The week in higher education – 5 May 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

This year's results discussed by the Times Higher Education rankings team

More than 10,000 academics' views give unique insight into universities' global reputations

As the World Reputation Rankings 2016 are published, students at prestigious universities in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, China and Japan explain the impact university reputation has on...

How the reputation analysis is done

Outside the Anglo-American 'superbrands', new names are establishing a presence

This chart tracks the movement of the world’s top 30 most prestigious universities since the Academic Reputation Survey began in 2011

The Schwarzman Scholars programme is just one way the university aims to create future world leaders

A focus on international students has always been one of the university's strengths

Cultivating a sense of goodwill and responsible citizenship are key to the university's strategy

The opinions of others are key to creating or damaging an institution's reputation

Almost two-thirds of members voting back strike over 'insulting' 1.1 per cent pay offer

Plan to deregulate fees wholesale dropped, but alternatives floated in discussion paper

Martin Hall considers the consequences for universities of moving beyond reconciliation to reparation for former injustices

After the THE Africa Universities Summit, and as higher education leaders gather at Going Global in Cape Town, Phil Baty reflects on the role of rankings in nation-building