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he streets of holders, irrespective of their TOP BY SUBJECT
EDITED BY AlASTAIR McCAll
Written by Zoe Thomas with Alastair T Oxford have been
uncommonly
quiet in recent
months. Colleges
have been closed
A-level results.”
After a weekend “in overdrive”,
the Oxford admissions team
made a set of highly personalised
decisions admitting 350 students
As well as institutional rankings, The
Sunday Times and The Times have
identified the centres of excellence
within each of 67 subject areas. The
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McCall and John O'Leary to the public and students alike, over and above the university’s subject rankings are based on
Assistant editor Nick Rodrigues their arched gateways barred, planned figure, with a further 150 student opinion on teaching quality
giving the impression of siege. deferring places until next year. and their wider university
4 TOP OF THE ClASS SUNDAY TIMES experiences, combined with the
But behind closed doors there “We offered clemency to outcomes of the 2014 research
DIGITAL
The 23rd edition of The Sunday Times's has been feverish activity. about 300 students who we felt Shooting for the assessments, graduate job prospects
definitive rankings for UK universities Lockdown has provided the had been adversely affected by stars — the top and course entry standards.
opportunity for Oxford to the algorithm. The focus was to universities for
SUBS
8 COVID CHANGES reassert academic leadership, ensure that we captured those physics and
astronomy. See
Cambridge (top in 32 subjects)
Aeronautical and manufacturing
The rapid development of online learning earning it our University of the kids who had been hurt by this,”
may have changed campus life for good our 67 interactive engineering; anatomy and physiology;
Year award for a second time. she says. subject tables anthropology; archaeology and forensic
11 MIND THE GAP That leadership is most As a result, Oxford will greet online science; biological sciences; chemical
evident on the racetrack to its biggest intake yet of students thesundaytimes.co.uk/ engineering; chemistry; civil engineering;
After this year's exam chaos, is 2021-22 gooduniversityguide classics and ancient history; computer
a good time to take a year out? develop a vaccine for Covid-19, educated in the state sector science; East and South Asian studies;
ART
where scientists at the — 68%, up from 55% five years education; electrical and electronic
12 NO PlATFORM university’s Jenner Institute and
the Oxford Vaccine Group now
ago and improving considerably
on the 60.6% figure in our new
engineering; French; geography and
environmental science; geology;
The battle between free speech and
no-platforming in Britain's universities find themselves in pole position social inclusion ranking, where German; history; history of art,
architecture and design; Iberian
to protect mankind from the Oxford lies third from bottom.
14 THE CHOICE IS YOURS
languages; Italian; land and property
ravages of the worst pandemic “We are always going to management; law; materials technology;
Detailed profiles highlighting the best since Spanish flu 100 years ago. reflect the deep socioeconomic, maths; mechanical engineering; Middle
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and worst of every university begin here The university led from the racial and regional inequalities Eastern and African studies; physics and
astronomy; Russian and eastern
47 WHAT'S UP, DOC? front again last month after the
mishandling of hundreds of
in society and alone we can’t
fix that,” says Richardson. “ The
European languages; sociology; theology
and religious studies; town and country
Socially inclusive medical schools are the
latest to embrace the fair access agenda thousands of A-level results, real tragedy is how few really planning and landscape
corrupted by a deficient smart kids from deprived Oxford (5) Economics; English;
50 VIRAl SIDE-EFFECTS algorithm. Worcester College
announced it would admit all
backgrounds are in the position
to compete for the highly
linguistics; medicine; psychology
Glasgow (4) Animal science; dentistry;
CLIENT
The disadvantaged have been badly hit by food science; sports science
months off school. Universities must help students to whom it had made selective universities.” Loughborough (4) Building;
offers this year, so little faith did It is not just the admissions communication and media studies;
it have in the official results. departments of the 30 Oxford criminology; librarianship and
The intervention was critical undergraduate colleges that information management
St Andrews (3) Business; philosophy;
in shifting the dial towards have been cramming in recent politics
securing fairer (albeit still weeks. Oxford, partnered with Edinburgh (3) Nursing; social work;
not perfect) outcomes for says Richardson. “I’m a meritocrat pharmaceuticals giant veterinary medicine
STUDENT
ARTWORK
Our student city
the summer’s A-level and
GCSE cohorts.
“In June, in response to the
consultation by Ofqual, we
predicted what would happen,”
A ShOT through and through. What
struck me when I arrived at
Oxford is that there were so many
people who were meritocrats, too,
who were committed to attracting
UNIVERSITY
OF THE YEAR
OXFORD
AstraZeneca, is working on
trials of a Covid-19 vaccine in
the UK, South Africa, Brazil and
the United States.
“It has been a real
Birmingham (2) American studies;
hospitality, leisure, recreation and
tourism
Strathclyde (2) Accounting and
finance; subjects allied to medicine
Bangor Celtic studies
iN ThE
sections are Bath Architecture
illustrated this says Professor Louise the best students of any opportunity to demonstrate
Runner-up Bristol General engineering
year by artworks Richardson, vice-chancellor at background. Yet what was going what we do, how important we Dundee Pharmacology and pharmacy
provided by the University of Oxford since on internally was completely at Queen Mary, London are to the national economy and Durham Music
students in the 2016. “As so often happens with variance with the public national interest, and how LSE Social policy
Shortlisted
STUDENT
relevant locations. responses to consultations, one perception of Oxford, and we important the generations of Manchester Drama, dance and
Summer Vibes Bath cinematics
ARM
hears nothing.” were constantly being berated in investment in British higher
CITY GUIDES by Aleksandra
Tsvetanova, left The impact of the algorithm the press and described in a way
Coventry
Strathclyde education has been — and why
Newcastle Art and design
Queen's Belfast Agriculture and
The Good University Guide includes pen and on page 23, is was particularly vexing for that was unrecognisable to us.” it is imperative that it forestry
portraits of the leading student cities in the winning entry Richardson, who had made a Irish-born Richardson set about Scottish University continues,” says Richardson. “It Robert Gordon Radiography
the UK. Packed with details about in our unofficial of the Year Southampton Physiotherapy
everything from the local nightlife and competition very public commitment last correcting the Brideshead has also demonstrated the
Robert Gordon Warwick Creative writing
culture to the cost of rent, transport and year that Oxford would admit a Revisited notion of Oxford with a importance of long-term
shots, they will help you find your feet as quarter of its students from statement of intent. The world Welsh University thinking when it comes to
you set out on your university career socially disadvantaged took notice when Worcester funding research, not to be just
of the Year
The cities covered are: backgrounds by 2023, after years College announced on the day focused on what the economy
Aberdeen (page 15), Bath (21), of lagging behind other
The first female vice-chancellor in Oxford’s history after A-level results were
Cardiff Metropolitan
needs today or tomorrow, but to
Belfast (79), Birmingham (21),
Bournemouth (23), Bristol (92), universities to diversify its intake. has overhauled the university’s admissions system published: “At Worcester we Modern University invest in blue-skies research
The algorithm threatened to set made offers in 2020 to our most of the Year that will have an impact that we
Cardiff (32), Coventry (32),
Edinburgh (38), Glasgow (41), back progress just when Oxford
and helped kill the disastrous Ofqual algorithm. diverse cohort ever, and in Lincoln can’t anticipate now.”
