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Professor Barrie Kellam, Head of the School of Pharmacy, said: “Being ranked in the global top 10 in the very year we mark our centenary is a remarkable moment for the School. It speaks to a century of hard work, curiosity and commitment, and to the impact our staff, students and alumni are making across the world as they improve health and push forward advances in pharmaceutical science.”

As the School of Pharmacy celebrates 100 years since its founding, its pioneering research – from creating new medicines, to advancing nanomaterials for targeted drug delivery, and even exploring pharmaceutical care in space – continues to drive the innovative teaching and real-world experience that prepare students to lead the future of health. In its centenary, the school remains at the vanguard of advances in Pharmacy education and practice, with its 2025-26 MPharm graduates the first to graduate to new General Pharmaceutical Council standards, meaning they will be independent prescribers when they qualify as pharmacists.  

22 subject areas in the global top 100 

With a total of 22 subject areas in the global top 100 this year, we have achieved our best-ever performance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. This includes significant increases for English Language and Literature and Material Sciences, with Linguistics and Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) both entering the world top 100. 

Professor Ben Ollivere and Professor Caitlin Milazzo, Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellors for Academic Performance, said: “We are delighted that Pharmacy and Pharmacology has been recognised in the global top 10 by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. We have real strengths in health and are also proud to rank 68 in the world for the broad subject of Life Sciences and Medicine – with veterinary medicine, anatomy and nursing all in the top 100. Our congratulations and thanks also go to all the staff of the numerous schools, departments and faculties, whose dedication has helped secure a record number of top 100 subject placings in these strategically important rankings.”