There are three Australian universities in the new QS list of the top 50 universities worldwide founded 50 years ago or less – UTS at 11th, Uni Wollongong in 16^th place, and QUT at 19^th (CMM yesterday). With the full list announced they are joined by Curtin U at 21, RMIT at 22, Deakin U at 29, Uni SA in 30^th place. Griffith U is 37^th and James Cook U is 48.

Australia’s leads, ahead of France, with seven universities listed.