record - 01/10/2015
p2 News.
Five Scottish universities feature in the top 200 in this year's world rankings and all five have improved their performance since last year.

Universities rise in global league
Courier & Advertiser - 01/10/2015
p11 News. Craig Smith.
St Andrews University and Dundee University have been named in the world's top 200 universities.

UK universities in world's top 100
i - 01/10/2015
p2 News.
The UK has more than 10 per cent of the top 100 institutions in this year's World University Rankings for Times Higher Education, a rate that is second only to the US.

Scottish unis make the grade in top 200
Metro - 01/10/2015
p9 News, Scottish.
Five Scottish universities feature in the top 200 in this year's World University Rankings - and all five have improved their performance.

Scottish universities reach Times 'top 200' list (Web)
BBC - 30/09/2015

Top 100 world universities 2015/16 - THE rankings (Web)
Telegraph - 30/09/2015

STV West - 1 October 2015 - 07:09:48
STV West - 01/10/2015 07:09:48
Five Scottish universities feature in the top 200 in this year's world university rankings.

BBC 1 Scotland - 1 October 2015 - 06:58:44
BBC 1 Scotland - 01/10/2015 06:58:44
Five of Scotland's universities have climbed up a respected table of the world's top 200 higher education institutions.

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First published: 1 October 2015