Infection and Immunology
The subject includes research into all aspects of infection and immunology, and their cognate subdisciplines.
The subject includes research into infection and immunology, including basic and applied research on
infectious disease and causative organisms including discovery, epidemiology, development and assessment
of interventions; basic and clinical immunology including innate and adaptive immunology and
pathogenesis, allergy, auto-immunity, immunotherapy and immune suppression.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Oxford
205
Imperial College London
200
University of Cambridge
94
University College London
87
University of Liverpool
80
King's College London
75
University of Birmingham
72
University of Glasgow
66
Cardiff University
66
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
60
University of Bristol
43
University of Leicester
38
St George's Hospital Medical School
31
University of Sheffield
26
University of Nottingham
22
University of Warwick
Guardian 11
University of Manchester
Guardian 12
Peninsula Medical School
Guardian 16
Queen Mary, University of London
Guardian 19
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Guardian 9, Times 4
University of Aberdeen
Guardian 13, Times 6
University of Edinburgh
Guardian 4, Times 6
Hull York Medical School
Guardian 17, Times 15
University of Southampton
Guardian 18, Times 11
Keele University
University of Leeds
University of Dundee
University of St Andrews
50
Times 15
Guardian 10, Times 17
Guardian 1, Times 18
Guardian 20, Times 11
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Italian
The subject includes: medieval literature, including Dante; Renaissance literature; early modern literature;
modern and contemporary literature; theatre studies; linguistics, philology and history of the language;
cultural studies and cultural history; film studies; media studies; gender studies; history of Italy; social and
economic history; modern social and political studies; history of ideas; translation studies; teaching
methodologies and teaching materials embodying research.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Cambridge
Guardian 2, Times 1
University of Reading
Times 11
University College London
Guardian 7, Times 12
University of Leeds
Guardian 19, Times 10
University of Oxford
Guardian 1, Times 2
University of Warwick
Guardian 8, Times 6
University of Manchester
Times 18
University of Bristol
Guardian 17, Times 3
University of Birmingham
Guardian 10, Times 3
Royal Holloway, University of London
Times 15
University of Durham
Times 14
University of Exeter
Times 8
Swansea University
Times 13
University of St Andrews
Guardian 4
University of Edinburgh
Guardian 14, Times 7
University of Glasgow
Times 20
University of Leicester
Times 9
University of Bath
Guardian 5, Times 5
Cardiff University
Guardian 11, Times 16
University of Kent
Times 17
University of Portsmouth
Times 19
University of Southampton
Guardian 3
School of Oriental and African Studies
Guardian 6
Queen Mary, University of London
Guardian 9
University of Nottingham
Guardian 12
Aston University
Guardian 13
King's College London
Guardian 15
Queen's University Belfast
Guardian 16
Lancaster University
Guardian 18
Heriot-Watt University
Guardian 20
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Law
The subject includes all doctrinal, theoretical, empirical, comparative or other studies of law and legal
phenomena including criminology.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of Manchester
University of Nottingham
University College London
University of Edinburgh
King's College London
Queen Mary, University of London
University of Bristol
University of Kent
University of Warwick
Queen's University Belfast
University of Glasgow
University of Durham
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Southampton
University of Sheffield
Cardiff University
University of Birmingham
University of Aberdeen
Brunel University
University of Dundee
University of Ulster
University of Essex
Keele University
University of Reading
Swansea University
University of Exeter
University of Liverpool
University of Westminster
University of Strathclyde
University of Hull
Lancaster University
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of Sussex
University of East Anglia
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Aberystwyth University
Birkbeck College
City University, London
52
207
150
107
93
88
88
85
83
83
70
68
66
64
61
59
55
54
49
47
45
43
43
42
42
40
37
37
37
36
34
34
34
34
32
31
29
28
25
24
22
20
Guardian 19
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Library and Information Management
The subject includes disciplines concerned with the management of information and knowledge in all
formats, namely librarianship and information science, archives and records management, and information
systems. This may include: research on the generation, dissemination and publication, exploitation and
evaluation of information and knowledge; information policy; the information society; information media;
information literacy; systems thinking; systems development; knowledge management systems; information
retrieval; preservation and conservation; impact assessment; and historical and cultural aspects of the
disciplines. The subject includes research into the learning and teaching process in the disciplines.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
Brunel University
78
Loughborough University
42
King's College London
41
University of Salford
41
University of Sheffield
41
Sheffield Hallam University
22
City University, London
20
University College London
20
Robert Gordon University
Guardian 17
Leeds Metropolitan University
