James Cook University (JCU) has reached new heights in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
In the new rankings released this month, JCU moved up a band from 16-to-22 to nine-to-17 nationally and internationally moved from 301-to-400 to 201-to-300.
ARWU rankings are determined using indicators such as the number of university staff who have won awards and the number of articles published in academic journals.
The ARWU ranks more than 2,000 universities across 93 countries and regions, however, it only publishes the top 1,000 universities.
Vice-Chancellor at JCU, Sandra Harding (pictured) said the ranking confirmed JCU’s status as a highly competitive, research-intensive university.
“We are a regional Australian university that’s being judged against the world’s largest, most successful players and to be among the top 300 universities is a tremendous achievement,” Professor Harding said.
“This ranking is a reflection of JCU’s extremely strong research performance in many areas, particularly marine science and terrestrial biology,” she said.
“It is a tremendous achievement for the university and great testament to the work of JCU’s researchers.”
Professor Harding said JCU delivered ground-breaking, internationally-recognised research and this ranking confirmed that it performed very strongly when compared to the world’s best universities.
Further information about the ARWU rankings can be accessed at this PS News link.
