UCC denies it tried to influence ranking vote

University College Cork may face a warning from a top global ranking system over the possibility that letters it asked staff to send to international academics could influence votes.

UCC denies that the wording suggested to staff by president Dr Michael Murphy specifically sought support for the college in the QS World University Rankings academic reputation survey, which began three weeks ago and closes on Friday.

In an email to all academics on Mar 26, Dr Murphy said UCC had been let down in international rankings by its scores in academic peer reviews.