The Guardian University Guide 2016 is now online, including league tables at both institutional and subject area level, and we now know how every major higher education institution in the UK performed over the past year.
Some readers will want to know how it all works. What is the Guardian’s special recipe for calculating the performance of universities – and how do our tables differ from those of other guides?
Others will have questions about how to use the tables to choose a place at university. How important are the rankings when it comes to deciding on a course?
From 2.30-4.30pm on Tuesday 26 May, the compiler of the tables, Matt Hiely-Rayner from Intelligent Metrix, will be online to answer your questions and explain the lengthy process of consultation, categorisation and number-crunching that goes into putting these figures together each year.
You may like to prepare by reading two articles that explain more about the process: our basic-level How to use the tables and Hiely-Rayner’s far more comprehensive Methodology behind the tables.
Research has shown that the Guardian tables have a significant impact on which universities students apply to. So the release of the figures each year is a nail-biting time for many university planners.
While there is a lot of stability in the tables, some universities have surged dozens of places up the rankings, while others have fallen. Find out why by posting your questions in the comments section below, and join in the discussion live from 2.30pm.
