Big new tables, small refinements: how our rankings are advancing
We’re launching two brand-new rankings this autumn, while fine-tuning our established analyses, writes Duncan Ross
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World University Rankings 2025: global hotspots
The number of ranked Chinese institutions is back up, while Turkey has also experienced fast growth
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World University Rankings 2025: pillars of strength
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
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World University Rankings 2025: Ukrainian universities build global links
Institutions are setting the scene for a thriving international system post-war
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World University Rankings 2025: Australia stands on precipice
Half of sector goes backwards in this year’s table, as international student caps threaten more damage
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Oxford v-c fears impact of declining UK sector reputation
Irene Tracey says policymakers and universities need to work together to tackle funding crisis
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World University Rankings 2025: nurturing excellence in times of uncertainty
In a turbulent period for HE and beyond, university leaders are determined to make their work count
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World University Rankings 2025: shifting patterns
The US has a new leader, while Brazil and the UAE join the top 200
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World University Rankings 2025: results announced
Oxford breaks record at number one spot, defying trend of declining UK reputationÂ
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World University Rankings 2025: the long and the short of it
The distribution of countries’ ranking positions reveals new insights
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The Freshers’ Week drink tampering spike is not only security’s problem
Victims may feel more comfortable disclosing incidents to supervisors than to the killjoys who shut down their 4am corridor parties, says George Bass
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For greater innovation, universities should try radical collaboration
Partnerships with the public and private sectors can be slow-going or episodic. Urgent challenges demand a step change, says Daniel Diermeier
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Graphene will ‘win another Nobel or two’, says Andre Geim
University of Manchester physicist hits out at critics who claim Nobel-winning discovery has not yet delivered
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Leaders hit by funding crises wary of ‘talking down’ universities
British and Canadian vice-chancellors warn their financial models have never faced greater threats, but do not want to further deter international students
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Visa issues make US ‘no-go zone’ for short student trips
Two-year waits for visa interviews have made it impossible to organise visits to America, says University of Ghana dean