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SPORT Sciences in Africa have the University of Cape Town sitting on the discipline’s throne after it was announced that the university has been placed top, not just in South Africa but on the African continent, for the Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments.
The rankings were determined by Shanhai Rankings 2021 Global Ranking, and highlight the performances of over 300 universities.
Among these, 287 universities and 13 sports universities with sporting departments or units were compared and considered.
Professor Vicki Lambert, the director of UCT’s Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS) said: “We are a small group of dedicated researchers, including 12 NRF-rated scientists, enthusiastic postgraduates and a wide network of international collaborations.”
“We are committed to translation of our work, that it is inclusive and ‘difference-making’ to policy and practice and that we innovate, developing bespoke solutions relevant to the Global South,” she added.
In speaking to eNCA, Lambert noted that a key strength for the University comes from international collaborations and that the ranking, which is in the top 14% globally, is also accredited to research published in the top journals for a discipline among other indicators.
The rankings are considered by looking at different categories, from papers indexed in Web of Science, to total citations, citations per paper and papers published in the top 25% of journals, as well as those papers marking international co-authors collaborations.
The achievement follows other triumphs from UCT for 2021, including the university leading Africa in five key world university rankings. These include the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings, Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) and the ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
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