Tag: reputable universities

  • A journal editor seeks your views…

    So, I today signed off on the agreement to be the new editor of another Elsevier journal, International Review. Of Financial Analysis (IRFA). It's a pretty decent journal, ranked in the top 40 by a recent study; it was ranked as “internationally excellent” in the 2008 Aston rankings; as “highly regarded” in the 2010 Association…

  • Some thoughts on academic research and academic teaching

    Over the last number of years the publication of the time higher education University rankings has prompted a veritable orgies of introspection amongst Irish higher education analysts and participants. Once again the news is not great, defined here as being Irish universities slumping further in the rankings. Trinity’s ranking has fallen from 76 to 117,…