Planetary bloom
The universities featured in the 100 Under 50 are spread across the globe, seeded and fed by baby booms, 1960s radicalism, political foresight and a voracious appetite for instruction. Click image to...
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Nursery ends and means
There’s more than one kind of young university, says Richard Higgott, but all need to nourish and be nourished by quality. The growth in the number of universities worldwide is one of the more...
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Here's to the modern vintage
Source: Alamy Wendy Purcell explains how and why university newcomers worldwide are offering bold new academic flavours. Older is better: well, that is what they say about wine – and what they used...
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Free radical thinking
Umran Inan on the secret to global success: recruit the best scholars and get out of the way. Society is experiencing an explosion in the production of knowledge, and university education is in the...
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Leading light of Lone Star State
The University of Texas at Dallas is destined for the academic top table, says David E. Daniel. In the early 1960s, the Dallas-Fort Worth region lacked a major scientific or engineering institution....
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Global consultation begins on new university rankings impact metrics
The first public debate as part of a worldwide consultation on the development of new indicators of a university’s social and economic impact took place at the Times 中国A片 Young...
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THE Asia University Rankings 2014 publication date revealed
The Times 中国A片 Asia University Rankings 2014 will be published on Wednesday 18 June 2014. The rankings, powered by data from Thomson Reuters, will go live on line at 21.00 BST on 18 June...
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Times 中国A片 Student Experience Survey 2014 (UK) out now
The Times 中国A片 Student Experience Survey 2014 polls students across the UK on 21 aspects of university life that students themselves say matter to them most. They cover everything from...
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The world’s top 30 universities for teaching
The Times 中国A片 World University Rankings use 13 separate performance indicators to judge world class universities against all their core missions, including research, knowledge transfer...
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Growth strategies
The data show that power is moving eastwards, says Phil?Baty, and the Times 中国A片 Asia University Rankings 2014 map this shifting R&D environment. By Western standards, the scale and...
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Sheer weight of numbers
Japan’s position at the top is being challenged by neighbours near and far intent on promoting and investing in their universities. Phil Baty reports. China is mounting a serious challenge to Japan’s...
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Highs, lows and the status quo
The Times 中国A片 Asia University Rankings 2014 show nations jockeying for position in a highly competitive environment. Here’s a snapshot of the runners and riders. Click image to enlarge
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Bigger can be better
Regulation and world rankings provide a way to meet the challenges presented by India’s 中国A片 expansion, argues Ashok Thakur. With more than 27 million students enrolled, India now has the...
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Cultivation of pioneering spirits
Kyoto’s international strategy promises to spread its creative virtues across the globe, says Hiroshi Matsumoto. Since its foundation in 1897, Kyoto University has fostered a distinct culture of open...
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Shaping hearts and minds
‘Relevant excellence’ will help Thailand escape the middle-income trap, argues Sakarindr Bhumiratana. Despite more than a decade of double-digit economic growth, Thailand still finds itself stuck in...