Data

Latest data from Education at a Glance suggest taking education to a higher level brings much bigger income returns in some nations 

Data from the past four years of the World University Rankings suggest performance on industry collaboration is converging

Four years of data from THE’s world rankings show that the UK appears to have stalled on internationalisation compared with some rivals

Latest data from OECD raises questions about growth of per-student spending in some countries, but by no means all nations

Data from the Office for Students appear to show vocational courses have bigger shares of such students

Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes

Analysis reveals that, when medicine is taken out of the equation, collaborations are thin on the ground

Data on international collaboration show cross-border authorship share falling over recent years 

Last year’s move to ease burden on graduates means system is almost back to where it was before fees hike, IFS report suggests

Grattan Institute says 25- to 34-year-old university leavers have found it tougher to find jobs matching their skills

Data in OECD’s Education at a Glance shows large variation in proportion of current expenditure being spent on teachers and support staff

UK should focus more on improving ‘skills value’ of degrees rather than subsidising loans, suggests director of education and skills

Results from the European Student Survey suggest the UK, Austria and Ireland are also strong on providing students with chances to thrive outside class

Freedom of Information requests suggest just a handful of members are involved in huge growth seen across sector

Analysis of movements between World University Ranking groupings shows strategies that are paying off and where others may be losing ground

New analysis on the full economic costs of research and teaching by ‘peer group’ raises concerns about long-term sustainability of some institutions

Large-scale study raises questions about the usefulness of altmetrics for assessing research quality 

Results from the European Student Survey underpinning the rankings reveal key differences in teaching across the Continent

Trends analysis shows end of ‘US hegemony’ in research may not be far off

Study casts doubt on efficacy of increasing research productivity in some disciplines

THE analysis provides food for thought on the best research strategy for institutions with ‘core strengths’

Analysis of latest data could spark similar debate to that seen in relation to the REF, about whether a complex assessment process is needed

But new government figures do suggest rate in England and Wales is higher now than a decade ago

Study suggests pure science disciplines may have more of a problem with citations that are not actually giving the thumbs up to other studies

Latest tables showing high-quality scholarly output for countries and universities demonstrate UK in particular is losing ground

Understanding how and why a university achieved a particular rating has become a tougher job than ever, writes Simon Baker

Latest Hesa data show there was no immediate exodus of academics but Russell Group warns against ‘complacency’

Data from THE’s World University Rankings underscore that many more women are studying some science subjects in the Mena region, but does this translate into employment?

But study by French academics says they tend to perform more poorly on research owing to multi-campus nature of many institutions

Teaching grant allocations by OfS reveal losers from £30 million drop in funding to aid retention

British Council conference to hear of downsides to focus on elite higher education institutions

Incorporation of AMR in Global Burden of Disease study could be game changer in securing more government funding

US universities dominate list of institutions and researchers that are most likely to publish the most cited scholarship for the subject 

Latest data from the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey show University of London was biggest provider in terms of course days

New Hepi paper that ranks universities on intake equality illustrates gulf between some Russell Group universities and others

Data from one of last Hefce reports likely to throw down the gauntlet to new Office for Students on grade inflation

Broad Institute and other US-based research centres lead in cutting-edge genomics topic

Analysis of data on current research networks suggests that subjects where expensive kit is shared could be vulnerable

Large worldwide survey suggests scholars in continental Europe more readily provide data alongside results

Hong Kong institutions dominate in list of those producing the most highly cited research in the subject

Hefce report shows English universities have been charging more as recruitment stalls 

Long-term trends data raise questions about whether fees are creating new pressures for students that some universities are struggling to address

New Times Higher Education survey statistics reveal the institutions making the most progress over the past decade. Simon Baker reports

Architects of merged league table say results show how old hierarchies are outdated, but pre-92 institutions still dominate

Latest Hesa data may put more pressure on universities already under the microscope over strikes and v-c pay

Latest Hesa data reveal big jump in staff with a doctorate, although numbers remain static at some institutions

Toulouse and Cornell come out on top in analysis of second most trending science topic on SciVal

Elsevier metrics reveal the institutions and individuals who are driving forward research in the field

But growth in those completing postgraduate research degrees in physics appears have stalled, according to latest Hesa data

Overall figures for full-time undergraduates suggest growth as other institutions expand significantly

London Economics modelling suggests that higher earners would be the primary beneficiaries of many potential reforms

Could the Commonwealth be a viable source of research networks should the UK fail to secure access to the EU’s research programmes post-Brexit? Simon Baker reports

Latest data show that Republic is no longer source of strongest demand for UK courses within EU

Latest Hesa data on degree classification shows where increase in top grades was highest in 2016-17

Analysis of the latest Ucas recruitment data suggests some institutions have changed strategy in the past few years

Ellie Bothwell compares two Beijing universities, Tsinghua and Peking, to explain the former’s rise

In the first of a regular series looking at who is producing highly cited research in different areas, THE explores a subject currently deemed the ‘most prominent’ by Elsevier metrics 

Latest Hesa data show that University of Oxford again has lowest share of new students from state schools, but Oxford Brookes is furthest from its benchmark

But latest Ucas data show that institutions with the worst records in the past have seen an improvement

THE data analysis in partnership with Elsevier highlights economic impact of world’s leading institutions