The subjects taught at Coventry University are considered two of the ‘best’ in the UK

Coventry University has risen to the top of a prestigious ranking of the world’s young universities. Ranking the world’s best universities aged 50 or under, the Times Higher Education Young University Ranking is based on 18 performance indicators grouped into five areas: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, International Outlook and Industry.

Coventry University Group was ranked 165th, with an overall score of 44.3. International Outlook was the best performing category with a score of 95.6, followed by Research Quality with 73. International Outlook is described in the methodology as “a university’s ability to attract students, graduates and faculty from around the planet” who is the key to his success on the world stage.

Professor John Latham CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University and Chief Executive of Coventry University Group, said: “We are delighted to be recognized for the significant improvements that have been made and all that we have achieved over the past year.

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“This leap in the rankings is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff, which is key to fulfilling our mission to create a better future. I am particularly pleased to see that our work in Outlook International has been recognised. We deeply value both our wonderfully diverse student community, which in our cohort is made up of 162 nationalities, and our work across the globe.”

Last week (14 May), two subjects taught by Coventry University Group were ranked in the top 10 of all UK institutions in the Complete University Guide 2025. Health Studies rose one place to sixth and Paramedic Science also moved up one place to 10th.

The group also had four additional topics in the top 20: Nursing and Midwifery (up two places to 16th); Information Technology and Systems (remained in 17th place); Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy (up two places to 17th place); and Building (up two places to 17th). The Complete University Guide 2025 also ranked University Group Student Satisfaction 17th in the UK, up three places, while the Student Staff Report and Academic Services Expenditure made the top 10 for modern universities on fourth and eighth place respectively.

Last year Coventry University Group, which comprises Coventry University, Coventry University London, CU Coventry, CU London, CU Scarborough and the National Institute of Teaching and Education, was awarded the global Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in recognition of its . “outstanding student experience and student outcomes.”

The TEF is a national scheme run by the Office for Students (OfS) which aims to encourage higher education providers to improve and deliver excellence in the areas that students care about most: teaching, learning and achieving positive outcomes from their studies. In THE’s latest Research Excellence Framework rankings, Coventry University Group rose 22 places to 58th in the UK, with the percentage of the university’s research classified as world-leading or internationally excellent rising to 70%.

Coventry University was also honored with one of the last awards ever approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II before her death, in the form of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its tireless work in building relationships with institutions and companies in the whole world, attracting thousands of people at the same time. of students from around the world to its UK campuses.