Research focusing on international reputation is one of the main objectives for the World 100 Reputation Network.
Research informs practice, explains budgetary decisions, progresses strategy, and enables reputation managers to excel in their jobs. That is why our research projects are much valued by members and are at the heart of what we do.
Reputation is fast moving, and universities are constantly forced to evaluate their actions, friends and audiences. The Network engages in at least one annual research project that pushes forward the boundaries of knowledge around reputation and helps those in charge of their university’s image to understand it, and better amplify it.
Network members benefit from access to current and previous research and members may also share the research with colleagues of the university.
“The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, undertaking research that enhances professional relations and strategy.”
NAME, UNIVERSITY
The World 100 International Reputation Tracker
This year's research
Stemming from the success of the UK Tracker, W100 has begun development on the World 100 International Reputation Tracker. The International Reputation Tracker pilot will be a taster of what a full International Tracker could provide
The Role of Reputation in International Partnerships
Last years project
2018/19’s research project focused on how reputation influences the partnerships that universities enter into and how top universities use these links to build global reputation.
W100 Social Media Rankings
The W100’s first social media ranking, based on Twitter engagement at the world’s top 200 universities, launched in 2016 and is updated quarterly. The ranking table is available online and universities can order bespoke benchmarking reports to explore the detailed data in more depth
“The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, undertaking research that enhances professional relations and strategy.”
NAME, UNIVERSITY
W100 Research Library
Our Research Library is the central store of all W100 research reports from 2008 onwards. Click here to read more about previous research projects. Network members can login to the Members’ Area to view and download project files.
Latest research
Five ways to manage your university’s reputation
The World 100 was set up to help the world’s best universities improve and manage their…
How can universities leverage their pandemic reputation boost?
In October 2022, Head of The World 100 Reputation Network, Mark Sudbury contributed to an article…
How do universities stand out? Emerging findings from the W100 research project
We explore some initial results from 2021/2021 World 100 research project from the first audience…
REF 2021: Performance, reputation & impact
This week saw the long-awaited publication of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results,…
Research Seminar | The Reputation Opportunity (Member Only)
We will be running two seminars for our members where we will present key findings from our…
The Importance of the Public as a Key Audience
The general public was one of the focuses of the World 100 Network annual research project, just…
Storytelling Webinar: A lesson in community engagement
Speakers from The University of Newcastle, Australia, shared how the university has used the period…
The Reputation Opportunity – Information on our 2020/21 Research Project
The World 100 research project for 2020/2021 will explore how universities have used the visibility…
Rebuilding Public Trust in Universities: Trust in Sources of Information
Part 2 of our summary of Louise's session at THE Live US, looking a rebuilding public trust in…
Rebuilding Public Trust in Universities: THE Live US
On April 1st, World 100 Director Louise Simpson, hosted a panel of experts at THE Live US. The…