Rankings

African participation surpasses North America for the first time

Locale determines the mission of many universities, and the Impact Rankings recognise how such diversity and community-mindedness helps to further progress towards the SDGs

New thematic analysis reveals the countries and institutions that are walking the talk on sustainability 

Universities have helped some countries become leaders in fields linked to specific SDGs, thanks to their outreach efforts, meticulous data collection and creative campus/community initiatives. Rosa Ellis reports

African participation doubles, while institutions outside powerhouse of South Africa are becoming more visible

Progress in North America and Asia helps to push up number of institutions committing to withdraw funds from fossil fuel companies

University of Technology Sydney head on achieving impact on policy and sustainability by building partnerships, fossil fuel divestment and boosting Indigenous enrolment

More universities are adopting green financing. Their approaches must have verifiable outcomes and complement institutions’ overall strategies, says Anton Muscatelli  

Equity, diversity and inclusion staff in US higher education are losing their jobs in the wake of anti-EDI laws, but college leaders are mobilising, reports Rosa Ellis

Create a shared vision, set ambitious targets and celebrate loudly, advises Zoe Rodwell for keeping a sustainability strategy on track

The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings measure global universities’ success in delivering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results

The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff

Limiting sustainability courses to a subset of interested students will no longer work, warns Alison Taylor, as she shares how to prepare the next generation of business leaders

Local partnerships have been the key to our ability to deliver meaningful impact – as the THE Impact Rankings highlight, writes Clare Pollock

Achieving green goals isn’t easy at a centuries-old institution. Giacomo Bergamini and Simona Tondelli of the University of Bologna share their tips for embracing heritage while working towards sustainable development

New reputation measure will reward universities that receive votes from scholars far and wide, says Mark Caddow

Higher education growth shifts east, but there are markedly different trends across Asia

The head of Nanyang Technological University leverages the institution’s youthful vigour to put AI at the heart of learning and uses his research background to inform his leadership and help recruit potential Nobel prizewinners

Using 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators, we provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons to rank global universities created since 1974

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

Updated methodology reveals previously underappreciated research strength in some Asian countries, reports Rosa Ellis

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