How We Collect Our Data
Where the data comes from
We build each profile from two kinds of sources: the institution's own official website, and public government or national higher-education portals, for example the UK's Discover Uni graduate-outcomes dataset. Where a university page shows academic rankings, they come from five named providers: QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, ARWU (Shanghai), CWTS Leiden, and SCImago. Some university profiles also carry identifiers from OpenAlex, an open academic database, which we use to keep institution names and known alternate names consistent.
We collect and combine this information with software we have built, including automated tools and AI language models that read the sources and help summarise them. Descriptions are either summaries written this way from the source material or, on some older records, text taken directly from the source. We are replacing that source text with our own summaries.
How records are updated, and what the dates mean
A "Last checked" date on a programme page is the date our tools last collected that programme's facts from its source or checked them against it. A "Last updated" date is the date our database last saved any change to the record, such as a bulk correction or a new field, and does not mean the facts were checked again. Neither date means a person reviewed the page. University pages show the date the profile record was last updated.
What we don't guarantee
We do not independently verify every fact on every record by hand, and many programme records currently hold only basic details. Pages that don't yet carry enough information are kept out of search engine results rather than published as if they were complete. Full terms, including the limits of our liability for this content, are in our Disclaimer.
How to report an error
If you spot something wrong or out of date, use the "Suggest an edit" button on the page. It opens a short form with the page already identified, so you can tell us exactly what to fix. You can also reach us through our Contact page.
Corrections from institutions
If you work for a university, programme, or scholarship provider and want to correct or update your own listing, use the same "Suggest an edit" button on the relevant page, or contact us directly. Tell us what is wrong and what it should say, and we will review it.
