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Data-driven strategic success
THE
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INTR O D UC TIO N
For 50 years, Times Higher Education (THE) has been a leading
“THERE IS NO WORLD
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WHY SUBSCRIBE
global authority in higher education around the world through TO THE DATAPOINTS 04
powerful insights, analysis and news. Since launching the World DEPARTMENT OF SECTION 02
EDUCATION, BUT TIMES
WUR
University Rankings in 2004, THE has collected more than 9 million DASHBOARD 06
individual datapoints from 3,500+ universities in over 100 countries
and regions, creating an unrivalled proprietary dataset and
HIGHER EDUCATION IS SECTION 03
WUR DASHBOARD
DOING A REAL SERVICE
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establishing THE as a world leader in higher education analytics. SECTION 04
Coupled with a website reach of more than 30 million annual users,
TO UNIVERSITIES BY REPUTATION
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THE is best-placed to support you with understanding and achieving DEVELOPING DEFINITIONS SECTION 05
REPUTATION DASHBOARD
your strategic goals. AND DATA THAT CAN BE
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USED FOR COMPARISON
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SDG IMPACT
Trusted by governments, higher education institutions and DASHBOARD 14
organisations, our solutions have been specifically developed AND UNDERSTANDING.” SECTION 07
to inform, measure and support your strategic and tactical goals, SDG IMPACT DASHBOARD
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from data benchmarking to marketing and recruitment, LYDIA SNOVER
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Director of institutional research,
both domestically and on the world stage. THE CONSULTANCY
Massachusetts Institute of Technology SERVICES 18
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WH Y
Our award-winning journalism
now sits alongside our data
SU B SC R I B E
expertise, where data from our
rankings, supplemented by
extensive additional insight,
TO T H E
provides a unique understanding
of how universities are
responding to the greatest
DATA P O I N T S
challenges of society.
Duncan Ross
Chief Data Officer
Our three rankings series – the - THE
World University Rankings, which
focus on research intensive
institutions, the Teaching Rankings Higher Education Institutions
Times Higher Education has a fifty- that explore student engagement
with learning, and the Impact
can use this comprehensive
international dataset – through our
year heritage of analysing the trends Rankings that uniquely explore
how universities are responding to
DataPoints tool – to explore their
competitive environment, evaluate
in worldwide higher education. the UN Sustainable Development
Goals, provide a huge and
Our three rankings series strategies for cooperation and
growth, and identify strengths and
explorable global dataset.
This data looks at over 2,500 – the World University weaknesses of their offerings. This
analysis can be further supported
institutions from more than 95
countries. Supported by extensive Rankings, which focus on and developed by our dedicated
data scientists and consultants.
numeric and bibliometric data
this now also includes over research intensive institutions, The rankings, and their data, are
ideal starting points for institutions,
the Teaching Rankings that
110,000 pieces of direct evidence governments and the wider world
of university activities. All of to come to an understanding of
explore student engagement
this is gathered in a consistent the opportunities in the global
and effective way through our higher education sector. Who are
with learning, and the Impact
multinational team of data editors, the strongest universities?
ensuring that it is consistent Which universities are
Rankings that uniquely
and relevant. demonstrating their leadership
2,500
in sustainability, research, and
explore how universities are
teaching? Where can organisations
THIS DATA LOOKS AT OVER grow, and who can they work with?
Above all we look forward to
responding to the UN working together with our partners
across higher education as we
Sustainable Development develop and expand our work
and data sets, to ensure that
Goals, provide a huge and universities can continue to play
their vital roles in society.
INSTITUTIONS explorable global dataset.
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WO R LD U N IVERS IT Y
R A N K I N G DA S H BOARD Identify and analyse strengths, weaknesses and critically,
areas of opportunity, to support the strategic development
Access the full dataset behind of your institution.
THE’s influential World University Rankings.
Understanding institutional FEATURES OF THE WUR
performance is essential to DASHBOARD:
advance in university rankings,
and against strategic goals. P owerful datasets from
THE DataPoints WUR Dashboard 2,000+ institutions around
provides visibility of this the world
performance in a global context. B enchmark against up to 25
Arming you with the right data universities at any one time
and tools WUR Dashboard G lobal, regional and country-
helps you identify and analyse level distributions
strengths, weaknesses and Institutional-level data
critically, areas of opportunity, to across 31-subject areas
support the strategic development C ross-metric comparison
of your institution and ensure you Q uarterly bibliometric
remain globally competitive. With
analysis
automation of the most time-
P eer group analysis
consuming tasks and outputs
presented in a user-friendly format, Y ear on Year analysis
WUR Dashboard takes the hard D ata download capabilities
work out of data collection and A ccess to your WUR ranking
analysis, leaving you more time result one week before the
to focus on strategic success. official release
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DataPoints has been a DataPoints is useful for the
vehicle to help us develop diagnosis of both our
some strategies for strengths and weaknesses.
