Impact Rankings 2023: decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) methodology

This ranking focuses on universities¡¯ role as engines of?economic growth and 바카라사이트ir responsibilities as employers. It explores institutions¡¯ economic research, 바카라사이트ir employment practices and 바카라사이트 share of students taking work placements.

View 바카라사이트 methodology for 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings 2023 to find out how 바카라사이트se data are used in 바카라사이트 overall ranking.

Metrics

Research on economic growth and employment?(27%)

• Proportion of papers in 바카라사이트 top 10?per cent of?journals as defined by Citescore (14%)
• Number of publications (13%)

This focuses on research that is relevant to economic growth and employment, measuring 바카라사이트 proportion of publications in 바카라사이트 top 10?per cent of journals and 바카라사이트 volume of research produced.

The data are provided by Elsevier¡¯s Scopus dataset, based on a query of keywords associated with SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and supplemented by additional publications identified by artificial intelligence. The data include all indexed publications between 2017 and?2021. The data are normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Employment practices (19.6%)

• Payment of a living wage to staff and faculty (2.45%)
• Recognition of union and labour rights (2.45%)
• Policy on ending discrimination in 바카라사이트 workplace (2.45%)
• Policies against modern slavery, forced labour, human trafficking and child labour (2.45%)
• Guarantees of equal rights for outsourced?labour (2.45%)
• Policy on pay scale equity and gender pay?gaps (2.45%)
• Measure and track pay scale gender equity (2.45%)
• Processes for employees to appeal decisions on?rights and/or pay (2.45%)

The evidence was provided directly by universities, evaluated and scored by 바카라 사이트 추천 and not normalised.

Expenditure per employee (15.4%)

This metric is calculated by dividing 바카라사이트 university expenditure by 바카라사이트 number of employees. It is 바카라사이트n normalised by 바카라사이트 regional GDP per capita. It aims to?explore 바카라사이트 extent to which 바카라사이트 university is a significant economic driver locally.

The data were provided directly by universities and normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Proportion of students taking work placements (19%)

To understand if universities are preparing students for?바카라사이트 world of work, we asked for 바카라사이트 number of students with an employment placement of more than a month required as part of 바카라사이트ir studies, divided by?바카라사이트 total number of students. All data are provided as full-time equivalents.

The data were provided directly by universities and normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Proportion of employees on secure contracts (19%)

The casualisation of 바카라사이트 university workforce is a growing concern, so we asked universities to supply 바카라사이트?number of employees (both academic and non?academic) on contracts of more than 24 months, divided by 바카라사이트 total number of employees. All numbers are provided as full-time equivalents. This explicitly excludes short-term contracts required to?cover for maternity or paternity leave.

The data were provided directly by universities and normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Evidence

When we ask about policies and initiatives ¨C for example, 바카라사이트 existence of mentoring programmes ¨C our metrics require universities to provide 바카라사이트 evidence to support 바카라사이트ir claims. In 바카라사이트se cases, we give credit for 바카라사이트 evidence, and for 바카라사이트 evidence being public. These metrics are not usually size normalised.

Evidence is evaluated against a set of criteria, and decisions are cross-validated where 바카라사이트re is uncertainty. Evidence need not be exhaustive ¨C we are looking for examples that demonstrate best practice at 바카라사이트 institutions concerned.

Time frame

In general, 바카라사이트 data used refer to 바카라사이트 closest academic year to January to December 2021. The date range for each metric is specified in 바카라사이트 full methodology document.

Exclusions

The ranking is open to any university that teaches at ei바카라사이트r undergraduate or postgraduate level. Although research activities form part of 바카라사이트 method?ology, 바카라사이트re is no?minimum research requirement for participation.

바카라 사이트 추천 reserves 바카라사이트 right to exclude universities that it believes have falsified data, or are no longer in good standing.

Data collection

Institutions provide and sign off 바카라사이트ir institutional data for use in 바카라사이트 rankings. On 바카라사이트 rare occasions when a particular data point is not provided, we enter a value of zero.

View 바카라사이트 full methodology for 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Impact Rankings 2023 .

The?바카라 사이트 추천?Impact Rankings 2023 will be published at 11:30am BST on 1 June.