Right. I think virtually everyone reading the BBC would know what Harvard is; MIT less so (especially when written out more formally and not referenced by acron

Right. I think virtually everyone reading the BBC would know what Harvard is; MIT less so (especially when written out more formally and not referenced by acronym). In the context of saying that MIT is highly respected for math(s), it was then important to point out that Harvard is also highly respected in the subject (and not, say, a globally-known liberal arts college that might be surprisingly weak in math). Still, it amused me.