Reject the Rankings!
Professor Philip Moriarty of Nottingham University – a former colleague of mine – has written a blog post in protest at his institution’s most recent and most blatant attempts to game the wretched World University Rankings system. I encourage you to read it in its entirety.
The post will touch a nerve with many colleagues around the world who will want to sign – as I have done – the open letter contained therein which is aimed at persuading not only Nottingham but other universities both in the UK and elsewhere to follow the example of Utrecht and abandon these absurd and meaningless rankings.
To sign the open letter please follow this link and to see a list of signatories see here.
Please sign – and spread the link to – this open letter as widely as possible. I’m sure there are many more academics out there who would be more than happy to sign!
In the Dark 
January 5, 2024 at 10:51 am
Thank you, Peter!
January 5, 2024 at 1:16 pm
This kind of thing takes bravery and I applaud it. It should be a matter of principle that the lowliest PhD student outranks the highest non-research-positioned administrator at any university.
January 7, 2024 at 9:21 am
They are a bunch of rankers.
January 31, 2024 at 9:17 pm
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