UniSkills Focus On: Times Higher Education
Hello and a warm welcome to the final UniSkills Focus On… blog of the academic year. In this edition we will be exploring Times Higher Education.
What does Times Higher Education offer?
Times Higher Education is a publication and website with a focus on the news and issues affecting higher education. Times Higher Education includes a number of different sections:
- News: where you can read the latest news and analysis about issues affecting higher education in the UK and worldwide
- Rankings: contains the most comprehensive university rankings in the world, including World Rankings, Impact Rankings, rankings by subject, rankings for different regions of the world and Reputation Rankings
- Campus: has a wealth of information and advice on academic careers, whether that be in teaching or research
- Events: contains details of the events that Times Higher Education organises
- Student: aims to support students throughout their academic journey, from application to graduation and beyond with information on preparing for university, student finance, accommodation, applying to university, how to study abroad, the best universities, as well as guides about different subjects
- Jobs: has job adverts from universities all over the world, for a variety of different posts
What are the benefits of using Times Higher Education?
- Times Higher Education is a useful source of information for any student who wants to keep up to date with the latest news about higher education
- If you are interested in working in higher education after graduation there is information on the careers available, and you can explore the types of jobs on offer
- There is a large range of information for students about student life, on the best universities by geography and subject and guides to different subjects, what is involved in their study and what kinds of jobs are open to you.
- If you are interested in further study THE Student will have a lot of valuable information for you
How to access Times Higher Education
There several ways to access Times Higher Education:
- You can click on the many links in this blog
- You can go to the Journals and Databases tab in the Subject Resources webpages for Teacher Training and Education
- You can download an app from your app store (iOS, Android and Kindle Fire) to read Times Higher Education on the go
You will need to register with your Edge Hill University email address, but once you’ve done that you will be able to access all the content in Times Higher Education.
Further Help and Support
Remember, if you need any further help or support finding, accessing, or getting the most out of your resources head over to the UniSkills web pages. From here you can access lots more information, toolkits and video tutorials, book on a UniSkills Workshop and even book a one-to-one appointment.
We hope you’ve enjoyed reading about Times Higher Education and enjoy the rest of your summer break.
