ARTU in the media

Thomas Chow and Nicholas Fisk on how the proximity of top universities drives innovation, competition, and impact.

Not since the split of Times Higher Education (THE) and QS in 2009 have we seen such a shake-up in the rankings as in 2023. Or so we thought.

The federal government's review of universities should take a 20-year view and tackle some hard truths.

Our universities' strong performance now can be traced back to when Australian R&D funding peaked.

A merged Uni Adelaide and Uni SA should rise at least 15 places in the shorter term.

The new issue of UNSW's Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities includes GDP and research development national expenditures, "to determine country level performance and return on investment."

ARTU offers a single number scoreboard for comparing the world's top universities as well as an academic Big Mac Index for international comparisons.

Australian universities continue to punch well above their weight, as new ranking puts Australia thrd for the number of universities it has in the global top 200.

Australian universities shine in a global ranking, with seven universities in top 100.

The latest ARTU ranking of universities worldwide shows Australia is running a competitive race.

For international students

As Australia begins a slow and difficult recovery from COVID-19, the status of our universities will be increasingly important in attractive and retaining international students once borders fully reopen.

Whether it's purchasing power parity or the Happiness Index, global comparisons require benchmarking. Sport does this well with World Cups and the Olympic, or better still the ringle ranking familiar to tennis and golf aficionados.

The University of NSW has developed a global higher education ranking system it hopes will become the go-to international scoreboard for university performance and ease concerns about the distorting effects of league tables.