press release
Published: 11 November 2024

¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ ranks in world’s top 50 for five subjects in latest Shanghai Global Subject Rankings

The ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ now counts five subjects in the world’s top 50 – with four of these making the UK top five, according to the globally respected Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024, released today.  

Aerial view of ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Stag Hill campus

This is the highest number of top-50 subjects ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ has recorded and is up from two last year: 

  • Hospitality and tourism retains 2nd place in the Shanghai rankings (1st in the UK) 
  • Sociology rises to 17th place (3rd in the UK), up from 47th last year 
  • Aerospace engineering enters the top 50 in 36th place (4th in the UK) 
  • Business and administration moves up to 39th (12th in the UK) 
  • Telecommunication engineering ranks 50th globally (5th in the UK) 

The Shanghai subject rankings measure the performance of world universities in respective subjects and demonstrate ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½â€™s impact on international education. Four other subjects are ranked in the world top 100: 

  • Automation & control 
  • Computer science  
  • Civil engineering  
  • Management  
To have five subjects in the world’s top 50 and four in the UK’s top five in the globally respected Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects is a testament to our growing worldwide reputation for academic and teaching excellence across a spectrum of subjects. Studying at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ is a gateway to a great educational experience and some of the best graduate employment prospects at a UK University. We are proud of the teams that work so hard to deliver the courses that have secured these external accolades. Professor Tim Dunne, Provost and Senior Vice-President

You can find more about the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024 on their website:

  

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