World University Rankings 2016-2017: Higher education’s diverse mission
The creation of a vibrant and tolerant community is fundamental to the university and may even be its raison d’être, writes Drew Faust, president of Harvard University

The creation of a vibrant and tolerant community is fundamental to the university and may even be its raison d’être, writes Drew Faust, president of Harvard University

As the UK prepares to exit the EU, we must urge policymakers not to drain the talent pool of international academics and students, writes Michael Arthur, president of University College London

Times Higher Education’s biggest analysis ever sees 980 institutions jostling for position in the most competitive world ranking to date. Ellie Bothwell reports

To remain relevant in a rapidly changing world, the global university sector must work harder to convey its value to policymakers and the wider public, says Hamish Coates, professor of higher...

An increasing drive to compare university offerings worldwide is hampered by the particular nature of teaching and learning, writes Paul Ashwin, professor of higher education, Lancaster University
Key statisticsThe data shown under Key Statistics is that provided by the university itself in its submission to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It represents data from the 2014...

A long association with world rankings does not stop Times Higher Education from fine-tuning its approach, says Phil Baty

University of Oxford snatches top spot from Caltech in this year’s World University Rankings as Asia’s rise continues

Analysis of the latest World University Rankings results

Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class for the IELTS exam

‘Clusters of excellence’ have created highly cited publications, but the amount of money involved is still relatively small

Peter Mathieson says being part of UN HeForShe initiative will allow the university to improve female representation

Federally funded research will now come with an open access clause – but uncertainties remain