Aberystwyth is one of the 150 best unis in the world for Geography and Politics

Five of Aber’s academic subjects feature among the best in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.  This is one more than in 2014.

English Language and Literature maintains a position within the top 300 worldwide, along with Environmental Science as a new entry also in the top 300.

Geography and Agriculture and Forestry also retains their notable positions in the top 150 worldwide, with Politics and International Studies climbing into the top 150 for the first time.

Maybe we aren’t doing as bad as we think 

The QS World University Rankings by Subjects, now in its fourth year, evaluated 3,467 universities with 971 institutions being ranked – placing Aber up there among the big dogs.

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and International, Professor John Grattan said: “This is excellent news and reflects the high esteem in which academic work at Aberystwyth University is held by academics around the world.

“It’s also further evidence of the advances made in the quality of work produced at Aberystwyth, and echoes the outcome of the 2014 Research Exercise Framework which showed that 95% of the research activity submitted by Aberystwyth University was of an internationally recognised standard or higher.

“This means students who choose to study here are far more likely to be taught by academics involved in internationally recognised research than might be the case in many other universities.”