We are delighted to announce that the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University has been ranked as 12th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2019 rankings (QS 2019).

We have now been ranked in the top 15 in the world for seven consecutive years, reflecting our world-class standing.

Professor Uta Papen, Head of the Department of Linguistics and English Language said:

“We are extremely pleased that our Department has further increased its already excellent position in the QS World Rankings. That we have moved up from 15th to 12th place internationally is a well-deserved recognition of our world class research and engagement activities, the excellent working culture in our Department and our dedication to our diverse and international student group.”

Eight other Lancaster Univerisity subjects are listed in the top 100 globally. These are: Art and Design, English Language and Literature, Religious Studies, Environmental Sciences, Accounting and Finance, Business and Management Studies, Sociology and Statistics and Operational Research. Overall, Arts and Humanities subjects at Lancaster achieved a global ranking of 112 followed by Social Sciences and Management subjects at joint 141.

The 2019 instalment of the QS World University Rankings by Subject by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds is an extensive overview of international higher education performance, with over 1200 universities from 78 locations ranked in 48 subject tables and five broad disciplinary tables. The results are available at www.TopUniversities.com, and were accessed over 175 million times in 2018."

Ben Sowter, Director of Research at QS, said: “For those anxious about the fortunes of the UK’s world-leading higher education sector, this year’s rankings will provide some reassurance that the sector’s performance remains highly competitive, and that students and faculty alike are contributing to world-class universities across a range of disciplines.”

The 2019 QS World University Rankings by Subject are QS’s largest evaluative exercise, accounting for:

• The insight of over 83,000 academics, who contributed over 1.25 million nominations to QS’s Academic Survey;
• The insight of over 42,000 employers, who contributed 199,123 nominations to QS’s Employer Survey;
• Extensive research data derived from Elsevier’s Scopus database: 150 million citations yielded from 22 million academic papers.