Leeds/Bradford (70), Liverpool (57), had belatedly joined the fair Meanwhile, its researchers are leading the search response to the uncertainties For the students of today and
Sunday Times Digital
London (58), Manchester (67), access party. surrounding this year’s the world’s health tomorrow,
Newcastle/Durham (70), to find a vaccine for Covid-19. Alastair McCall
ALAMY
Nottingham (73), Oxford (75), Achieving the shift in assessment, we have confirmed Richardson has positioned
All 67 subject tables fully
Sheffield (82) emphasis was much less tricky, reports from our University of the Year the places of all our UK offer- Oxford at the nexus of change. searchable online
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Student-staff ratio
Good honours (%)
Student-staff ratio
Entry standards
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Good honours (%)
experience (%)
Entry standards
prospects (%)
experience (%)
prospects (%)
facilities (£)
Completion
quality (%)
quality (%)
Services &
facilities (£)
Completion
(Ucas pts)
quality (%)
Graduate
quality (%)
Research
Services &
Teaching
(Ucas pts)
Graduate
Research
Ranking
Ranking
Student
Teaching
rate (%)
Ranking
Ranking
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rate (%)
in 2019
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1 1 Cambridge n/a n/a 57.3 212 91.4 92.9 98.7 11.2 3,828 1,000 (27) 34 34 Cardiff 76.9 75.8 35.0 154 83.1 81.7 91.8 14.3 2,581 645 (28)
league table of UK BEST FOR
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
2 2 Oxford n/a n/a 53.1 203 90.6 94.0 98.1 10.3 3,436 982 (74) 35 33 Heriot-Watt 77.1 78.0 36.7 168 80.8 79.3 84.4 17.8 3,268 644 (43)
universities has been
3 3 St Andrews 86.7 86.3 40.4 211 81.9 90.6 95.0 11.2 3,725 967 (80) 36 31 Swansea 80.6 80.7 33.7 129 82.6 79.1 89.2 15 2,293 643 (88)
compiled using data from % satisfaction with student life
the Higher Education 4 6 London School of Economics 77.3 74.3 52.8 170 92.5 92.2 97.2 11.9 2,941 898 (60) 37 41 Leicester 77.0 77.3 31.8 132 76.9 78.9 94.0 13.7 2,830 630 (55)
1 Aberystwyth (p15)
Statistics Agency (Hesa), 5 4 Imperial College London 75.5 78.5 56.2 189 95.4 91.5 96.8 11.1 3,914 859 (45) 38 47 Stirling 82.2 78.6 30.5 165 77.4 76.3 81.3 16.2 2,011 625 (84)
86.4
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the National Student 6 7 Durham 79.0 76.2 39.0 188 87.0 91.7 95.6 14.7 3,498 841 (35) 39 32 Surrey 75.0 76.9 29.7 146 85.5 79.9 88.9 15.8 2,800 616 (87)
Survey, the national 7 5 Loughborough 82.4 84.8 36.3 153 83.6 84.4 93.3 13.4 3,410 810 (65) 40 37 Essex 78.8 78.0 37.2 107 73.6 75.4 84.3 16.7 3,691 610 (39) 2 St Andrews (p80)
funding councils
and the 131 institutions
themselves.
8
9
9
11
University College London
Bath
75.4
79.1
75.7
80.9
51.0
37.3
175
174
86.1
89.4
88.9
89.0
94.6
96.2
10.4
14.9
2,823
2,736
798
790
(62)
(18)
41
42
49
45
Queen Mary, London
Aberystwyth
72.8
87.3
73.9
86.4
37.9
28.1
152
123
80.3
66.9
86.0
70.7
90.7
82.8
13
16.8
2,208
2,493
602
598
(61)
(15) 86.3
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10= 8 Lancaster 79.4 77.8 39.1 150 81.9 79.6 93.0 12.5 3,588 769 (53) 43 48 Aston 77.8 77.9 25.8 128 81.3 81.9 89.9 16.1 2,126 594 (17)
Each university is
ranked according to the 10= 10 Warwick 78.6 77.9 44.6 171 85.2 86.7 94.9 13.8 2,580 769 (90) 44 38= Sussex 76.1 73.6 31.8 142 76.2 75.3 89.9 17.4 2,563 579 (88) 85.2
4 Loughborough (p65)
total mark it achieved 12 12 Exeter 78.4 79.3 38.0 163 83.3 86.7 94.6 15.2 2,805 741 (39) 45 51 Lincoln 82.4 81.3 10.3 120 72.9 75.9 88.7 15.3 2,295 578 (56)
across nine distinct areas. 13 15 Bristol 76.4 75.0 47.3 169 83.6 90.1 95.0 13.3 2,548 730 (25) 46= 71 Chichester 83.8 81.1 6.4 122 69.5 75.6 90.5 14.4 1,926 572 (30) 84.8
In each case, the values 14 16 Glasgow 78.4 79.4 39.9 204 81.3 82.6 88.0 13.4 2,747 729 (40) 46= 50 Coventry 82.4 80.5 3.8 122 78.6 74.6 81.8 13.9 2,625 572 (30) 5 Arts Bournemouth (p23)
shown in the columns of 15= 13 Leeds 77.7 77.2 36.8 163 82.0 87.2 93.5 13.7 3,096 727 (54) 48 54 Kent 77.9 76.8 35.2 131 72.9 78.0 88.8 17 1,952 569 (52) 83.2
the nine indicators 49 67 St George's, London 71.7 73.1 22.2 156 90.3 78.1 94.4 13.3 5,211 564 (62) 6 West of England (p91)
15= 20 Southampton 79.0 78.8 44.9 153 81.6 85.8 92.0 13.3 2,700 727 (83)
