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What university rankings can tell us. Pexels
University rankings can be highly influential. They can help prospective students to narrow down their choice of institution and, of course, they also give universities something to brag about.
The UK’s elite institutions, Oxford and Cambridge, continue to occupy the top two posts in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings And many other UK universities also appear in the annual list of “world class” universities.
Rankings are very much an indicator of a sector that has been “marketised”. As such, they should probably come with a consumer warning of their own. And although many rankings now offer some explanation of their various methods, what is less clear is whether the rankings’ different viewers carefully read and understand what the methodologies do – or what is actually being measured.
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Title University rankings: how do they compare and what do they mean for students? Media name/outlet The Conversation Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 28/09/18 Description University rankings can be highly influential. They can help prospective students to narrow down their choice of institution and, of course, they also give universities something to brag about.
The UK’s elite institutions, Oxford and Cambridge, continue to occupy the top two posts in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings And many other UK universities also appear in the annual list of “world class” universities.
Rankings are very much an indicator of a sector that has been “marketised”. As such, they should probably come with a consumer warning of their own. And although many rankings now offer some explanation of their various methods, what is less clear is whether the rankings’ different viewers carefully read and understand what the methodologies do – or what is actually being measured.URL https://theconversation.com/university-rankings-how-do-they-compare-and-what-do-they-mean-for-students-104011 Persons Miguel Antonio Lim
Keywords
- league tables
- higher education
- universities