- The University of Oxford has secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education world rankings for a record eleventh consecutive year.
- The University of Cambridge dropped to fifth place while Imperial College London held eighth, with 25 UK institutions making the top 200.
- Experts warned that financial pressures in the UK higher education sector are beginning to harm research quality and global standing.
- US universities dominated the top 10 with seven places, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology taking second place.
- Asian institutions made notable gains, with China's Tsinghua University reaching 11th place amid a historic shift in global academic power.
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