The University is celebrating its second year in the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings, with a climb to the overall category of 501-600 out of the 1100+ institutions assessed by THE. Last year UWS was ranked 601-800 out of 980 institutions (the first year we had been included in the THE rankings).

The 2018 rankings, released on 5 September internationally also see UWS recognised in joint 60th place out of 93 UK institutions, building on last year’s joint 64th position out of 91 UK institutions.

Overall, THE World University Rankings 2018 include 1,120 universities from 77 countries.

Professor Craig Mahoney, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said: “Given that Times Higher Education state that there are around 20,000 universities in the world, being ranked in the top 501-600 of these is a considerable achievement for UWS and one that should make us all feel extremely proud.

“This result is testament to the hard work and effort of colleagues across our institution, particularly with regard to the impact of our research activity and of our continued work in internationalisation. The global weighting of these rankings is significant and plays a strong factor in our overall positioning.”

Dr Waiyin Hatton, Chair of the University Court added: “This is truly fantastic news. Under the leadership of Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Craig Mahoney, together with the support of the Court and his capable leadership team, there has been great progress made in positioning the University. The latest THE World Rankings reflect that hard work and dedication.”

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Times Higher Education launched the World University Rankings in 2004 as “the only global performance tables that judge research-intensive universities across all their core missions: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.” They aim to provide “the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments”.

Times Higher Education uses 13 performance indicators across teaching (the learning environment); research (volume, income and reputation); citations (research influence); international outlook (staff, students and research); and industry income (knowledge transfer) to assess the rankings.

Of particular note in our results were the scores attained for citations, the University’s 2nd highest rating, showing research influence by capturing the number of times the University’s published work was cited by scholars globally. UWS ranked 347 out of the 1100+ institutions in this category.

Our highest ranked area was for International Outlook – a ranking of 298th – as a measure of the ratios of domestic and international students and staff, as well as our levels of international collaboration.