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Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.
Academic freedom has a positive effect on democracy, as measured by the quality of elections and executive accountability.
Despite being the subject of criticism and negative news, business schools do a lot of good for society, a veteran business professor explains in a new book.
Allegations that World Bank officials manipulated country rankings in its much-used ease of doing business index highlight a deeper problem with these types of rankings.
Climate change science dominated by knowledge produced in the global North cannot address the particular challenges faced by those living in the global South.
The desire of scholars and universities in Africa to fit into a model imposed from elsewhere may hinder development in Africa.
City rankings have become big business – but this expert thinks it’s best to ignore them.
When a city scores badly on “liveability”, it can put serious pressure on city leaders – but do these rankings really help improve life for local people?
Numbers are largely viewed as holding the truth. But this is an unrealistic expectation.
Most researchers use the UN’s Human Development Index to measure each country’s progress, but that system has flaws. A new, simplified index aims to do it better.
University rankings must include quality teaching and indicators that address inequality as measuring tools.
What university rankings mean for students.
African business schools can benefit from the rigourous process offered by global rankings and accreditations.
First and second-generation immigrants perform well in many Canadian provinces that take an “accommodation” approach.
When higher education is thought of as a commodity, students and teachers lose out. A new partnership-based approach can provide a much richer learning experience.
Students can now see if their £9,000 a year fees are going to a ‘gold-standard’ school. But how cynical should they be?
Surveys show Trump’s election is damaging America’s reputation abroad, which research suggests could deal a sharp blow to US trade.
Three reasons why the new progress measures may be a misleading indicator of school performance.
It’s unlikely that student protests are directly affecting South African universities’ rankings. Instead, decades of government underfunding in higher education may be at least partly to blame.
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Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
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Clinical Professor of Marketing, Drexel University
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Deputy Director, Office for Research, Griffith University
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Associate Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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Professor of Migration Studies, Maastricht University, Head of Migration Studies at Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgetown University
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Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development, University of Manchester
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Associate Director Student Experience, Monash University
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Vice-Chancellor, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Higher Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professor of Microeconomics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education, Murdoch University; Professor of Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation, Murdoch University
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Professor, University of Cape Town