University of Nottingham in Top Ranking

The University of Nottingham is a top ranked UK university with strong international reputation for teaching and research. It is a member of the Russell Group, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Universitas 21, and the European University Association. The university has four campuses in Nottinghamshire and another two overseas campuses: one in Ningbo (China) and the other in Semenyih (Malaysia).

World Rankings (A Top 100 University in the world):

- According to the THES — QS World University Rankings, Nottingham is ranked 85th in 2006, 70th in 2007, 86th in 2008 and 91st in 2009.

- According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, it is placed 79th in 2006, 81st in 2007, 82nd in 2008 and 83rd in 2009.

- 74th in the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities.

- 100th in the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA Rankings 2009.

National Rankings (A Top 20 University in the UK):

- According to the Times Good University Guide, it is ranked 14th in 2007, 19th in 2008, 16th in 2009 and 20th in 2010.

- According to the Complete University Guide, it is placed 14th in 2008, 16th in 2009 and 19th in 2010.

- 13th in the Sunday Times University Guide 2008, moving up from 15th in 2007.

- 26th in the Guardian University League Table 2010 (placed 19th in 2008 and 2009).

- 8th in the Sunday Times 10 year average ranking .

- 14th in the Daily Telegraph University Ranking 2007.

- Named the Times Higher Education "University of the Year" in 2006.

- The School of Pharmacy was awarded the 2007 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of Innovation.

- more than 90% of research are of international quality, with almost 60% of all research defined as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (RAE 2008).

- 7th in the RAE Ranking by Research Power 2008. A total of 27 subjects ranked in the Top 10 nationally (by research power): American and Canadian Studies, Agriculture Veterinary and Food Science, Pharmacy, Economics and Econometrics, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Iberian and Latin American Languages, Applied Mathematics, Nursing and Midwifery, Russian and Slavonic Studies, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Law, Architecture and the Built Environment, Chemistry, Geography, Education, Business and Management Studies, Physics and Astronomy, Hospital-based Clinical Subjects, Epidemiology and Public Health, Primary Care and other Community-Based Clinical Subjects, Asian Studies, Psychiatry Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology, Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory-based Clinical Subjects, and Politics and International Relations.

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