represent actual 83.0
17 25 Edinburgh 72.8 72.9 43.8 187 81.2 89.5 93.8 11.9 2,379 724 (37) 50 44 Soas, London 75.0 71.3 27.9 158 68.5 82.5 82.0 11.6 1,469 562 (62)
achievement and not 7 Harper Adams (p43)
league table points, 18 18 Manchester 76.7 75.5 39.8 165 83.0 82.9 93.5 13.1 3,349 718 (66) 51= 46 Keele 80.5 79.0 22.1 123 78.2 76.0 86.9 14.3 2,266 560 (52)
82.7
which feature only in the 19 14 Birmingham 76.4 74.9 37.1 159 84.7 86.2 94.6 14.1 3,331 712 (19) 51= 58= Ulster 79.6 78.9 31.8 128 76.6 78.6 80.3 18.1 2,574 560 (89)
8= Newman (p68)
Total column. The final 20 22 York 80.7 78.7 38.3 151 81.7 82.4 94.3 14.4 1,982 700 (94) 53 40 Nottingham Trent 82.3 81.3 6.5 125 71.7 69.7 86.7 14.8 2,495 558 (73) 82.2
university totals are 21 23 East Anglia 80.7 79.1 35.8 138 79.6 84.7 87.8 13.5 2,924 696 (36) 54 43 Arts Bournemouth 86.5 83.2 2.4 147 57.3 68.3 91.4 14.5 1,745 556 (23) 8= Robert Gordon (p79)
expressed relative to the 22 19 Royal Holloway, London 79.7 79.2 36.3 134 75.0 81.5 91.2 14.7 2,913 689 (61) 55 56= Leeds Arts 83.5 79.6 n/a 152 62.4 76.7 93.6 14.1 1,334 554 (54)
82.2
performance of the 23= 24 Dundee 80.9 80.7 31.2 176 84.4 76.5 87.7 14.3 2,779 676 (35) 56 64 Oxford Brookes 76.3 76.3 11.4 122 78.5 78.8 89.4 14.7 2,408 549 (75)
10 Worcester (p93)
leading institution 81.7
23= 26 Sheffield 79.7 80.6 37.6 152 81.8 82.7 93.2 14.7 2,327 676 (82) 57 65= Northumbria 79.4 77.0 9.0 143 75.2 78.7 83.8 15.5 2,332 544 (69)
Source: National Student Survey, 2020
23= 36 Strathclyde 78.5 79.5 37.7 200 83.4 84.9 87.8 19.5 2,090 676 (86) 58 58= West of England 83.9 83.0 8.8 121 76.8 74.5 82.5 15.4 1,897 541 (90)
26 21 Nottingham 77.0 75.6 37.8 150 84.9 84.4 92.1 14.5 2,888 672 (72) 59 76 Plymouth 82.7 80.0 15.9 128 76.5 73.7 83.5 16.2 2,342 538 (76)
27 27 Aberdeen 78.4 80.3 29.9 183 79.8 86.2 88.9 16.2 2,517 666 (14) 60= 77 Hull 80.3 78.6 16.7 125 75.0 73.7 82.9 15.1 2,594 537 (45)
28 17 Harper Adams 84.6 82.7 5.7 124 71.2 73.0 87.6 14.8 4,029 665 (43) 60= 52 West London 86.3 85.2 1.6 123 68.0 75.4 77.8 15.2 2,483 537 (91)
29 29 Liverpool 80.0 80.2 31.5 143 80.6 78.8 92.7 14.4 2,899 660 (56) 62 70 Bangor 81.1 79.6 27.2 125 73.2 72.0 83.8 15.7 1,932 536 (17)
30 30 King's College London 72.5 70.8 44.0 164 86.3 85.5 91.4 11.9 2,810 654 (60) 63 101 Edinburgh Napier 81.6 80.2 4.6 152 74.3 78.8 81.1 18.2 2,524 535 (38)
SUNDAY TIMES DIGITAL 31= 28 Newcastle 76.4 77.1 37.7 150 81.4 82.0 95.1 14.2 2,483 652 (68) 64 102= Bishop Grosseteste 84.7 81.2 2.1 109 71.0 70.7 89.0 18.4 2,445 532 (20)
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Longer university profiles and more 31= 35 Queen's, Belfast 76.1 76.3 39.7 152 84.7 85.0 91.6 14.6 2,423 652 (78) 65 62= Manchester Metropolitan 80.2 78.1 7.5 131 66.5 72.8 85.1 15 2,831 530 (66)
facts and figures can be found online 66 83 Robert Gordon 84.3 82.2 4.0 156 78.5 72.0 84.5 18.7 1,706 528 (79)
31= 38= Reading 78.1 77.2 36.5 127 78.9 81.9 91.3 15.8 2,880 652 (79)
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Good honours (%)
Student-staff ratio
Entry standards
Good honours (%)
SUBS
experience (%)
Entry standards
prospects (%)
experience (%)
prospects (%)
facilities (£)
Completion
quality (%)
quality (%)
Services &
Completion
facilities (£)
(Ucas pts)
quality (%)
quality (%)
Graduate
Research
Services &
Teaching
(Ucas pts)
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Research
Ranking
Ranking
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Teaching
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67 65= Sheffield Hallam 80.6 77.4 5.4 116 77.1 75.7 85.5 16.8 2,702 525 (82) 100 111 Salford 79.4 76.7 8.3 127 72.8 71.7 81.9 16.5 2,100 456 (81)
BIGGEST RISERS NEw SURVEY OF
AND FALLERS
68 94 Bournemouth 78.3 76.2 9.0 115 79.0 78.8 84.3 17.6 2,455 524 (22) 101= 102= Wales Trinity St David 84.9 79.3 2.6 135 57.3 73.5 77.0 16.3 1,873 453 (89)
69 79= Chester 82.4 80.1 4.1 116 67.8 71.5 79.7 15.1 2,879 511 (29) 101= 92= Worcester 83.6 81.7 4.3 117 72.4 66.0 82.1 17.8 1,715 453 (93) GRADUATE pROSpECTS
TRIGGERS BIG MOVES
The universities making the biggest moves in this year's
league table (UK ranking in brackets)
IN 2021 RANkINGS
70 55 Edge Hill 78.0 76.7 4.9 130 72.0 71.3 84.2 14 2,587 510 (37) 103 109 Sunderland 80.4 78.1 5.8 113 66.2 61.3 78.4 15.5 2,946 450 (87)
