31 May 2012 Tony Chan discusses the key factors behind HKUST's rapid rise, and adds: you ain't seen nothing yet  Visitors to our university often come with this question on their lips: how did the...
31 May 2012 Confidence is the hallmark of Warwick, a habitual innovator that has made a global splash, says Nigel Thrift From its creation, confidence has been the University of Warwick's watchword....
31 May 2012 Marcelo Knobel and Renato H.L. Pedrosa discuss Unicamp's past and what the future has in store The State University of Campinas (Unicamp) is on an upwards trajectory: it was part of the...
31 May 2012 The University of York has always been unafraid to go its own way, Laurie Taylor recalls Nowadays I take the compliments showered on the University of York for granted. I no longer need...
11 October 2012 Former UK foreign secretary Jack Straw has urged policy makers in continental Europe to consult the ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings when making decisions about higher...
12 October 2012 The 2012-2013 ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings may have only just been published, but at Thomson Reuters we have already started work on the 2013-2014 rankings data....
18 October 2012The ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings make a "valuable contribution" to comparing different universities across the globe, a House of Lords debate has heardIntroducing a...
Free from tradition and baggage, a wave of upstarts are challenging their elders. Phil Baty investigates There are many disadvantages to being a young university, says Yongmin Kim, president of the...
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...
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"...
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...
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...
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...
10 December 2012 The ߣߣÊÓƵ 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...
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...