When the latest subject rankings from QS recently were presented, University of Gothenburg’s position within Sahlgrenska Academy’s various subject areas both improved and deteriorated. GU climbs a few places in the subject Medicine, and is now in place 93. In Biological Sciences, too, the placement improves from place 151-200 last year, to place 144 this year. Within Anatomy & Physiology, we remain unchanged in place 51-100. The university is still strong in Dentistry, but slips down a few places to 10th place in the world. Nursing also loses some positions this year, and is now in place 101-150.
Results from different rankings can have great significance, above all for which universities international students, doctoral students and researchers choose. However, the methods of the subject rankings have major quality problems. New placements on the lists are often a consequence of minor changes in factors relevant to the measurement methods, rather than changes in the actual quality of the higher education institutions.
