Imperial College London has beaten Oxford and Cambridge to first place in the Mail's brand new university league table. The in-depth UK university rankings - published today on MailOnline - placed Oxford second and Cambridge third. Imperial's win is a rare triumph over the old guard as the two institutions have only been knocked off top spot twice in 30 years of British universities being ranked by experts.
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