Cardiovascular Medicine
The subject includes research into all aspects of cardiovascular science. The subject includes work where the
primary focus of the research is in cardiovascular science, including basic science, epidemiology and clinical
research. The subject includes research where the focus is vascular aspects of stroke, and metabolic research
where the focus is cardiovascular disease.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
Imperial College London
116
University of Glasgow
89
King's College London
65
University of Manchester
46
University of Leeds
45
University of Oxford
43
University of Birmingham
37
University of Leicester
34
University of Bristol
33
University of Cambridge
30
University of Sheffield
25
St George's Hospital Medical School
24
Cardiff University
24
University of Warwick
Guardian 11
Peninsula Medical School
Guardian 16
Queen Mary, University of London
Guardian 19
University of St Andrews
Guardian 20, Times 11
University College London
Guardian 5, Times 4
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Guardian 9, Times 4
University of Aberdeen
Guardian 13, Times 6
University of Edinburgh
Guardian 4, Times 6
University of Nottingham
Guardian 15, Times 8
Hull York Medical School
Guardian 17, Times 15
University of Southampton
Guardian 18, Times 11
University of Liverpool
Times 13
Keele University
Times 15
University of Dundee
18
Guardian 1, Times 18
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Celtic Studies
The subject covers the Celtic languages, including continental Celtic, and from the earliest times to the
present Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Manx and Cornish, together with the literatures, civilisation
and primarily non-material culture of the speakers of these languages. The descriptor also covers new and
emerging fields of study, such as the application of information technology to Celtic studies, and various
other forms of applied research.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Cambridge
27
University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and
26
Celtic Studies
24
Aberystwyth University
24
University of Ulster
Times 2
Cardiff University
Times 3
Bangor University
Times 9
University of Glasgow
Times 4
Swansea University
Times 5
Queen's University Belfast
Times 8
University of Aberdeen
Times 7
University of Wales, Lampeter
19
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Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering includes product and process engineering, biochemical and biomedical engineering,
fuel technology and energy engineering, environmental and systems engineering, food process engineering,
and pedagogic research in chemical engineering.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
Imperial College London
82
University of Manchester
69
University of Cambridge
66
University College London
50
University of Birmingham
48
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
42
University of Sheffield
33
University of Bath
21
Heriot-Watt University
University of Strathclyde
Queen's University Belfast
Swansea University
Guardian 15, Times 5
Guardian 14, Times 17
Times 6
Times 13
University of Edinburgh
Guardian 5, Times 15
University of Nottingham
Guardian 7, Times 14
University of Leeds
Guardian 8, Times 16
Loughborough University
University of Surrey
Guardian 9, Times 4
Guardian 11, Times 7
Aston University
Guardian 12, Times 18
London South Bank University
Guardian 17, Times 19
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Chemistry
The subject includes all aspects of experimental and theoretical chemistry.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Oxford
151
University of Cambridge
138
University of Bristol
134
University of Manchester
108
Imperial College London
104
University College London
97
University of York
89
University of Edinburgh
88
University of Durham
77
University of Nottingham
75
University of Leeds
71
University of Liverpool
69
University of Southampton
68
University of St Andrews
66
University of Sheffield
62
University of Warwick
62
Cardiff University
62
University of East Anglia
48
Queen's University Belfast
47
University of Bath
46
University of Strathclyde
46
University of Glasgow
44
University of Hull
39
University of Birmingham
36
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
33
University of Sussex
33
University of Reading
32
University of Leicester
31
Loughborough University
30
Heriot-Watt University
30
University of Aberdeen
University of Surrey
21
Guardian 13
Guardian 19, Times 19
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Civil Engineering
The civil engineering includes (but not exclusively): construction; design; infrastructure management; fluid
mechanics; hydraulics and hydrology; computational mechanics and informatics; structures and materials;
surveying; transportation; geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering; environmental management
(including water, waste and contamination); offshore and coastal engineering; including extreme events,
impact of and adaptability to global change, sustainability, safety and risk assessment aspects of the above.
