On 23 June 2016, representatives from around 100 UK universities gathered in London for aÌýTimes Higher Education data symposium entitled The Global Higher Education Race: Staying Ahead of the Chasing Pack.

The event tackled two crucial issues for UK universities: their relative performance on the global stage at a time when higher education is becoming ever more competitive, and their performance within the UK on the measures to be assessed by the forthcoming teaching excellence framework (TEF).

It took place on the day É«ºÐÖ±²¥Ìýpublished its modelling of the TEF, based on the government's proposed criteria.

Read now: the results of the É«ºÐÖ±²¥ mock TEF

Attendees were givenÌýan exclusive preview of a new "mock TEF" dataset, which combines benchmarked teaching metrics to give a picture of how UK universities may measure up in the forthcoming TEF.Ìý

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Video: Ìýin-depth analysis of how the sector may perform in the TEF, with Nicki Horseman, É«ºÐÖ±²¥ lead higher education data analyst

Access the slides (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Delegates were also given a detailed presentation on the data behind the World University Rankings, including areas of strength, weakness and where they face the fiercest global competition.

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Video: learn more about the É«ºÐÖ±²¥ World University Rankings, and the UK's performance relative to global rivals, with Duncan Ross, É«ºÐÖ±²¥Ìýdata and analytics director

Access the slides (Microsoft PowerPoint)Ìý

Video: delegates at the É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Data Points symposium respond to day's discussionsÌý

Find out more about ourÌýWorld University RankingsÌýand theÌýteaching excellence framework. More videos from the symposium are .