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UoN Takes a Tumble: Why is Nottingham Falling in the League Tables? According to recent university league tables, the University of Nottingham has taken a sharp nosedive. Impact’s Campus News Editor, India Campbell, delves into the extent of this decline and some of the reasons behind it. Just this summer, the University of Nottingham was placed in 52nd place by The Guardian in a league of higher education institutions in the UK. This is down from 38th the year before, 18th in 2020, and 17th in 2019. Fairing slightly better in The Complete University Guide, a website that compiles a university league table based on ten measures including spending in academic services, research intensity and research quality, Nottingham is the 24th best British university this year. This is down again, however, from 20th, 19th and 17th the years preceding. Evidently, something is going wrong in Notts. This, then, begs the question: What has caused this fall from grace? Why is the University of Nottingham plummeting in the rankings?
