17/08/2021
For the 19th year in a row, Utrecht University is ranked the best university of the Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ โ according to the โAcademic Ranking of World Universities' (Shanghai ranking). We're ranked number 50 of all universities worldwide. ๐
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ | ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
In the current system, researchers and their research are judged by journal impact factors, publisher brands and H-indices, and not by actual quality, real use, real impact and openness characteristics.
Over the course of the past year the working group on Recognition and Rewards, part of our 'Open Science Programme', has reflected and thoroughly debated a novel approach to ensuring that we offer room and recognition for everyoneโs talent, resulting in a new vision. Read more: uu.nl/en/research/open-science/tracks/recognition-and-rewards