University Rankings

The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science

The latest rankings of higher education institutions in emerging economies show that the continent is progressing

Words, rituals and charms borrowed from business invoke the idea of excellence

The logic of governance at these institutions is that of neomedievalism in the war of excellence

It is scientifically unsound and forces institutions to act in ways that go against their best interests.

It’s better to choose a university based on your own criteria and not on its rating.

Five South African universities have made it into the top 100 of new global rankings that assessed more than 700 institutions in emerging economies.

SA’s only top-200 ranked university on the 2013 World University Rankings, UCT, has slipped down 13 places – leaving it at number 126 on the list.

South Africa has higher-education priorities that international ratings systems don’t always reflect.

World rankings of universities are worthless, argues UCL provost <b>Malcolm Grant</b>, because they cannot possibly capture tertiary diversities.

South African universities get pushed down by developing countries’ universities.