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Excellence in medical education recognised

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Medical and health teaching and research at Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best for the fifth year running in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The rankings for Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health subjects, released on Thursday 14 October, are based on 13 criteria measuring teaching, research, industry links and international outlook, providing a well-regarded comparison of universities worldwide.

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