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Universities are boosting the profile of teaching, supporting pedagogical innovation and tailoring curricula to deliver a more personalised experience, says Sarah Wild

Promoting a research culture and nurturing academics is vital to enable both universities and society to flourish. Sarah Wild reports

Successful partnerships with industry players hinge on location and circumstances, while funding is only part of the picture, says Sarah Wild

Australia’s Monash University takes a multifaceted approach to preparing its graduates for an increasingly globalised and digital economy, says Margaret Gardner

Universities face a number of tough challenges, but they can rise to any test if they stick to their principles and continue their course, says Bernd Huber

The rankings editorial team discusses the trends and top performers in THE's biggest international league table to date 

China is now home to the best university in Asia, while France’s Sorbonne University is the highest-ranked newcomer in the table

Over a decade and a half, our rankings have grown in depth, breadth and function, Phil Baty explains

A new THE analysis of ‘academic clusters’ reveals insights into the rapid improvement of institutions such as Tsinghua and New York University

Ambitious institutions have taken a variety of steps to achieve uplift from legislation to tenure, says Ellie Bothwell

China’s leading universities are soaring up the global and Asian tables, largely driven by improvements in citation impact, says Ellie Bothwell

Humboldtian tradition at risk of unravelling in shift to use of teaching-only staff, Nobel prizewinning v-c says

Universities serve society in innumerable and inimitable ways. But we still must earn our place in people’s hearts and minds, says Stephen Toope

In addressing divisive free speech ‘events’ and shrinking budgets, Berkeley’s Carol Christ worked with the campus community to create a new, unifying narrative

Unleashing the power of place by weaving itself firmly into the fabric of its local area made Toronto a better, more attractive institution, says Meric Gertler

Young people are rightly impatient for change, so Cape Town is using their input to reshape the curriculum and more, says Mamokgethi Phakeng

Ellie Bothwell analyses how religious institutions shape up compared with secular institutions and how they are adapting to modern mores

Successful global hubs understand that an impressive array of opportunities are required to attract top talent, writes Sarah Wild

We are careful and consistent in our approach to collecting and evaluating data for the World University Rankings. Here we explain how we handle the data to position more than 1,200 institutions worldwide

MIT and Yale follow close behind in 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education league table 

New league table will be first to measure global universities’ success in delivering on UN targets

Ranking of US universities and colleges puts student success and learning at its heart

Times Higher Education table reveals top institutions across 16 Eurasia nations

China now has three institutions in top 100 of research-focused ranking 

Adelaide neighbours progress merger plan with new discussion paper on pros and cons

India’s downsized Institutes of Eminence programme has dashed the hopes of those keen to see an improvement in higher education quality, says Pushkar

Analysis of movements between World University Ranking groupings shows strategies that are paying off and where others may be losing ground

Brazil dominates the ranking but other countries excel on citation impact and international outlook

A dramatic increase in ranked institutions reflects growing competition in the region, writes Phil Baty

The University of Chile is helping to undo the Pinochet regime’s repressive changes to the country’s higher education system, writes Ennio Vivaldi

As it puts war behind it, Colombia needs to build lasting peace, which is why that is central to the mission of the University of the Andes, says Pablo Navas

International academic solidarity could help the scholars, researchers and students hit hard by the country’s economic crisis, suggests Claudio Bifano

Alternative measures could lead to refinements and a more stable dataset, writes Duncan Ross

Results from the European Student Survey underpinning the rankings reveal key differences in teaching across the Continent

Event will feature launch of four Times Higher Education subject rankings

The performance indicators used in the World University Rankings are the bedrock of all our tables. But as every region is unique, we make some recalibrations to reflect this in our Latin America University Rankings

Analysis of THE data finds high publication output and reputation negatively correlated with staff gender balance

University of Glasgow vice-chancellor Anton Muscatelli explains the synergy animating the Scottish institution

Our pioneering teaching ranking aims to start a new conversation in higher education, writes Phil Baty

Creating a rigorous assessment of teaching quality across a large and varied region was no simple task. Baerbel Eckelmann explains how it was done

Oxford tops first THE ranking of teaching prowess in Europe but less familiar institutions excel on student engagement 

Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities

THE analysis provides food for thought on the best research strategy for institutions with ‘core strengths’

Ahead of the release of our inaugural Europe Teaching Rankings, we discuss what metrics the Times Higher Education data team have used to make like-for-like comparisons of educational excellence across Europe

Duncan Ross explains how we addressed the challenges of sourcing, compiling and presenting the data for a teaching-led league table for Europe

Government investment will address the underperforming sector but political interference needs to stop for Indian higher education to truly make its mark, argues Deepak Nayyar

Phil Baty explains the motivation and methodology behind the inaugural Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 

The Europe Teaching Rankings extend our portfolio of rankings focusing on student engagement. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results

As the jobs market transforms, universities must give students opportunities to learn-by-doing that mirror the new world of work, Sean Gallagher says

To equip students for the future, the Singapore University of Technology and Design redesigned its curricula from the ground up, Chong Tow Chong writes

Analysis reveals Antipodean universities are falling behind East Asian rivals

China’s determination to launch its universities to the top drives a dynamic region, Phil Baty writes

Australia and China have an opportunity to develop ties that enrich the two countries – and the wider world, say Hamish Coates and Zhou Zhong

‘Swot’ diagrams show the relative strengths and weaknesses of university systems across the Asia-Pacific region. Simon Baker reports

The Asia-Pacific University Rankings are built on the results of Times Higher Education’s extensive data collection, analysed with the same methods used for the World University Rankings and adjusted to reflect regional priorities

The event will launch a new ranking of the best universities in the Eurasia region

The best of those universities founded since the year 2000

Our data visualisations show how institutions were established in three distinct waves, and the global distribution of ‘Golden Age’ universities

An expanded ‘Golden Age’ ranking has altered the hierarchy of universities in their autumn years. Ellie Bothwell considers the elements behind the new order

Young universities appreciate diversity and are particularly adept at responding to the needs of society, says Judy Genshaft