hi there! i was wandering if anyone knows of a way i can find out which univeresities are the top20 in the UK. is there some kind of league table i can look at? is there anyway i can find out the top20 individual biology deparments/research groups in the UK? many, many thanks!

yes, just google for "UK university ranking" and the first result is the Times Online. there you get a good overview.

Try these links:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,8405,00.html

http://www.studentinfor.bizland.com/ranking.chtml

http://www.hero.ac.uk/rae/