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Reputation and Rankings . Chris Brink Heads of Unit Forum 16 October 2013. Context . In many respects 2012-13 was a good year Best student satisfaction results ever Best employability figures ever Best student enrolment numbers ever (Sept 2013) Best research income results ever - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Reputation and Rankings
Chris Brink Heads of Unit Forum
16 October 2013
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Context • In many respects 2012-13 was a good year
– Best student satisfaction results ever – Best employability figures ever – Best student enrolment numbers ever (Sept 2013) – Best research income results ever
• All of this despite working flat-out towards the REF
BUT ... • Just when we might have been tempted to relax a
little, our THE “top 200” ranking drops to 198
World University Ranking Tables 2007 200
82009 201
02011 201
22013
Times Higher Education/Thomson Reuters World Ranking
152
146
180
198
Times Higher Education World Ranking – International Outlook
37
48
52 52
THES/QS World Ranking 129 162 158 QS World Ranking 140 127 126 129Academic Ranking of World Universities(Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
201-300
201-300
201-301
201-300
201-300
201-300
201-300
Leiden Ranking 92 167 172 133Academic Performance (URAP) 149 155 161Webometrics 172 262 212 253
Newcastle University rankings
Main UK League Tables 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Sunday Times 25 23 24 20 12 17
18Times 23 20 21 25 25 23
Complete University guide 23 27 24 29 24 23 22
Guardian 41 43 40 37 31 33 27
World University Ranking: Methodology
Teaching – the learning environmentReputation Survey – teaching 15%PhD awards per academic 6%Undergraduates admitted per academic 4.5%Income per academic 2.25%PhD awards/bachelor’s awards 2.25%
Research – volume, income and reputationReputation Survey – research 18%Research income (scaled) 6%Papers per academic and research staff 6%
Citations – research influenceCitation impact (normalised average citations per paper) 30%
International Mix – staff and studentsRatio of international to domestic staff 2.5%Ratio of international to domestic students 2.5%Proportion of internationally co-authored research papers 2.5%
Industry income – innovationResearch income from industry (per academic staff) 2.5%
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THE overall ranking: Russell Group
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InstitutionUniversity of OxfordUniversity of CambridgeImperial College LondonUniversity College LondonLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceKing's College LondonUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of BristolDurham UniversityUniversity of YorkUniversity of Sheffi eldQueen Mary, University of LondonUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of LeedsUniversity of WarwickUniversity of SouthamptonUniversity of ExeterUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of NottinghamUniversity of LiverpoolNewcastle UniversityCardiff UniversityQueen's University Belfast
Overall 2013 Rank
Overall 2012 Rank
Change in
Ranking
2 2 07 7 0
10 8 -2 21 17 -4 32 39 738 57 1939 32 -7 58 49 -9 79 74 -5 80 80 0
100 103 3112 110 -2 114 145 31117 139 22139 142 3141 124 -17 146 130 -16 148 153 5153 158 5157 120 -37 169 171 2198 180 -18
201-225251-275
un-changedup from 276-300
Overall score 2013
Overall score 2012
Change in Score
93.9 93.7 0.292.3 92.6 -0.3 87.5 90.6 -3.1 77.6 85.5 -7.9 69.8 73.1 -3.3 67.6 66.2 1.467.5 76.1 -8.6 62.3 70.1 -7.8 56.3 62.5 -6.2 56.1 60.7 -4.6 52.6 57.1 -4.5 51.8 56.2 -4.4 51.7 52.1 -0.4 51.6 53 -1.4 49.5 52.8 -3.3 49.4 54.4 -5.0 48.9 53.6 -4.7 48.7 51.3 -2.6 48.3 50.5 -2.2 47.4 54.8 -7.4 46.3 49 -2.7 44.5 48.6 -4.1
Data withheldData withheld
THE Research ranking: Russell Group
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Institution
Research 2013 -
30%
