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Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ named University of the Year

18 September 2023

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ has been awarded the University of the Year 2024 by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾'s Wilkins Building

In making the announcement, the Good University Guide acknowledged Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s world-leading performance in multidisciplinary research and education, the enhanced career prospects of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s graduates, along with our ambitious work around sustainability.

It also highlighted our new and 'visionary' Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ East CampusÌýon Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the medical breakthroughs led by Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ scientists, helping to transform lives globally, andÌýthe prominence of our academicÌýexperts in the media on issues, such as climate change, public health and inequalities.

This top accolade follows a series of strong achievements for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾,ÌýLondon’s Global University, that have collectively reflected our academic excellence, our interdisciplinary approach to teaching and pioneering research, which creates real-world impact.

In June, we came ninth in the 2024 QS World University Rankings. This was the 12th year running Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ had been ranked in the top 10 universities worldwide.

In the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ was in the top 10 globally in 10 subject areas. TheÌýIOE, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s Faculty of Education and Society, maintained its position as first in the world for Education for the 10th year in a row, while The Bartlett, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s Faculty of the Built Environment, was first in the world for Architecture & the Built Environment, and Archaeology was third in the world.

In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2021), Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ was second in the UK for research strength, with 93 per cent of our research graded 4* ‘world leading’ and 3* ‘internationally excellent’.Ìý

Last year, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ retained its position as a leading university for knowledge exchange. Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) placed Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ in the highest possible band for 'Research Partnerships', 'Public and Community Engagement' and 'Intellectual Property and Commercialisation'.

And Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ was ranked seventh in the UK’s People & Planet University League 2023 – jumping 12 places compared to last year – with the university awarded ‘First-Class’ Honours for the sixth consecutive time.

The award also marks the start of an extraordinary time for the university, with the new Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ East campus,Ìýsoon to be officially launched andÌýfully opened, and in 2026,Ìýan exciting year-long programme of activities and events willÌýmark Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾'s 200th anniversary.

Commenting on the award, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence, said: “Being named the Sunday Times University of the Year is a testament to the dynamic and diverse community of students and staff who make Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ such an extraordinary place.

“Our high-achieving, curious students learn from and work alongside world leading academics, getting directly involved in research that breaks boundaries and tackles global challenges.

“This is a particularly exciting year for us, as we are opening ourÌýnew campus at East Bank on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London. Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ East is the culmination of years of passion and perseverance as we and our partners bring the vision of our new site to life, driving local innovation to transform lives across the globe.â€

Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said:Ìý“We are here to champion the ambitious work of our first-class universities, and the aspirations of any student of any age who wants to keep on learning.

“Almost two centuries since its founding, in 1826, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ continues to challenge its students, raises the bar for research and provokes global debate on everything from detecting cancers to legal action on behalf of those affected by climate change. The expansion of its curriculum, and its campus into east London, is visionary.â€

The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year has been awarded every year since 1999 and Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ previously won the award in 2004. ÌýIn ranking universities, The Good University Guide uses the latest data to measure for criteria, including student satisfaction, quality of teaching, graduate job prospects, entry standards and research quality. This year Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ improved its performance across these areas moving up to 6th, up from 7thÌýlast year.

These recent accolades, research achievements and exciting plans for the future, are rewards and recognition for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s powerful community of brave thinkers, who have the freedom to challenge and think differently.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ in numbers

We are a global research powerhouse

  • 9thÌýin the worldÌý*2024 QS World University Rankings
  • Second in the world for the strength of our international research networkÌý*2024 QS World University Rankings
  • £2.27bn research grants under management
  • 93% of Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøվ’s research is ranked ‘world leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’
  • Top 10 globally in 10 subject areasÌý*2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject

We deliver transformational impact across London and the UK

  • Generated £9.9bn of economic impact across the UKÌý*2018-19 academic year, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ London Economics report June 2022Ìý
  • Actively support more than 450 London-based high-potential businesses to innovate and grow

Our graduates achieve remarkable things

  • Ranked among the top 20 universities worldwide for graduate employabilityÌý*2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings
  • 90 Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ alumni have been named in Forbes 30 Under 30
  • Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ undergraduates attract a starting salary that is 20.7% higher (£32k) than the UK averageÌý*Graduate Outcomes 2020-21
  • 400,000 alumni in 190 countries

We are at the forefront of driving UK innovation

  • National leader in knowledge exchange
  • £2.9bn external investment in spinoutsÌý*HEBCI 2014-2022
  • Five Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ spinouts listed on the Nasdaq, collectively raising around $796m
  • In 2023 AI firm Synthesia, co-founded by a Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ scientist, became a $1bn unicorn
  • Over 400 new graduate businesses and 60 spinouts started at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾, raising more than £3.2bn in investmentÌý*HEBCI 2014-2022

Our collaborations have global reach

  • 70k collaborative research papers with the top five knowledge producing countries *Collaborative publications on Web of Science, no restriction on author numbers, 2017-2021.
  • Highest number of internationally co-authored research papers in the Russell GroupÌý*2018-2022: total 56,089 papers
  • Second in the world for open access research outputsÌý*Web of Science
  • Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Press reached 7m downloads across 246 countries and territories

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