highest earners 5 years after graduation amongst British university graduates. Gallery See also Ivy League (older private universities in the United States) Imperial Universities (Japan) C9 League The Chinese Ministry of Education's formal grouping of elite universities in China SKY (universities) (Korea) Institutes of National Importance (India) Research-intensive cluster Global Medical Excellence Cluster MedCity (London) Russell Group A formal grouping of research universities in the UK SES-5 A formal grouping of universities in the South East of the UK Group of Eight A formal group of eight universities in Australia Doxbridge, a portmanteau for a combination of Oxbridge and Durham University Ancient universities Oxbridge, Scottish, and Irish Universities formed before the year 1600 with unique undergraduate MA awarding powers Notes References Colloquial terms for groups of universities and colleges Innovation in the United Kingdom Universities in England