Phil Baty is Chief Knowledge Officer at Times Higher Education (THE). Since joining THE in 1996, he has served as chief reporter, news editor, deputy editor and latterly, editor-at-large. He took over responsibility for the World University Rankings in 2008 and led the development of the current THE World University Rankings methodology. He also conceived the annual THE World Reputation Rankings and 150 Under 50 Rankings, and he established the THE Asia University Rankings and the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings. In 2013, he founded the THE World Academic Summit which has since grown into a successful series. Phil is also an award-winning journalist and picked up the Ted Wragg Award for Sustained Contribution to Education Journalism (CIPR) in 2010 and was a runner up for the Paul Foot Award for Campaigning Journalism, run by The Guardian and Private Eye magazine in 2007. Phil contributes regularly on global higher education for leading newspapers and broadcasters around the world.

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