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The University of Ottawa continued its recent decline in university rankings, falling out of the top 200 in the British magazine Times Higher Education’s latest list of the world’s top universities.
Meanwhile, Carleton University plummeted in the new rankings, falling to between 501st and 600th. Last year, Carleton was ranked between 225th and 250th by Times Higher Education.
It’s the second disappointment this fall for the University of Ottawa, which fell 66 places to 284th in another ranking of the world’s top universities released about two weeks ago.
The latest declines by Ottawa’s two universities were partly due to Times Higher Education’s decision to double the number of universities it rated to 800.
“The weightings and methodology remain the same, but there are twice as many institutions in the rankings, meaning universities are competing with a larger field,” magazine spokesman James Boyd-Wallis said. “Naturally, some have fallen behind the new entrants.”
Though it fell to between 201st and 250th from 188th last year, the University of Ottawa’s overall performance was “pretty much in line with previous years,” Boyd-Wallis said.
“This is one of those cases where other institutions have simply improved more quickly,” he said.
In a statement Wednesday, the University of Ottawa noted it was still ranked eighth among universities in Canada and said its overall score had actually improved, with strong performances in research paper citations and international outlook.
It blamed its decline in the rankings on Times Higher Education’s decision to double the number of universities it evaluated. “This has displaced many universities, including uOttawa.”
Carleton’s ranking was also affected by Times Higher Education’s decision to exclude from its analysis research papers with more than 1,000 authors.
In 2014, Carleton’s rank was “positively affected” because those “very unusual” papers were included, Boyd-Wallis said. The decision to exclude them “has affected a small number of institutions,” including Carleton.
While the change drastically affected Carleton’s overall ranking, the university said in an email, “we continue to rise in categories like teaching and international staff and students.
“Rankings are just one aspect that prospective students and their parents take into account when deciding which post-secondary institution to attend,” the university said. “Key factors include quality of teaching, programs and student services.”
Carleton’s ranking puts it in the same band as three other Canadian universities: Memorial University in Newfoundland, the University of Regina and the Université de Sherbrooke.
To put the ratings into perspective, Times Higher Education’s top-800 list represents just four per cent of the world’s higher education institutions, meaning the University of Ottawa is among the top two per cent and Carleton is in the top three per cent worldwide.
Overall, 25 Canadian universities placed in the world’s top 600, including three in the top 50 – the University of Toronto (No. 19), the University of British Columbia (No. 34) and McGill University (No. 38).
But Phil Baty, the editor of Times Higher Education’s world university rankings, said Canadian universities “have been feeling the squeeze of spending cuts since the recession.
“The country will need to increase its investment in university research if it is to compete globally – or face getting left behind,” Baty said.
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Meanwhile, Carleton University plummeted in the new rankings, falling to between 501st and 600th. Last year, Carleton was ranked between 225th and 250th by Times Higher Education.
It’s the second disappointment this fall for the University of Ottawa, which fell 66 places to 284th in another ranking of the world’s top universities released about two weeks ago.
The latest declines by Ottawa’s two universities were partly due to Times Higher Education’s decision to double the number of universities it rated to 800.
“The weightings and methodology remain the same, but there are twice as many institutions in the rankings, meaning universities are competing with a larger field,” magazine spokesman James Boyd-Wallis said. “Naturally, some have fallen behind the new entrants.”
Though it fell to between 201st and 250th from 188th last year, the University of Ottawa’s overall performance was “pretty much in line with previous years,” Boyd-Wallis said.
“This is one of those cases where other institutions have simply improved more quickly,” he said.
In a statement Wednesday, the University of Ottawa noted it was still ranked eighth among universities in Canada and said its overall score had actually improved, with strong performances in research paper citations and international outlook.
It blamed its decline in the rankings on Times Higher Education’s decision to double the number of universities it evaluated. “This has displaced many universities, including uOttawa.”
Carleton’s ranking was also affected by Times Higher Education’s decision to exclude from its analysis research papers with more than 1,000 authors.
In 2014, Carleton’s rank was “positively affected” because those “very unusual” papers were included, Boyd-Wallis said. The decision to exclude them “has affected a small number of institutions,” including Carleton.
While the change drastically affected Carleton’s overall ranking, the university said in an email, “we continue to rise in categories like teaching and international staff and students.
“Rankings are just one aspect that prospective students and their parents take into account when deciding which post-secondary institution to attend,” the university said. “Key factors include quality of teaching, programs and student services.”
Carleton’s ranking puts it in the same band as three other Canadian universities: Memorial University in Newfoundland, the University of Regina and the Université de Sherbrooke.
To put the ratings into perspective, Times Higher Education’s top-800 list represents just four per cent of the world’s higher education institutions, meaning the University of Ottawa is among the top two per cent and Carleton is in the top three per cent worldwide.
Overall, 25 Canadian universities placed in the world’s top 600, including three in the top 50 – the University of Toronto (No. 19), the University of British Columbia (No. 34) and McGill University (No. 38).
But Phil Baty, the editor of Times Higher Education’s world university rankings, said Canadian universities “have been feeling the squeeze of spending cuts since the recession.
“The country will need to increase its investment in university research if it is to compete globally – or face getting left behind,” Baty said.
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