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LONDON, September 5, 2011 - 8th annual QS World University Rankings reveals top 300 universities based on six indicators including surveys of over 33,000 global academics and 16,000 graduate employers, the largest of their kind ever conducted New in 2011: Results published alongside comparative international tuition fee now live on www.topuniversities.com Highlights: Global: University of Cambridge retains number one spot ahead of Harvard, while MIT jumps to third ahead of Yale and Oxford; 38 countries in top 300 Government and private funding for technology-focussed research is eroding the dominance of traditional comprehensive universities.