Southampton has been ranked in the top 10 across 10 subject areas in the 2019 Guardian University Guide published Tuesday 29 May. As reported earlier, we have risen 12 places in the Guide, climbing to 23rd overall.
In the Guide’s subject rankings, we place second in the UK for both Education and Electrical & Electronic Engineering. The latter result continues a run of nine consecutive years for Southampton in the top two as ranked by The Guardian. The addition of Civil Engineering (4th) and Mechanical Engineering (6th) completes a hat-trick of top 10 ratings for our leading undergraduate engineering programmes.
We are also ranked in the top 10 by The Guardian for:
- Media & Film Studies (5th)
- Philosophy (6th)
- Physics (6th)
- Art (7th – through the Winchester School of Art)
- Computer Science & Information Systems (8th)
- Earth & Marine Sciences (10th)
Overall, 80% of our subject rankings are in the top 40.
Professor Bashir Al-Hashimi, Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering, commented:
“Electrical and Electronic Engineering is consistently ranked among the best departments in the UK and this outstanding result reinforces that the University and Electronics and Computer Science provide the highest quality educational experience and training to our students.
“I am also delighted that Computer Science and Physics are in the top 10 in their disciplines, which is a fantastic achievement. Such consistent results are testament to the expertise and commitment of our staff as well as the leadership at Department, Faculty and University level.”
Professor Jane Falkingham, Dean of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences added:
“I am delighted that the excellence in our teaching and student experience has been recognised with the School of Education being ranked second in the UK. This reflects the hard work and dedication of our staff and students.”
