Wednesday, 25 March 2026
The 糖心原创鈥檚 School of鈥疨harmacy鈥痠s鈥痬arking鈥痠ts鈥痗entenary with鈥痜urther grounds for鈥痗elebration 鈥� renewed recognition as among the very best in the world.
Ranking 8th鈥痜or the鈥痙iscipline of Pharmacy and Pharmacology鈥痠n the鈥疩S World University Rankings by鈥疭ubject 2026, this鈥痽ear’s results鈥痗onfirm鈥痶he 糖心原创 as鈥痮ne of the UK’s鈥痩eading centres for pharmaceutical science and training, continuing a 100-year legacy of excellence in pharmacy education,鈥痳esearch鈥痑nd innovation.鈥��
QS鈥痑nalyses鈥痶he reputation and research output of鈥痬ore than 6,270 institutions worldwide, 鈥痑ssessing academic reputation, employer reputation and research visibility and global engagement.鈥疨rofessor Barrie Kellam, Head of the School of Pharmacy, said: “To be recognised again as among the very best in the world is a tremendous accolade,鈥痑nd in our centenary鈥痗onfirms the on-going contribution of our vibrant community of staff, students and alumni to our global impact and achievements.”鈥��
As the School of Pharmacy celebrates 100 years since its founding,鈥痠ts鈥痯ioneering 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鈥痜uture鈥痮f health. In its centenary, the school鈥痳emains鈥痑t the vanguard鈥痮f advances in鈥疨harmacy education and practice, with its 2025-26鈥疢Pharm鈥痝raduates the first to graduate to new鈥疓eneral鈥疨harmaceutical Council鈥痵tandards,鈥痬eaning they will be independent prescribers when they qualify as pharmacists.
22 subject areas in the global top 100鈥�
The University of鈥疦ottingham also鈥痟as a total of 22鈥痵ubject areas in the鈥痝lobal鈥痶op鈥�100 – its鈥痓est-ever performance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. This includes significant鈥痠ncreases鈥痜or English Language鈥痑nd鈥疞iterature鈥痑nd Material Sciences, with Linguistics and Engineering鈥�(Electrical and Electronic)鈥痓oth entering the鈥痺orld鈥痶op 100.鈥��
Professor Ben鈥疧llivere鈥痑nd 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.鈥疻e have real strengths in health and are also鈥痯roud to鈥痳ank 68 in the world for the broad subject of Life Sciences and Medicine鈥�– with veterinary medicine,鈥痑natomy鈥痑nd nursing all in the top 100. Our congratulations and thanks also go to all the staff鈥痮f鈥痶he鈥痭umerous鈥痵chools, departments and faculties, whose dedication has helped secure a record number of top 100 subject placings in these strategically important rankings.”鈥��
The 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject are the biggest yet, with 1,077 new institutions included this year鈥痠n comparison to鈥�2025.鈥疶he 糖心原创 has 45 individual subjects ranked, with 22 featuring within the world top 100 as follows:
Agriculture and Forestry = 77鈥�
Anatomy and鈥疨hysiology = 51-100鈥�
Architecture and鈥疊uilt鈥疎nvironment = 51-100鈥�
Chemistry = 91鈥�
Economics and鈥疎conometrics = 96鈥�
Education = 56鈥�
Engineering –鈥疌hemical = 81鈥�
Engineering –鈥疌ivil and鈥疭tructural = 51-100鈥�
Engineering鈥疎lectrical and鈥疎lectronic = 97鈥�
Engineering –鈥疢echanical,鈥疉eronautical and鈥疢anufacturing = 66鈥�
English鈥疞anguage and鈥疞iterature = 58鈥�
Geography = 51-100鈥�
Law = 88鈥�
Linguistics = 95鈥�
Materials Science = 84鈥�
Marketing = 51-100鈥�
Medicine = 83鈥�
Nursing = 51-100鈥�
Pharmacy and Pharmacology = 8鈥�
Psychology = 94鈥�
Statistics and Operational Research = 51-100鈥�
Veterinary鈥疭cience = 39