QS World University Rankings 2010: UK results – good, bad or indifferent? Following up the earlier post on the QS world top 20 it is interesting to note that, depending on your perspective, a goodly/pitiful number of UK …
QS World University Rankings Results 2010 The QS rankings have been published and join a crowded marketplace of world university league tables. Much excitement no doubt about Cambridge and Harvard swapping places but not…
“Consumer crackdown on ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses by showing future prospects” Excited Daily Mail story on ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses: Degree courses will be rated for teaching quality, salary prospects, tuition time and value f…
“Consumer crackdown on ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses by showing future prospects” Excited Daily Mail story on ‘Mickey Mouse’ courses: Degree courses will be rated for teaching quality, salary prospects, tuition time and value f…
SJTU Subject Rankings 2010 In addition to its overall rankings and Field rankings, SJTU has also developed subject rankings in a small number of disciplines: Mathematics Physics Chemistry Computer Science Economics and B…
SJTU World league table: Field rankings Following the publication of its World League Table, the ARWU Field rankings have been released. These complement the overall rankings and highlight relative standings in five broa…
On government HE funding letters (Arguably the dullest post ever to appear on this blog. And that’s saying something. I’ve been wanting to do this for ages but apologies in advance for any distress caused.) The most rece…
Press stories on latest NSS results seem to be largely of the glass one fifth empty variety Indeed, you could be forgiven for thinking the sector was already in meltdown if you read the Independent which says “one-third …
2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong World Rankings: Top 20 The rankings have been published and are available at the ARWU site but there still seem to be a few problems with access at time of writing. In any case, no surprises and v…
SJTU 2010 world university rankings have been published Full table should be available at the SJTU site but it seems to be down at time of writing. Meantime, have the UK universities in top 100 courtesy of the Telegraph …
More true crime on campus Following an earlier post on this subject a few more extracts from campus security reports: 0128 Patrol Security Officers observed a vehicle being driven dangerously in Newark Hall car park. Off…
Too many chiefs The Economist carries an interesting piece on the runaway inflation of job titles: KIM JONG IL, the North Korean dictator, is not normally a trendsetter. But in one area he is clearly leading the pack: jo…
An alternative take on university rankings Drawing on the Amazon approach, Ben Wildavsky suggests a different way of approaching university league tables: For many years now, the worldwide explosion of college rankings t…
True Crime on Campus The following reports were taken from campus police logs as reported in The Chronicle of Higher OLD DOMINION U. May 21 Intimidation. ODU Student reported unknown persons left a note on the windshield…
Some problems with academic standards and comparability HEPI has recently published an interesting brief report by Professor Roger Brown on the comparability of academic standards in higher education. Whilst there is a p…
Fake university degree suggestions in Pakistan The Daily Telegraph has reported that Pakistan’s Supreme Court has asked the Elections Commission to examine the degree certificates of almost all the country’s 1,100 electe…
Fake university degree suggestions in Pakistan The Daily Telegraph has reported that Pakistan’s Supreme Court has asked the Elections Commission to examine the degree certificates of almost all the country’s 1,100 electe…
Another social media disconnect? According to a report in The Chronicle, Admission Officials’ Tweets are not being noticed by prospective students: Colleges are ramping up efforts to connect with prospective students thr…
Another social media disconnect? According to a report in The Chronicle, Admission Officials’ Tweets are not being noticed by prospective students: Colleges are ramping up efforts to connect with prospective students thr…
So, do branch campuses really matter? The Chronicle of Higher Education carries an interesting piece on branch campuses by Ben Wildavsky: What should we make of the news this week that Michigan State is closing its Dubai…