Chief data officer
Duncan Ross has been a data miner since the mid-1990s. As director of data and analytics at THE, he oversees a team that generates university rankings and related data products. Prior to this, he led Teradata¡¯s data science team in Europe and Asia, where he was responsible for developing analytical solutions across a number of industries, including warranty and root-cause analysis in manufacturing and social network analysis in telecommunications.
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Articles by Duncan Ross
The roll-out of the next THE rankings methodology will be delayed, but the pandemic¡¯s potential impact on the results of the league tables is less clear, says Duncan Ross
Duncan Ross explains how Times Higher Education explores subject ratings that suit different education systems
Duncan Ross explains how THE could enhance the assessment of university-industry ties in the next iteration of the World University Rankings methodology
Duncan Ross explores how the next iteration of the World University Rankings methodology may judge teaching
In the first of a series of blogs, Duncan Ross outlines how the next iteration of the World University Rankings methodology may judge research
Duncan Ross outlines what¡¯s new for the 2020 edition of the University Impact Rankings and how universities can get involved
Incorporating the UN¡¯s SDGs and updating the citations measure will ensure our data remain as relevant and accurate as possible, writes Duncan Ross
Duncan Ross describes how we constructed the initial Impact Rankings and explains the adjustments we intend to make to improve the next iteration
New measures are helping us to better understand the experiences of students studying abroad and expand our global view, Duncan Ross writes
Duncan Ross explains why submitting data on global partnerships is mandatory for inclusion in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings
Duncan Ross explains how universities¡¯ evidence is being verified and measured in the THE University Impact Rankings
Our rankings have grown and matured over a decade and half, but they are still evolving to try to capture all the elements of excellence. Duncan Ross assesses the progress so far, and the possible routes ahead
Alternative measures could lead to refinements and a more stable dataset, writes Duncan Ross
Duncan Ross explains how we addressed the challenges of sourcing, compiling and presenting the data for a teaching-led league table for Europe
Explore the latest offering in our teaching-focused rankings portfolio, says THE¡¯s data and analytics director Duncan Ross
Duncan Ross explains how far THE¡¯s rankings have come ¨C and where they might be going
Duncan Ross looks back at Times Higher Education¡¯s predictions of how students could swing the general election
Duncan Ross on the correlation between country income and university performance
THE¡¯s director of data and analytics Duncan Ross reflects on the work underpinning the 2016-2017 World University Rankings
As different regions have different approaches to higher education, it makes sense to allow flexibility in the rankings analysis, writes Duncan Ross
The active participation of universities is crucial to the accuracy and breadth of the information THE collects, writes Duncan Ross
What do the world¡¯s six most reputed universities have in common? Duncan Ross looks at the figures
More data, more institutions and elimination of kilo-author papers: full control has enabled THE to make world rankings even better, writes Duncan Ross
The growth of the kilo-author paper recognises one form of excellence but challenges measurement, writes Duncan Ross
