The "Times" Good University Guide 2003 (Times Good University Guide) (Paperback)

Choosing a university and making an application has become a minefield of colossal proportions because Britain now has two million university students, 10 times as many as in the 1960s. Are you are in a school or college whose teaching staff are less than well-informed about higher education, the pleasures, pitfalls and extraordinarily wide range? This remains regrettably common despite government confidence that soon 50 per cent of all school leavers will be bound for uni. Try as a substitute The Times Good University Guide 2003 which includes statistical data about teaching standards, students numbers, classes of degree awarded, finance and accommodation.

At the heart of The Times Good University Guide is an alphabetical listing of universities. It follows a ranking of universities according to the subjects they teach best (or worst). Durham, for example tops the league table for Physics, whilst Warwick is rated highest for sociology. A double page is devoted to each university detailing its history, track record, perceived status, drop out rate, recruitment numbers from state schools and an interesting overview.

Careful inclusion of addresses, Web sites, e-mail details and phone numbers means that the reader can use the Guide as an information springboard before obtaining prospectuses and other details about specific universities and courses that he or she is interested in. Also listed are contact details for Higher Education providers which are not universities and information about relevant organisations such as ECCTIS, the online Higher Education database.--Susan Elkin

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How do you find the best university for the subject you wish to study? This guide gives facts, figures and comparative assessments of universities. It takes the key measures of quality as its focus, so you can make informed choices of university and subjects. Original and controversial, the rankings provide hard data, and analyses, interpreted and presented by a team of experts. This 2003 edition has been expanded and offers: a league table ranking Britain's universities, enabling readers to assess relative strengths and weaknesses; over 60 tables giving the best universities for particular subjects; the results of the new research assessment exercise, published in December 2001 incorporated into all the tables; and advice on how to select a course and a university. There is also guidance on how to apply and pay your way through university and information specifically designed for international students.

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