Our reputation

Our achievements

• 43rd in the Guardian university league tables 2020
• 31st in The Complete University Guide 2021
• Top 150 university for Psychology - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
• 87% of our recent Psychology, BSc graduates were employed or studying within six months of graduating (Discover Uni, 2019)
• 87% of our Psychology, BSc students were overall satisfied with the quality of the course (Discover Uni, 2019)

University awards

• The University of Leeds is among the top 100 universities in the new QS World University Rankings 2021
• We achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, the highest award possible
• We were voted 3rd in the UK in the 2018 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey
• 9th in the UK for graduate recruitment (High Fliers Research, 2019)
• 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 majority of our our research sits across Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

• 3.07 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
• 81% of our research is ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
• 70.1% 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, you'll be taught by internationally renowned, inspirational academics working at the forefront of their fields.