The phrase "authoritative university" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a university that is recognized for its expertise, credibility, and influence in a particular field or area of study.
Example: "The research conducted at this authoritative university has significantly advanced our understanding of climate change."
Alternatives: "prestigious university" or "renowned university".
There is one authoritative voice for universities in Britain, and that is Universities UK.
Cambridge has slipped down an authoritative list of international university rankings in a league table of top universities published on Tuesday.
This claim is backed up by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, which provides an authoritative ranking of research universities.
magazine is planning, for the first time in its 54-year history, an authoritative guide to British universities.
The form was designed on the basis of a series of items discussed by Oxman et al., 19 and retrieved information on the quality of the sources consulted by the authors of the articles, such as the expertise of healthcare professionals interviewed and any references to medical journals, hospitals, universities or internationally recognised authoritative organisations on this subject.
The textbooks in this series are based on lectures for upper-level undergraduates, master's and graduate students, presented and written by authoritative figures in the field at leading universities around the globe.
If trade publishers give us a provisional draft of history, university presses give us the more authoritative version.
He spoke glowingly of Islamic civilization, identifying Cairo's Al-Azhar University as the oldest and most authoritative seat of Islamic learning that he said "carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment".
The assertion as scientific fact that life begins at conception is widespread in authoritative textbooks of biology and embryology used in prestigious universities and medical schools throughout the world.
Improvements in research have seen Cambridge University and Imperial College London surpass Harvard University in the latest authoritative annual ranking of the world's top universities, published on Tuesday, with four British institutions in the top six.
Until now, however, there has been no authoritative work that knits together the stories of the whole university throughout its entire existence.
