The University is ranked 158th in the world in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019, as well as being named Scottish University of the Year 2019 by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019. Staff at the University are experts in their fields, with 76% of research considered ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the Research Excellence Framework 2014. Enjoy a long history of academic excellence by gaining your degree at Scotland’s 3rd oldest university, and the 5th oldest in the United Kingdom.