RESEARCH ASSESSMENT EXERCISE

Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland and Wales have assessed the quality of research in British universities. Their reports are available by subject or by institution and offer an insight into quality for postgraduate students interested in research.

QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) mission is to safeguard the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications by working with higher education institutions to define academic standards and quality, and carry out and publish reviews against these standards. Academic review and institutional review reports can provide a helpful source of information for potential students applying to universities or colleges.

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For Scotland

UNOFFICIAL LEAGUE TABLES

SUNDAY TIMES UNIVERSITY GUIDE

The Sunday Times University Guide is an essential guide for all prospective students You can read it online in full.

GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY GUIDE

The Guardian newspapers's interactive guide to universities and colleges is the most comprehensive source of information on the UK's academic sector, covering some 60,000 vital statistics on 150 universities and colleges.

TIMES GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE

The Times Good University Guide is the definitive hardcopy guide to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each university.