Durham’s research and teaching amongst best in the world
Durham University's research and teaching has been recognised as amongst the best in the world in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject. The global league table ranks Social Sciences, Law and Education at Durham all 51st in the world with Business and Economics placed in the top 130 globally. These latest subject rankings looked specifically at the subject areas of social sciences*, law, education, psychology and business and economics. They judge research-intensive universities across the globe with 1,000 universities ranked. The rankings are based on universities' core areas which include teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. World reputation The successes in these subjects follow on from Durham's overall achievement in world rankings. The University was ranked in the World Top 50 for Employer Reputation in the 2018 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

