QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017

The University of Aberdeen features amongst the world’s elite institutions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject out today (Wednesday 8 March).

The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in a range of subject areas, and the University of Aberdeen has been placed in the top 30 (28th) in the world for Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies and in the top 50 (47th) for Engineering (Mineral and Mining).

Further success sees Archaeology, Agriculture and Forestry, Environmental Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen ranked within the top 100 in the world.

Check out the QS Rankings Website for more details.

 

Aberdeen ranked in top 100 universities in Europe

The University of Aberdeen has been named 85th best in Europe in a new list compiled by Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The UK topped the rankings of the 200 best universities in Europe, taking nearly a quarter of places, with 46. The rankings were based on the data and methodology used to compile the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016.

University of Aberdeen ranked in top 40 international universities

Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked the University as 37th in their list of the world’s 200 ‘most international universities’, making it the second highest Scottish university to be included in the rankings.

The list ranks each institution on the basis of student diversity and the extent of its global academic collaborations, areas in which the University has been judged to have performed strongly.

The full Times Higher Education rankings can be viewed here

University of Aberdeen ranked 84th in the world for Life Sciences

The University of Aberdeen has been ranked 84th in the world and 16th in the UK for Life Sciences by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The THES Rankings’ Life Sciences table judges world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

Their definition of Life Sciences includes the subjects such as Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, Anatomy, Biology, Ecology, Evolution & Environment, Forestry, Genetics, Immunology, Pharmacology and Zoology.

University of Aberdeen up six places in Times Higher Education world rankings

The University of Aberdeen has risen six places in the 2015-16 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, increasing its score across all criteria assessed.

The University has gone up six places to 172^nd in the world and also remains in the top 30 institutions in the UK.

The THE World University Rankings scored institutions on five different categories – Teaching, Research, Citations, Industry Income and International Outlook and increased its score in every category.