School of Social Sciences and Humanities shines in the Shanghai Rankings 2024

The Loughborough School of Social Sciences and Humanities achieved remarkable success in the 2024 Shanghai Rankings’ Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). The results affirm school’s strengths, particularly in the fields of Communication, Sociology, and Geography.

Loughborough is ranked 21st worldwide for Communication, making it the highest-ranked UK university in this discipline. The university also performed impressively in Sociology, securing 43rd place globally, and placed within the 51-75 range for Geography.

These achievements highlight the school’s commitment to producing world-class research and fostering impactful academic collaborations. The GRAS rankings are highly esteemed, evaluating over 1,900 institutions across 96 countries and regions. They assess performance based on five key categories: World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, High-Quality Research, Research Impact, and International Collaboration.

Professor Justin Waring, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, commented "These global rankings are a reflection of the exceptional talent, ingenuity and research excellence found in our school. To be recognized on the global stage is a testament to the School’s research leadership in these fields."