UNSW top Aussie uni on global ranking amid overall decline
Four Australian universities made the top 100 in the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR), with Australian National University joining UNSW, Melbourne and Sydney, which all made the grade last year. However, the picture more broadly is one of decline.
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