A return of the academy to its roots
30 October 2012Jon Baldwin explains why Murdoch University has decided to engage with the world rankings again, and how its new leadership team is fundamentally rethinking what the university is...
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Youth ventures
Phil Baty explains how the 100 Under 50 ranking was created and emphasises the dynamism of the table When we asked our international expert advisers what age they thought characterised a "young"...
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India to Strathclyde: It’s a jungle out there?
25 October 2012 With legislation to open India to foreign universities still unforthcoming, it remains a difficult environment for Western institutions hoping to secure a lucrative prize. Joanna...
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Global university rankings can provide 'concrete benefits', says Prime Minister of Jamaica
6 November 2012 Global university rankings can provide "concrete benefits" such as strengthened transparency and quality assurance, the prime minister of Jamaica told an international conference last...
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Canada's McGill University wins World University Rankings' video competition
28 November 2012 One of the greatest strengths of the higher education world is its diversity - and this shone through in a competition asking filmmakers to describe what it is that makes their...
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Date set for World Reputation Rankings 2013
10 December 2012 The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2013 will be released online on Monday 4 March, ahead of their official launch at the British Council’s Going Global conference...
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Rankings' role in MENA up for debate at Going Global
Posted by Phil Baty 15 January 2013 The role of university rankings in informing the development of universities in the Middle East and North Africa will be up for debate at the British Council's...
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Universities pull out of EU's 'unjustifiable' U-Multirank
Written by Jack Grove 7 February 2013 A group representing some of Europe's leading universities has withdrawn its support for a new ranking system funded by the European Union, warning that it...
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India's top 10 higher education institutions
Posted by Phil Baty 4 March 2013The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) has taken the number one position in a new ranking of the top 10 Indian higher education institutions based on...
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A university's brand is of real commercial value
In the strict legal sense, a university's "brand" consists of a combination of its name, associated goodwill, related design elements and reputation. In the UK, these intangible elements are...
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Access and excellence, locally and globally
In an era of disinvestment in the US' public universities, the greatest of their number has improved its reputation through creativity, entrepreneurialism and innovation, says Robert BirgeneauOn the...
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Beyond the 'super-brands' universities are strengthening their positions
Outside the legion of ‘super-brands’ that occupies the top of the table, a number of players are strengthening their positions, Phil Baty discovers An elite group of six global “super-brands” has...
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Branding a country to attract international students and scholars
The Netherlands is a relatively small country and is proud that all 13 of its research universities feature in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-13 (12 in the top 200). But it...
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Globally renowned universities are ranked by reputation
The World Reputation Rankings measure an increasingly vital element in the social-network age, say Phil BatyReputation is subjective, messy and nebulous, but it matters deeply in today's...
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Hobsons' president says brands really do matter
Brands really do matter. And as the complex dynamics of reputation in higher education continue to shift, institutions are starting to pay closer attention.Universities are increasingly dependent on...