Mapping the plateaux as well as the peaks
16 September 2010 Despite their limitations and potential for misuse, rankings will continue to be key tools in a higher education landscape marked by greater globalisation and accelerating change,...
16 September 2010 Despite their limitations and potential for misuse, rankings will continue to be key tools in a higher education landscape marked by greater globalisation and accelerating change,...
16 September 2010 Phil Baty reviews the sharper, deeper insights revealed by our new and more rigorous world rankings Reports of the death of US higher education appear to have been greatly...
16 September 2010 Like them or loathe them, says former National Union of Students president Wes Streeting, rankings can benefit students as institutions look to boost their standing There are...
Regulation and world rankings provide a way to meet the challenges presented by India’s higher education expansion, argues Ashok Thakur. With more than 27 million students enrolled, India now has the...
16 September 2010 Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic community has produced the most exact and relevant world rankings yet devised It is, of course, rather crude to...
6 October 2011 Don't blame prospective students for using league tables to weigh up the relative merits of universities, says Aaron Porter. They know that employers have their eyes on the rankings,...
16 September 2010 Our six subject tables are now built on a sophisticated range of metrics, rather than opinion The US dominance of our overall top 200 ranking is reflected in our six subject tables...
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Reputation is the currency of global higher education today, argues Phil Baty, accepted by scholars, students, donors and industry The expert opinions of about 60,000 experienced scholars from across...
16th September 2010 Jonathan Adams wants academic feedback on the rankings revolution Thomson Reuters' data and analyses for Times Higher Education's World University Rankings were drawn from our...
Source: Getty Phil Baty on the patchy performance of the big four developing nations in this year’s rankings The World University Rankings top 200 is unquestionably a rich-world list, dominated by...
16 September 2010 The rules of cricket are common to all who play it, but the compilation of league tables is more selective and open to interpretation, writes Paul Wellings In the English summer of...
United Arab Emirates University is paralleling and supporting the nation’s rapid development without compromising quality, says Ali Rashid Al Noaimi. The federation known as the United Arab Emirates...
Source: Reuters It’s clear from the continuing power shift from West to East and the success of Boston that real-world geography still plays a vital role in university excellence, even in the...
4 October 2012 The academy remains Western-dominated, but emerging markets are rising. Traditional universities must future-proof themselves by tapping new players' demand for old-fashioned values,...