Times Higher Education
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| Editor | John Gill |
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| Categories | Higher education |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | October 1971 (as Times Higher Education Supplement) |
| Company | TSL Education Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/ |
| ISSN | 0049-3929 |
The Times Higher Education (THE), formerly Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), is a weekly British magazine based in London reporting specifically on news and other issues related to higher education. It is the United Kingdom's leading higher education news publication.[1]
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[edit] Publication history
From its first edition, in 1971, to 2008, the THE was published in newspaper format. On 10 January 2008 the publication was relaunched as a magazine which continues currently. It is published by TSL Education Ltd., which was, until October 2005, a division of News International.
[edit] Editorial
The magazine is edited by John Gill. Phil Baty is the editor at large, and is responsible for international coverage. He is also the editor of the annual World University Rankings.
The magazine features a fictional satirical column, the "Poppletonian", which reflects on life at the fictional Poppleton University. The column is written by Laurie Taylor.
In 2011 Times Higher Education was awarded the titles of Weekly Business Magazine of the Year and Media Business Brand of the Year by the Professional Publishers Association.[2]
[edit] Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Times Higher Education has been known for publishing the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings, which first appeared in November 2004, with new rankings published annually.
Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings was an annual supplement ranking the "Top 200 World Universities", and was published by Times Higher Education. The 2009 Times Higher Education-QS World Rankings were published on the Times Higher Education website from one minute past midnight on 8 October 2009.[3]
On 30 October 2009, Times Higher Education broke with QS and signed an agreement with Thomson Reuters to provide the data for its annual World Rankings. The magazine developed a new rankings methodology in consultation with its readers and its editorial board. Thomson Reuters collects and analyses the data used to produce the rankings on behalf of Times Higher Education. The results have been published annually since autumn 2010. QS, which collected and analysed the rankings data for the past six years, no longer has any involvement with Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings.[4][5]
[edit] Awards
The magazine runs two sets of awards annually.
The Times Higher Education Awards are firmly established in the world of higher education. The 2011 awards took place on 24 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane and received a record number of entries across the 18 categories.[6] 17 Universities were given awards in different categories, with the University of Sheffield being University of the Year. Tessa Blackstone was given the Lord Dearing Lifetime Achievement Award.[6]
The Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (Thelmas) were launched in 2009. The Thelmas were set up to recognise the impact that administrative staff have on the success of higher education institutions. Commenting on the awards, THE editor Ann Mroz said: "The UK's higher education institutions manage annual budgets worth billions of pounds and employ thousands of people. But the remarkable business and management skills of those running universities have never been recognised and rewarded. We seek to rectify this and celebrate the sector's management and financial acumen."
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Ariel Zirulnick. "New world university ranking puts Harvard back on top". Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2010/0916/New-world-university-ranking-puts-Harvard-back-on-top.
- ^ "PPA Awards 2011". http://www.theppaawards.com/.
- ^ Times Higher Education - Education news, resources and university jobs for the academic world
- ^ Times Higher Education - New data partner for World University Rankings
- ^ Times Higher Education - Education news, resources and university jobs for the academic world - World University Rankings 2010
- ^ a b Times Higher Education 2011 THE Awards
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Laurie Taylor's weekly "Poppletonian" column published in the THE
- THE on Twitter - official Twitter feed