It also includes pedagogic research in civil engineering.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
Imperial College London
116
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
86
University of Southampton
73
University of Nottingham
63
University of Sheffield
59
University College London
59
Loughborough University
47
Queen's University Belfast
47
Cardiff University
46
Swansea University
41
University of Birmingham
38
University of Bristol
36
University of Leeds
36
University of Dundee
34
Napier University
34
Heriot-Watt University
27
University of Strathclyde
23
University of Glasgow
20
University of Liverpool
Guardian 17, Times 19
University of Bradford
Guardian 14
University of Cambridge
Times 1
University of Ulster
Times 14
University of Salford
Times 18
University of Manchester
University of Edinburgh
Guardian 2
Guardian 6, Times 7
University of Surrey
Guardian 13, Times 16
University of Portsmouth
Guardian 18, Times 17
University of Bath
Guardian 19, Times 12
22
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Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine
and Modern Greek Studies
This subject includes the language, literature, history, culture, art, archaeology and thought (including
ancient science and philosophy) of Greece and Rome from the earliest times to late antiquity; Latin language
and literature of the Middle Ages and subsequent periods; Byzantine studies; modern Greek language,
literature, history and culture; the classical tradition; and the reception of these periods and subjects. Within
the boundaries are the following. Please note that this list is illustrative rather than exhaustive. It does not
reflect any judgements about the relative significance of the subject areas, nor does it specify 'fields': the
Greek world from the Bronze Age to the fall of the Byzantine Empire the Roman world from the Bronze Age
to late antiquity Greek lands, including the Diaspora, from the medieval period to the present the philology
and linguistics of Latin and Greek and of related and neighbouring languages ancient Egypt and the ancient
Near East (though the services of specialist advisers may be employed to evaluate specialist topics) theory
comparative literature the pedagogy associated with learning and teaching in the subjects listed above.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Oxford
146
University of Cambridge
86
King's College London
51
University of Bristol
34
University of Exeter
32
University of Durham
31
University of St Andrews
31
University of Birmingham
30
University of Manchester
29
University of Warwick
26
University of Edinburgh
26
University College London
24
Royal Holloway, University of London
21
University of Nottingham
20
University of Reading
20
Guardian 12, Times 14
University of Liverpool
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Swansea University
University of Kent
Times 20
Guardian 20, Times 18
Guardian 16
University of Leeds
Guardian 17, Times 15
University of Glasgow
Guardian 11, Times 12
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Communication, Cultural and Media Studies
The subject includes research addressing or deploying theory, history, institutional, policy, textual, critical and/or
empirical analysis, or practice within communication, culture, media, journalism and film studies. The subject
includes (but is not confined to): policy for regulation of culture and the media the organisation, institutions,
political economy and practice of cultural production media and cultural texts, forms and practices media and
cultural audiences, consumption and reception, including questions of power, identity and difference.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
Goldsmiths College, University of London
48
Nottingham Trent University
45
University of Westminster
40
University of the West of England, Bristol
36
Cardiff University
35
University of Sussex
35
Leeds Metropolitan University
33
Royal Holloway, University of London
32
University of Ulster
31
University of Leeds
31
University of East London
29
University of Salford
28
University of Stirling
24
Roehampton University
24
University of Sunderland
24
University of Leicester
23
London School of Economics and Political Science
23
University of East Anglia
22
De Montfort University
21
Bournemouth University
Guardian 8, Times 20
University of Central Lancashire
Guardian 19, Times 15
University of Sheffield
Guardian 10, Times 1
Glasgow Caledonian University
Times 18
Loughborough University
Guardian 16, Times 2
University of Warwick
Guardian 4, Times 5
Queen Mary, University of London
Aberystwyth University
Times 9
Guardian 20, Times 10
University of Liverpool
Times 13
University of Birmingham
Guardian 2, Times 16
Robert Gordon University
Guardian 17, Times 17
University of Southampton
Guardian 1
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Guardian 3
University of Surrey
Guardian 7
Birmingham City University
Guardian 13
City University, London
Guardian 14
Napier University
Guardian 15
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Computer Science and Informatics
The subject includes the study of methods for acquiring, storing, processing, communicating and reasoning
about information, and the role of interactivity in natural and artificial systems, through the implementation,
organisation and use of computer hardware, software and other resources. The subjects are characterised by the
rigorous application of analysis, experimentation and design.
Institution Name
Kuwait Office Index
University of Edinburgh
229
University of Manchester
155
University of Oxford
120
Imperial College London
117
University College London
117
University of Cambridge
105
University of Southampton
91
University of Bristol
71
University of Birmingham
68
University of Leeds
67
University of York
67
University of Nottingham
64
University of Ulster
64
University of Glasgow
63
Lancaster University
62
University of Sussex
61
University of Sheffield
60
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
58
University of Liverpool
57
Queen Mary, University of London
56
University of Essex
54
University of Bath
47
University of Kent
47
University of Warwick
46
Swansea University
42
King's College London
41
Cardiff University
41
University of Durham
40
University of Hertfordshire
40
City University, London
37
Royal Holloway, University of London
37
Goldsmiths College, University of London
36
University of St Andrews
36
Queen's University Belfast
35
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