April 2022 saw the debut of Time Higher Education’s new event series for marcomms professionals, Hashtag HigherEd. The conference, hosted by Warwick Business School at the iconic Shard in London, brought together speakers and delegates from both university and other sectors to discuss issues such as branding, social media, sustainability, recruitment, quality of education and international students.

Following the launch of the World 100 SMART Tool, we are hosting a webinar to help you get the most from this new initiative for World 100 Reputation Network members. SMART tracks your social media engagement on a quarterly basis across key platforms in comparison with World 100 and other leading global universities.

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We will be running two seminars for our members where we will present key findings from our 2020/2021 research project, The Reputation Opportunity, and give members the opportunity to join the discussion.

November saw the first World 100 in-person event since the end of 2019 when members and other delegates came together for the World 100 Conference in Manchester. ‘World 100 Live’ was the destination of this meeting; a special event designed for members to share insights and experiences from their university since we last met

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How has internationalisation been impacted by the pandemic? And what are the changes driving global reputation in a sector dominated by globalisation and fierce competition, when international visibility has never been more crucial for success. These topics formed the background to a recent session at Times Higher Education’s Leadership and Management Summit.

In this webinar, we will explore an ecosystem that allows stories to live longer and reach further - developing a genuine connection with our audience that nurtures a deeper understanding of the positive impact we have in our communities.

We’re excited to tell you more about a major new benefit to World 100 Reputation Network membership for 2021/22. THE (Times Higher Education) will be providing members with a World 100 space in THE Student’s weekly newsletter and website this year for free.

A panel of World 100 members will be hosting a session at THE World Academic Summit looking at how university communications has had to evolve over the past 18 months.

In 2021, it is impossible to discuss the subject of reputation without looking at the impact of Covid19, and this is perhaps another key sign that an institution’s reputation cannot be solely attributable to rankings.