Institutes of technology top of the class in third-level rankings

Institutes of technology have fared better than universities in the latest study of third-level performance which compares colleges under different headings instead of overall rankings.

Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and University College Cork (UCC) both received 13 As, denoting very good scores, out of 39 indicators in the 2017 edition of U-Multirank.

The European Commission initiative aims to go beyond traditional university rankings that rely heavily on research and public citations, offering insights into particular strengths that are often not recognised in those tables.