Bangor University listed among world’s elite universities again

The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today (10.4.24) by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 16,400 individual university programmes, taken by students at more than 1,500 universities in 96 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines and five broad faculty areas.

Bangor University ranks for five subjects. Agriculture and Forestry appears among the top 200 universities teaching the subject worldwide, while Psychology appears among the world’s 300 elite universities offering the subject. Environmental Sciences at Bangor is listed among the top 150 institutions worldwide. The Life Sciences and Medicine broad subject area is placed among the top 500, while Biological Sciences is listed in the top 600 and Medicine among the top 650.

The subject rankings are based on five key metrics. Reputation indicators are compiled from responses of more than 240,000 employers and academics to QS surveys while Citations per Paper and H-Index measure research impact and productivity. International Research Network (IRN) is used to assess cross-border research collaboration.

United Kingdom has 1,569 programmes ranked across 103 institutions.

Commenting on the results Professor Oliver Turnbull, Deputy Vice-Chancellor said,

“This is a comprehensive league table, based on both teaching and research, and helps reflect our reputation among the world’s top universities. League tables like this also show how our research has impact around the globe, and helps our reputation internationally, attracting students to study here in North Wales”

QS Senior Vice President Ben Sowter said, “QS’ analysis of performance trends across nearly 16,000 university departments worldwide continues to illuminate factors influencing the quality of higher education institutions globally. An international outlook remains paramount, manifested through diversity of students, faculty body and research relationships. Additionally, universities experiencing upward mobility have benefited from sustained, targeted investment, highlighting the importance of government support. Meanwhile, the development of partnerships with industry correlates with improved performance in employment and research.”

Sowter continued, “This examination of university performance comes at a pivotal time given the challenges posed by global inflation and geopolitical instability. The latter, identified by The World Economic Forum in 2023 as a major risk to organisations worldwide, presents considerable, unforeseeable challenges and opportunities as more than half the world's population in more than 50 countries participate in one of the most significant election years in history. Against this backdrop, the importance of safeguarding and supporting higher education and international mobility around the world has never been more essential as it drives societal progress and innovation.”