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 ̽»¨ÊÓƵ World University Rankings when making decisions about higher...
12 October 2012 The 2012-2013 ̽»¨ÊÓƵ 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 ̽»¨ÊÓƵ 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 ̽»¨ÊÓƵ 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...
Written by Jack Grove   7 February 2013 A group representing some of Europe's leading universities has withdrawn its support for a new ranking system funded by the European Union, warning that it...
Posted by Phil Baty   4 March 2013The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) has taken the number one position in a new ranking of the top 10 Indian higher education institutions based on...
In the strict legal sense, a university's "brand" consists of a combination of its name, associated goodwill, related design elements and reputation. In the UK, these intangible elements are...