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Rankings and reputation

网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, reputation and rankings are based on a range of criteria, including entry standards, student satisfaction, staff and student ratio, expenditure on facilities and resources, research quality, and reputation among employers and academics from other institutions. We are also a founding member of the Russell Group, an organisation of 24 top UK universities committed to maintaining the highest research and teaching standards. Membership of the Russell Group is widely considered an indicator of quality university education. They attract the best academics working on the most innovative research projects, thanks to the greater funding, facilities, and support that they offer. 

UK league table rankings

International league table rankings

  • 80th in the QS World University Rankings (2025)
  • Six subjects in the global top 50, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject (2024): ?Nursing (6); Archaeology (33); Earth and Marine Sciences (39); Statistics & Operational Research (39); Geology (42); Geophysics (43) 
  • Twelve subjects in the top 100 globally: ?Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering (51); Physics and Astronomy (59); Medicine (62); Electrical & Electronic Engineering (72); Civil & Structural Engineering (51-100 band); Philosophy (51-100 band)
  • 97th in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 and 11th among UK universities listed. Explore the full World University Rankings and UK Best Universities
  • 11th in Times Higher Education's (THE) 'Golden Age' universities 2020 - the top 200 institutions founded as universities between 1945 and 1967. 网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, is second among the UK universities featured. Learn more at timeshighereducation.com

Student satisfaction

The National Student Survey (NSS) gathers feedback from mainly final-year undergraduates about their time in UK universities. Highlights from the NSS 2020 results include:

  • 84.7% of our students were satisfied with the overall quality of their course 
  • 84.5% of our students were satisfied with the teaching on their course 
  • 85.8% of our students were satisfied with the learning resources provided by the University 
  • 89.3% of our students agreed that staff were good at explaining things 
  • 87.7% of our students agreed that their course was intellectually stimulating 

Research and innovation excellence

We are a research-intensive university, with continued substantial growth in research funding and seventh in the UK for the total value of The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grants. We are also a founding partner of SETsquared, the university business incubator ranked number one in the world by UBI Global.

According to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021:

  • 92 per cent of our research is world leading or internationally excellent, which assessed the quality of research in UK higher education institutions
  • we are in the top 10 per cent of UK universities and fourth in the Russell Group for impact demonstrating the real-world benefit of our research
  • over 97 per cent of our research environment is world-leading or internationally excellent

Honours and awards

网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, is one of the first universities in the UK to be named an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE). The Gold Award complements the University's existing status as a Centre of Excellence for Cyber Security Research, which it first obtained in 2012.

  • The University is a three-times winner of the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education, approved directly by The Queen and Parliament.
  • Eight of our academic colleagues received honours from HM The Queen in 2020 including:
  • The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) has awarded the University of 网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, team behind PeRSo - Personal Respirator 网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, - a President’s Special Award for Pandemic Service for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling 网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, throughout the UK (August 2020).
  • Since 2017, six of our academic colleagues have been awarded National Teaching Fellowships in for developing excellence throughout their careers, including:
  • We hold two Regius Professorships, a rare honour bestowed by The Queen to recognise exceptional teaching and research:
  • First-rate cyber security teaching at the University of 网络彩票APP下载_澳客彩票网-官方游戏, has been recognised in December 2020 with a prestigious Gold Award in a new government programme from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

  • Top 17 UK University

    The complete university guide 2024

  • Global #1 business incubator

    Ranked by UBI Global

  • No. 8 in UK for research intensity

    Research Excellence Framework 2014

  • Global top 100 university

    QS World University Rankings 2025