The number of UK universities featuring in the top 200 of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings has dropped, while Asian universities have risen up the list. 

BRICS member nations are set to establish a new university rankings system, government officials have announced.

The 2023 Shanghai Rankings has filled eight of the top 10 positions with US institutions, but Chinese universities have improved over the past decade.

QS is offering one-on-one meetings with 52 Korean institutions boycotting the QS World Rankings, in a bid to provide full transparency to universities branding new methodology as flawed.

A new "forward-thinking" methodology of the QS World Rankings has been unveiled for its 20th anniversary edition, causing a "significant shift" in results.

The Charter will establish an African-centred framework, providing guiding principles as well as measures of success and accountability

Love them or loathe them, university rankings carry weight. But who do they carry weight with, and are families, students and decision makers becoming savvier in regards to what rankings mean? Viggo Stacey asks.

A survey of 880 agents across 68 countries has identified the seven top factors influencing student choice, with cost, post-study work access and education quality seen as most important.