There are 153 universities and higher education institutions in the UK
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013 powered by Thomson Reuters are the only global university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments.
The following criteria is used in the rankings
- Teaching
- International outlook
- Industry income
- Research
Underpinning the World University Rankings is a sophisticated exercise in information gathering and analysis:
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013 are the only global university performance tables to judge research-led universities across all their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
The ranking system employs 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments.
The 13 performance indicators are grouped into five areas:
- Teaching: the learning environment (worth 30 per cent of the overall ranking score)
- Research: volume, income and reputation (worth 30 per cent)
- Citations: research influence (worth 30 per cent)
- Industry income: innovation (worth 2.5 per cent)
- International outlook: staff, students and research (worth 7.5 per cent).