WO R LD U N IVERS IT Y
improving our World It provides potential solutions
Ranking. It lets us delve as well. We identified a
R A N K I N G DA S H BOARD
into the areas of research positive correlation between
and teaching reputation citation and international
CA SE S T UDY where we can improve,
and also tells us where we
research collaboration
through our DataPoints
Northwestern University is one of the leading private are performing very well... analysis of Yonsei and its
research universities in the US. It can trace its origins DataPoints has helped new peer institutions. Yonsei’s
back to 1851. It has campuses in Chicago and management in visualising leadership has been working
Doha, Qatar and boasts the 9th largest endowment that information. It definitely to promote international
saves us time. research collaboration for the
in the US. purpose of strengthening our
How is DataPoints informing your
planning and strategy?
colleagues, and a deeper
understanding about how
how tightly bunched we may be
with certain peers on certain internal research ecosystem.
“DataPoints informs our important the global picture measures – that is critical
strategies as it gives us a is. I think the more accessible with any kind of assessment: YONSEI UNIVERSITY
better global perspective of this type of information is, what is the clustering that is
Seoul, Korea
how the university is perceived and the more we share it occurring, and how far away
than we had previously. internally, the more it prompts is the next institution behind
For both the recruitment of questions – and that is a sign you, and the next one ahead?
research staff, and for getting of a healthy organisation.” DataPoints provides that. The
a better understanding of the number-one advantage is time.
international graduate student How have you utilised the WUR The information is there, it is
world, it is useful for us to learn Dashboard data? available. You can pull it up in
how people outside the US “It gives me the actual values a meeting and show in a chart
actually perceive who we are for Northwestern versus our where Northwestern stands
1M+
and what we are strong in.” peers, so it helps you see really across its peer group.”
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specific information – like what
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Are there any unexpected their doctorates-awarded-to-
benefits of the WUR data? academicstaff ratio is, and how
“We have noticed increased it compares with ours. More VOTES DATA FROM BIBLIOMETRIC
conversation among importantly, it allows you to see OUR ACADEMIC RESPONDENTS IN GLOBAL INDICATORS
REPUTATION SURVEY OUR SURVEY INSTITUTIONS
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ACCESS TO:
R E PU TAT ION
70,000 1MILLION
FEATURES OF REPUTATION
DASHBOARD:
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DA SH B O AR D
Deep dive into data on your
reputation as perceived by
published scholars around
the world
VOTES CAST
Understand the strength of Ascertain your strengths, SURVEY RESPONSES
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weaknesses, opportunities
your university’s brand and and threats
VOTES FOR
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reputation, globally. factors are important when NATIONAL
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voters are considering
THE’s Reputation Dashboard Understanding the strength of universities in particular VS.
remains the industry leading your brand across the globe countries? And what factors SUBJECT INTERNATIONAL
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source of intelligence on how
your university is perceived
Knowing which subjects
you’re best known for
influence voters, country-by-
country? INSTITUTIONS AREAS
among leading academics Analysing peer performance Demographics: How do
from around the world, Contact data@timeshighereducation.com for a free demo
Information to inform voting patterns change
based on THE’s annual global marketing resource and by voter age, role, media
academic survey. preference and subject?
spend
With proprietary data from First-hand experience: How
Insights into influences on
approximately 70,000 survey do voters respond when
academics’ voting
respondents, benefits include: asked which institutions
Visibility of voter profiles
excel in their field in their
direct experience working
with them?
Raw votes: Weighted and
unweighted reputation
votes, including vote share
percentage.
These features are augmented
with analysis that identifies voter
profile, including demographics,
location, discipline and other key
characteristics, allowing you to
tailor your institution’s strategy
more effectively.
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Data help to spark conversations
and collaborations.
R E PU TAT ION
DA SH B O AR D
CA SE S T UDY
Founded in 1876, the University
of Bristol is a redbrick research
university located in south-west
England. The university boasts
strong connections with
hundreds of employers,
ranging from small businesses
to worldwide organisations.
How have the data helped to Are there any particularly useful Have there been any surprises What was your intended usage
inform your strategies? features of this product? from your use of the database? of this product?
