Awards and achievements
The University of York is one of the success stories in UK higher education. Since our foundation in 1963, we have powered our way to a consistently high ranking in the UK and are one of just six post-war universities to have appeared in the world top 100.
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
We hold a Gold Teaching Excellence Framework award, showing that we deliver consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students.
Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014)
We were ranked 14th overall and 10th for the impact of our research in the Times Higher Education's ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2014.
Times Higher Education Awards
In recent years we have won five prestigious Times Higher Education Awards:
- 2015: Best Development and Alumni Relations team
- 2012: Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers
- 2011: Outstanding Engineering Research Team, member of the Widening Participation Initiative of the Year partnership
- 2010: University of the Year
- 2009: Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development
Queen's Anniversary Prize
York is a five-times winner of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for research in the following departments and centres:
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Computer Science
- Centre for Health Economics (CHE)
- Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP)
- Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
Athena SWAN
We hold twelve awards from Athena SWAN for our commitment to gender equality.
Gold awards
Silver awards
Bronze awards
Times Higher Europe Teaching Rankings
We have been ranked equal 9th in the (THE) Europe Teaching Rankings, a testimony to our exceptional teaching and learning experience.
Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- 119th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2019)
- 34th in the world for arts and humanities (2019)
- 93rd in the world for life sciences (2018)
- 82nd in the world for social sciences (2018)
- 17th for UK Research Council Income (2017)
Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings
- Joint 9th in the Europe Teaching Rankings (2018)
The Guardian
- 12th in the Guardian University Guide 2019
The Times and Sunday Times
Complete University Guide
- 30th overall in the Complete University Guide 2020
- Five subjects ranked in the top 10
QS World University Rankings
- 134th in the QS World University Rankings 2019
- Seven top 100 departments in the QS World University Rankings by subject 2019
QAA Institutional Review
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) works to safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education.
In the most recent Institutional Review of the University of York (2012) we received an excellent outcome, and were commended on the enhancement of student learning opportunities.
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