A
Edinburgh Napier (63) 71 42 Creative Arts 81.9 74.5 3.4 136 54.2 73.5 84.8 13.7 2,775 509 (31) 104= 110 Bath Spa 77.5 73.1 7.9 112 62.4 80.1 84.0 17.2 2,165 445 (18)
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+38
Bishop Grosseteste (64)
72
73= 61
56= Portsmouth
Huddersfield
81.1
78.5
79.4
75.6
8.6
9.4
113
128
72.9
72.0
73.6
75.6
83.8
83.5
16.1
15.5
2,281
2,455
504
502
(77)
(44)
104= 106
106 105
Kingston
Bradford
79.1
76.5
77.3
76.3
5.1
9.2
117
125
70.2
75.6
71.3
79.9
80.9
82.5
16.8
18
2,761
2,217
445
444
(52)
(24)
fter several years in the
making, a new way of
assessing graduate
prospects has made its
73= 89= Royal Agricultural 78.4 77.3 1.1 120 70.3 67.6 94.4 19.8 3,130 502 (81) 107 123 Leeds Beckett 81.8 80.3 4.1 107 69.7 71.3 76.1 19.2 2,325 443 (55) debut this year. The
+38 75 96= Glasgow Caledonian 80.8 79.0 7.0 159 74.6 80.3 85.0 21.4 1,881 500 (41) 108 92= Buckingham 82.5 81.0 n/a 121 74.7 63.5 83.1 15 805 442 (26)
Destinations of Leavers
from Higher Education
(DLHE) survey has been replaced
CLIENT
Cardiff Metropolitan (79) 76 53 Staffordshire 83.7 79.4 16.5 120 66.7 73.4 79.7 17.5 2,289 498 (84) 109 95 Gloucestershire 81.1 76.9 3.8 116 64.5 71.8 81.4 17.7 1,979 441 (42) by the Graduate Outcomes (GO)
survey. The big question for
+33 77
78
62= Norwich Arts
69 Roehampton
80.5
79.0
76.9
77.9
5.6
24.5
130
103
56.2
61.6
70.8
66.7
84.1
75.1
15.2
14.8
3,013
3,321
495
493
(72)
(80)
110 117
111 116
Leeds Trinity
Northampton
80.4
80.1
78.7
74.7
2.0
3.2
104
102
68.3
69.0
78.7
66.9
80.3
78.8
21
16.2
1,952
2,889
439
438
(55)
(68)
universities — and league tables
— is: what difference does it make?
Bournemouth (68) Essentially, DLHE and GO
measure the same thing: what
+26 79 112
80= 98= Abertay
Cardiff Metropolitan 81.1
87.0
80.2
81.2
3.9
5.1
128
148
72.2
67.3
70.6
75.8
80.1
74.3
18.1
21.2
2,561
1,853
492
490
(29)
(14)
112= 113
112= 115
Bucks New
Newman
82.5
84.4
79.8
82.2
1.5
2.8
109
110
69.6
63.5
58.2
66.8
79.3*
78.1
16.5
17.1
2796*
1,778
437
437
(26)
(68)
graduates do next. The biggest
change (for the purposes of this
Chichester (46=) guide) is that the census point has
+25 80= 60 Liverpool Hope 83.1 79.4 9.2 114 62.9 71.8 77.3 15 2,147 490 (57) 114 121 Cumbria 81.0 75.4 1.2 120 75.0 63.9 82.9 15.7 1,760 429 (31) moved from six months to 15
months after graduation, to better
Staffordshire (76) 82 73 City, London 71.7 72.1 22.6 136 76.7 75.6 87.5 17.3 2,709 488 (59) 115 102= Plymouth Marjon 82.5 79.7 0.0 114 70.4 73.8 79.1 20.5 1,603 426 (76) reflect changes in work patterns.
Graduates now tend to take longer
-23 83= 79= Arts London 76.7 69.7 8.0 135 57.9 72.2 84.2 13.7 3,178 487 (16) 116 108 West of Scotland 81.6 78.4 4.3 130 72.0 70.9 78.5 22.6 2,389 423 (91) to take the first steps in their career.
Our measure has evolved to
Creative Arts (71) 83= 81 York St John 84.4 80.7 4.1 103 66.9 73.6 86.4 18 2,204 487 (94) 117 120 Anglia Ruskin 80.0 78.1 5.4 113 73.8 75.6 78.1 17.7 1,525 415 (16) accommodate GO, so we now look
-29 85
86
78
85
Liverpool John Moores
St Mary's, Twickenham
79.8
82.0
79.5
80.1
8.9
4.0
145
110
69.8
70.1
73.7
75.1
82.1
82.8
16.8
18
1,829
1,922
484
479
(57)
(81)
118 125
119 74
Bolton
De Montfort
85.6
75.2
81.3
74.6
2.9
8.9
114
111*
64.2
71.0
60.4
72.5
72.2
81.4
14.4
19.8
2,179
2,407
411
408
(22)
(33)
at the proportion of graduates in
high-skilled (instead of graduate-
level) jobs or postgraduate study.
Goldsmiths, London (97) Despite the broad crossover, some
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London South Bank (123)
87
88
75
100
Central Lancashire
Brunel London
78.4
73.9
75.7
73.9
5.6
25.4
127
119
72.5
75.0
72.3
75.6
76.2
87.5
13.3
17.7
2,629
1,945
476
471
(29)
(25)
120 122
121 107
Brighton
Middlesex
76.8
76.1
72.4
74.3
7.9
9.7
114
115
76.2
61.9
67.8
68.7
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which already recorded the best
graduate prospects under the old
system were largely unaffected.
Imperial College, second in our
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St George's London, Cambridge and
94= 91 Derby 83.0 80.4 2.5 118 68.7 66.9 78.3 14.6 1,957 465 (33) 127 118 Canterbury Christ Church 79.2 73.5 4.5 106 70.9 66.7 67.3 15.6 1,904 359 (28) Bath made the top 10 either way.
