UK universities represent 4 of the top 6 unis in world

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As per wiki:

QS World University Rankings—Top 50 2014/15[18]    2013/14[19]    2012/13[20]    2011/12[21]    2010/11[22]    Institution    Region
1    1    1    3    5    Massachusetts Institute of Technology     United States
2    3    2    5    1    University of Cambridge     United Kingdom
2    5    6    6    7    Imperial College London     United Kingdom
4    2    3    2    2    Harvard University     United States
5    6    5    1    6    University of Oxford     United Kingdom
5    4    4    7    4    University College London     United Kingdom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings

Aus and France almost no where to be seen...