University rankings need a rethink

Two years ago, the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS), a collective of research-management organizations, invited me to chair a new working group on research evaluation with members from a dozen countries. Rankings apply a combination of indicators that might not represe...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2020-11, Vol.587 (7835), p.523-523
Main Author: Gadd, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
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Decision Making
Higher education
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Rankings
Ratings & rankings
Reproducibility of Results
Research management
Research Personnel - standards
Science
United Kingdom
Universities - economics
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - standards
Universities and colleges
Working groups
World View
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Summary:Two years ago, the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS), a collective of research-management organizations, invited me to chair a new working group on research evaluation with members from a dozen countries. Rankings apply a combination of indicators that might not represent universities' particular missions, and often overlook societal impact or teaching quality. [...]pressure could lead to greater alignment between the world rankers' approaches and the higher-education community's expectations for fair and responsible rankings.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-020-03312-2