Our global reputational survey includes data on institutions’ research and teaching strengths, with teaching-focused staff asked discipline-specific action-based questions to determine where the best...
Our data supplier, Thomson Reuters, is the owner of the massive Web of Science research citations database, covering 12,000 of the highest-impact academic journals and more than 110,000 conference...
The annual top 200 table will be built from the subject level upwards, drawing on expert academic opinion at the detailed subject level and using citation analysis appropriate for each subject. There...
Sociology will live on at the University of Birmingham - but it will lose one of its degree courses. The university's council approved a series of changes to the department of sociology on 14 April,...
NUS issues rallying cry as poll suggests Tory lead. Melanie Newman and Rebecca Attwood report
At the midway point in the general election campaign, "Cleggmania" appears to be gripping the academy as strongly as other constituencies.An online survey of Times Higher Education readers indicates...
Study finds link between academic productivity and positive outcomes. John Morgan reports
The great chemist Sir Humphry Davy thought that Saturn was inhabited by super-smart creatures with wings made of "extremely thin membranes ... azure and rose-colour".If a leading 19th-century...
The most highly cited academics in business and economics are identified in a table published this week by Times Higher Education.The list of the top researchers in economics, finance and business...
Institutions are turning to admissions software as demand for places rises. Melanie Newman reports
Figures show state school entrants on the rise and dropout rate falling, writes Rebecca Attwood
NUS president-elect claims students have been let down by main parties. Rebecca Attwood reports
Gary Day is more entertained by Alastair Stewart's tie than he is by the three main political leaders
Scientists are being urged to take their prospective parliamentary candidates to task over the next fortnight to ensure that they are taking science seriously as an election issue.
The campus vote - Students and academics ramp up for a show of political clout