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The Covid crisis has restricted travel and funding, affecting even regions spared its worst. But institutions in emerging economies are getting creative and cooperating to continue their work, with even momentum for growth and change

Institutions in emerging economies are seeing greatest progress in health subjects and citations, based on ɫ��ֱ�� rankings data

China is not the only rapidly improving system; India, Egypt and Malaysia are striding ahead, while Mexico is losing ground

Better technology and a global focus may pull the higher education world closer together

Number of female vice-chancellors at high-ranking institutions has reached new milestone based on ɫ��ֱ�� World University Rankings data 

Researcher argues that universities worldwide should adopt model after finding correlation between alumni governance and ranking position and endowment size

Higher education reforms promised differentiation, but a failure to implement bold changes and a lack of desire for innovation are resulting in the opposite trend, says Liviu Andreescu

The Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021 focus on a unique group of institutions. To ensure that they are judged properly, we adjust the performance indicators in our World University Rankings

Subject rankings will be launched throughout the autumn

Russia leads on number of submissions but institutions across a record 98 territories take part

Methodology will be based on framework of World University Rankings, but include some bespoke elements

Priority should be better teaching for domestic students and improved research performance, ɫ��ֱ�� forum hears

ɫ��ֱ�� analysis finds that UK and Canadian systems are also among most prestigious, while Australian universities are losing international stature

Universities can now participate in the next edition of our global league table  

Russia may still have no universities in the world’s top 100, but its 5-100 Project has made progress, says Philip Altbach

The way US graduation figures are calculated misses out those with a non-traditional path through higher education, says Corey S. Bradford

ɫ��ֱ�� is taking a deeper look at the perception of universities, a measure that has become increasingly important during the pandemic, says Duncan Ross

The country’s universities have shot up global rankings on the back of huge investment and a ruthless focus on publication. But as the country gears up for its next five-year plan, Joyce Lau asks whether stratospheric ambitions for a ‘Chinese Harvard’ can be met

A look at the most-read Times Higher Education university rankings articles from the past 12 months

Assessing pedagogy is even more challenging during the pandemic, but initial results from our Japan student survey reveal some interesting insights, argues Duncan Ross

Data from annual survey will inform the 2022 World University Rankings

Data from ɫ��ֱ�� World University Rankings suggest universities in Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland get far more per academic

Communications experts at leading universities say Covid-19 could be ‘make or break’ for institutions’ prestige 

ɫ��ֱ�� data reveal the voter base for universities with growing reputations and their more established neighbours

Universities should create more strategic partnerships with the commercial world to boost their public perception, argues Rupert Younger  

Data from ɫ��ֱ��’s Reputation Rankings reveal the contrasts in the perception of institutions’ subject strengths inside and outside the country in which they are based

The pandemic crisis may offer less established institutions a chance to shine, says Ellie Bothwell

Almost all higher education institutions in the country have signed a document committing to combating the climate crisis, says Göran Finnveden

Data from �ձᷡ’s subject rankings show need for more integration in fields such as AI, says leading professor  

Our Academic Reputation Survey forms the foundation for these rankings, meaning that they are built on the insights of a representative sample of global experts

ɫ��ֱ�� data demonstrate that leading institutions are focusing on becoming more comprehensive rather than more specialist

ɫ��ֱ�� analysis reveals regions that could lose the most financially due to pandemic and policy-related decline

Data from WSJ/ɫ��ֱ�� US College Rankings paint worrying picture for sector facing further financial woes

Cambridge and Oxford jointly lead combined results of three main UK university league tables

Chinese universities’ pursuit of excellence with socialist characteristics aims to put them in the company of Harvard and Oxford, says Futao Huang

Times Higher Education will publish league tables for 11 different subject areas in October

We have published the methodology for the 2021 edition of the table, which makes it easier for postgraduate institutions to take part, says Duncan Ross

Harvard tops student-focused ranking for fourth consecutive year

Ranking of US universities and colleges puts student success and learning at its heart

Latest World University Rankings suggest a number of top 200 universities are over-reliant on international student revenues

The novel coronavirus has transformed how research is done in many disciplines. But scholars are divided over whether the accelerated pace of science is an entirely good thing

While no universities will be immune to the financial and operational challenges brought by the pandemic, will the research prominence of some leading universities help mitigate the potential damage they face? Ellie Bothwell reports

Talent and ingenuity will be more important than ever to universities worldwide as they face a host of unprecedented challenges, says Ellie Bothwell

University leaders in the Global South talk about post-pandemic opportunities and power shifts

ɫ��ֱ�� data reveal countries with the highest average number of international students

China makes record-breaking achievements in latest league table as experts predict that the pandemic may accelerate the country’s rise

With travel no longer carefree, Simon Baker hears how standouts on internationalisation plan to keep attracting global talent

The switch to online has hastened the move to high-quality, internationally relevant blended teaching and interactive learning

ɫ��ֱ�� data reveal how Chinese and US universities that were in the 201-300 band in the World University Rankings 2016 have fared since 

ɫ��ֱ�� data show how the quality of countries’ research in health and life science shifted ahead of the pandemic 

But observers question whether it can last, as pandemic lays waste to the business model

In exploring issues such as sustainability, our World University Rankings are set to become more open and inclusive, writes Duncan Ross

Knowledge transfer and start-up incubators are more important than ever given the economic downturn in the wake of Covid-19, say university leaders in South Korea

A coalition of US universities is freely sharing technology and intellectual property related to coronavirus, but this approach must not stop at the pandemic, writes Moo Hwan Kim

University teaching will change as a result of the forced switch to online, but in-person interactions will still have enduring value, argues Rebecca Blank

Higher education institutions are inherently global and they thrive because of their openness, not in spite of it, says Duncan Maskell

Economic revival in the wake of the pandemic will require all sections of society to play their part, says Janet Beer

Covid-19 offers universities a chance to accelerate the transition towards a more digital, open and inclusive research environment, says Cisca Wijmenga

International collaborations should focus on building institutions rather than individuals, say Adam Habib and Imraan Valodia

The pandemic has shown how public investment in research and healthcare pays off, argues Ana Mari Cauce