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Ellie Bothwell

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Rankings editor @timeshighered @THEWorldUniRank covering university rankings, strategy and leadership / Views own

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Joined March 2009
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Our World University Rankings by Subject 2026 are out now! Find out how your university ranked across 11 major subject areas in the full results tables: timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEUniRankings
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The government will charge universities £925 per international student for each year of study from August 2028, in a blow to cash-strapped higher education institutions. @Helen_Packer reports #Budget2026 timeshighereducation.com/new…
International student levy set at £925 per student from 2028

International student levy set at £925 per student from 2028

Chancellor confirms details of controversial tax on income from overseas students, while universities also expect to be hit by changes to pension tax rules

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Our Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026, in association with @SchmidtFellows, are out now! Explore the full table of more than 900 universities across 94 countries and territories: timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEISR #THEISF
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Our World University Rankings 2026 are out now! Follow our coverage for the latest data and analysis on the top universities in the world timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEUniRankings
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Asia has stepped up its progress on the SDGs, with Malaysia and South Korea making the most rapid advances. Our analysis on the Impact Rankings 2025 results: timeshighereducation.com/dep… via @paddywjack #THEGlobalImpact #THEUniRankings
Impact Rankings 2025: results announced

Impact Rankings 2025: results announced

Asia has stepped up its progress on the SDGs, with Malaysia and South Korea making the most rapid advances, writes Patrick Jack

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Our Impact Rankings 2025 are out now! @westernsydneyu in Australia is number one overall for the fourth consecutive year in our list of the top universities for sustainability: timeshighereducation.com/imp… #THEGlobalImpact #THEUniRankings
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Our Asia University Rankings 2025 are out now! China leads the rankings, retaining first and second place and holding five of the top 10 spots. timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEUniRankings #THEAsia
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More than a quarter of the world’s top universities are now led by women, marking a new sector record timeshighereducation.com/new… #THEUniRankings #IWD2025
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We have published our pilot Online Learning Rankings 2024 – the first attempt to measure online learning on a global basis. Find out which universities have been awarded gold, silver and bronze: timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEOLR #THEUniRankings
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Nurturing excellence in times of uncertainty In a turbulent period for HE and beyond, university leaders are determined to make their work count #THEunirankings Read more: bit.ly/4eKct4I
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Our World University Rankings 2025 are out now! Follow our coverage for the latest data and analysis on the top universities in the world timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEUniRankings
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Many of the world’s top universities have new leaders and tenures are shrinking. I spoke to experts about what this means for the future of the global higher education sector timeshighereducation.com/wor…
Global university leadership churn ‘reflects unstable world’

Global university leadership churn ‘reflects unstable world’

With many of the world’s top universities sporting new heads, and tenures shrinking, experts call for initiatives to develop future leaders

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“Perfection is not the goal…We all make mistakes all the time.” I spoke to @sianbeilock, president of @Dartmouth, about seeking criticism, difficult conversations, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering timeshighereducation.com/tal… #TalkingLeadership
Talking leadership: Sian Beilock on encouraging difficult conversations

Talking leadership: Sian Beilock on encouraging difficult conversations

Dartmouth College president discusses seeking criticism, prioritising mental health and getting more women into engineering

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“There is this absolute obsession with deep tech…sometimes it's hugely overrated." I spoke to Ed Brinksma just before he stepped down as @erasmusuni president, on the value of the social sciences, student protests and Dutch v German HE timeshighereducation.com/tal… #TalkingLeadership
Talking leadership: Ed Brinksma on the ‘obsession’ with deep tech

Talking leadership: Ed Brinksma on the ‘obsession’ with deep tech

Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education

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Opinion: Instead of valorising academic mothers we need to develop structures that allow everyone to flourish, both academically and as parents, says @EleanorPalser timeshighereducation.com/opi…
Valorising academic mothers’ heroism just makes it the default expectation

Valorising academic mothers’ heroism just makes it the default expectation

Reactions ranged widely to the news, publicised by Rutgers University in May, that doctoral candidate Tamara Brevard-Rodriguez defended her thesis from a hospital bed just hours after giving birth....

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We are in an “intellectual revolution”, says Joe Qin. I spoke to the @lingnanuni president about requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff for #TalkingLeadership timeshighereducation.com/tal…
Talking leadership: Joe Qin on bringing AI into the liberal arts

Talking leadership: Joe Qin on bringing AI into the liberal arts

The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff

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African participation in @THEworldunirank’s Impact Rankings has more than doubled in the space of a year - and the performance of universities in the continent has also improved. One of the standout trends from this year’s data timeshighereducation.com/wor… #THEGlobalImpact
Impact Rankings 2024: Africa makes a mark

Impact Rankings 2024: Africa makes a mark

African participation doubles, while institutions outside powerhouse of South Africa are becoming more visible

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Locale determines the mission of many universities, and the Impact Rankings recognise how such diversity and community-mindedness helps to further progress towards the UN’s SDGs, writes @elliebothwell Read more and view full #THEglobalimpact 2024 results: bit.ly/4ceczQW
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Our Impact Rankings 2024 are out now! Follow our coverage for the latest data and analysis on the universities that are doing the most to contribute to sustainability timeshighereducation.com/imp… #THEGlobalImpact #THEUniRankings
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Ahead of the UK general election, @timeshighered is running a short survey to find out about university staff’s views on the parties and their policies. Take part here: timeshighereducation.com/new…
THE general election survey 2024: have your say now

THE general election survey 2024: have your say now

Share your views on parties and issues as UK goes to the polls

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