Friday 13th January 2012
Scots universities on global Leiden Ranking list
BBC News
Three Scottish universities have been ranked in the top 100 of a global league table measuring their scientific performance.
The universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Dundee all made the top 100 of the Leiden Ranking 2011/2012.
The list uses various indicators to assess the quality and importance of scientific research at 500 of the world's top universities.
In total, six Scottish universities made it on to the table.
Edinburgh emerged as the top university north of the border, coming in at 66th place. It was closely followed by Scotland's oldest university, St Andrews, at 71 and Dundee in 78th place.