Rankings

The pandemic has hit older populations harder than the young. Might the same be true of universities? Ellie Bothwell considers if the flexibility and agility of younger institutions made them more resilient than their longer established peers

As Maastricht University celebrates its 45th anniversary, it is tapping into its founding spirit in a bid to stay forever young, says its president, Martin Paul

Baby-boomer institutions were pioneers in architecture and curricula, but financially prudent – a potentially winning combination for the post-pandemic era, says Miles Taylor

The pandemic presents a perfect opportunity to think differently about higher education, says David Staley, as he lists potential models of the future

Largely sheltered from the pandemic-related financial fallout that has beset higher education in Western nations, East Asian institutions are being boosted by state funds and local philanthropists and are looking to be even more competitive internationally

Do neighbour institutions work closely together to boost their overall standing or do they tend to play to their strengths in a particular discipline?

Japan achieves best performance in six years, but China still tops the regional ranking 

Money, policies and partnerships aim to unlock the region’s full potential

When it comes to industry collaboration, Eiichi Saitoh knows that experience is the best teacher. Here are his tried-and-tested tips for success

Universities have a unique opportunity to shape the post-pandemic future by promoting innovation and creativity for wider social impact, says Tan Eng Chye

Employers, universities and students are demanding bilateral recognition of Indian qualifications. Eldho Mathews explains why it matters

To reflect the region’s unique characteristics, we make adjustments to the rigorous and robust criteria that underpin THE’s World University Rankings to arrive at this year’s Asia University Rankings

Almost a third of university employees globally are on contracts lasting less than two years, according to THE data

The United Nations’ global goals have enabled French institutions to broaden the scope of their sustainable development work, says Anne Beauval

If we’re going to measure what universities do, let’s concentrate on what really counts, says Julian Skyrme

Focusing on sustainable development is not an original strategy for universities in 2021, but if anything, that only increases the value of adopting the SDGs, says Patrick Deane

Countries have each made most progress in three tables related to the Sustainable Development Goals

UK university tops third edition of global ranking measuring institutions’ social and economic impact

Region retains pre-eminence in league table based on alignment with UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Students want to learn more about sustainable development and feel prepared for the jobs of the future, says Jamie McGowan

THE survey finds applicants are just as likely to rate university sustainability and graduate employment prospects as top priorities

Celebrating diversity, reforming curricula and working closely with local communities are all ways in which higher education institutions can better foster peacebuilding, says Rocky Tuan

The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings measure global universities’ success in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results

Australian universities’ standing in global league tables may have plateaued

Students are reporting higher levels of engagement, despite Covid-19, while traditional university hierarchy further erodes

Some of the world’s leading universities appear to benefit from having another top-ranked institution in their backyard

Our Japan rankings are constructed on four pillars that demonstrate the broad strength of a university

We are looking for people in the higher education sector who are passionate about the Sustainable Development Goals to help make our rankings fair, effective and transparent

The Covid crisis has restricted travel and funding, affecting even regions spared its worst. But institutions in emerging economies are getting creative and cooperating to continue their work, with even momentum for growth and change

Institutions in emerging economies are seeing greatest progress in health subjects and citations, based on THE rankings data

China is not the only rapidly improving system; India, Egypt and Malaysia are striding ahead, while Mexico is losing ground

Better technology and a global focus may pull the higher education world closer together

Number of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions has reached new milestone based on THE World University Rankings data 

Researcher argues that universities worldwide should adopt model after finding correlation between alumni governance and ranking position and endowment size

Higher education reforms promised differentiation, but a failure to implement bold changes and a lack of desire for innovation are resulting in the opposite trend, says Liviu Andreescu

The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 focus on a unique group of institutions. To ensure that they are judged properly, we adjust the performance indicators in our World University Rankings

Subject rankings will be launched throughout the autumn

Russia leads on number of submissions but institutions across a record 98 territories take part

Methodology will be based on framework of World University Rankings, but include some bespoke elements

Priority should be better teaching for domestic students and improved research performance, THE forum hears

THE analysis finds that UK and Canadian systems are also among most prestigious, while Australian universities are losing international stature

Universities can now participate in the next edition of our global league table  

Russia may still have no universities in the world’s top 100, but its 5-100 Project has made progress, says Philip Altbach

The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford

THE is taking a deeper look at the perception of universities, a measure that has become increasingly important during the pandemic, says Duncan Ross

The country’s universities have shot up global rankings on the back of huge investment and a ruthless focus on publication. But as the country gears up for its next five-year plan, Joyce Lau asks whether stratospheric ambitions for a ‘Chinese Harvard’ can be met

A look at the most-read Times Higher Education university rankings articles from the past 12 months

Assessing pedagogy is even more challenging during the pandemic, but initial results from our Japan student survey reveal some interesting insights, argues Duncan Ross

Data from annual survey will inform the 2022 World University Rankings

Data from THE World University Rankings suggest universities in Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland get far more per academic

Communications experts at leading universities say Covid-19 could be ‘make or break’ for institutions’ prestige 

THE data reveal the voter base for universities with growing reputations and their more established neighbours

Universities should create more strategic partnerships with the commercial world to boost their public perception, argues Rupert Younger  

Data from THE’s Reputation Rankings reveal the contrasts in the perception of institutions’ subject strengths inside and outside the country in which they are based

The pandemic crisis may offer less established institutions a chance to shine, says Ellie Bothwell

Almost all higher education institutions in the country have signed a document committing to combating the climate crisis, says Göran Finnveden

Data from THE’s subject rankings show need for more integration in fields such as AI, says leading professor  

Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts

THE data demonstrate that leading institutions are focusing on becoming more comprehensive rather than more specialist

THE analysis reveals regions that could lose the most financially due to pandemic and policy-related decline