Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The subject includes research carried out in all areas of electrical and electronic engineering. The subject
includes all areas of electrical and electronic engineering, including but not limited to: communications;
electronic materials and devices; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectronics;
bioelectronics; electronic systems and circuits; optoelectronics and optical communications systems;
communications and networks; multimedia; video and audio processing and coding; signal and image
processing, modelling and estimation; radio frequency (RF) techniques up to terahertz; antennae and radar;
measurement, instrumentation, sensors; control, robotics and systems engineering; electrical power
systems, machines and drives; power electronics; computer and software engineering. The subject also
includes pedagogic research in electrical and electronic engineering.

Institution Name

Kuwait Office Index

University of Surrey

128

University of Southampton

120

University of Strathclyde

101

University of Manchester

90

Imperial College London

84

University of Glasgow

68

University of Sheffield

65

University College London

59

University of Bristol

54

Queen's University Belfast

54

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

51

University of Leeds

45

Loughborough University

45

University of Birmingham

40

University of Liverpool

40

University of Nottingham

37

Queen Mary, University of London

34

University of York

33

Cardiff University

28

University of Bath

27

University of Reading

23

University of Kent

22

University of Essex

Guardian 8, Times 15

University of Plymouth

Guardian 19

Lancaster University

Guardian 11

University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh

34

Times 1
Guardian 2, Times 6

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English Language and Literature

The subject includes: English and Scots language (historical and modern); English and Scots linguistic
studies, including applied linguistics; Old Norse/Icelandic (language, literature and linguistic studies);
English literature from the 9th to the 21st centuries; American literature; comparative literature; colonial
and post-colonial literatures and language; women's writing; creative writing; life writing; children's
literature; critical and cultural theory and cultural history; gender and gay studies; editorial scholarship,
bibliography, textual criticism and theory, and history of the book; Irish literature in English; Scottish
literature in English and Scots; Welsh literature in English; and applied, practicebased, and pedagogical
research in English.

Institution Name

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University of Oxford

186

University of Cambridge

137

University of Glasgow

97

University of Leeds

96

University of Exeter

88

University of York

88

Cardiff University

82

University of Birmingham

76

University of Sheffield

76

Queen Mary, University of London

72

University of Nottingham

70

University of Manchester

69

University of Edinburgh

69

Queen's University Belfast

69

University of Warwick

67

Birkbeck College

61

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

59

University of Reading

57

University of Sussex

57

Royal Holloway, University of London

54

University of Hull

53

University of Liverpool

52

University of Durham

51

Lancaster University

49

University of St Andrews

49

University of East Anglia

48

Goldsmiths College, University of London

48

University College London

46

University of Southampton

42

University of Leicester

40

De Montfort University

39

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Institution Name

Kuwait Office Index

University of Aberdeen

39

Swansea University

39

King's College London

37

Manchester Metropolitan University

36

Nottingham Trent University

36

University of Bristol

34

University of Kent

34

Aberystwyth University

32

Loughborough University

31

University of Essex

30

Roehampton University

29

Kingston University

26

University of Stirling

26

Brunel University

25

Keele University

23

University of Salford

23

Bath Spa University

22

Sheffield Hallam University

22

University of Strathclyde

22

Bangor University

22

University of Ulster

22

Oxford Brookes University

21

University of Glamorgan

21

University of Dundee

20

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Epidemiology and Public Health

The subject includes: public health research; epidemiology (including clinical epidemiology); medical
statistics and biostatistics; and aspects of a number of other disciplines which have public health relevance,
including medical sociology, population genetics, clinical trials, health economics, demography, modelling,
health protection and international public health.

