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India ‘cannot aspire to be a world power without having a single world-class university’, country’s president says. Phil Baty writes

Policymakers in US and UK told not to jeopardise the nations’ strength in the fields

UK is top in life sciences while Asia performance varies

UK maintains its strength in the arts while US loses ground

The combined results of the three main UK university league tables also include a post-92 institution for the first time

Standout institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects cite collaboration with industry and other universities as reason for success

Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2016 will be hosted in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 subject tables will be revealed over six weeks

Putting our latest rankings results into context

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 will include 800 institutions for the first time

Wider reach is good news for the BRIC nations and other developing economies. Ellie Bothwell reports

The global higher education landscape is changing. THE is evolving, too, developing a collaborative approach to help universities flourish as they navigate challenging terrain, writes managing director Trevor Barratt

Times Higher Education’s six-pronged offer provides the global academy with the tools to find the right path – higher education’s ‘strategic sonar’

More data, more institutions and elimination of kilo-author papers: full control has enabled THE to make world rankings even better, writes Duncan Ross

The growth of the kilo-author paper recognises one form of excellence but challenges measurement, writes Duncan Ross

Our universities’ tradition of openness offers a necessary corrective to insularity and irrationality at home and abroad, argues Louise Richardson

When it comes to the leadership required to enable universities to tackle today’s challenges, one rule applies, says Peter Doherty: quality is everything

The World University Rankings are a global affair, but as with so many things, some parts of the planet are more equal than others. This image maps the positions of all the institutions in this year’s analysis. Despite globalisation, it shows how North America and Western Europe still dominate international HE

What does Google want from graduates? When it comes to today’s market, a new kind of intelligence is the name of the game, argues Shuvo Saha

US continues to lose its grip as institutions in Europe up their game

The World University Rankings 2015-2016 are bigger, better and more comprehensive than ever, explains Phil Baty

Swiss innovator makes top 10 as Germany’s evolution pays dividends, but Japan struggles as more globalised rivals show strength. Ellie Bothwell reports

No institution ranked among the world’s top 200 can be said to be average, but by looking at this cohort’s average indicators, we can learn much about what it takes to become world class

The results of the 2015-2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, discussed by the THE editorial team.

UK institutions have triumphed in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016, but immigration policies and fees may threaten their status, says leading academic

Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016 will include 200 universities for the first time

Philip Altbach warns that ‘you can’t starve a higher education system’ without grave consequences

London institutions top Good University Guide 2016 list based on graduate job prospects

Surrey and Sussex make strides in Good University Guide 2016

Project to measure learning outcomes globally could have got off the ground ‘if UK had signed on’

Research by University of Oxford academics provides evidence that student satisfaction scores are unconnected to exam performance

US institutions top the inaugural Reuters Top 100 Most Innovative Universities table

Times Higher Education rankings almost the most used league table in India

Durham University tops list based on Complete University Guide crime survey and World University Rankings 2014-15

Yes they should, argue Anthony Monaco and Cheryl de la Rey

Most students rely on loans as their main source of income, according to RBS Student Living Index

Phil Baty explains how Times Higher Education is moving towards a more inclusive university ranking

Maria Yudkevich, Philip Altbach and Laura Rumbley examine the parallels between the grading of global institutions and sport

University league tables do not pay enough attention to institutions’ innovative spirit, argues the European Commission’s Gerard de Graaf

Pricey it may be, but the assessment of impact will evolve and better methodologies will appear over time, says Arun Sharma

Phil Baty explains why hundreds of research papers will not be considered when compiling the next Times Higher Education rankings

China continues to advance, but Japan dips in Shanghai Jiao Tong ranking based on research strength

The 2015-16 THE rankings will be most inclusive ever

Proposal announced by Ministry of Education as the number of international students in the country continues to decline

Clearing 2015: East Anglia and Essex top list based on National Student Survey 2015 and World University Rankings 2014-15

Prestigious event will host official launch of the 2015-16 World University Rankings

UK is second to US for nationality of Nobel prizewinners in the 21st century

Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’

Conference hears that bespoke THE measures could help to incentivise improvement and attract public funding

Institutions from 10 countries feature in a top 30 that previews what a new ranking, being discussed at the Africa Universities Summit, might look like

Doubts now raised over future of project billed as having potential to shake up hierarchy of world higher education

Data will power the most comprehensive THE World University Rankings yet

Times Higher Education creates a top 15 table for Africa’s academies ahead of the inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit on 30-31 July

Additional internationalisation measurement would increase participation in studying overseas, says Erasmus+ director

Nobel laureate among prestigious line-up

US administration instead pledges to provide more data to students, researchers and institutions

World University Rankings analysis reveals the best female-led institutions

John Hennessy has announced plans to step down as president of Stanford University in summer 2016, after leading the institution for more than 15 years

Japan still ‘king of the mountain’ but balance of power shifts to neighbour

The Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2015 will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with the University of Melbourne