This essay critiques how university marketing, rankings, and promotional narratives may perpetuate epistemic violence by silencing plural knowledges, urging institutions to recognise their fiduciary epistemic duties and adopt inclusive practices.

Report on Times Higher Education by Peter Kahl (Lex et Ratio Ltd, 2025). Examines structural conflicts of interest in THE’s rankings, journalism, and consultancy. Highlights epistemic clientelism, opaque convening, and the need for transparency, structural separation, and fiduciary openness.

A comprehensive R-based analysis and visualization of the World University Rankings dataset. Explore global trends, key ranking factors, and country comparisons with advanced EDA, statistical modeling, and interactive visualizations. Reproducible and research-focused.