DCU joins the top 200 universities in the world in Arts and Humanities for the first time
Today, DCU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) celebrates breaking into the top 200 universities globally for Arts and Humanities in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021. This marks a significant milestone for the faculty.
The World University Rankings include more than 1,500 universities across 93 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. The rankings are a culmination of analyses using performance indicators across five key areas: Teaching (the learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry income (knowledge transfer).
Professor John Doyle, Executive Dean of DCU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences said:
“I wish to extend my sincere congratulations to all staff across the faculty because the latest World University Ranking is testament to the Faculty’s research-led teaching and international research collaborations and engagement. It is our vision that DCU’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will be acknowledged as a centre of academic excellence both nationally and internationally and the latest rankings are evidence that we are well on our way to achieving this.”
Prof Doyle continued:
"Our substantial climb in rankings also points to the continued impact and benefit from the Incorporation process which strengthened our expertise and broadened the scale and diversity of our programmes, here in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. As we celebrate this great achievement today, it also strengthens our commitment for research-led teaching and to use our research and expertise to drive positive social impacts.”
DCU joins the top 200 universities in the world in Arts and Humanities for the first time
This year’s World University Rankings analysed more than 80 million citations across over 13 million research publications and included survey responses from 22,000 scholars globally. DCU also ranked in the top 250 universities in the world for Social Sciences and for Business and Economics, both of which saw a jump in band compared to 2020.