Kyoto University overtakes University of Tokyo in student-focused table

Can sharing a city with a more prestigious neighbour make it easier or harder for an institution to realise its value? Jack Grove examines the competition

Canada and China are among nations that have seen a boost on measures of internationalisation in past year, based on latest THE ranking

HKU’s history, location, social context and educational and research ambitions combine to create a truly global university, says Ian Holliday  

Switzerland’s flagship university has always been international, but has never been more in need of its global outlook, says Sarah Springman

Too often, the life-changing work of less prestigious universities goes overlooked. THE ’s University Impact Rankings aim to change that, says Phil Baty

Analysis of THE World University Rankings data shows no progress in number of women leading highest-ranked institutions

Duncan Ross explains why submitting data on global partnerships is mandatory for inclusion in the  Times Higher Education  University Impact Rankings

South Korea and China are fastest improving countries in region, as Australia and Japan fail to keep pace

Five sectors considered side by side, and how reputation tracks citation impact (or not)

Asia-Pacific institutions are no longer just catching up, they are challenging the best. Phil Baty writes

The University of Malaya has had mixed success in offsetting the effects of funding cuts, writes Awg Bulgiba Awg Mahmud

Multilateral efforts can leverage the resources and capabilities of individual institutions into world-changing collaborations, says Christopher Tremewan

China is reasserting itself at the forefront of intellectual endeavour while its regional neighbours vie to keep the pace. John Ross reports

Despite talk about Australia’s international education boom, the country’s sector has reason to be wary, as Phil Honeywood explains

On many fronts ? research, international collaborations, entrepreneurship, student learning and more ? HKUST is active and eager to advance, says Wei Shyy

But experts ask how long country’s success can last in the face of rampant competition from Asia

Duncan Ross explains how universities’ evidence is being verified and measured in the  THE University Impact Rankings

Simon Baker examines the rise of China as a research nation and the worries this provokes among some Westerners

Rebalancing of global higher education promises end of era in which institutions all ‘strive to be the same as Harvard’, says professor

Japan leads on number of submissions but institutions across 75 countries have taken part

Academics issue warning after news story including critical comments about country’s top universities is removed

Malaysia and Egypt are making rapid higher education progress, largely because of improvements in citation impact

The value of rankings is increasingly being acknowledged, and we are pleased to offer ever more insights and information, says Phil Baty

Hindering the vital work of South Africa’s research-intensive universities by pressing them to lower fees would not serve the nation, argues Adam Habib

With higher education reform coming to Chile, Ignacio Sanchez Diaz says the vital contributions of country’s private universities should be recognised

A focus on raising performance has helped universities in Egypt and Malaysia surge in the rankings. Ellie Bothwell reports

Technologies like AI should be fostered to enhance learning, but more attention should also be paid to the core, humanistic missions of universities, writes Lin Jianhua

A comparison of research income scores presents a picture of how emerging economies nations fare in the rankings

A look at the most-read Times Higher Education university rankings articles from the past 12 months

The University of Oxford now leads Times Higher Education ’s two technology-focused subject rankings

Analysis of rankings data suggests Australia has made ground and without an apparent cost to research quality

Analysis of ranking since 2011 suggests China is not making same ground as in research-based rankings, while Germany and South Korea have leapt forward