University communicators have risen to the fore during the pandemic response, but face new challenges during the recovery, according to a special W100 session on reputation at the THE World Academic Summit.

As a renewing W100 members for 2020-21 claim your free ticket to the Times Higher Education virtual World Academic Summit on 1-2 September, and join a special W100 session.

Australia remains a dominant force, with 17 institutions featuring in the top 100, up from 15 last year. France has 14 entries; the UK has five and Hong Kong has four, including the top-ranked Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Rankings Watch: Reputation has been identified as the key factor driving changes in most global universities, as identified by THE in its latest ranking

The Times Higher Education’s 2015 World Reputation ranking, a definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands of 2015, was released.

THE’s annual World University Rankings are changing from autumn 2010. The magazine signed an agreement with research data specialist Thomson Reuters.