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We discuss the problem with ranking universities using so-called "league tables". More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓ In this video we hear from Professor Philip Moriarty, Meghan Gray and Mike Merrifield... All are from the University of Nottingham and are expressing their personal views on league tables. This video features scientists from The University of Nottingham School of Physics and Astronomy http://bit.ly/NottsPhysics Also in this little collection of interviews... Failure: https://youtu.be/rZJTZpWdK1k Clearing: https://youtu.be/hvPdSFa3eGo Some Extra Clips that didn't make it but are interesting: https://youtu.be/sWPjU96h354 Catch also this video from some years back with Mike Merrifield about applying to university: https://youtu.be/DvqFG-C9RvY Phil's blog post about league tables: https://muircheartblog.wpcomstaging.com/2024/01/05/open-letter-we-reject-the-absurd-qs-the-world-university-rankings/ Mike Merrifield blog post on the same topic: https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/physics/2018/06/04/university-league-tables-bad-whats-better/ In the interests of fairness, here are some popular league table websites... The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2023/sep/09/the-guardian-university-guide-2024-the-rankings Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings Complete University Guide: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings umultirank (as mentioned by Mike n the video): https://www.umultirank.org Brady's blog post about these videos: https://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/the-last-minute-scramble-for-university-places Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sixtysymbols We're on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/sixtysymbols And Twitter at http://twitter.com/sixtysymbols Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran http://www.bradyharanblog.com Email list: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9