THE University of York has been ranked 14th in a new Research Excellence Framework, published today.
Its proportion of research activity of world-leading status is among the highest of any UK university, and York is rated tenth out of 155 higher education institutions for the impact of its research.
Seven of the University’s academic departments were ranked in the top five for their subject while 12 were ranked in the top ten in terms of impact.
York scores highly across a broad range of subject areas, with the sciences, social sciences, and humanities all scoring well.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Koen Lamberts, said: “This is a strong set of results which demonstrates the University’s research excellence across subject areas.”
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