University Awards and Rankings

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Awards and Rankings

The Highest Award (GOLD) For Teaching Excellence at UK Universities

Teaching Excellence Framework

Second Place Diversity and Inclusion

WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2021

Student Satisfaction

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Top 20 best UK universities (StudentCrowd University Awards 2022)
6th in the UK for course satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2022)

Teaching Quality

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Gold award, the highest possible, in the Teaching Excellence Framework (2018)
5 star rating for teaching quality from the QS Stars global university rating system

University Awards and Achievements

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Find out about our ranking performances

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Research Excellence

Read more about how Swansea ranks in the Research Excellence Framework

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