Abstract:
Every sector likes to claim it is global. In higher education’s case it happens to be true. Drawing on Times Higher Education’s coverage of global issues in academia insights derived from the data behind the THE World University Rankings and the experiences shared at THE’s World Summit Series editor John Gill will assess the rapidly changing global landscape and attempt to draw some conclusions about what it means for the UK - and its future prospects as a world-leading system.
Biography:
John Gill has been editor of Times Higher Education since 2012. He joined THE as a reporter in 2007 and was news editor for four years before taking on his current role. John has been closely involved in the development of THE’s World University Rankings portfolio over the last eight years and was called to give evidence to the recent parliamentary inquiry into teaching metrics. He regularly speaks at higher education conferences including THE’s World Summit Series.
John has overseen year-on-year growth in the popularity of the annual Times Higher Education’s Leadership and Management Awards and THE Awards which attract record numbers of entries from all corners of the UK. John chairs THE’s panel of judges comprising some of the most distinguished names from across the UK higher education sector and personally leads the judging of THE’s University of the Year accolade.
