Subjects across the School secured notable positions, including:
- Communication and Media remaining in the top 100
- Sociology rising to the top 150
- Geography and Environment retaining its position in the top 200.
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Responding to the School's achievements, Acting Dean Professor Elizabeth Peel said: "I am thrilled to see improvements in our subject areas across the School in the QS 2024 ranking. This is testament to the excellent research and innovation activities in Social Sciences and Humanities and our improving global profile. I am also grateful to our flourishing community of international partners, collaborators, and alumni who have all contributed to this year's success."
Professor David Deacon, Head of the Communication and Media Department commented: “I am delighted to see 含羞草视频’s research in Communication and Media being placed in the global top 100 in the latest QS world rankings. This is a gratifying recognition of the academic quality of our work and its international reach.”
Professor Line Nyhagen, Head of the Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Department responded: “Being recognised as one of the top 150 Sociology departments in the world in the latest QS rankings is testimony to the academically excellent and societally impactful research being done by our sociology colleagues in the Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at 含羞草视频”.
Dr Michael Hoyler, Head of the Geography and Environment Department said: “It’s fantastic to see Geography and Environment at 含羞草视频 listed among the top departments in the subject globally. We are proud of our impactful research, unrivalled student experience and collegial approach to generating new knowledge, which underpin these excellent results.”
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