We are ranked 51-100 globally and 9th in the UK in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023.
The rankings, announced in March 2023 assessed over 18,300 subjects from 1,597 institutions across the world, based on academic and employer reputation, citations per academic paper, impact and quality of research and international research collaboration factors.
Recent research carried out by colleagues in our department includes https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/school-government-international-affairs/research/
Durham is a world-leading university. Our academic excellence and impact are reflected in our global rankings and this is a true credit to the outstanding teaching and research carried out at our University.
Durham is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading universities. It is ranked 92nd in the QS World University Rankings 2023, 6th in the Guardian University Guide 2023 and Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, and The Complete University Guide 2022. Durham is also regularly ranked in the top ten universities in the UK.
Our School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) is ranked 7th in the UK for Politics in the Complete University Guide 2023. We are a research-intensive department and we use innovative teaching techniques to ensure we combine our latest world-leading research into the programmes we deliver.
