Times Higher Education has today unveiled the key characteristics of a globally recognised top 200 university, ahead of the publication of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014-...
For the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014-2015 video competition, we asked students and faculty all over the world to tell us what makes their university world class - in just 30...
The World University Rankings are competitive, of course, but they also promote the partnerships vital to a vibrant global academy, says Phil Baty. The rankings are about competition, right? Of...
Source: Reuters The World University Rankings?2014-2015 continue the trends of US decline and Asian ascent, writes Phil Baty. Leading Asian universities continue their steady progress in this year’s...
A snapshot view of four years of change. ‘System strength’ shows countries’ gains and losses of ranking positions. ‘Conversion success’ indicates how successful nations are at converting wealth into...
Source: Alamy The large developing nations are making patchy progress in the rankings: will Putin’s ambitions be realised? Phil Baty reports. The scale of the challenge facing developing countries in...
How far have national systems gained or slipped since 2013-14? What are the vital statistics of the typical top 400 institution? Dominance of US institutions in the top 400 is evident, although...
UC’s finest has emerged from the financial crisis stronger than ever, argues Nicholas B. Dirks. The University of California, Berkeley is routinely ranked as one of the top global universities, a...
Tsinghua revels in its structural role on the global stage: forging connections between East and West, writes Chen?Jining. Tsinghua University was established in 1911 as a preparatory school for...
Source: Alamy At the heart of the Andes, one of Colombia’s top universities is striving for regional and global impact, explains Pablo Navas Sanz de Santamaría. The University of the Andes was...
Source: Alamy As the state disinvests, Queensland is securing the future of its student experience and research by diversifying its income streams, writes Peter H?j. 2014 has become a watershed year...
Germany is on a mission to punch its weight in the rankings, says Hans Müller-Steinhagen. University rankings have been around for years. Whatever one’s opinion about the validity of their data and...
Source: Alamy Phil Baty explains how to use the league tables to extract information specific to your requirements. Thirteen separate performance indicators are carefully balanced to provide the...
Phil Baty discovers which institutions excel in which subject areas and finds that the US/UK domination continues. Although the California Institute of Technology leads the World University Rankings...
Rankings are widely used and critiqued, says Ellen Hazelkorn, but they create a profile institutions want. Over the past decade, much has been written about the rankings phenomenon. Its arrival...