World University Rankings 2011-2012 - Analysis
The publication of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has become one of the key annual events in the international higher education calendar. They are used by undergraduate and postgraduate students to help select degree courses, by academics to inform career decisions, by research teams to identify new collaborative partners, and by university managers to benchmark their performance and set strategic priorities. As nations across the globe focus on the establishment of world-class universities as essential elements of a dynamic economy, our rankings are increasingly employed as a tool for governments to set national policy.
Below, Times Higher Education offers analysis and commentary on the world rankings results, and outlines the full methodology.
- With focus, smaller teams can win big — Phil Baty
- You want fame? Here's where you start paying... — Andrew Oswald
- Rankings methodology — Phil Baty
- At the nexus of East and West — Tan Chorh Chuan
- Vote for a better world — Susan Hockfield
- The medium is the message; the message is opportunity — David Naylor
- It's all about transformation — Glyn Davis
- Under the radar activity — Phil Baty
- Africa's scramble for regeneration — Sibry Tapsoba
- Shopping around — Aaron Porter