NUIG president Jim Browne tells Education Correspondent Niall Murray his institution is keen to rectify gender imbalance in senior positions as part of its assault on global rankings.

Universities see world rankings as means to attract paying students, writes education correspondent Niall Murray.

Colleges worldwide are constantly using tactics to try and boost their place on global league tables, but they are a measure of wealth rather than quality, says one of the world’s authorities on university rankings.

COLLEGES must avoid being slaves to rankings despite their importance for attracting investment and top researchers, according to Education Minister Ruairí Quinn.

A POLITICAL appointee by Tánaiste Mary Coughlan to a state board has said he will not accept the €8,250 annual fee and suggests others should follow suit.