A chara, – One is always inclined to wince when one reads newspaper articles about university rankings. However, since the latter undoubtedly influence prospective students when they come to choose between different institutes, there can be no doubt that the main league tables, while pernicious, are newsworthy.
Be that as it may, your decision to report on something as trivial as rankings of universities under fifty years of age is surely a step too far ("Three Irish institutions rank in top 150 best 'young universities'", Education, April 8th). – Is mise,
Dr GARETH P KEELEY,
Grenoble,
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France.