Lancaster University has maintained position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 released Wednesday, October 12th.

Listed as 122^nd in the latest THE global league table, Lancaster ranks 15^th amongst UK universities and remains the highest ranked non-Russell Group institution.

Lancaster also came in the top 50 in the global league table for international outlook moving up five places to 44^th from 49^th in 2022 and is again ranked in the top 100 for citations moving up 27 places to 67^th.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings includes 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date.

The table is based on 13 performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas: teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

This year’s ranking analysed more than 121 million citations across over 15.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 40,000 scholars globally.

To see the full THE table, visit the Times Higher Education Website.

Lancaster University Vice-Chancellor Professor Andy Schofield said: “Lancaster is proud to be an outward-facing University. Our international partners in China, Germany, Ghana and Malaysia and our global connections drive us forward ensuring we remain at the forefront of progress. We are delighted to see Lancaster grow in areas and maintain position in the World Ranking.”