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Australian universities in the 2010 QS World University Rankings®
Australia consolidated its position as one of the world’s foremost study destinations in the 2010 QS World University Rankings® with five universities in the Top 50...
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QS Top 500 – shining a light on the world higher education scene
The likes of Cambridge and Harvard may grab the headlines, but in reality the majority of prospective students using the 2010 QS World University Rankings® will be considering universities further down the table...
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QS subject rankings 2010: academics give their verdict
As part of the 2010 QS World University Rankings®, over 15,000 academics worldwide rated the best universities in five broad subject areas. Top Universities takes a closer look at the results...
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Can University Teaching Quality be Ranked?
Who is right about rankings? The answer is in fact fairly simple - It depends on which criteria and methodology makes most sense to the user...
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2010 QS World University Rankings® – Cambridge strikes back
The University of Cambridge’s ascent to the summit of this year’s QS World University Rankings® may seem counter-intuitive following a year of savage government funding cuts...
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Getting the most out of the 2010 QS World University Rankings®
A one-size-fits-all approach risks squashing universities into a single mould they don’t all fit. This is why the QS World University Rankings® doesn’t employ a one-size-fits-all approach...
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EU Rankings: will it help European universities?
Even at its inception in 1957, research was one of the European Community’s first objectives. Now it has grown into a central concern for the EU.
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University rankings – a vital tool, or just a hobby for "alpha males"
Rebecca Hughes of the University of Nottingham, UK, told the British Council’s Going Global 4 conference in March that there is something “alpha male” about the desire to rank the world’s universities...
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Comparing ranking systems
The world’s first system for ranking universities is still not 30 years old. If you pick up a copy of the 2010 edition this August, you will see one reason why university rankings exist...
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Specialist institutions' performance in rankings
Take a look at the winners in QS’s 2009 World University Rankings. Seven of the top ten are big, general universities, starting with Harvard in top spot...