Global University Rankings: Great responsibility
4 October 2012 Welcome to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013. This is no beauty parade, writes Phil Baty: it is a serious evaluation that echoes in common rooms and the...
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The rise of Asia-Pacific Universities: Power is where power goes
4 October 2012 Public investment in the Asia-Pacific academy seems to be paying off as the area's institutions climb the World University Rankings. So who are they displacing? It doesn't take much to...
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World University Rankings 200-400 list: They might be giants...or were
4 October 2012 The 200-400 list shows systems bursting with potential - and others showing signs of weakness and even senescence. Phil Baty interprets the signs with the help of Philip Altbach For...
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Dirk Van Damme: Elite at the crossroads as aspirants plot fresh course
4 October 2012 The World University Rankings data tell another story apart from which institutions stand at the summit. Dirk Van Damme deciphers the dynamic trends in the global higher education code...
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David Willetts: Keep on moving
4 October 2012 There is no room for complacency, says David Willetts, the UK's universities and science minister. Competition is getting tougher and those at the top must work harder to hold their...
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Bernd Huber: Competitive edge
4 October 2012 Rivalry is vital for the development of world-class institutions, and substantial funding for research - and not just applied research - is a prerequisite for development, explains...
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Ed Byrne: Consolidated gains
4 October 2012 Ed Byrne recommends international collaboration between institutions to achieve excellence - Australians have taken to the idea like a duck- billed platypus to water Australia takes...
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John Hennessy: Virtually it's our best shot
4 October 2012 E-learning allows universities to reach more people, to improve their teaching and, potentially, to keep costs down. It also offers a way forward for the Western academy, argues John...
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Max Price: Start local, go global and fight the nation's corner
4 October 2012 Building research-intensive universities in developing countries is no easy task but it is vital to the promotion of economic, cultural, social and intellectual progress, argues Max...
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Strike while the iron's still hot
4 October 2012 The academy remains Western-dominated, but emerging markets are rising. Traditional universities must future-proof themselves by tapping new players' demand for old-fashioned values,...
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Name is the game
4 October 2012 The reputation of a university is the most important factor for the majority of prospective international students, IDP has discovered. Phil Baty writes The power of university...
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Stephen Crookbain and Virginia Bottomley: Two heads, one vision
4 October 2012 As the US model of split leadership reaches UK shores, Stephen Crookbain and Virginia Bottomley consider the pros and cons If you have ever heard headhunters discussing their craft,...
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Engineering and Technology Ranking: Seven stars shine over golden state
The state of California has maintained its grip on the Times Higher Education engineering and technology table. As in previous years, California, the home of the high-tech business hub Silicon Valley...
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Arts and Humanities Ranking: Anglo-US ascendant as Europe retreats
Stanford University, which counts former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky and authors Ken Kesey and Jeffrey Eugenides among its alumni, has retained its position at the top of the arts and humanities...
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Applied medicine without frontiers
The UK stands out in the clinical, pre-clinical and health table - the only subject ranking headed by a non-American institution. The table is led by the University of Oxford, which has maintained...