Times 8
Aberystwyth University
Guardian 20, Times 4
Manchester Metropolitan University
Times 9
University of Brighton
Times 5
Napier University
Guardian 15
London South Bank University
Times 6
University of Birmingham
Guardian 2
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Guardian 3
University of Warwick
Guardian 4
University of Leeds
Guardian 5
Cardiff University
Guardian 6
University of Surrey
Guardian 7
Bournemouth University
Guardian 8
Royal Holloway, University of London
Guardian 9
University of Westminster
Guardian 11
Nottingham Trent University
Guardian 12
Birmingham City University
Guardian 13
University of Sussex
Guardian 18
University of Central Lancashire
Guardian 19
University of Southampton
Guardian 1
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
53
Times 7
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Linguistics
The subject covers all areas of theoretical, descriptive and applied linguistics. This includes, but is not limited
to: clinical linguistics, computational linguistics, conversation and discourse analysis, educational
linguistics, first and second language acquisition, forensic linguistics, historical linguistics, the history of
linguistics, language evolution, morphology, neurolinguistics, philology, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics,
psycholinguistics, semantics, sociolinguistics, speech and language technology, stylistics, syntax, text
linguistics, and typology.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Edinburgh
65
Lancaster University
48
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
37
University of Essex
27
University of Manchester
23
University of Sheffield
23
University of York
23
University College London
22
School of Oriental and African Studies
20
University of Oxford
20
University of Reading
Times 14
University of Cambridge
Times 1
University of Leeds
Times 12
Queen Mary, University of London
University of Wolverhampton
University of Sussex
University of Westminster
University of Durham
Times 4
Times 17
Times 8
Times 20
Times 6
University of Portsmouth
Times 15
University of East Anglia
Times 16
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Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering
The subject includes engineering research in: acoustics; aeronautical engineering; automotive engineering;
bio-medical engineering; computational methods; control; dynamics; design; failure analysis; fluid power;
fluid mechanics; fluidics; heat transfer; manufacturing (technology, processes and systems); engineering
management; physical ergonomics; materials; material processing; maritime engineering; mechatronics;
optical engineering; process engineering; solid mechanics; systems engineering; thermodynamics;
turbomachinery and propulsion; and vibration. It also includes pedagogic research in mechanical,
manufacturing and aeronautical engineering.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
Loughborough University
265
University of Southampton
225
Cranfield University
163
Imperial College London
137
University of Nottingham
91
University of Leeds
77
University of Bath
69
University of Sheffield
60
Brunel University
58
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
56
University of Strathclyde
51
University of Glasgow
48
University College London
46
Cardiff University
46
Queen's University Belfast
44
University of Bradford
40
University of Liverpool
39
University of Bristol
38
University of Birmingham
33
King's College London
25
University of Cambridge
Times 1
University of Aberdeen
Times 14
University of Hull
Times 17
Heriot-Watt University
Times 18
University of Teesside
Guardian 1
University of Edinburgh
Robert Gordon University
Birmingham City University
University of Manchester
55
Guardian 5, Times 11
Guardian 10, Times 20
Guardian 13
Guardian 16, Times 15
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Metallurgy and Materials
The Metallurgy and Materials subject includes research into both fundamental and applied aspects of the study
of the structure, properties, manufacture, processing and applications (and their interrelationships) of all
categories and forms of materials. It also includes pedagogic research in metallurgy and materials.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Manchester
96
University of Oxford
75
University of Cambridge
69
University of Sheffield
69
University of Birmingham
50
Queen Mary, University of London
48
Imperial College London
46
University of Salford
32
Swansea University
26
University of Liverpool
23
Sheffield Hallam University
23
Manchester Metropolitan University
Guardian 11, Times 14
University of Bath
Guardian 3, Times 11
University of Leeds
Guardian 5, Times 13
University of Exeter
Guardian 6, Times 12
Loughborough University
Guardian 9, Times 7
De Montfort University
Guardian 12, Times 15
University of Nottingham
Times 6
Buckinghamshire New University
Times 16
University of the Arts London
Times 17
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Middle Eastern and African Studies
The subject includes the languages, literatures, history, religions, philosophies, politics and international
studies, economics and development studies, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, geography and art
history of the Middle East and Africa and their diasporas.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Oxford
86
School of Oriental and African Studies
44
University of Cambridge
30
University of Exeter
23
University of Manchester
Times 7
University of Edinburgh
Times 3
University of Birmingham
Times 5
University of Durham
Times 4
University of Leeds
Times 6
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