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Queen’s moves up Good University Guide 2016 rankings 

21 September 2015

Queen’s has moved up seven places – one of the biggest jumps of any university – to number 31 in the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016, published on 20 September.

Competing with universities across the UK, Queen’s has also been placed 15th overall for Student Experience, 14th for Research and 28th for Graduate Employment.

Professor Patrick Johnston, President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s said: “This is good news both for Queen’s and for Northern Ireland. A successful Queen’s University will mean a successful Northern Ireland. It is particularly satisfying that Queen’s is now ranked 15th in the UK for Student Experience.

“Our facilities, among the best on these islands, support a student experience second to none.  94% of our graduates are in employment or further study six months after graduation.”

The Sunday Times Good University Guide is deemed important because it is:

  • The oldest and most recognised UK national university ranking
  • One of the most comprehensive rankings dealing with university academic results as well as student satisfaction
  • Acknowledged as providing potential students with a detailed insight that allows them to compare universities and select the one that suits them best
  • Reflective of the world-wide reputation of UK universities, which is seen as significant for international students and their future career prospects

Placed 14th overall in the UK for research, this latest guide complements the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) published last December, where Queen’s was placed joint 8th in the UK for research intensity.

The University returned over 95 per cent of academic staff, which was the fifth largest staff return in the REF 2014. The University also has 14 subject areas ranked within the UK’s top 20 and 76 per cent of its research classified in the top two categories of world leading and internationally excellent.

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016 is one of the three UK national rankings of universities that are published annually. The Guide’s league table is compiled using a number of criteria including student satisfaction, research quality, academic peer review, entrance qualifications held by new students, degree results achieved, drop-out rates and graduate employment levels.

Published over the course of three days, beginning with a free 56-page supplement in The Sunday Times (September 20), it provides the most comprehensive overview of higher education in Britain. A separate analysis of student satisfaction with the quality of the teaching at each institution is published for the first time this year.

A fully searchable website with full university profiles and 66 subject tables has been published for online members of The Times and The Sunday Times.

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