We discuss the problem with ranking universities using so-called "league tables". More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓

In this video we hear from Professor Philip Moriarty, Meghan Gray and Mike Merrifield... All are from the University of Nottingham and are expressing their personal views on league tables.

This video features scientists from The University of Nottingham School of Physics and Astronomy
http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics

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Phil's blog post about league tables: https://muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.c...

Mike Merrifield blog post on the same topic: https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/physic...

In the interests of fairness, here are some popular league table websites...
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/education...
Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/...
Complete University Guide: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguid...
umultirank (as mentioned by Mike n the video): https://www.umultirank.org

Brady's blog post about these videos: https://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/t...

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