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.

Enrolment numbers alone do not reveal whether equitable access to university has improved.

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.