Healthcare subjects achieve number 1 in Wales and Top 10 in the UK

Cardiff University, School of Healthcare Sciences has achieved 1^st place in Wales and top 10 in the UK for Physiotherapy, Nursing, Radiography and Subjects Allied to Medicine in the Times Good University Guide 2020.

This positions the University’s health subjects as some of the top in the UK. Among the programmes ranked highly are:

• Physiotherapy ranked 1^st in Wales and 3^rd in the UK.
• Nursing ranked 1^st in Wales and 8^th in the UK (This includes all Nursing and Midwifery).
• Subjects Allied to Medicine ranked 1^st in Wales and 9^th in the UK (This includes Occupational Therapy and Operating Department Practice).
• Radiography ranked 1^st in Wales and 4^th in the UK (This includes both Diagnostic Radiography & Imaging and Radiotherapy & Oncology).

The Times Good University Guide is widely respected, and the score is based on a variety of measures to include; entry standards, student-staff ratios, services and facilities, completion rates, first-class and 2:1 degrees, graduate prospects and the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

Head of School, School of Healthcare Sciences, Dr David Whittaker, said ‘I’m very pleased with our fantastic performance in the Times Good University Guide 2020. It’s an excellent way to recognise the positive work of both staff and students over the last year. Some areas have seen spectacular improvements compared to the 2019 rankings; to be number 1 in Wales across the whole of our provision makes me very proud’

For more information please visit the Times Good University Guide 2020 website.