Among those worst affected are
94= 72 Falmouth 81.7 77.2 4.6 126 59.7 76.4 86.9 17.3 1,704 465 (40) 128 124 Wolverhampton 80.5 77.2 5.9 109 65.9 65.6 70.4 17.2 2,098 349 (93) London South Bank, which was
fourth in the last DLHE survey
96 98= Winchester 79.8 75.9 5.8 110 66.5 74.3 84.2 16.5 1,810 463 (92) 129 127 East London 78.6 75.5 7.2 111 59.7 70.3 73.1 19.7 1,699 324 (36) (87.7%) but now ranks 87th (70.6%),
and Liverpool Hope, down from
97 68 Goldsmiths, London 70.0 63.8 33.4 127 62.4 79.6 78.0 14.9 3,106 461 (59) 130 131 Ravensbourne, London 71.7 65.1 n/a 112 70.7 82.9 72.4 24.2 1,466 298 (78) 20th (83.8%) to 118th (62.9%). Both
have lost ground even if it seems
98 84 Greenwich 78.0 76.3 4.9 122 73.0 77.1 81.4 17.8 2,314 460 (42) 131 128 Bedfordshire 76.8 72.4 7.0 103 70.1 65.6 58.5 19.7 2,043 277 (19) unlikely that the fortunes of their
99 88 Hertfordshire 79.3 78.1 5.6 107 71.3 65.7 82.0 14.8 2,859 458 (44) graduates could have changed as
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information The University of people from lots of different being impacted to reduce the risk of
pandemic-inspired pandemic. covering fees and
accommodation
Northampton introduced active backgrounds doing lots of universities becoming vehicles for
There will be none of the usual blended learning six years ago, different things.” spreading infection
changes are here to stay parties or nightclubs for the costs. For the
bigger picture, opening its Waterside campus How much things will change
freshers of 2020, most of whom graduate to online with no traditional lecture in the longer term remains to be ACCOMMODATION
will live in small household theatres in 2018. Teaching there is seen but any moves to
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for the first semester at least, have tutors and small-group teaching learning will undoubtedly face instances putting students into
lectures online and much less using digital technology in and resistance. Durham University social bubbles to minimise the
face-to-face time on campus than out of the classroom. got a flavour of the disquiet potential risk of infection, allocating
normal. Every aspect of university Professor Alejandro Armellini, around the issue in April when it them either randomly or by subject.
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aimed at reducing the spread of programme at Northampton, has taught in person by a quarter this is no longer a threat, although some
the virus, from teaching and been much in demand during academic year. institutions are looking at housing
accommodation to access to lockdown. “In many ways Larissa Kennedy, president of together students on the same or
support services and sport, where universities have changed for the National Union of Students, similar courses in the longer term.
Covid-19 has halted the British ever, certainly in the areas of is concerned about the potential
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universities are hoping for the distributed learning. of community-building in doing have reduced numbers across their
best and planning for the worst. In university from your bedroom.” sporting facilities and introduced
the US last month, North tudents at Universities say that a raft of enhanced cleaning, hygiene
Carolina’s flagship university Coventry measures will help them to monitoring and advance online
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cancelled face-to-face classes for University will no identify those who may be booking. Those attending the gym
undergraduates just a week into longer trudge in struggling , including at the University of Stirling will have
the autumn term after reporting their hundreds to sophisticated software that can to pass a temperature check to get
130 confirmed infections among lectures, says assess engagement levels of in. Some of these measures may
students and five involving staff. Professor Guy Daly, deputy students working online. lead to welcome changes in habits,
“Our plans are very flexible so vice-chancellor for education and At Loughborough, every such as people staying away from
we will be able to respond to students. “We have said for a student also has a personal the gym when they feel unwell and
changes in the government’s alert number of years now that we academic tutor to support them. greater cleanliness.
levels,” says Professor Rachel want to have active learning “We are making sure we know
Thomson, pro vice-chancellor for based around problem-solving as whether our students are engaged STUDENT SUPPORT
teaching at Loughborough opposed to the sage on the stage with their studies because Most student support services will
University. “If we need to, we can just pouring information into you obviously we want to be in a be delivered remotely by phone or
go fully online but similarly if assisted by a PowerPoint. position to make a timely online. Feedback from lockdown at
social distancing is relaxed then “Our response to Covid has intervention to support all of the the University of Bristol showed
we can increase further the allowed us to do that. We will not students,” says Thomson. “In all that some students found it easier
amount of in-person teaching.” be going back to having big of our halls we have wardens and to access support digitally. “If things
For students applying to lecture theatres with 200 or 300 subwardens and they routinely are working well and it is still what
universities this year, it’s hard to learning (combining virtual and We will not be going back Already you have academic staff people in them. There will still be look after our students. students want and they are happy
imagine what September 2021 in-person teaching) forced who are much more fluent with the place for the apocryphal “One thing that is a good to use it, then it is certainly
will look like. Much will depend universities to critically review to big lecture theatres with teaching online and developing lecture from the professor. thing that has come from all of something we will consider in the
on the trajectory of the pandemic what they do and how they do it. 300 people in them. Just some really interesting thinking We are not saying that this is that it has made you longer term,” says Alison Golden-
and the success of the University In some areas the pandemic has on what the important elements TED talks are no more, critically review the curriculum, Wright, director of student health
of Oxford team and others in accelerated changes that were pouring stuff into people is are. For us the intention would be they do have a place, but so I think that, if anything, I would and inclusion.
developing a vaccine, says already under way: universities not the way forward that the good things from this week in, week out just hope our teaching and learning
Professor Andrew Wathey, were already recording lectures period stick when the Covid pouring stuff into people for an offer would be enhanced as there FRESHERS’ wEEkS
vice-chancellor of Northumbria for playback and developing episode is over.” hour at least per topic is not the has been a sharper focus on it over Around the UK, students’ unions
University. “When all this online teaching to different That includes a move away way forward.” the last few months. That will have been working hard to provide
started, I said to the team that we extents. Covid has pressed the from traditional large-scale Taking away traditional lectures definitely benefit students reimagined freshers' events running
had to regard the rest of the last fast-forward button on a new lectures to concentrate on would change the university coming next year.” into several weeks of virtual
academic session as year zero approach to teaching bolstered by teaching smaller numbers of experience of students, according Whatever 2021 looks like, activities and a limited number of
followed probably by two whole the power of technology. students. “In-person lectures will to Nick Hillman, director of the university is the best place to in-person events. Plans include
years in which things would be “Necessity is the mother of not disappear, but more will be Higher Education Policy be, says Hillman. “One of the outdoor gyms, sports tournaments
extraordinary in some way, and I invention,” says Wathey. “We had online and more academic staff Institute, an independent think things the pandemic has done is and cinemas. Many universities
think we are still working within invested in this area but have time will be spent with smaller tank. “There are much more actually shown the value of hope this creativity will lead to a
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that overall framework.” probably done about five years’ groups of students,” says Wathey. effective ways to learn than education. The relative benefits move away from the alcohol-fuelled
The move this term to blended development in five months. “What has been clear for a while lectures but if you take face-to- are as great as ever.” activities of the past.
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their own, many tuition fees up from £9,250 a
universities have year to between two and four
significantly times as much, depending on the
overrecruited for course and university. At
their courses this Imperial College London, for
term. A government volte-face example, international fees range
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abandoned the grading system The Scottish government is also
created by Ofqual’s algorithm, ending free university tuition for
could have repercussions in EU students from next year.
