Rankings and reputation

Manchester is a name that lends weight to your master’s degree, not only because of our rich heritage, but also our current rankings and reputation.

According to the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities, we are the 38th best university in the world, the eighth best in Europe and the sixth best in the UK.

What our research credentials mean for your master’s

You’ll benefit greatly from our continuous investment in the best research facilities and a dynamic research culture that encourages innovative, cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Our master’s courses are led by distinguished tutors working at the forefront of their disciplines, ensuing that your qualification comes with a reputation that will open doors across the world.

Close industrial partnerships with organisations from many sectors inform our master’s degree courses, providing exceptional opportunities for research with commercial applications, as well as the chance to develop business and entrepreneurial skills and experience relevant to your future career.

A reputation built on research

Our research focuses on some of the world’s most difficult challenges, from poverty, cancer and sustainability to nuclear energy and applications of the wonder-material graphene.

We are recognised at a global level for the quality and volume of our pioneering research. The breadth of our research activity outstrips that of any other UK university and, in 2015/16, we attracted more than £342 million in external research funding.

In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) an impressive 83% of our research activity was rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, confirming Manchester as one of the UK’s top research institutions.

Academic heritage

Our academic heritage sets a master’s from The University of Manchester apart.

Our story is one of world firsts and brilliant discoveries. In total, 25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied here.

Manchester is the birthplace of nuclear physics, where Ernest Rutherford first split the atom. The world’s first stored-program computer was developed here, and Alan Turing pioneered artificial intelligence during his time at the University.

Source :http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/why-manchester/rankings-reputation/

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