Interesting update on the developments at Maastricht University around university rankings https://www.observantonline.nl/english/Home/Articles/id/63018/university-critical-of-rankings.
Among other things, Maastricht University has decided to support the #MoreThanOurRank initiative.
Great to see the progress Maastricht University is making in implementing the recommendations provided by a national expert group in 2023 https://www.universiteitenvannederland.nl/en/ranking-the-university.
Today's #MoreThanOurRank Spotlight Session at 15.00-16.00 BST : What students think about the global university rankings.
https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls/
There is still time for registration:
https://conference.eventsair.com/adino/stfbgur/Site/Register
Powerful statement by #CoimbraGroup https://www.coimbra-group.eu/coimbra-group-joins/
Coimbra Group announces its "strong support for movement towards open research information – defined as information relating to conduct and communication of research, currently unfolding in higher education sector. That includes more open and transparent University rankings."
Coimbra Group also announces "its support of initiative #MoreThanOurRank developed in response to ... problematic features ... of global university rankings."
Current university rankings are not consistent with Open Science https://www.coimbra-group.eu/current-university-rankings-are-not-consistent-with-open-science/
Rector Magnificus Henk Kummeling, #UtrechtUniversity: "Together with many other #CoimbraGroup members we're part of international movement to resist dominance of current rankings, e.g. through #MoreThanOurRank and @coarassessment. Other Dutch universities are also debating participation in rankings, jointly they've published statement on effects of ranking universities and how to deal with these effects."
Thrilled to learn more about Utrecht University's fascinating strategic decision to withdraw THE #rankings https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls/?trk=feed_main-feed-card_reshare_feed-article-content
#MoreThanOurRank
5) Provide qualitative data alongside the quantitative. Perhaps using #MoreThanOurRank statements where HEIs showcase all the stuff that can’t be counted. But don’t just talk about recognising that HEIs are “much much more than their rank”, do something about it. 6/6
The University of Turku committed to the #MoreThanOurRank initiative as the first Finnish university https://www.utu.fi/en/news/news/university-of-turku-committed-to-more-than-our-rank-initiative.
"The University of Turku is a pioneer in developing responsible assessment of research and we also want to commit to more diverse acknowledging and recognition of institutional success than is indicated by various university rankings. Commitment to More Than Our Rank initiative is also in line with what @EUA wants to promote, says Rector Jukka Kola."
EUA publishes guide with considerations for the use of university rankings. States: rankings continue to face criticism for choice of indicators, methods, lack of transparency on what they tell about institutional quality and excellence. https://bit.ly/3ZRw64H
Delighted that they recommend HEIs sign up to INORMS #MoreThanOurRank initiative! https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank/
@b_longdon @Nature awesome! They might also be interested in the @EUA ‘s new ranking guidelines including the suggestion that institutions sign up to the @INORMS_REG #MoreThanOurRank initiative! https://eua.eu/downloads/publications/key%20considerations%20for%20the%20use%20of%20rankings%20by%20heis.pdf
Interesting piece on #UniUtrecht 's withdrawal from the #THEworldunirank here, including a link to @INORMS_REG #MoreThanOurRank to which Utrecht are signatory. https://sciencebusiness.net/news/universities/utrecht-university-withdraws-global-ranking-debate-quantitative-metrics-grows
Our next #MoreThanOurRank Community Calls on 25 October are open for bookings! Come and hear @UniUtrecht tell their story about about abandoning the THE rankings and joining #MoreThanOurRank . Contributions also from @DerbyUni @euatweets @_CLACSO & more!
As of today, all More Than Our Rank signatories that appear in the Leiden Ranking are highlighted on the ranking website. Read more about this partnership between @INORMS_REG and @cwts in our @leidenmadtrics blog post https://www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/the-leiden-ranking-goes-beyond-ranking @lizziegadd @LudoWaltman #LeidenRanking #MoreThanOurRank #MTOR
I also made suggestions for concrete actions that I believe universities should take:
1. Join @INORMS_REG #MoreThanOurRank initiative https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank/. @lizziegadd
2. Join @coarassessment and implement commitment 4 (avoid use of rankings in research assessment) https://coara.eu/agreement/the-commitments/.
3. Make data provided to university rankings openly available.
4. Request publishers to make all metadata of publications openly available through @crossref. @MsPhelps
@OpenAlex
Exciting news for all academic institutions and researchers out there! The #CWTSLeidenRanking has just been issued for this year. Given the strong commitment of @cwts to #INFORMS #MoreThanOurRank initiative, the #ranking is moving towards full transparency and open data sources. More about the features and plans here https://leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/the-cwts-leiden-ranking-2023 #ResearchImpact #AcademicExcellence #HigherEducation
Did you know that recordings of our first #MoreThanOurRank #MTOR community calls are now available for viewing on our website? https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls/
@LudoWaltman @INORMS_REG @cwts Thank you so much for coming along Ludo and for all your support for #MoreThanOurRank
Many thanks to the #MoreThanOurRank team for the important work they're doing, and also for having me as a speaker in last Monday's community call.
The slides of my talk are available in Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7838904.
A recording is available at https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls/.
Let's all give our support to #MoreThanOurRank!
The @INORMS_REG #MoreThanOurRank initiative provides an opportunity for academic institutions to highlight the many and various ways they serve the world that are not reflected in their ranking position.
I look forward to Monday's #MoreThanOurRank community call, in which I will explain why @cwts supports this important initiative.
Register now at https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls/.
Why does @cwts support the @INORMS_REG #MoreThanOurRank initiative?
I will talk about this in the INORMS More Than Our Rank community call on April 17.
In the same event Leslie Chan will give a keynote about 'The hidden costs of rankings'. Highly recommended!
Register now to attend this event https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls/.
INORMS Research Evaluation Group invites you to join our #MoreThanOurRank Community Calls: https://inorms.net/more-than-our-rank-community-calls
We organise two calls, March 24 and April 17, 2023, in different time zones to ensure opportunities for community participation worldwide.
#MTOR is a response to some of the problematic effects of the global university rankings. By participating academic institutions show commitment to responsible assessment and acknowledge a broad and diverse definition of institutional success.