Research 2012 -
30%
Change in Score
Research 2013 Rank
Research 2012 Rank
Change in
Ranking
University of Oxford 98.5 98.1 0.4 1 6 5University of Cambridge 95.3 95.6 -0.3 7 7 0Imperial College London 88.1 90.9 -2.8 13 14 1University College London 77.5 88.8 -11.3 24 19 -5 London School of Economics and Political Science 74.2 80.8 -6.6 27 32 5King's College London 56.8 59.3 -2.5 56 80 24University of Edinburgh 56.9 71.3 -14.4 55 47 -8 University of Manchester 52.2 67.7 -15.5 69 54 -15 University of Bristol 41.2 51.7 -10.5 108 104 -4 Durham University 38.3 44.5 -6.2 119 126 7University of York 33.2 43.9 -10.7 148 130 -18 University of Sheffi eld 38.1 46.2 -8.1 121 120 -1 Queen Mary, University of London 29.2 30 -0.8 170 185 15University of Glasgow 36.6 40.2 -3.6 126 153 27University of Leeds 38.2 48.6 -10.4 120 113 -7 University of Warwick 42.4 50.5 -8.1 105 109 4University of Southampton 31.4 38.9 -7.5 162 161 -1 University of Exeter 32.8 38.1 -5.3 152 163 11University of Birmingham 39.6 46.7 -7.1 113 117 4University of Nottingham 36.3 50.8 -14.5 127 107 -20 University of Liverpool 31.2 37.5 -6.3 165 165 0Newcastle University 28.3 30.5 -2.2 175 182 7Cardiff UniversityQueen's University Belfast
THE Citations ranking: Russell Group
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Institution
Citations 2013 - 30%
Citations 2012 - 30%
Change in Score
Citations 2013 Rank
Citations 2012 Rank
Change in
Ranking
University of Oxford 95.4 95.6 -0.2 25 21 -4 University of Cambridge 95.7 96.2 -0.5 21 16 -5 Imperial College London 90 93 -3.0 41 33 -8 University College London 84.1 86.8 -2.7 72 58 -14 London School of Economics and Political Science 69.2 66.5 2.7 146 147 1King's College London 87.6 82.8 4.8 51 75 24University of Edinburgh 87.6 90.8 -3.2 51 42 -9 University of Manchester 77.3 76.9 0.4 105 105 0University of Bristol 84.9 85.4 -0.5 65 62 -3 Durham University 88.2 93.3 -5.1 47 32 -15 University of York 89.4 83.4 6.0 45 72 27University of Sheffi eld 72.4 71 1.4 129 138 9Queen Mary, University of London 87 85.4 1.6 54 62 8University of Glasgow 79.2 78.1 1.1 97 98 1University of Leeds 71.3 65.8 5.5 138 149 11University of Warwick 58.7 58.8 -0.1 179 170 -9 University of Southampton 75.4 79.2 -3.8 114 95 -19 University of Exeter 78.3 78.1 0.2 99 98 -1 University of Birmingham 57.5 56.3 1.2 184 177 -7 University of Nottingham 62.3 62.8 -0.5 171 161 -10 University of Liverpool 70.3 64.8 5.5 144 151 7Newcastle University 68.1 72.1 -4.0 148 132 -16 Cardiff UniversityQueen's University Belfast
THE International Outlook ranking: Russell Group
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Institution
International Outlook (staff
& Students) 2013 - 7.5%
International Outlook (staff
& Students) 2012 - 7.5%
Change in Score
International Outlook 2013
Rank
International Outlook 2012
Rank
Change in
Ranking
University of Oxford 90.2 88.7 1.5 10 11 1University of Cambridge 86.7 83.6 3.1 18 26 8Imperial College London 91.8 91.4 0.4 6 6 0University College London 90.2 89 1.2 10 10 0London School of Economics and Political Science 81.7 87.2 -5.5 31 14 -17 King's College London 86 86 0.0 21 19 -2 University of Edinburgh 81.5 78.9 2.6 33 37 4University of Manchester 80.9 77.9 3.0 36 39 3University of Bristol 75 71.9 3.1 55 57 2Durham University 76.8 77.7 -0.9 50 41 -9 University of York 73.6 71.9 1.7 59 57 -2 University of Sheffi eld 71.6 68.1 3.5 63 64 1Queen Mary, University of London 88 87 1.0 16 15 -1 University of Glasgow 73.7 69.7 4.0 58 61 3University of Leeds 68.5 66.6 1.9 70 70 0University of Warwick 82.9 80.9 2.0 29 35 6University of Southampton 79.1 77.4 1.7 41 42 1University of Exeter 76.7 74.1 2.6 51 53 2University of Birmingham 72.2 69.7 2.5 62 61 -1 University of Nottingham 70.3 70.1 0.2 65 59 -6 University of Liverpool 75 73.7 1.3 55 54 -1 Newcastle University 76.3 74.4 1.9 52 52 0Cardiff UniversityQueen's University Belfast
THE Industry Income ranking: Russell Group
