Global University Rankings: Great responsibility
4 October 2012 Welcome to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013. This is no beauty parade, writes Phil Baty: it is a serious evaluation that echoes in common rooms and the...
4 October 2012 Welcome to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013. This is no beauty parade, writes Phil Baty: it is a serious evaluation that echoes in common rooms and the...
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...
If we were to choose an official global university capital, which cities would be in the running? The following 18 would certainly be in with a shout
Most major research universities view their international standing as a vital part of their strategic plans.With powerful global networks universities can find the best academic talent, attract the...
Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions’ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks
The pandemic has prompted dire predictions about international student enrolment at anglophone universities. But will those fears come to pass? Is there an alternative to standard international...
Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different higher education systems across the Continent
Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education
John Morgan reports on the differences between the countries in terms of the provision of education, governance and the quality of research
Matthew Reisz in Bogotá examines how quickly a TACTIC nation can become a more effective player in global higher education
John Morgan considers the hierarchies of prestige in higher education, the insights offered by big data research, and whether mixed-ability universities are the answer
Chris Cobb and Maurice Frankel debate the pros and cons
Our data team’s modelling of the potential teaching excellence framework results shows the Russell Group losing out to a new elite
From MI5 recruiting, to students spying on each other and intelligence agencies funding research, Matthew Reisz explores the long and often uneasy relationship between espionage and the academy