By Daily Mail Reporter The ‘golden triangle’ of Oxford, Cambridge and London is fast becoming Britain’s  last bastion of world-class education  and research. The latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2013/14 show that overall the UK is holding its position, with 31 institutions in the top 200, more than any other country except the United States. But a number of institutions outside London and Oxbridge have dropped down the table, which is based on measures such as teaching, research and international outlook, which includes the number of overseas students and staff. Decline: Institutions in cities like Manchester, pictured, have seen standards in teaching and research drop
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Drop in league table represents a fall in teaching and research
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Britain has 31 institutions in the top 200, second only to the US
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Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London are all in the top 10
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