Russell Group universities fall in top law school rankings

Queen Mary University of London has been beaten only by Oxford and Cambridge in the latest guide to the best places to study law in the UK according to rankings published today. 

The East London-based university came third in the this year’s Guardian University Guide 2018.

Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, head of the School of Law at QMUL, said: 'We are delighted with our performance in the Guardian league tables, it confirms our position as a leading UK law school, and we’re thrilled to be number one in London. This comes in a year when we improved our position in the QS rankings, in which Law at QMUL is now placed in the top 40 globally.'

“While rankings aren’t everything, this news is a welcome boost and underlines the fact that we’re heading in the right direction for our students. We put our students at the heart of our efforts – this means this means combining an academically rigorous degree with a focus on skills and employability.’

London South Bank University, Ulster and Edinburgh Napier enter the top 20 having missed out last year, while Russell Group members Birmingham and Warwick, traditionally thought to be in the elite club of UK universities, have dropped out.

The biggest climber was London South Bank University, which rose from 58^th to 13^th. The Elephant & Castle based university placed higher than Russell Group members Nottingham, Warwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle and Sheffield.

Despite the good news for QMUL, this year’s list was less favourable for London’s traditional top institutions.

London School of Economics retained its place in the top five but University College London and King's College London have both dropped places. UCL slips from fifth to tenth while King's is placed eleventh, down from fourth.

The annual list ranks universities, and the various subject departments, on criteria including teaching, feedback and the career progression of former students.

A rival list published earlier this year, the QS World University Rankings, placed Oxford first in the UK, Cambridge second, LSE third and UCL fourth.

The Guardian list of the top 20 universities compared with their 2017 position is below.

2018	University	2017
1	Cambridge	1
2	Oxford	2
3	QMUL	5
4	Durham	7
5	London School of Economics	3
6	Dundee	8
7	UEA	10
8	Leeds	22
9	York	18
10	UCL	5
11	King's College London	4
12	Edinburgh Napier	24
13	London South Bank	58
13	Queen’s Belfast	11
15	Kent	15
15	Nottingham	17
17	Aberdeen	13
18	Robert Gordon	9
19	Edinburgh	12
20	Ulster	39

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Russell Group universities fall in top law school rankings