UCL Medicine has maintained its position in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 - the world’s most consulted university ranking. UCL Medicine is named 6th in the worl and first in London for Medicine.
With a long and rich history of excellence in medical training and research, UCL is dedicated to delivering innovative, world-leading education and research that advances healthcare practice and benefits patients and the wider society.
Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement), said: “Our performance in these rankings shows how UCL is recognised as a centre for academic excellence in a wide range of disciplines. I am thrilled to congratulate my colleagues in the IOE and the Bartlett on once again being ranked first in the world. I continue to be impressed by the academic excellence of UCL colleagues across campus; in every faculty our students learn from world-leading researchers who continually strive to deliver the very highest standard of teaching.”
The 10 subject areas where UCL ranks in the global top 10 are Education (1), Architecture & Built Environment (1), Archaeology (3), Anthropology (4), Pharmacy & Pharmacology (4), Psychology (5), Medicine (6), Biological Sciences (6), Geography (7), and Anatomy & Physiology (8).
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