Australia remains a dominant force, with 17 institutions featuring in the top 100, up from 15 last year. France has 14 entries; the UK has five and Hong Kong has four, including the top-ranked Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

The latest league table published by Academic Ranking of World Universities shows a higher degree of change from the previous year than is usually expected from this most stable of the global rankings. 

Reputation remains a key driver of university performance, and those universities strongly focused on raising global profile continue to advance, according to the latest QS Rankings published on 10 June.

The W100 virtual annual conference Reimagining Universities: Evolution and Change will be held between 2nd– 6th November 2020.

The W100 International Reputation Tracker, this year’s network research project, is continuing with the survey of Resources and Structures still open for members to complete, and a new survey of global education agents now opening.

Reputation remains a key driver of university performance, and those universities strongly focused on raising global profile continue to advance, according to the latest QS Rankings published on 10 June.

Reputation management is key to the response of universities to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The W100 Network is working with members to share intelligence and experiences during this challenging period.

As the dust begins to settle on universities, and the immediate communications drive dries up, is academia in the firing line?

Our Head of Global Network Development explores University communicators’ crucial role in pandemic response and looks at the data from our COVID19 tracker

Reputation and the pandemic: what happens next? Mark Sudbury looks at how universities are looking at the next stage of activities of the pandemic response

Rankings Watch is a regular feature from Mark Sudbury, Head of Global Network Development, looking at activity in the university rankings

Justin Ralph, CIO at World 100 Member, RCSI in Dublin, shares his experience of how IT and online transformation can happen quickly in a crisis