By Courtney Sloane (NTEU National Office). Melbourne University’s ranking in the top 50 universities in the world has left the NTEU questioning again the University's decision to cut 500 jobs.
The University has reallocated $70 million to research which will result in up to 500 job cuts between now and 2016. This is on top of a number of casual and fixed term jobs that have already been lost. More...
Visibilité des universités sur le web : l’UPMC, 1ère universite française, est 39ème
Les universités françaises sont particulièrement mal placées dans le classement Webometrics, évaluant la visibilité des universités sur Internet.
Source : VousNousIls.fr
Le classement Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities mesure la visibilité sur Internet de quelque 12.000 établissements d’enseignement supérieur du monde entier. Voir l'article...
Le marronnier de Shanghaï
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Classement de Shanghaï. La France conserve sa 5e place mondiale (communiqué du MENESR du 15 août 2014). Les universités françaises maintiennent leur rang (Le Monde du 15 août 2014). 4 établissements dans le 100 premiers : Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris Sud Orsay, ENS Paris, Strasbourg. L’université de Strasbourg dans le top 100 (les DNA du 15 août 2014).
Pour qui veut aller plus loin : Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014.
Le marronnier 2013 : Fioraso, Shanghaï, Strasbourg. Suite...
US tops Shanghai university rankings, China on rise
The global Academic Ranking of World Universities, or ARWU, was released on Friday with the usual long list of United States universities taking 16 places in the top 20, 52 in the top 100 and 146 in the top 500. Read more...
College ranking lists: Abundant but not so influential
By . A new college ranking list declares Babson College – a small, business-oriented school in Massachusetts – the best value school in the nation, above traditional favorites like Harvard and Princeton.
The list, published by Money magazine July 28, assesses which colleges give students the best "bang for their tuition buck" by measuring educational quality, affordability and career outcomes. More...
College ranking lists: Abundant but not so influential
Clearing 2014: most top universities with spare places
By Graeme Paton. Three-quarters of leading Russell Group universities are advertising places through the UCAS clearing system as the total number of vacancies increases by around a fifth. Read more...
Study reveals cheapest and most expensive universities to attend
The research, published as students received their A-level results and discovered which university they would be studying at, found freshers heading off to the Midlands city can expect to spend an average of £196 a week on rent and living costs, compared to more than £315 for those attending UCL or Imperial College in the capital. Read more...
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014 results: Harvard takes first place
By . Asian universities are catching up with the West on research strength, but only slowly, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014.
The rankings are not connected to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which will be published at 21.00 BST on 1 October 2014 and employ a different and more comprehensive methodology. More...
L'université de Nice dégringole mais reste dans le top 500 du classement Shanghai
La liste des 500 meilleures universités au monde a été publiée ce vendredi. Nice Sophia-Antipolis se situe entre 401 et la 500e place. Elle était entre la 301 et 400e place l'an dernier.
L'hégémonie des universités américaines et britanniques au classement de Shanghai se confirme cette année, les Français conservant quatre établissements dans le top 100. Suite...