Rankings

Our revised rankings methodology shows Asian research is stronger than appreciated, as participation and competition rises across a dynamic region writes Ellie Bothwell

Continent’s elite shuffle positions, while more universities from West and South Asia feature

The head of Hong Kong Baptist University shares his solution to the rapidly changing jobs market

Young people are leaving the country in droves yet no political party is committed to reforming higher education, says Asghar Zaidi

As overhaul presses staff and students to broaden horizons, president discusses handling faculty pushback, maintaining a vital Samsung partnership and dealing with disgruntled alumni

To reflect this dynamic region, we make adjustments to the criteria behind our World University Rankings, which we have revised to reflect today’s higher education scene

Sibrandes Poppema shares how his institution is strengthening links across countries and with industry and society

Universities must submit data and distribute a student survey to participate in the Online Learning Rankings

Regional table will be tweaked to mirror improvements made to global ranking, writes Billy Wong

Increase in female leaders driven by Europe as US stagnates

Universities that are ranked by Times Higher Education tend to have healthy levels of prestige, write David Watkins and Mark Caddow

Responses from academics will be used alongside other data to create new ranking

Analysis of THE rankings data indicates which countries perform strongest in light of the funding that they get

Reports of the demise of university league tables are greatly exaggerated. Our rankings are growing in size and influence, writes David Watkins

Geopolitical tensions and freedom of speech issues are testing universities the world over. To successfully manage their reputations, they must avoid getting distracted by all the noise, says Mark Sudbury

Universities in the Arab region make giant leaps in their reputation, owing to increasing prestige regionally

Academic leaders should stay out of politics to encourage debate and promote expertise, says Daniel Diermeier

The Technical University of Munich is moving beyond outreach and creating a two-way dialogue with society, says Jeanne Rubner

The board has increased its membership to 15 with the addition of six higher education leaders from across the region

Universities are invited to participate in the second edition of the regional ranking

The president of Aalto University talks about leading a nationwide flexible learning effort, and why he’s been standing up for an ‘international Finland’

Elsewhere, Australia and UK improve, but tightening immigration policies could threaten progress

Spike in participation in sustainability-focused table led by Asia

Universities are invited to participate, as the portal for our global research-focused ranking opens

There is no single or ‘correct’ way to rank universities – and that’s a very good thing, writes Phil Baty

A look at the most-read THE university rankings articles from the past 12 months

Two new tables – on interdisciplinary science and online learning – will be published this year

Online Learning Rankings will benchmark universities on resources, outcomes, student engagement and learning environment 

New measures on ethical leadership and African heritage will help address challenges faced by universities in sub-Saharan Africa

Institutions in the UAE stand out for their high levels of cooperation with both global and regional institutions

Even as many universities struggle to keep the lights on, others reap the rewards of strong investment and tumult elsewhere, writes Pola Lem

Saudi Arabia’s KAUST leads table for the first time, driven by its research performance

Universities in the Gulf are increasingly attracting scholars and staff from across the Arab region and beyond. What are the main pull factors? And how is this shifting the knowledge centres of the Middle East?

The American University in Cairo’s first Arab leader on helping people reskill, serving the community and taking on the ‘necessary evil’ of administration

Data shows that universities globally are underperforming in research towards SDG 11, although Oceania is ahead of others

Classes at world’s first postgraduate AI institution can pivot mid-course to explore breakthroughs, says MBZUAI acting provost

As MENA adapts to global warming, regional universities, especially in the UAE, are preparing to embrace a climate leadership role, says Mariët Westermann

Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not giving up

Subject rankings are diversifying, with more representation outside the US and UK, but old elite still take top places

Survey results will help to fuel THE’s series of rankings in 2024

THE analysis finds that high share of global institutions fail to recognise staff for cross-disciplinary working, as experts warn research environment is ‘still not up to the task’

To reflect the region’s unique characteristics, we make adjustments to the rigorous and robust criteria that underpin our World University Rankings to arrive at the Arab University Rankings

While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier

Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latest World University Rankings

Hong Kong and the Netherlands lead new THE metrics measuring research strength, excellence and influence 

Southeast Asian country has made big gains on student-staff ratio since 2020, while Hungary has improved on share of postgraduate researchers

UK universities are overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar

The World University Rankings have grown and developed to reflect the changing global higher education sector, writes Ellie Bothwell 

North America has also revived while Oceania’s international outlook has dipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends

European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity

UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research funding shares decline

We’re gathering data on interdisciplinary science and online learning, and making improvements to some of our existing rankings, to capture insights on more of the work that universities do, says THE’s chief data officer 

WUR expands industry pillar to include patents in country scores, with greatest gains by Ireland, Hong Kong and the US

UC Davis’ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California’s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe

Canterbury’s vice-chancellor contrasts her adopted island homeland with her native South Africa and reflects on the opportunities spawned by even the worst horrors

Daniel Diermeier reflects on traversing the increasingly polarised US political landscape and on disagreeing with staff and students pressing for the university to take sides

Focusing on the quality of in-person teaching is only one way to make returning to physical campuses more appealing, says Carolyn Evans

Folasade Ogunsola discusses her country’s battle with brain drain and universities’ search for ‘creative’ ways to combat funding shortfalls

Partnership will seek to reward institutions that incentivise cross-disciplinary work aimed at solving the world’s biggest challenges

The methodology for the 20th edition of the World University Rankings has been significantly updated to reflect the outputs of the diverse range of research-intensive universities across the world