How do academics’ pay and conditions compare with other sectors?
Analysis finds those working in higher education often enjoy better benefits than elsewhere but precarity leaves many excluded
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The week in higher education – 25 May 2023
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Impact Rankings 2023: no poverty (SDG 1) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on Âpoverty and their support for poor students and citizens in the local community. View the methodology for the Impact Rankings 2023 to find out how...
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Impact Rankings 2023: zero hunger (SDG 2) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on hunger, their teaching on food sustainability and their commitment to tackle food waste and address hunger among students and local communities....
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Impact Rankings 2023: good health and well-being (SDG 3) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on the key conditions and diseases that have a disproportionate impact on health outcomes across the world, their support for healthcare professions,...
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Impact Rankings 2023: quality education (SDG 4) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ contribution to early years and lifelong learning, their research on quality education and their commitment to inclusive education. Because early years provision...
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Impact Rankings 2023: gender equality (SDG 5) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on the study of gender equality, their policies on gender equality and their commitment to recruiting and promoting women. The SDG itself phrases this...
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Impact Rankings 2023: clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research related to water, their water usage and their commitment to ensuring good water management in the wider community. View the methodology for the Impact...
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Impact Rankings 2023: affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research related to energy, their energy use and policies, and their commitment to promoting energy efficiency in the wider community. View the methodology for...
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Impact Rankings 2023: decent work and economic growth (SDG 8) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ role as engines of economic growth and their responsibilities as employers. It explores institutions’ economic research, their employment practices and the share...
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Impact Rankings 2023: industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ role of fostering innovation and serving the needs of industry. It explores institutions’ research on industry and innovation, their number of patents and spin-...
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Impact Rankings 2023: reduced inequalities (SDG 10) methodology
This ranking focuses on universities’ research on social inequalities, their policies on discrimination and their commitment to recruiting staff and students from under-represented groups. View the...
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Impact Rankings 2023: sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) methodology
This ranking looks beyond the traditional view of sustainability as being about stewardship of resources to examine the role of a university in sustaining and preserving the heritage of communities....
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Impact Rankings 2023: responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) methodology
This ranking focuses on the efficient use of resources and minimising waste. Universities must play their part in ensuring that their consumption is minimised, especially where resources are not...
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Impact Rankings 2023: climate action (SDG 13) methodology
This ranking explores universities’ research on climate change, their use of energy and their preparations for dealing with the consequences of climate change. View the methodology for the Impact...