We are ranked in the Top 100 in the World and 12th in the UK for Psychology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.
We're ranked 8th in the UK for research power in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, which takes into account a combination of the quality of our research, its international impact, critical mass and sustainability
REF Results 2021 The School of Psychology, part of Unit of Assessment (UoA) 4 (Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience) maintains a strong position in the upper half of the unit, with an increase from REF2014 in the percentage of both ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world-leading’ outputs, with a significant increase in those assessed as ‘world-leading’. All of the impact case studies submitted were viewed as being ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’. The school’s research environment is recognised as being at least ‘internationally excellent’, with 62.5% ‘world leading’. The UoA is ranked by Times Higher Education as 8th in the UK for research power, which takes into account a combination of the quality of our research, its international impact, critical mass and sustainability.
The School of Psychology, part of Unit of Assessment (UoA) 4 (Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience) maintains a strong position in the upper half of the unit, with an increase from REF2014 in the percentage of both ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world-leading’ outputs, with a significant increase in those assessed as ‘world-leading’. All of the impact case studies submitted were viewed as being ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’. The school’s research environment is recognised as being at least ‘internationally excellent’, with 62.5% ‘world leading’. The UoA is ranked by Times Higher Education as 8th in the UK for research power, which takes into account a combination of the quality of our research, its international impact, critical mass and sustainability.
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