World Ranking Guide

Cambridge is ranked No. 1 in the UK and ahead of Oxford, according to the 2019 Guardian University Guide.

The University of Bath has retained its top 10 status (ranked 6th in the UK) and remains the highest-ranked south west university in the Guardian University Guide 2019. Bath also ranks in the top 10 for 12 subjects, including top in the country for accounting and finance, architecture (3), business, management and marketing (4), chemical engineering (7), civil engineering (9), electronic and electrical engineering (5), mechanical engineering (2), psychology (2), social policy & administration (6), social work (5), sociology (5), sports science (2).

The University of Derby is now ranked 29th after jumping from 54th place out of 121 institutions making it the sixth most improved university in the country. In addition, Derby achieves Top 10 rankings for Hospitality, Event Management & Tourism; and Business, Marketing & Management.

The 2019 Guardian University Guide top 10 is:
1 Cambridge
2 Oxford
3 St Andrews
4 Loughborough
5 Durham
6 Bath
7 Imperial College
8 Warwick
9 Lancaster
10 Leeds

The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia (UniSA) have agreed to explore the merits of a merger to create a new, leading Australian university. Both University Councils have endorsed a 6-month period of collaboration to discuss a potential merger.

The University of Adelaide Profile:
Founded: 1874
Students: 27,000
Staff: 3800
Total revenue: $947 million
Campuses: three (North Terrace, Waite, Roseworthy)
Rankings: Adelaide was ranked 134 in the 2017-18 Times Higher Education world university rankings, 109 in the 2018 QS World University Rankings, and 139 in the 2017 ARWU (Shanghai Jiao Tong).

University of South Australia Profile:
Founded: 1991
Students: 37,000
Staff: 3000
Total revenue: $610 million
Campuses: six (City East, City West, Magill, Mawson Lakes, Whyalla, Mount Gambier)
Rankings: UniSA was ranked highly among the world’s top universities under 50 years old in both the THE and QS rankings (sitting at 26 in both rankings).

The merger may place this new university among the world's top 100 in international quality rankings.