REF 2021: English language and literature
Newcastle University leads English language and literature subject table based on GPA
Newcastle University leads English language and literature subject table based on GPA
Kent, Leicester and University of East Anglia lead the quality rankings in history as Oxford and Cambridge exit top 10
King's College London tops rankings alongside the University of Manchester, while Warwick, Durham and Exeter excel
The University of Birmingham tops the ranking, with the universities of York and Kent climbing several places
University of Aberdeen tops table when ordered by GPA
The University of Oxford came top with Birkbeck also moving up the rankings
Queen Mary University of London tops ranking, with Royal Holloway and the University of Manchester joint second
LSE finishes on top again as Cardiff and Leicester repeat strong performances
Imperial College London on top for key Research Excellence Framework performance metric focused on quality
Medicine-focused institutions perform strongly on metric given weighting in latest round of Research Excellence Framework
‘Golden triangle’ institutions perform strongly on metric which accounts for 15 per cent of overall Research Excellence Framework scores
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UCL tops table for law as Kent, SOAS and Birmingham significantly improve their standings
The University of Strathclyde tops the ranking, with Royal Holloway coming second