We purchased this database The voter analysis feature is It has helped us to identify Understanding what we need
because we want to use the data particularly useful as it provides smaller countries where our to do to improve our ranking,
and insights to help us shape insights into the academics, reputation is good that we may especially our international
our strategies and how we run who are a difficult audience to have otherwise overlooked. ranking, and reputation, has
campaigns. When it comes to market to. Student recruitment The data then help us to delve become strategically very
research marketing and how marketing has been fine-tuned into why this may be the case important for us. THE’s [ranking]
to share our research with for a long time. However, when and spark conversations and is definitely one that our target
audiences around the world, we it comes to reaching out to collaborations with institutions
[Datapoints] is a very powerful tool
audiences and academic
always want a very bespoke way academics, this is a tougher we wouldn’t have necessarily networks would consult.
to identify a specific market and
identify the way to reach them
stream to tackle and using the
DataPoints [reputation data] has
worked with. Prospective students do rely on
these so that’s a very important and has helped inform strategies.
as every market is different. That helped us to inform strategies. source of information for them,
is how this database and in- especially for overseas students. MIAO HE, Research Marketing Manager
depth information helps us on a
project-to-project basis.
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SD G IM PAC T
DA SH B O AR D Empowering universities around the world to achieve
their sustainability goals.
Powerful data insights and analytics
to support success in sustainability
THE’s SDG Impact Dashboard FEATURES OF THE SDG
is a new benchmarking IMPACT DASHBOARD:
tool designed to support
universities’ sustainability A ccess to all underlying
efforts by decoding and data behind the THE Impact
analysing the data behind Rankings
THE’s Impact Rankings, based A t-a-glance insights into
on the UN’s Sustainable global and domestic
Development Goals. institutional performance
Through rich institutional Insights into contribution of
performance data and insights individual metrics to scores
into best practice regionally in each SDG
and globally, understand how A t-a-glance performance
to improve your university’s analysis versus peers around
position in the rankings, recognise the world
opportunities and threats, identify D ata export functionality
possible collaborators and leaders
S ummary report generation
in each field and even inform future
sustainability strategies. A ccess raw data and the
With user-friendly benchmarking evaluation of policies and
and competitor analysis tools other evidence
specifically designed for strategic
planners, easily access tactical
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a global or domestic level, create
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internal stakeholders or export
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and tools.
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PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING LINKS TO PUBLIC EXAMPLES
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40,000+ 30,000+ INSIGHT INTO
PERFORMANCE DATA
FROM
220 KPIS
1,300+
LINKS TO EVIDENCE
ON BEST PRACTICE BIBLIOMETRIC ACROSS
IN SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS
GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS
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SD G IM PAC T
DA SH B O AR D
CA SE S T UDY
A top-ranked institution in the 2021
THE Impact Rankings has worked
with the THE team using the SDG The SDGID It was truly an
Impact Dashboard to continue to was a guiding integrated,
make significant contributions to tool for us. cross-campus
the UN’s Sustainable Development learning
opportunity.
Goals. It currently ranks first in the
world for two of the individual SDGs.
How did the SDG Impact some of the ambiguity that we strategy that will be created to Has this product helped to form/ can be valuable for figuring out
Dashboard help you? found in some of the metrics, intertwine alignment with these nurture any relationships? how these networks can better
The SDGID was a guiding tool so it was really helpful. global goals into our day-to- We are part of a global align on efforts.
for us, especially because it day work. university network, and there’s [Among domestic peers], a
was our first time submitting Has the SDGID promoted been a lot of interest within lot of us are submitting to the
to the Impact Rankings. We change within your university? How have you utilised the that network around working Impact Rankings. The question
had some situations where we There was a momentum product to inform your own more on the SDGs. We are has been raised about whether
came across metrics where and excitement around the strategies? going to do an analysis of we can use these data to see
we thought we didn’t have the rankings process. It was truly Using the dashboard to how these partner universities where we can build bridges
required evidence, but when an integrated, cross-campus understand best practice, have approached the SDGs, and even in some of the
we looked at the Dashboard we learning opportunity and I best-in-class programmes and based on the evidence in the reporting that universities do
were able to better understand think it inspired our senior approaches to the SDGs will Dashboard, so that within our to the government, in terms of
what was being asked of the administrators to think about help to inform how we move network we can strategise on contributing and alignment to
institution for that metric. This what we can do with these forward in developing our own how to work together. Many the SDGs.
was a very useful feature. The data. This rankings process is SDG initiatives. universities are members of
Dashboard helped to clear up part of an overall institutional networks, and I think this tool
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THE is a trusted authority on higher education. This is why
the University of Wollongong engaged THE to work with us
to gain insights into strategies that will build global visibility
and awareness for our research, education and brand.
Our consultant added value to our strategy development
through his ability to present clear and insightful data about
our current positioning and recommended practical
strategies to take to market. THE is a great business
partner and can be trusted to bounce off ideas in a
THE respected and considered way. I recommend THE
to anyone needing strategic marketing advice.
CO NS U LTAN C Y
SE R V IC E S
EMILY OSBORNE
Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications
University Of Wollongong, Australia
Supporting global higher education
leaders to achieve sustainable
growth and strategic impact. WHAT WE DO:
THE Consultancy provides solutions. Our consultancy practice INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDER
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