A table of leading world universities shows a fall in the number of North American universities in the top 100 from 42 in 2008 to 36 in 2009… Dr Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group of Universities, said: "The broad message of these tables is clear – the leading UK research universities are held in high esteem internationally. "But countries like China and Korea, which are investing massively in their best institutions, are snapping at our heels. "The precise accuracy of league tables like this can be debated, but there is no mistaking the alarm bell warning that our success is at risk if we as a nation don’t take action to fight off such fierce competition."

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