INSTITUTIONAL
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Access for staff and students
to THE’s daily insights,
intelligence and data
W: www.timeshighereducation.com/subscriptions
Put your institution
ahead of the competition
As the voice of global higher education, THE is an invaluable
daily resource for all your staff and students. Whether it’s agenda-
setting news and analyses, commentary from the sharpest minds
in international academia, our influential university rankings, or the
latest insights from our World Summit Series, everything we do is
focused on helping you and your institution to excel.
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NEWS
THE’s award-winning journalists bring together news, insight and expertise from across higher
education, both from our headquarters in the UK and from our team around the world. From
news stories as they break to in-depth analyses of the issues that matter, our readers get a
detailed and truly global perspective on trends and developments in academia.
DATA
Analyses from THE’s data editor and from our team of data scientists – drawing on the unparalleled
THE World University Rankings database on global university performance – offer fresh insights
on global trends and add a rigorous information-led outlook to our news coverage. Data is at the
heart of everything that we do.
OPINION
From the presidents and vice-chancellors of institutions to all manner of scholars and students,
THE is home to the most insightful and provocative comment and opinion in higher education.
Writing from every continent, our contributors provide an insider’s view to complement our
independent, award-winning journalism.
FEATURES
Many of the biggest names in higher education have written for THE’s features section, and
many more have been interviewed by our journalists as part of the in-depth, issue-led coverage
for which we are known. Our long-form articles are as diverse as they are diverting, from essays
and provocations on all aspects of academia to extended interviews, data-informed analyses and
regional examinations of political and policy developments – all are essential reading.
REVIEWS
Our books section is unique, featuring reviews of scholarly monographs by other scholars in the
field. With titles from all disciplines and reviewers who write not only with wit but also with
wisdom, our reviews are a curated guide to the frontiers of knowledge.
DIGITAL EDITIONS & ARCHIVE
In addition to the daily content available on our website, your institution will also get access
to the weekly digital edition of our magazine, which includes more than three years of back
issues. Staff and students will also be able to access our archive containing more than two
decades’ worth of online articles.
An institutional subscription provides access to:
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SPOTLIGHT ON
RANKINGS CONTENT
The THE World University Rankings, which heads up our portfolio of rankings, is one of the most
influential indicators of excellence in global higher education.
Using this unparalleled data source, we delve behind the headline numbers and discern the global
trends across higher education. THE’s rankings insights are an essential and unmatched resource.
Subscribers get full access to all our rankings as well as expert, critical analyses from our
journalists and editors, astute insights from the data team behind the rankings, and opinions and
editorials from the world’s most informed higher education leaders, experts and commentators.
SPOTLIGHT ON
SUMMITS
Events that are part of the THE World Summit Series gather together leaders of the most
ambitious, innovative and prestigious universities in global higher education, as well as Nobel
laureates, business and technology pioneers, politicians and policymakers.
Subscribers can access reports, commentaries, video and other multimedia content from all
our events, which take place across the world. This includes all the highlights from the World
Academic Summit, THE’s flagship global gathering and the platform for the exclusive launch of
the World University Rankings.
Our carefully curated content is essential for anyone who wants to understand the challenges
and opportunities facing universities, and the strategies that are being adopted to address them
region by region.
SPOTLIGHT ON
NEWSLETTERS
Everyone’s time is precious, so THE’s award-winning editorial team distils essential news and
commentary into newsletters that keep even the busiest of individuals abreast of the latest
developments.
Our daily news bulletin is delivered from our news desk straight to the inbox of tens of thousands
of readers, as is our weekly editor’s newsletter and our monthly analytical offering, THE Insights,
which comes direct from THE’s senior team.
These newsletters can be accessed by all staff and students at a subscribing institution – why
not join the thousands who already benefit?
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Internal promotion – IP messaging
To guarantee that every university member (staff or student) who visits
timeshighereducation.com is aware that they now get free access to our content as
part of your university’s subscription, we have introduced IP-based messaging on our
website.
Pricing is based on the number of academic staff and postgraduate students at an
institution, however all staff and students will get access.
• Provide us with your university’s IP address in CIDR format
• We will ensure that an on-site message (like the example above) appears when a
member of staff or a student is on campus and visits the THE website and is not
logged in
How does
this work?
ACCESS
THE institutional subscriptions authenticate via email domain. Users simply log in or register
using their institution’s email address to get instant access. This method of authentication means
that all staff and students enjoy 24/7 access to all of THE’s great online content whether they are
on campus or at home.
PRICING
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Article Views per Month
• Number of active users
• Number of newly registered users
• Device split
• Academic and student users split
• Number of web sessions
• Article engagement
• Referrer domains to help with promotion
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Usage
stats
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Total views
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To help your institution get the most out of its subscription, we now provide usage statistics.
The following information can be obtained on request:
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Our institutional subscribers include:
What our institutional subscribers think
“Our THE subscription delivers demonstrable value to both staff and students. Given
the turbulent HE environment, our main stakeholders are understandably interested
in understanding both current changes and the direction of future travel. The mixture
of expert analysis, informed opinion and sector intelligence enables them to develop a
clearer picture. This can help to inform both student choice and university strategy.”
University of Sheffield
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