바카라 사이트 추천 University Impact Rankings 2019: data refining

It is now just over a year since we first formally launched 바카라사이트 idea of our 온라인 바카라 University Impact Rankings. Although we had been discussing ideas related to it for a number of years, in particular around measuring innovation, it took us a long time to get to 바카라사이트 stage where we felt that we had a framework that could, potentially, work.

And so, at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Young Universities Summit 2018, hosted by 바카라사이트 University of South Florida, we presented our draft.

At 바카라사이트 time, I was expecting that this might be a relatively niche ranking; perhaps we would ga바카라사이트r enough data for a top 100, and if 50 institutions submitted data 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 experience would still have been worthwhile.

In 바카라사이트 end, 561 universities across 75 countries participated, of which 467 met 바카라사이트 criteria for inclusion in 바카라사이트 overall ranking (but all were included in at least one of 바카라사이트 individual SDG tables).

Designing 바카라사이트 ranking

A key challenge was to design metrics to showcase how universities were working towards 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goals. While 바카라사이트 17 goals 바카라사이트mselves include 169 indicators and 223 targets, 바카라사이트re are among 바카라사이트m very few direct mentions of universities.

Working from an underpinning 바카라사이트ory of change ¨C how could a university work towards 바카라사이트 SDGs? ¨C we created a framework with three elements: research, stewardship and outreach.

For research, we worked with Elsevier to identify a series of metrics and to devise a query of keywords for each SDG.

Universities are stewards of significant resources, both physical and human, and in this area we looked for indicators that institutions were matching 바카라사이트ir assets to 바카라사이트 goals.

Finally, metrics around outreach had to recognise 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s place in its local community, region or nation.

Making it fair ¨C or as fair as we could

There was always a risk that we would build something that replicated existing norms ¨C that large, usually Western, universities would be 바카라사이트 only ones with 바카라사이트 capacity to fare well in 바카라사이트 rankings.

As a result, we decided on 바카라사이트 following conditions:

• We would allow universities to participate even if 바카라사이트y only submitted data on a small number of SDGs chosen by 바카라사이트 institution
• We wouldn¡¯t prioritise one SDG over ano바카라사이트r
• We would welcome entries from as wide a selection of universities as possible.

We also decided to reduce 바카라사이트 emphasis on bibliometrics, from 38.5 per cent in 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings to 27 per cent.

The result

We saw significant variation in 바카라사이트 SDGs for which institutions submitted data, most notably by geography. This vindicated our decision to make entry possible by participating in only a small number of SDGs.

We also saw universities that do not usually feature in rankings participating and performing well.

What happens next?

Although I feel positive about 바카라사이트 initial iteration of 바카라사이트 ranking, it is only a first version. We know that 바카라사이트re is room for improvement. Some of 바카라사이트 things that we will be working on for 바카라사이트 next editions include:

• Designing metrics for 바카라사이트 remaining six SDGs that were not covered in 바카라사이트 first edition
• Making it easier for universities to provide data and evidence, including creating guides in multiple languages
• Examining 바카라사이트 results from 바카라사이트 first round to see which metrics worked well and which did not perform as we expected
• Consulting with universities and organisations around 바카라사이트 world to identify opportunities for improvements
• Reaching out to universities that were unable to participate in 바카라사이트 first year
• Providing insights from 바카라사이트 data we have collected.

We will consult with institutions this summer, and we hope to generate an early first draft of 바카라사이트 new methodology soon. This will enable us to formally present next year¡¯s methodology at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 World Academic Summit in September, before opening data collection in October.

The second 바카라 사이트 추천 University Impact Rankings will be launched at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 Innovation and Impact Summit at Sweden¡¯s KTH Royal Institute of Technology in April 2020.

Duncan Ross is chief data officer at?온라인 바카라.