FEATURES

Record success

Leicester continues to go from strength to strength achieving success across the board – including our highest ever ranking in the world university tables.

Inspirational Teaching

Leicester’s reputation for outstanding teaching quality was demonstrated again by the results of the 2010 National Student Survey. For the sixth successive year Leicester was ranked amongst the top-10 universities in England by full-time finalists for student satisfaction.

National Student Survey 2010
Top mainstream English universities
University	% satisfied
University of Oxford	93
University of Cambridge	91
University of East Anglia	90
University of Exeter	90
University of Sussex	90
University of Leicester	89
Keele University	89
Loughborough University	88
University of Sheffield	88
University of Warwick	88

Leicester’s position amongst mainstream English universities
Year	Overall satisfaction
2005	1st
2006	1st
2007	1st
2008	2nd
2009	1st
2010	6th

World Changing Research

2009-10 saw Leicester academics secure record levels of research grants to support vital research – £56.1m – up 17% on the previous year. The work of Leicester academics continues to impact on the world. Analysis by QS published in October 2010 revealed the impact of Leicester’s research was the sixth greatest in the UK as measured by citations per academic. This level of impact places us amongst the top 1% of universities in the world.

QS research impact amongst UK universities September 2010
University	QS’s citation per academic score
University of Cambridge	93
University College London	91
University of Oxford	84
Imperial College London	81
University of Bristol	71
University of Leicester	70
King’s College London	70
University of Edinburgh	65
University of Glasgow	62
University of Dundee	61

Climbing League Tables

2010 saw Leicester achieve its highest ever ranking in the Guardian University Guide – ranked 12th out of 120 universities in the UK. It was the third successive year Leicester has been amongst the top-15 universities in the country. The Times ranked Leicester in 15th position and top in the region. Again it was Leicester’s third successive appearance in the top-15.

The QS world rankings placed Leicester in its highest ever position amongst the top 2% of universities in the world (Leicester was up 27 places ranked 169).

The Guardian and Time University Guide placements.

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2011/Annual Report edition of LE1. Click here to read it online.