John O'Leary (journalist)

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John O'Leary is a British journalist, formerly editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement and previously Education Editor of The Times . He is also the author of the Times Good University Guide since 2005. [1] [2] [3] At Sheffield University he was both President of the students' union and editor of the university newspaper Darts (now known as Forge Today ).

Since 2010, John O'Leary has worked as a member of the Executive Advisory Board of QS Quacquarelli Symonds, compilers of the QS World University Rankings. [4]

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