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Increasing focus on sustainable development agenda must be matched by evaluation of student learning, says expert

Institutions in low- and middle-income countries host most of the world’s refugees, despite having the least resources, but their efforts receive limited global recognition, say Frankie Randle and Arash Bordbar

THE is refocusing on core and deeply trusted rankings while retaining a diversity of measures and metrics, says Phil Baty

The operational functions of universities mean many are ill-equipped to fully support global priorities. The answer lies in integrating entrepreneurship education into their core mission, says Fernando Reimers

Conflict, the climate crisis and poor infrastructure and funding mean pursuing the SDGs is a major challenge for South Sudan. But universities are still playing a positive role, especially when it comes to community engagement, say Kuyok Abol Kuyok and Tristan McCowan 

Large language models are becoming a powerful complement to human judgement in the validation process for our sustainability-focused rankings, says Victor Melatti 

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

University staff are well positioned to lead by example as they engage with global challenges, say María Florencia Amigó, Sarah Lisle and Ruby Campbell

Universities can learn from the sustainable use of textiles in South America, where traditional knowledge is integrated with innovation to create a positive impact, says Jade McLachlan

Robust pipelines, smart validation and continuous observability have enabled us to improve data integrity even as our global rankings have grown, says Loubaba El Wazir

A combination of national agenda, high-quality staff and funding is working in China’s favour. How can other Asian nations catch up?

China’s Double First-Class project appears to be paying off as the country’s institutions continue to lead the rankings. Why have similar schemes elsewhere struggled to reap rewards, and can China keep advancing despite economic slowdown and an ageing population? Helen Packer reports

Asia’s universities are edging into a more prominent role on the world stage. We look at how excellence initiatives have aided the region’s success, and the revival of transnational education

Rankings did not drive the Singaporean institution’s strategy, but gave the then underdog the data and visibility to enter a virtuous circle of success, explain Bertil Andersson and Tony Mayer

Our methodology uses data on all aspects of Asian universities' core missions 

Disputes over the trustworthiness of India’s state-run university rankings raise questions over quality assurance efforts, says Pushkar

Sending students abroad has become a priority for policymakers, but can they convince Japan’s youth? 

Our Japan rankings are constructed on four pillars that demonstrate the broad strength of a university

China’s neighbours benefit in list of the world’s most international universities, as giant expands its network

Number of female university leaders reaches record high, with Switzerland seeing biggest growth

The use of generative AI and a new engine drawing on data from government agencies are among the ways in which we’re doubling down on quality, says David Watkins

The benefits of a strong brand are accruing for universities and academics alike. Jack Grove explores why reputation matters – and examines the latest results in the list of the world’s most prestigious universities

Questionnaire seeks responses from social science academics for first time

The newly relaunched ranking aims to provide the definitive list of the world’s most prestigious universities according to academics around the globe

Asia and Africa participation numbers each increase by 25 per cent

Universities under political pressure to row back on support for minorities need a rallying point, say Manuel Barcia and Effie Kesidou

Despite Asia’s success elsewhere, its leading universities are still struggling to compete globally in arts and humanities. Patrick Jack asks whether that needs to change for them to be considered world-class

How we rank universities across 11 separate subject areas 

Universities are invited to participate, as the portal for our global research-focused rankings opens

‘Experimental public establishments’ such as PSL and Paris-Saclay have suffered growing pains of late, but hopes remain high that France may finally have found a way for its complex web of institutions to compete on the world stage without trampling cherished historical identities, writes Emily Dixon

Our rankings tables provide detailed insights on the performance of all types of higher education institutions from every corner of the world

Eleven universities across four continents are awarded gold in first attempt to measure online learning on a global basis

The Online Learning Rankings measure the teaching excellence of global universities’ online programmes. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results

Gulf region loses its grip at the top of the table, as Jordan and Egypt make gains

Gulf states have long shone brightly in the rankings, but others are closing the gap in quality, says Ellie Bothwell

Rosa Ellis examines how the five top newly ranked universities perform, and compares countries’ spending on higher education with their scores on non-financial metrics

The new KAUST president reflects on his journey to the rising institution and Saudi Arabia’s rapidly transforming higher education sector

Academic institutions, ‘harder to secure than banks’, must balance cybersecurity, collaboration and digital transformation, an AUC expert tells Rosa Ellis

Connecting with learners in other countries allows students to feel seen and heard on the global stage, says Nael Alami 

The chancellor of Abu Dhabi University on different types of intelligence, freedom of speech and universities in the East versus West 

South Africa continues to lead but Ghana and Kenya show strength 

There’s no silver bullet when it comes to interdisciplinary success, data from inaugural THE ranking show

The president of Technical University of Munich explains his recipe for breaking down silos while retaining deep disciplinary strength

The Arab World has a unique higher education ecosystem. To rank its universities fairly, we adjust the gold-standard methodology from our World University Rankings to account for the region’s distinctive characteristics

The Interdisciplinary Science Rankings measure global universities’ contributions and commitment to interdisciplinary science. Here, we explain how we arrived at the results

This is how we assess the data and produce the tables for the Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, based on information from 171 institutions

Brazil back at number one as new metrics reveal country’s research strength

Table revealing leading global universities for cross-disciplinary research is biggest-ever debut ranking

Survey results will help fuel THE’s series of rankings in 2025

Concerns around scholars using excessive self-citations are valid, but banning them entirely is not the right approach, says David Watkins 

The World University Rankings performance indicators are the heart of the Latin America University Rankings, but we make some adjustments to take account of the region’s unique characteristics

We are taking action to mitigate the effects of irregular voting patterns from a small number of institutions, says David Watkins  

Global sustainability event in Istanbul on 16-19 June 2025 to convene 5,000-plus attendees

Flagship higher education event on 7-9 October 2025 to focus on ‘Universities as agents of change’

Irene Tracey says policymakers and universities need to work together to tackle funding crisis

In a turbulent period for HE and beyond, university leaders are determined to make their work count

Institutions are setting the scene for a thriving international system post-war

Half of sector goes backwards in this year’s table, as international student caps threaten more damage

No elite US university finishes in the top 50 for the international outlook pillar, a category that is dominated by the United Arab Emirates at the top and the UK lower down

The distribution of countries’ ranking positions reveals new insights