World University Rankings (2024)

African participation surpasses North America for the first time

Increase in female leadersdriven 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

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

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-readTHEuniversity rankings articles from the past 12 months

Online Learning Rankings will benchmark universities on resources, outcomes, student engagement and learning environment

While Covid has perforated the rankings bubble of the front runners, better commercial engagement and refined research measures have boosted much of the middle tier

Asia saw the largest rise of all continents in research quality, teaching score, and overall performance in the latestWorld University Rankings

UK and US universities struggle to keep pace with top Asian performers as research fundingshares decline

Hong Kong and the Netherlands lead new THEmetricsmeasuring research strength, excellence and influence

Southeast Asian country has made biggains on student-staff ratio since 2020, while Hungary has improved on share of postgraduate researchers

UK universitiesare overwhelmingly represented at the top of the international outlook pillar

The World University Rankings have grown and developed to reflect thechanging global higher education sector, writes Ellie Bothwell

North America has also revived whileOceania’s international outlook hasdipped. Patrick Jack picks out key rankings trends

European nations have the highest research income levels, but Hong Kong and Australia surpass them in research productivity

We’re gathering data oninterdisciplinary science and online learning, and making improvements to some of our existing rankings, tocapture insights on more of the work that universities do, saysTHE’s chief data officer

WUR expands industry pillarto include patents in country scores, with greatest gains byIreland, Hong Kong and the US

UC Davis’ chancellor, Gary May, has plenty of background in attracting minority students, but finds California’s decades-old ban on race-based admissions a formidable foe

Canterbury’s vice-chancellor contrasts her adopted island homeland with her native South Africa and reflects on the opportunities spawned by even the worst horrors

Daniel Diermeier reflects on traversing the increasingly polarised US political landscape and on disagreeing with staff and studentspressing for the university to take sides

Focusing on the quality of in-person teaching is only one way to make returning to physical campuses more appealing, says Carolyn Evans

Folasade Ogunsola discusses her country’s battle with brain drain and universities’ search for ‘creative’ ways to combat funding shortfalls

The methodology for the 20th edition of the World University Rankings has been significantly updated toreflect the outputs of the diverse range of research-intensive universities across the world

THE’sSSA advisory board launches with members from countries across the region

The 20th edition is our most robust, inclusive and global ranking, thanks to significant improvements to our methodology

Institutional partnerships are on the rise, but the sector must do even more to join forces to tackle global challenges, writes Linda G. Mills

Lund University vice-chancellor discusses the challenges of working with business,creating an innovation valley in the Baltic region and managing one’s friends

Nancy Ip discusses how universities can boost their output of patents and support faculty entrepreneurs

Monterrey Institute of Technology’s president says it is setting aside £46million for international hires to compete with the global standard of living

From just 200 universities to almost 2,000, the World University Rankings have become more global and more inclusive. Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives to examine the most noteworthy developments

Collaboration has been a hallmark of THE’s rankings for the past 20 years.This is how we’ve worked with the global sector to produce league tables that meet the needs of universities

US, Japan and UK lead on entries to the World University Rankings this year

Announcing an update to the methodology behind our global league table of universities effective this year

This is how we assess the data and produce the tables for the Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, based on information from 121 institutions

Sub-Saharan Africa Rankingsto assess universities on metrics including access, fairness and regional impact

The THEArab University Rankings advisory board launches with members from countries across the region

Data suggests an improvement in recognition for public municipal universities in teaching-focused league table

Data reveals that 48 universities in the top 200 have female presidents or vice-chancellors

In an unstable political and social climate, MENA’s graduates need soft skills, says Hugh Martin

Ramping upvocational training and industry engagement will be crucial to meeting the skills needs of the fourth industrial revolution, says Sabrina Joseph

Times Higher Education has confirmed the schedule for its portfolio of university rankings for the 2023 calendar year

Next year will see a significant update to our methodology to better reflect universities’ work. DuncanRoss and BillyWong explain

The outgoing v-c of the University of Oxford talks about her fears of a brain drain and the highs and lows of her tenure

Survey will be available in 12 languages and distributedover three months

The University of Sydney will host the next Times Higher Education World Academic Summit in September 2023

For two decades,Times Higher Education’srankings have both tracked and contributed to an ever more connected world. Nowuniversities face anunwelcome shift inglobal dynamics

Recent decades have seen attitudes to working with industry shift in Europe, but the difficulty of reaching smaller companies and a lack of incentives to bridge the gap are stifling progress

Which regionshave the most global connections? The data reveal some surprises

That the USleadson measures of teaching and learning environment is no surprise, but there are some unexpected names among the most rapidly improving countries

Which countries are storming ahead when it comes to working with industry?

Research and citations are key rankings metrics, but different leaders on each suggest thatOceania’s strength is not being fully recognised

Universities face growing public pressure but this only means their mission is more vital than ever, NYU president Andrew Hamilton tells Rosa Ellis

Biggest ever World University Ranking reveals how Africa rises as US’ crown slips

Global balance of research power shows signs of shifting as US stagnates and China improves

Number of African countries in rankings doubles since 2018, with 25 universities making debut appearances this year

Maastricht aims to be intrinsically international by deepening its European ties while expanding its global engagement, says Rianne Letschert

THE examines how universities have gained from the pandemic and how institutions can take advantage of positive sentiment to achieve long-lasting visibility, grow collaborations and attract research funding