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Institution
Industry income
score 2013 -
2.5%
Industry income
score 2012 -
2.5%
Change in Score
Industry income
2013 Rank
Industry income
2012 Rank
Change in
Ranking
University of Oxford 90.3 79.8 10.5 23 36 13University of Cambridge 52.8 59.1 -6.3 80 70 -10 Imperial College London 72.3 87.5 -15.2 45 26 -19 University College London 46.8 45.1 1.7 101 111 10London School of Economics and Political Science 43.6 42.9 0.7 121 122 1King's College London 38.3 42.4 -4.1 151 125 -26 University of Edinburgh 42.5 43.8 -1.3 127 118 -9 University of Manchester 40.8 43.2 -2.4 136 120 -16 University of Bristol 38 38.7 -0.7 153 152 -1 Durham University 35.3 34.3 1.0 165 171 6University of York 33.3 38.4 -5.1 176 154 -22 University of Sheffi eld 42.7 41.5 1.2 126 133 7Queen Mary, University of London 37.7 42.7 -5.0 154 124 -30 University of Glasgow 40.8 44.1 -3.3 136 113 -23 University of Leeds 42.1 41.3 0.8 130 135 5University of Warwick 34.6 35.3 -0.7 167 165 -2 University of Southampton 38.6 41.8 -3.2 150 131 -19 University of Exeter 37.2 37.1 0.1 158 161 3University of Birmingham 36.7 38.4 -1.7 161 154 -7 University of Nottingham 39.2 38.3 0.9 144 156 12University of Liverpool 37.7 46.4 -8.7 154 107 -47 Newcastle University 36.9 37.4 -0.5 159 160 1Cardiff UniversityQueen's University Belfast
THE teaching ranking: Russell Group
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Institution
Teaching 2013 -
30%
Teaching 2012 -
30%
Change in Score
Teaching 2013 Rank
Teaching 2012 Rank
Change in
Ranking
University of Oxford 89 89.7 -0.7 8 8 0University of Cambridge 90.6 91.2 -0.6 5 6 1Imperial College London 84.5 88 -3.5 13 12 -1 University College London 70.5 83.5 -13.0 23 16 -7 London School of Economics and Political Science 65.2 70.8 -5.6 34 37 3King's College London 56.2 53.5 2.7 51 87 36University of Edinburgh 56.6 68.4 -11.8 49 43 -6 University of Manchester 54.5 65.9 -11.4 58 51 -7 University of Bristol 39.6 50.1 -10.5 118 99 -19 Durham University 38.3 42.3 -4.0 131 143 12University of York 31.7 41.9 -10.2 168 147 -21 University of Sheffi eld 40.6 49.5 -8.9 112 102 -10 Queen Mary, University of London 31 33.1 -2.1 171 185 14University of Glasgow 34.5 37.3 -2.8 154 166 12University of Leeds 34.9 41.5 -6.6 151 149 -2 University of Warwick 39.8 48.9 -9.1 117 105 -12 University of Southampton 33.2 37.9 -4.7 160 161 1University of Exeter 29.2 33.2 -4.0 180 184 4University of Birmingham 42.8 44.8 -2.0 103 131 28University of Nottingham 38.4 48.1 -9.7 130 113 -17 University of Liverpool 31.1 38.7 -7.6 170 158 -12 Newcastle University 29.7 37.9 -8.2 177 161 -16 Cardiff UniversityQueen's University Belfast
Observations
• Across RG (and top 200): scores almost uniformly down, but rankings up or down
• Newcastle University 2013: – Overall ranking: 198– Subcategory rankings
o Research: 175 o Citations: 148 o Intn’l Mix: 52 o Industry Inc: 159 o Teaching: 177
• Compare “hard data” rankings with “reputation” rankings
Research: hard data scores …
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… compared to Research Reputation scores
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Teaching: Hard data scores …
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NOTE: Data not submitted by subject. At institutional level:
Academic Staff - 1,212.6Institutional Income - £388,327,000
Income per Academic - £320,246
… compared to Teaching Reputation scores
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Newcastle University Research Reputation: 2010-13
Newcastle University Teaching Reputation: 2010-13
By comparison: Our Citations Impact: 2010-13
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How the reputation survey works • Thomson Reuters has a database of all authors who have published in
Thomson Reuters journals • From these (we believe) a selection is polled. They say they have had
16,000 responses. • Respondents identify their institution, academic field and region (i.e.
