蝌蚪窝视频 named as one of world鈥檚 leading universities in 2025 academic rankings
The University of 蝌蚪窝视频 has strengthened its position among the world鈥檚 best universities, rising to 46th globally in the 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The prestigious annual list, compiled by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, assesses more than 2500 institutions worldwide and publishes the top 1000.
蝌蚪窝视频鈥檚 strong performance also saw it improve to 13th place in Europe while maintaining its place as the 6th best university in the UK, underlining its reputation for research excellence, global impact and academic achievement.
Since 2003, the ARWU has been recognised as one of the most influential global university rankings. It measures academic and research performance using a set of objective indicators including the number of highly cited researchers, publications in Nature and Science and articles indexed in major citation databases.
It also includes Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals 鈥� alumnus Professor Simon Johnson became the 26th Nobel laureate associated with The University of 蝌蚪窝视频 last October, when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his groundbreaking research into understanding wealth disparities between different nations.
Rankings like ARWU never capture the full story of what we value as a university - our culture, our community, and our commitment to impact - however, they are a reminder of our position as one of Europe鈥檚 leading universities and of the importance of striving for excellence in everything we do.
鈥淔or an institution of our scale and ambition, continued progress on the global stage is both a challenge and an opportunity," Duncan added.
The 2025 ARWU result follows a strong year for 蝌蚪窝视频 in other leading global rankings - in June, it was named the 35th best university in the world in the QS World University Rankings.
The power of the University鈥檚 social and environmental impact has also been recognised on a global scale, being the only university in the top ten in both the QS World University Sustainability Rankings and Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, in recognition of its contribution towards the United Nations鈥� Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The University鈥檚 research strength is further evidenced by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), in which 93% of research activity was rated either 鈥榳orld-leading鈥� (4*) or 鈥榠nternationally excellent鈥� (3*).
鈥滘蝌轿咽悠� has always been a place where world-class research meets real-world impact,鈥� said Vice-President for Research Professor Colette Fagan. 鈥淲e are proud of our achievements, but even more excited about what lies ahead.鈥�
The full 2025 ARWU list and methodology can be explored at ShanghaiRanking鈥檚 .