Proof that our isn’t just a pretty face! (via BuzzFeed) /tMtsBUh1CI - Uni of Manchester July 22, 2015 With a quarter of its tweets sent to other Twitter accounts, the University of Manchester makes a real effort to connect with its followers as well as connecting them to each other. The University of Manchester was found, in a study carried out by social media analytics company Brandwatch, to have the highest levels of engagement with its followers. RT Germany, not Greece, should leave the euro, says #PrincetonU visiting prof via - Princeton University July 18, 2015 From innovative new works of art to matters of political debate, Princeton University uses Twitter to make its opinions clearly heard. While Princeton does tweet its professors’ innovative discoveries, it also tweets and retweets comments and debates from the many varying fields of inquiry involved.

Where Princeton University stands out amongst the big-name university Twitter accounts is its focus on offering real value to its followers not just updates on all its latest research. Tiny wires, great potential /ftXY32JVi3 - Harvard University JPrinceton University For a university producing so much ground-breaking research, there’s never any lack of fascinating content to post to its legion of followers.

With a staggering 509,000 followers, Harvard University uses many of its tweets to post links back to its university website and online newspaper the Harvard Gazette. With such a substantial amount of influence, the University of Oxford has a large audience to keep engaged and posts a variety of content including images, videos, links to other networks and information about some of its latest research.Įver wondered what Oxford looks like from the air? Watch our STUNNING new video of Oxford’s iconic skyline from above /rQ2aYtsqE9Īnother university that is consistently near the top of the QS World University Rankings is, of course, Harvard University. Starting with the top ranking university in the UK, the University of Oxford has an incredible 227,000 followers on Twitter. We took a look at some of the best Twitter accounts in HE (in no particular order): University of Oxford But which universities are making the most out of this powerful higher education marketing tool?ĭownload Our Social Media White Paper Here Twitter has proven itself to be an invaluable asset in marketing for higher education, connecting universities with their students, staff, alumni and brand ambassadors instantly.

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