University league tables: serious stuff

Counting what is measured or measuring what counts? League tables and their impact on higher education institutions in England A report on League tables commissioned by Hefce has recently been published. This is a serious piece of work and a helpful overview of five league tables, national and international, together with some details on the …

2009 Guardian University League Table

It's that time of year again, when everyone is producing their league tables. So, now the Guardian one is out. And there are some pretty extraordinary results in here with, for example, Bournemouth and Nottingham Trent both appearing above Liverpool and Newcastle. The top 20 features less than half of the Russell Group. Not entirely …