Teaching Excellence
Our School is highly successful with a long and prestigious history.
Our School is home to internationally acclaimed academics, writers, and film-makers, with each our three subjects ranked in the top 15 in the UK. See below for further details:
Quality and ranking
National:
- 11th in the UK for English Studies — Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- 2nd in the UK for Creative Writing - Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- 5th in the UK for Creative Writing - The Complete University Guide 2025
- 5th in the UK for Linguistics - Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
- 8th in UK for Linguistics - The Complete University Guide 2025
World:
- top 100 — English Language and Literature category — QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- top 150 for Linguistics – QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- top 150 – Arts and Humanities category – Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024
Research:
- 1st in the UK for English Language and Literature research (Research Excellence Framework 2021, Times Higher Education)
- 7th in the UK for Modern Languages and Linguistics research (with the School of Modern Languages and the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Research Excellence Framework 2021, Times Higher Education)