British universities for at least The impact of this change is
the next two years. likely to be dramatic, potentially
Applicants rejected that freeing thousands of places for
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Tuesday that had been given to The Higher Education Policy
other students the previous Institute (Hepi) has predicted
Friday. No wonder universities, that the number of EU students
prospective students and enrolling could fall by about 60%.
applicants for entry in 2021 have A survey by Study. EU of more
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Universities were legally interested in studying in the UK
bound to honour their at bachelor’s or master’s level
commitments to about 15,000 suggested an even steeper
regraded applicants who had decline — 84% — in EU
been previously rejected. The numbers. The Home Office was
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lift the cap on student reduction in EU student
recruitment this year, but that enrolments, or 5,700 places.
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got space in halls and in British universities by EU
classrooms to accommodate students may have begun already.
them — a problem compounded At this point in 2019, around
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this year by the requirements of 30,050 EU applicants were
social distancing. placed in UK universities. At the
As stories emerged of The admissions chaos of the past month and the rash time of going to press, the
universities offering bursaries number of new enrolments this
and the guarantee of of deferrals until next year could make a gap year sound year stood at 28,440, a decrease
accommodation to students appealing for the class of 2021, writes Nick Rodrigues of 1,610 applicants, or 5%.
willing to defer until next year to In addition to financial
address overrecruitment, it considerations, the impact of
began to look like many of those Covid-19 means that significant
15,000 would take places for “We recognise the challenges more students than expected numbers of overseas students
courses beginning in autumn and uncertainty faced by this year, with a further 150 may decide to seek their higher
2021, before the first Ucas form students who will be starting deferring until 2021. St Andrews education closer to home.
for the new application cycle had university in autumn 2021,” said has seen its student population For students who complete
been submitted. Tim Bradshaw, chief executive of swell from 9,000 to 10,000. their Ucas form over the next
The reality has been somewhat the Russell Group. “We are Louise Richardson, vice- two or three months, there is
different, however. As we went to working closely with the chancellor at the University of huge uncertainty ranging from
press there had been just a 4% Department for Education to Oxford, struck a reassuring note the impact of Covid-19 to
increase in the number of provide the support and on the impact of deferrals from whether or not they will sit
deferrals — equivalent to 1,000 information they need so that this year. “The challenge for us is SUNDAY TIMES exams next summer and, if they
places — compared with 2019, talented students from all managing those 350 extra DIGITAL don’t, what less-than-ideal
The right direction
with 24,090 places for 2021 filled backgrounds will continue to students in the age of Covid,” she — for the top
substitute system of assessment
by UK students persuaded (or benefit from the world-class said. “There may be slightly universities for might emerge in their place.
already planning) to defer for a higher education offered by fewer [students next year] but it subject see our 67 Taking a gap year now — with
year. Once EU and international Russell Group universities.” will work itself out over the next interactive subject travel restrictions in place and
deferrals are added, that figure Oxford ended up with 350 few years. I don’t think any tables online job opportunities restricted — is
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of 2,020 on 2019, but still only The drift away from worry that there are fewer places time, the situation is unlikely to
an 8% rise. for them at Oxford.” be quite as bad.
The situation varies greatly British universities by Further reassurance on the Delaying a university
between universities with the EU students facing availability of places in the 2021 application or deferring a place
high-tariff, highly-selective admissions cycle comes via the until September 2022 offers
institutions more likely to have higher fees may have likely impact of a new fee regime sixth-formers a chance to take
ended up with a surfeit of for EU students from September control of a situation that in most
students this year, which will
begun already 2021. Under Brexit, EU students other regards is unknowable. You
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number of admissions next year. student fees at English discover yourself.
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from students to statements in the
students would disagree with “You have to set yourself the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS)
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— but there’s no question I goal of, if this is going to happen, relating to teaching quality; learning
wouldn’t engage with — and I change the narrative and use it as opportunities; assessment and
think they missed out.” a way to educate people on Freedom of speech and expression No-platforming is only a very minor feedback; and academic support.
Source: NSS, 2020
UNWomen Oxford said: transphobia, homophobia, racism is a fundamental right in a fully aspect of the larger debate around
“We stand by our decision to and so on,” Langer says. STUDENT EXpERIENCE
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cancel the event and show Changes to the composition of No-platforming, on the other hand, campuses. We must be clear, The proportion of positive responses
from the 2020 NSS, relating to course
solidarity with the black, the student body have made a is a crude tool to silence those with students’ unions in the UK support organisation; learning resources and
Asian and minority ethnic difference, according to Professor whom you disagree. many thousands of events each community; student voice and overall
community (BAME). Holding the Neil Levy, a senior research fellow Members of Generation year, the vast majority of which satisfaction with courses.
event would have been at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Snowflake were not even a twinkle proceed without any issues. The Source: NSS, 2020
incompatible with our intention Practical Ethics. “Women are in their parents' eyes back in 1984 joint committee on human rights in RESEARCH QUAlITY
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to be an inclusive and welcoming now the small majority on when I faced a censure vote from parliament investigated free speech A Sunday Times analysis of the 2014
society and we cancelled it campus in most places, BAME Durham students' union for running on campus in 2017 and found it was Research Excellence Framework
Whatever happened to intellectual on this premise.” students are still highly an interview in the student “not a pervasive problem”.
(REF). It rewards quality and quantity of
research work. Source: REF, 2014
Supporters of no-platforming underrepresented but access is newspaper with the Holocaust Freedom of speech is not an
debate and respecting people with different believe that speakers such as much greater than decades ago. denier David Irving. His appearance unqualified right under law, and UCAS ENTRY pOINTS
The average number of Ucas points
views at British universities? Charlie Burt Rudd already have a substantial We are seeing their concerns, at a debate held by the Durham universities and students’ unions gained by entrants to universities in
platform from which to express which have been completely Union Society prompted a large have many competing legal and
and Georgie Campbell mark out the campus 2018-19, where an A* at A-level is worth
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their views. Even if they don’t negated [in the past], are going to demonstration outside the chamber other duties they must balance 56 points, A – 48, B – 40 and so on.
battle lines between the defenders of directly incite hatred or violence, be taken seriously from now on.” where he was speaking. when holding events and inviting Source: Higher Education Statistics
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Agency (Hesa), 2018-19
the argument goes, their ideas Earlier this year Gavin I was no sympathiser with his speakers onto their campuses.
no-platforming and advocates of free speech discriminate against minority Williamson, the education interpretation of history, but I was The National Union of Students GRADUATE pROSpECTS
groups on campus. secretary, threatened greater curious about what he had to say. (NUS) believes strongly in The proportion of students in
high-skilled jobs or in graduate-level
Such activism can backfire, regulation on the issue. Writing He gave an interesting — and supporting our members to study 15 months after graduation
however, leading to accusations in The Times, he urged every outrageous — interview in which he understand this legal context and recorded in the new Graduate
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of an intolerant “snowflake” university to have “unambiguous suggested that allowing the working we worked closely with the Equality Outcomes survey.
extremist organisations barred generation . Without a public guidance” to safeguard free class to attend university was and Human Rights Commission on Source: Hesa, 2017-18
from NUS events, including the forum, mud-slinging often speech. “If universities don’t take “probably a waste of university their recent guidance on freedom of fIRSTS AND 2:1s
British National Party and results. Some vitriolic comments action, the government will,” said space” due to high dropout rates. expression in higher education. The proportion of students who
English Defence League. beneath UNWomen Oxford’s Williamson. The future of We published the interview. The Nevertheless, while students’ graduated with a first or 2:1 degree.
