Ranking the university | On the effects of rankings on the academic community and how to overcome them
« Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) has asked our expert group for an opinion on issues associated with university rankings in relation to Recognition & Rewards (R&R), a national
programme in the Netherlands that aims to more broadly recognise and reward the work of
academic staff (for more details on this initiative, see the position paper ‘Room for everyone’s
talent’). We were also asked to propose solutions to these issues. As an expert group, we focus
mainly on so-called league tables in the present opinion. These are one-dimensional university
rankings that claim to reflect the overall performance of a university. (…) »
source > universiteitenvannederland.nl, 2023
