The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science

The latest rankings of higher education institutions in emerging economies show that the continent is progressing

SA’s only top-200 ranked university on the 2013 World University Rankings, UCT, has slipped down 13 places – leaving it at number 126 on the list.

All ranking systems have flaws and biases that might ignore local needs, writes <b>Max Price</b>.

World rankings of universities are worthless, argues UCL provost <b>Malcolm Grant</b>, because they cannot possibly capture tertiary diversities.