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Robert Morse Retires from US News

: 23 May 2025

US News & World Report has reported that Robert Morse has retired as Chief Data Strategist after half a century with the media company, which publishes America’s Best Colleges and Best Global Universities and several other rankings.

Ranking of Computer Science Programs

: 17 May 2025

CodeSignal is a California-based company specializing in the training and assessment of software developers. Among its initiatives is the University Ranking Report, which is based on the General Coding Assessment, “the industry standard for evaluation of core programming and computer science fundamentals taught in most undergraduate programs in the US.”

Social Media Rankings

: 13 May 2025

In addition to rankings of universities based on web metrics, UniRank also publishes international rankings of universities that take into account their social media presence.
Such metrics are typically not regarded as reliable indicators of excellence.

Is Western Chemistry Declining?

: 04 May 2025

An article in the South China Morning Post has reported a “seismic shift” in global scientific leadership and noted the rise of Chinese chemistry research and the contrasting decline or stagnation of the field in American and European universities.

Latest THE Asian University Rankings

: 27 April 2025

Times Higher Education (THE) have announced the latest edition of their Asian University Rankings. There are not many surprises in the overall tables but some scores for the Research Quality metric have aroused concern, especially in India.

QS International Trade Rankings

: 21 April 2025

QS have developed International Trade Rankings in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation. The rankings, published in February of this year, cover master’s and MBA programmes in international trade. There is also a table for executive MBAs. Twenty-eight countries are included although Latin America, Africa and the Middle East are not represented.

Best Chinese Universities Ranking

: 16 April 2025

Shanghai Ranking Consultancy have announced the latest edition of their Best Chinese Universities Ranking (BCUR). The methodology is complex and very different from that of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). It varies according to the type of university.

US News Graduate School Rankings

: 16 April 2025

US News have published the latest edition of their Best Graduate Schools, which have been eagerly awaited in the USA and beyond. The Law School and Business School rankings in particular are closely followed by students, teachers, and the media, and have often been the source of fierce controversy.

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