Institution Name

Kuwait Office Index

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

271

University College London

106

Imperial College London

69

University of Leeds

41

University of Leicester

40

University of Bristol

38

University of Oxford

38

University of Manchester

36

University of Glasgow

36

University of Nottingham

33

Queen's University Belfast

32

University of Aberdeen

31

University of York

24

University of Cambridge

22

University of East Anglia

22

Queen Mary, University of London

22

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

21

St George's Hospital Medical School

Times 18

University of Birmingham

Times 13

King's College London

Guardian 8, Times 18

University of Warwick

Guardian 11

Peninsula Medical School

Guardian 16

University of Edinburgh

Guardian 4, Times 6

University of St Andrews

Guardian 20, Times 11

University of Southampton

Guardian 18, Times 11

University of Liverpool

Times 13

Keele University

Times 15

Hull York Medical School

University of Dundee

37

Guardian 17, Times 15

Guardian 1, Times 18

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European Studies
The subject includes elements of all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. It includes
interdisciplinary research into all aspects of European languages, cultures and societies. It covers all of
Europe (broadly defined) including European diasporas and Europe's relations with the wider world.

Institution Name

Kuwait Office Index

University of Portsmouth

54

Cardiff University

47

University of Bath

46

University of Southampton

38

University of Surrey

33

Aston University

28

University of Salford

28

University of Birmingham

27

London School of Economics and Political Science

27

Manchester Metropolitan University

26

Loughborough University

22

University of Sussex

21

London Metropolitan University

20

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French
The subject includes the study of French and francophone literature and thought for all periods from the
medieval to the present day; medieval and modern Occitan; cultural studies; theatre studies; film and media
studies; language studies; translation studies; pedagogic research; political, social and historical studies;
post-colonial studies; gender studies; philosophy and critical theory; comparative literature; and literature in
relation to the other arts.

Institution Name

Kuwait Office Index

University of Oxford

65

University of Cambridge

41

University of Nottingham

34

University of Leeds

29

University of Exeter

24

King's College London

23

University of Warwick

23

University of Manchester

22

University of Sheffield

22

University of Edinburgh

22

University of Durham

20

University College London

20

University of Birmingham

Guardian 10

Royal Holloway, University of London

Times 6
Guardian 17, Times 11

University of Bristol
Queen Mary, University of London

Guardian 9, Times 16
Times 11

University of Liverpool

Guardian 4, Times 8

University of St Andrews

Guardian 16, Times 19

Queen's University Belfast

Times 14

University of Leicester

Times 7

University of Strathclyde

Guardian 5, Times 9

University of Bath

Guardian 3, Times 11

University of Southampton
University of Hull

Times 15

Cardiff University

Guardian 11, Times 17

School of Oriental and African Studies

Guardian 6

Aston University

Guardian 13

Lancaster University

Guardian 18

Heriot-Watt University

Guardian 20

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General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering

The subject includes: any multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary engineering research; mineral and mining
engineering; and submissions from departments or centres which include two or more of the main branches of
engineering, ie, chemical, civil, electrical and electronic, metallurgy and materials, mechanical, aero and
manufacturing engineering. The subject includes multidisciplinary areas such as offshore technology, renewable
energy/energy conversion, industrial studies, medical engineering, bioengineering and environmental
engineering. It also includes pedagogic research in engineering.

Institution Name

Kuwait Office Index

University of Cambridge

352

University of Oxford

179

University of Edinburgh

149

University of Warwick

128

Brunel University

101

University of Manchester

99

University of Leeds

96

Imperial College London

88

University of Surrey

85

Aston University

76

Heriot-Watt University

73

Keele University

66

City University, London

51

University of Aberdeen

50

University of Durham

50

Cranfield University

49

University of Leicester

45

Queen Mary, University of London

43

University of Dundee

40

University of Sussex

37

University of Exeter

36

Swansea University

35

University of Hull

35

University of Nottingham

32

London South Bank University

27

Lancaster University

22

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

20

University of Strathclyde

Times 12

Bournemouth University

Guardian 5, Times 17

University of Greenwich

Guardian 18, Times 13

Guardian 19

Glasgow Caledonian University

Liverpool John Moores University
De Montfort University
University of Central Lancashire

40

Times 10
Guardian 12
Guardian 11, Times 20

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General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering

Institution Name
University of Hertfordshire

Kuwait Office Index

Times 19

University of Bristol

Times 5

University of Ulster

Times 14

Birmingham City University

Guardian 14

University of Brighton

Guardian 15

Sheffield Hallam University

Napier University

41

Guardian 16, Times 17

Guardian 17

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