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
Kuwait Office Index
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
35
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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
36
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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
38
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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
39
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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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