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The ������ϲ����� has been named the top Canadian university in the second annual Best Global Universities ranking.

������ϲ����� placed 16th overall in the rankings released October 5, behind such institutions as Harvard, MIT, Stanford and Oxford. Only two other Canadian universities made the top 100 – the University of British Columbia (33rd) and McGill University (tied for 53rd).

In individual subjects, ������ϲ����� placed among the world’s top 10 in Arts & Humanities, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacology & Toxicology and Space Science.

“This latest major global ranking confirms the ������ϲ�����’s stature as Canada’s leading research powerhouse, widely recognized here and abroad as one of the top research universities in the world,” said ������ϲ����� president Meric Gertler.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated 750 universities worldwide on a variety of criteria, including research reputation, publications, international collaboration, conferences and number of PhDs awarded. ������ϲ����� placed highly in several of these areas, including second in the world for citations and publications, and ninth for number of PhDs awarded.

������ϲ����� has done well this year in several international rankings, such as the Times Higher Education magazine rankings, where ������ϲ����� ranked 19th globally, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where it ranked 25th in the world.

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