Unclassified degrees were excluded
It is generally agreed among statement condemned students campus debate could evolve into outcome of the censure vote has unions are rightly proud of the from our calculation.
student unions that those who for being “oversensitive”; others increasingly polarised student faded from my memory; the extensive work they do to promote SUNDAY TIMES Source: Hesa, 2018-19
incite hatred or violence towards commended the society’s actions. bodies facing sanctions. interview remains vivid. The right to debate and discussion on campus, DIGITAL
a group of people shouldn’t be Jeff McMahan, the White’s “The way to resolve these speak and the right to protest go they are democratic membership On point — the COmplETION RATE
top universities The proportion of students projected
given the chance to address professor of moral philosophy at things, if they can ever be hand-in-hand. We don't have to organisations and they have and for mathematics. to complete their degrees, including
undergraduates on campus. The Oxford, argues that allowing a resolved, is through civilised agree with someone's views to should have the freedom to decide See our 67 students who transfer to other
issue becomes contentious, divisive speaker on campus need discussion, not by shouting down respect their right to express them. who they should and should not interactive subject institutions. Source: Hesa, 2017-18
however, when invited speakers not come at the cost of solidarity on the left, or right,” McMahan ALASTAIR McCALL, editor, invite to speak. tables online
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don’t neatly fit this criteria. with communities. “There is an argues. “What we should do is Good University Guide LARISSA KENNEdy, NUS president gooduniversityguide The number of full-time equivalent
Amber Rudd, the former home opportunity to explain to the (FTE) students at each institution
divided by the number of FTE
ree speech is off the menu on secretary, was one such guest speaker and to others why their Studentsʼ arguments teaching-only and teaching and
campus for academics or who made headlines in March views are mistaken, immoral and research academic staff.
politicians with controversial when her invitation to speak at odious,” he says. “Trying to should be honed in Source: Hesa, 2018-19
opinions, it seems. In recent years Oxford was rescinded half an silence that person is not a way of debate with people they SERVICES AND fACIlITIES SpEND
university students have hour before her scheduled talk. dealing effectively with views that A two-year average of expenditure on
“no-platformed” speakers, UNWomen Oxford had you disagree with, it’s not a good disagree with. I think academic services and staff and
withdrawing invitations to those originally booked Rudd to speak way of showing solidarity with student facilities, divided by the total
whose views are deemed about being a woman in politics. people whom that speaker is
they missed out number of FTE students.
Source: Hesa, 2017-19
discriminatory or disagreeable. The group cancelled the event SUNDAY TIMES supposed to be in opposition to.”
Beside the measures, an arrow
Critics of no-platforming cry after its members and fellow DIGITAL Many claim no-platforming is indicates whether the ranking is up
censorship; supporters claim students raised concerns that her It's a steal — want catching on across university (s), down (t) or equal (tu)
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protests at Cambridge in 2013 communities, arguing for an particular, made her an unsuitable profiles and more academics. The think tank Policy no-platforming and the
indicator
inclusive campus. guest. “If they didn’t want me, facts and figures Exchange this year published a proponents of academic freedom
Student activism is nothing they shouldn’t have asked me,” can be found report, Academic Freedom in the and free speech on campus . . . in a Full time student numbers are
online shown in bold (with part-time numbers
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its no-platform policy in 1974 to may have had and sees the move fear of career ramifications. this together, let's discuss A full methodology is available
prevent fascist and racist speakers as closed-minded. Bradley Langer, campaigns courteously, in a reasoned way, online at thesundaytimes.co.uk/
from inciting hate and violence at “Students’ minds should be organiser for the Union of Jewish without shouting or name- gooduniversityguide
universities. Today there are six open and their arguments should Students, believes the most calling.’ That would be a start.” Feelings run high in Glasgow during Donald Trump's visit to Scotland in 2018
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odd chairs and zero-waste vegan food
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International fees £13,600-£15,800 minded thrill-seeker exhilarated by the Rosemount and Old Aberdeen
Finance website https://www.aber. idea of exploring its beaches and ranges from £60 to £100 a week. Add
ac.uk/en/undergrad/before-you- mountains. If you’re the outdoorsy food and essentials and you’re looking
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Ucas entry points 123, 76= p Woodland societies, gliding clubs succumbed to the coronavirus or are
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Firsts and 2:1s 70.7%, 104= tu right in. Head to the North Sea coast to
Completion rate 82.8%, 78=p swim or surf, or to the Cairngorms Culture The True North music
PRODUCTION
Student-staff ratio 16.8:1, 86= p National Park just west of the city, festival has attracted top acts
Services/facilities spend £2,493, 62 p which is twice the size of the Lake such as Laura Mvula and Tom
World ranking 485= (484=) District. Visitors can hike, white-water Odell in the past but has likewise been
raft and mountain-bike — and when shielding this year. His Majesty’s
VITAL STATISTICS the snow falls, skiers as well as Theatre houses the annual Aberdeen
PERFORMANCE Applications/places Aberdeen triumphed in the 2019 Social inclusion ranking 83 snowboarders can bolt down student show, which parodies famous
UNIVERSITY Teaching quality 78.4%, 84= q
OF ABERDEEN Student experience 80.3%, 25=q
19,065/2,475; 7.7:1
Overall offer rate 70.8%
boat race against Robert Gordon
BEST FOR Undergraduates 5,711 (1,024)
Postgraduates 591 (519)
Glenshee’s 36 runs.
Known as the Silver City, Aberdeen
titles in the city’s dialect, Doric, to raise
money for charity. It realised £122,625
TEACHING QUALITY
CLIENT
Research quality 29.9%, 43 tu Our Scottish University of the Year State schools (non-grammar) 90.3% quite literally sparkles, with half of its in 2019 alone.