contintent) with which they have most familiarity • Key questions
– In your field, name up to 15 universities which you regard as best in research in your region
– In your field, name up to 15 universities which you regard as best in research in the world
– In your field, name up to 15 universities which you regard as best in teaching in your region
– In your field, name up to 15 universities which you regard as best in teaching in the world
For discussion • Agreed Strategy
– Medium- to Long-term: Push on Quality • Raising the Bar • Growth Initiative 2017
– Short- to Medium-term: Push on PR • Issues
– Lack of “Reputation”! – THE/Thomson Reuters methodology favours classic disciplinary research – Their discipline classification does not quite suit us – No credit for cross-disciplinary research or Societal Challenge Themes
• Tactics? – Engage professional PR consultants. – Data optimisation – Subject optimisation: focus on our “best” disciplines [As classified by Thomson] – Targeted reputation-raising
• [Within selected “best disciplines”] Construct a database of potential respondents • Make sure we are well-regarded by them
– Internet Search Engine optimisation, by subject
Thank you
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Thomas Reuters Subject Groups
Allergy Anesthesiology Cardiovascular System & Cardiology Dentistry & Oral Surgery Dermatology Endocrinology & Metabolism Gastroenterology & Hepatology Geriatrics & Gerontology Health Care Sciences & Services Hematology Infectious Diseases Legal Medicine Medical Ethics Medical Informatics Medical Laboratory Technology Medicine, General & Internal Neurosciences & Neurology Nursing Nutrition & Dietetics Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology Pathology Paediatrics Pharmacology & Pharmacy Psychiatry Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Rehabilitation Respiratory System Rheumatology Sport Sciences Surgery Toxicology Transplantation Tropical Medicine Urology & Nephrology Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health - Other Topics
CLINICAL, PRE-CLINICAL & HEALTH
LIFE SCIENCES
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Anatomy & Morphology Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Biophysics Ecology, Evolution & Environment Entomology Forestry Genetics & Heredity Immunology Mycology Paleontology Parasitology Pharmacology & Pharmacy Physiology Plant Sciences Toxicology Veterinary Sciences Virology Zoology Life Sciences - Other Topics
Astronomy & Astrophysics Chemistry Crystallography Earth Sciences Mathematics & Statistics Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Nanotechnology Physics Polymer Science
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
ARTS & HUMANITIESArchaeology Architecture Art Asian Studies Classics Cultural Studies Dance Film, Radio & Television History History & Philosophy of Science Languages, Philology and Linguistic Studies Literature Music Philosophy Theater Theology & Religion Arts & Humanities - Other Topics
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYAcoustics Aerospace Engineering Automation & Control Systems Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer & Information Science Construction & Building Technology Earth & Environmental Engineering Electrical & Electronic Engineering Energy & Fuels Imaging Science & Photographic Technology Industrial Engineering Instruments & Instrumentation Marine Engineering Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanics Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering Mining & Mineral Processing Nuclear Science & Technology Operations Research & Management Science Robotics Telecommunications Transportation Engineering & Technology - Other Topics
SOCIAL SCIENCESArea Studies Anthropology Behavioral Sciences Biomedical Social Sciences Business Communication Criminology & Penology Demography Decision Support/Statistics Economics Education & Educational Research Ethnic Studies Family Studies Geography International Relations Law Library Science Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences Political Science Psychology Public Administration Social Issues Social Work Sociology Urban Studies Women's Studies Social Sciences - Other Topics