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21

Nov

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST ranks 1st among PH schools in newly-launched THE interdisciplinary Science Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas outperformed all participating Philippine schools in the first edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings (ISR), which measures institutions' contribution to various scientific disciplines. Only two Philippine universities obtained a rank in the newly-launched assessment. Nine schools in the country settled for…

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21

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST falls to 2nd among PH private schools in 2025 AppliedHE rankings

The University of Santo Tomas slipped to second-best among 29 Philippine private universities after placing first for two consecutive years in the AppliedHE Private University Ranking: ASEAN 2025. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST broke its two-year streak as the best private institution among Philippine schools after dropping…

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13

Nov

By Anna Victoria Asuncion

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UST drops three spots to 5th place among PH schools in 2025 Philippines’ Best Employers

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas slipped three notches to fifth place among 25 schools in the 2025 Philippines’ Best Employers, an independent survey conducted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer in partnership with Statista. UST, which scored 8.47 in the latest survey from 8.78 previously, also placed 58th among 300 companies and institutions across various…

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08

Nov

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST ranks 6th among PH research institutions in 2025 Alper-Doger Scientific Index

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas placed sixth among 323 research institutions in the country and outperformed all ranked Philippine schools in terms of research in history, philosophy and theology at the 2025 Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST also rose a notch higher to…

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06

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still PH’s No. 4 but drops two spots in 2025 QS Asia University Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas remained the country’s fourth-best institution but fell two notches overall despite showing improvement in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2025. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST improved its overall score to 42.0 from 28.7 but fell to 181st in the…

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16

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST to withhold faculty’s share of tuition hike pending negotiations

UST will only release the faculty's share of the tuition hike for the last three academic years once the new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has been finalized, following concerns over the delay of the disbursement that allegedly causes a “financial strain” on its academic personnel. In a Facebook post on…

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13

Oct

By The Flame Sports

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Red-hot Growling Tigresses blast Fighting Maroons to kickstart Round 2

HOT SHOOTING allowed the UST Growling Tigresses to dismantle the UP Fighting Maroons, 84-57, to begin the second round of the UAAP women’s basketball on Sunday, Oct. 13, at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. The defending champions drained 12 three-pointers as they continued their winning streak at four games. UST started…

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10

Oct

By The Flame News

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Two Thomasian lawyers among candidates eyeing the Senate

TWO THOMASIAN lawyers—a former executive secretary-turned-critic of the Marcos administration and an Artlets instructor—were among those who filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for senator in the 2025 elections. UST alumnus Victor Rodriguez, who served as executive secretary of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in 2022, formalized his senatorial bid last…

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08

Oct

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST retains 3rd spot among PH institutions in THE 2025 World University Rankings

The University of Santo Tomas maintained its spot as the third-best university in the Philippines in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. UST remained within the 1501+ bracket globally, scoring 10.5-25.1 in the latest edition of the assessment. “We are delighted to see that the University of…

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04

Oct

By Barbra Althea Gavilan and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila mayor leaves fate of health permit ordinance to city council

MANILA MAYOR HONEY Lacuna is leaving it up to the city council to decide whether to amend a controversial health permit ordinance that has drawn an uproar among several workers since its implementation in UST nearly six months ago. Responding to a question from The Flame on Thursday, Oct. 3, Lacuna said changes to Ordinance…

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