Ucas entry points 183, 9 p In its Aberdeen 2040 vision, the UK’s for 2018-19, Aberdeen organises its Grammar schools 4.4% buildings constructed using local
Graduate prospects 79.8%, 36 fifth-oldest university has set out a teaching across 12 schools located at % satisfaction with teaching quality Independent schools 5.3% granite. The county is home to more Transport An academic year
Firsts and 2:1s 86.2%, 14= q 20-year strategy to be inclusive, the Old Aberdeen and Foresterhill Ethnic minorities 7.7% than 300 castles and manors, and bus pass will cost £338, or just
Completion rate 88.9%, 41=q interdisciplinary, international and campuses — the latter housing 1 Aberystwyth (p15) First generation 39.9% known as Scotland’s Castle Country. 93p a day. The quickest route
Student-staff ratio 16.2:1, 74= p sustainable. Aberdeen brings more Europe’s largest health campus, Deprived areas 13.8% Once you’re done exploring, cosy up from London is by plane and costs as
Sunday Times ranking 27 (27)
King’s College
Aberdeen AB24 3FX
Tel 01224 272 000
Services/facilities spend £2,517, 60 q
World ranking 207 (194)
VITAL STATISTICS
than five centuries of history to its
future-facing outlook, and its estate
reflects the blend of tradition and
modernity. The Hogwarts-esque
shared with NHS Grampian.
Located in Europe’s energy capital,
the university has strong links with
the oil and gas industries. Around
87.3
2 Abertay (p14)
Mature 13.3%
Applications/places
7,780/1,470; 5.3:1
Overall offer rate 96.1%
with a novel and a brew at Books and
Beans. This coffee shop in the city
centre doubles as a second-hand
little as £45. Hourly trains from
Edinburgh and Glasgow have discount
fares when booked in advance.
study@abdn.ac.uk Scottish social inclusion ranking 12 King’s buildings of the Old Aberdeen 70% of its 2019 intake came from
www.abdn.ac.uk
Open days https://www.abdn.ac.uk/
study/open-days.php
Undergraduates 9,707 (477)
Postgraduates 3,044 (1,548)
State schools (non-grammar) 81.4%
campus are complemented by
developments such as the award-
winning Sir Duncan Rice Library.
Scotland, but the 23% recruited from
overseas lend Aberdeen an
international feel. Entry criteria and
87.0
3 St Andrews (p80)
Aberystwyth has topped our analysis
of this year’s National Student Survey
for satisfaction with both teaching
Grammar schools 2.9% A £37.5m science teaching hub is the applications process remain quality and the wider university
MONEY
Scottish fees £0-£1,820
RUK fees £9,250 (£27,750 max, 4yrs)
Independent schools 15.7%
Ethnic minorities 13.3%
First generation 29.6%
due to open in 2022 and in July the
Aberdeen business school announced
two new international accreditations. It
highly competitive.
Academic eminence is reflected in
Aberdeen’s association with five Nobel
86.7 experience. It ranked second in the UK
on both measures last year and has
been the top Welsh university for
Finance website www.abdn.ac.uk/ Deprived areas 4.4% will also move to its own site in laureates in the fields of physics, 4 Arts Bournemouth (p23) student satisfaction for five successive Untitled
study/undergraduate/finance.php Mature 15.7% anticipation of doubling recruitment. chemistry, medicine, and peace.
86.5 years. It is rare for a university to
achieve this double success, all the
more so given that Aber was struggling
James Feeley
Student of
photography at
5 West London (p91) to make the top 100 on both measures Robert Gordon
ABERTAY
RUK fees £9,250
Finance website www.abertay.ac.uk/
Grammar schools 0.1%
Independent schools 3.1%
academia and industry in cyber-
security. The centre features a secure
86.3 as recently as 2015.
It’s not just the students who rate
University
UNIVERSITY study-apply/money-fees-and-
funding/tuition-fees/
Ethnic minorities 7.5%
First generation 47.1%
cloud-based virtual ethical hacking lab
and has funding to develop digital
6 Bolton (p22) 85.6 their teaching: Aber gained gold in the
Teaching Excellence Framework. This
7 Wales Trinity St David
Deprived areas 15.1% products and services. has not stemmed the decline in
PERFORMANCE Mature 37.3% The city of Dundee is regarded as (p89) 84.9 applications, however, down for a fifth
Teaching quality 87.0%, 2 p Applications/places an international hub for the gaming 8 Bishop Grosseteste successive year in 2019 with
Student experience 81.2%, 14= p 5,485/1,065; 5.2:1 industry and Abertay opened a £5.5m (p20) 84.7 enrolments falling 24% since 2014.
Research quality 5.1%, 91= tu Overall offer rate 84.9% videogames and cyber-security 9 Harper Adams (p43) 84.6 Aber was first in the world to be
Sunday Times ranking 80= (98=) Ucas entry points 148, 40 p resource in 2019, housing an Emergent given Plastic Free University status.
Kydd Building Graduate prospects 67.3%, 104 Abertay is our University of the Year Technology Centre. The university 10= Newman (p68) 84.4 The award was made by the charity
Bell Street Firsts and 2:1s 75.8%, 61 p for Teaching Quality after a second leads InGAME (Innovation for Games 10= York St John (p94) 84.4 Surfers Against Sewage in recognition
Dundee DD1 1HG Completion rate 74.3%, 122 q successive year of stellar results for and Media Enterprise), an R&D project of the university’s campaign to cut
Tel 01382 308 080 Student-staff ratio 21.2:1, 128 q student satisfaction in the National which aims to grow the Dundee Source: National Student Survey, 2020
back on single-use plastics. Its green
sro@abertay.ac.uk Services/facilities spend £1,853, 113 q Student Survey. Small class sizes and videogames cluster. Partners include credentials are burnished by the
www.abertay.ac.uk integrated student support facilitate the BBC, Microsoft and V&A Dundee. introduction of six new degrees this
NEWSLINE MEDIA
Open days https://www.abertay. VITAL STATISTICS personalised learning. Abertay also tops our social month exploring climate change in
ac.uk/visit/open-days/ Scottish social inclusion ranking 1 There are facilities to match. A new inclusion table of Scottish universities. combination with biology, business,
Undergraduates 3,676 (255) cyberQuarter hub is opening this It was the first in Scotland to bring in economics or English.
MONEY Postgraduates 218 (208) academic year, designed to oil the access thresholds, a key proposal of In 2021, Aber is due to open the
Scottish fees £0-£1,820 State schools (non-grammar) 96.7% cogs of collaboration between the Commission on Widening Access. first veterinary science school in Wales.
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