SIOC · Editorial and trust centre
Research Methodology
Our research process prioritises official institution material, government sources and documented partner information. Unverified details are not presented as facts.
1. Source priority
Official school or university material, current price lists, government sources, accreditation bodies and documented direct confirmations are preferred over secondary summaries.
2. Time-sensitive data
Prices, dates, admissions, accommodation, visa rules, funding and safety information are treated as changeable and require a review date or current source.
3. Comparisons
SIOC comparison pages must disclose the metric being compared. Different currencies, lesson counts, seasons and inclusions are not silently normalised into a false like-for-like ranking.
4. Publication
Unverified fields are omitted, qualified or sent for adviser confirmation. Dataset pages expose scope, exclusions, generation date and machine-readable records where appropriate.