Four Australian unis make global top 100 Four Australian universities have been voted among the 100 most prestigious universities world-wide, with three in the top 50. Britain's Times Higher Education magazine asked more than 17,550 academics from across the world to rank the ''best'' universities, in terms of research and teaching reputations, for 2012. Australia's universities improved their ranking this year, with the University of Melbourne voted the 43rd best in the world, up from 45 last year. Canberra's Australian National University ranked 44, up from 51-60 last year, the University of Sydney was voted 50, up from the 51-60 bracket and The University of Queensland was placed in the 71-80 bracket. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/po ... .html#ixzz1pkU2FTdP |