Sunday, July 28, 2024

Are British Universities Really Underfunded?

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I noticed this on LinkedIn recently. An item by Phil Baty , Chief Global Affairs Officer at  Times Higher Education (THE), claims that Brit...
Sunday, July 07, 2024

Problems with the THE Reputation Rankings

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THE has spent a lot of time and words proclaiming that it is trusted by administrators, students, sponsors, and the like. Perhaps it is, but...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Imperial Ascendancy

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The 2025 QS World University Rankings have just been announced. As usual, when there are big fluctuations in scores and ranks, the media are...
Saturday, May 11, 2024

Hungarian universities, this is probably not a good idea

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Times Higher Education (THE) has informed us that it has reached a "groundbreaking" agreement with the Hungarian Ministry of Cult...
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Sunday, April 07, 2024

What happens to those who leave THE?

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Times Higher Education (THE) appears to be getting rather worried about leading universities such as  Rhodes University, University of Zuri...
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Saturday, March 16, 2024

THE's Big Bang Ranking

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  Another day, another ranking.  Times Higher Education (THE) has published a "bang for the bucks" ranking . THE is taking the sc...
Sunday, March 03, 2024

Presentation Slides

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I am uploading some conference presentation slides. They are out of date but might have some historical interest. 1. QS and THE Subject Ran...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Comments on the THE Reputation Rankings

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Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the latest edition of its reputation ranking . The scores for this ranking will be included in t...
Sunday, February 04, 2024

Global rankings: the age of deference is coming to an end

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  Published in today's University World News
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Rankings and the Threat from the East

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Recently, we have heard a lot about global university rankings' responsibilities. Some have drawn attention to the increasing number of ...
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Friday, December 15, 2023

Yet another example of the misuse of rankings

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The proliferation of rankings has led to universities selectively quoting metrics in attempts to boost prestige, student applications, and s...
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Saturday, December 09, 2023

Global Subject Rankings: The Case of Computer Science

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Three ranking agencies have recently released the latest editions of their subject rankings: Times Higher Education, Shanghai Ranking, and R...
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