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The University of Portsmouth has risen up to 60th place in a nationwide league table of all universities. This places Portsmouth just below Oxford Brookes University.

The move was a jump of 16 places in the Independent newspapers league tables, which are compiled in association with The Good University Guide.

The tables measure nine key aspects of activity including student satisfaction, staff to student ratios and facilities.

The tables also show that UoP is an incredible 14th in the student satisfaction leagues, with all the universities up to 8th sharing the same score.

The University of Portsmouth Vice-Chancellor, John Craven, said about the improvement “It is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of all University staff who are committed to improving the student experience at Portsmouth and something which we continue to build on.”

The University of Portsmouth now ranks ninth in the table of the best Universities in the South East.