Monday, October 29, 2018

Is THE going to reform its methodology?

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An article by Duncan Ross in  Times Higher Education  (THE) suggests that the World University Rankings are due for repair and maintenance...
Thursday, October 18, 2018

How many indicators do university rankings need?

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The number of indicators used in international university rankings varies a lot. At one extreme we have the Russian Round University Ranking...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The link between rankings and standardised testing

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The big hole in current international university rankings is the absence of anything that effectively measures the quality of graduates. Som...
Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Ulster University: no need to back down

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Ulster University seems to have retracted the claim on its website that it is in the top 3% of universities in the world. Elsewhere it has a...
Monday, October 01, 2018

Here we go again: the THE citations indicator

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The latest THE world  rankings have just been announced . For most of the indicators there are few surprises. There are more universities fr...
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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Rankings and Higher Education Policy

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Two examples of how the need to perform well in the rankings is shaping national research and higher education policy. From the Irish Exam...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Philosophy Department Will Ignore GRE Scores

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The philosophy department at the University of Pennsylvania has taken a step away from fairness and objectivity in university admissions. It...
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Sunday, September 09, 2018

Ranking Global Rankings: Information

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Another indicator for ranking global rankings might be the amount of information that they contain. Here are 17 global rankings in the IREG...
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Monday, September 03, 2018

Ranking Global Rankings: Inclusion

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The number of international global universities continues to grow and it is becoming harder to keep track of them. Earlier this year IREG pu...
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