Trinity slips as UCD and UCC rise in rankings

Trinity College Dublin has slipped down in the latest table of the world’s best universities, but two other Irish colleges have improved their rankings.

University College Dublin has climbed 26 places in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings to 161st, closing the gap on TCD which fell from 110th to 129th.

University College Cork moved into the top 300 of the highly-regarded rankings.