Medical and Health is top 85 in Times Higher World Subject Rankings Published on: 21 January 2026 Medical and Health at Â鶹´«Ã½ has been ranked in the top 85 in the world in a notable league table. Breadth in excellence put Â鶹´«Ã½ at 83rd place for Medical and Health – which includes the subjects Medicine and Dentistry. Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Life Sciences were ranked in the top 125, while Law maintained its place in the top 200. Professor Chris Day, Vice-Chancellor and President of Â鶹´«Ã½, said: “We’re proud to be a University which offers a wide range of subjects to our students and this league table reflects the breadth in excellence of our disciplines. We are also pleased to see that while we have risen in the rankings for Medical and Health, we have maintained our position in other areas showing stability during what is an increasingly competitive landscape in Higher Education.” The Times Higher World Subject rankings evaluate universities across 11 subject areas and use five key criteria to assess them. They are measured on teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. Share: Latest News Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Student leader drives misogyny law change A Â鶹´«Ã½ student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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