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The university won the Sunday Times University of the Year award in 2000 and is ranked 9th best in the UK by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in 2007.[14] The majority of undergraduate subjects were also ranked in the top 10 or top 20 in the Times Good University Guide 2008 and all of its subjects are awarded at least 20 points out of 24 by the Quality Assurance Agency.[15] The University is also ranked highly for its research, and in the publication Research Fortnight Newcastle University was named as fifth best in the UK for its research carried out across departments in 2007.[16] It was also been named the second friendliest university by the Friends Reunited website in 2006.[17] The University Library is the only one in the UK to have been awarded the government's Charter Mark for excellent customer services five times in a row.[18] The University has one of the best track records for graduate employment in the country, and the Careers Service has won seven prestigious national careers awards in recent years by the Institute of Career Guidance.[19]
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In 2008 a survey conducted by AccommodationForStudents.com ranked Newcastle as the number one student city in the UK, with a score of 63% across the categories of going out, shops, transport, community and facilities.[20] In another 2008 survey, by MSN Travel, Newcastle was named as the number one university.