Our reputation
Our achievements
- 18th in the UK for medicine Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021
- 10th for medicine in the Guardian university league tables 2020
- 20th for medicine in The Complete University Guide 2022
- 5th in the UK for medical technologies The Complete University Guide 2022
- 2nd in the UK for radiography Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021
- Top 100 university for medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021
- 94% of our audiology graduates were satisfied with the quality of their course (Discover Uni, 2020)
- 83% of our cardiac phsiology graduates were satisfied with the quality of the course (Discover Uni, 2020)
- 87% of our cardiac phsiology graduates went on to work and/or study 15 months after the course (Discover Uni, 2020)
- 90% of our diagnostic radiography graduates went on to work and/or study 15 months after after the course (Discover Uni, 2020)
- 96% of our medicine and surgery graduates were satisfied with the quality of their course (Discover Uni, 2020)
University awards
- Leeds is ranked in the top 100 universities in the QS World Rankings 2022
- 5th in the UK for graduate recruitment (High Fliers Research, 2021)
- Find out more about all our university awards
Research awards
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014
Every six years, the UK’s four higher education funding bodies undertake an exercise to measure the quality of research undertaken by UK higher education institutions (HEIs). The funding bodies use the outcomes to inform the allocation of their research funding to HEIs. The Research Excellence Framework was the framework used in 2014.The research undertaken in the School of Medicine spans a number of disciplines. These include Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care as well as Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy.
Clinical Medicine
- 3.1 grade point average
- 100% of our research environment is conducive to producing research of ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ quality
- 100% of our research has either ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ impact
- 85% of our research is ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
- 77.5% of our research outputs are ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care
- 3.12 grade point average
- 100% of our research environment is conducive to producing research of ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ quality
- 90% of our research has either ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ impact
- 75.2% of our research is ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
- 82% of our research outputs are ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
- 3.27 grade point average
- 100% of our research environment is conducive to producing research of ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ quality
- 100% of our research has either ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ impact
- 91% of our research is ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
- 85.9% of our research outputs are ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
The quality of our research and the funding it attracts means we’re able to invest in world-class facilities and academic staff who are actively engaged in cutting-edge research. As a result, our students will be taught by internationally renowned, inspirational academics working at the forefront of their fields.