Reading Archaeology in the ratings

Student satisfaction 100% in the National Student Survey

The University of Reading is ranked in the top 20 UK universities for student satisfaction according to the National Student Survey (NSS) 2011. Archaeology received 100% overall satisfaction ratings from students taking the survey.

Read the press release: Reading offers top university experience according to national survey

Highly ranked in the League Tables

Ninth in the Times Good University Guide 2012, published 23 June 2011.

Fifth in the Guardian University Guide 2013, published 22 May 2012.

Top in the UK for World-Leading Research in Archaeology

The Research Assement Exercise (RAE) is conducted by the Higher Education Funding Agencies for the UK to assess the quality of research in Higher Education Institutions. Departments are judged by panels of experts in their subject areas.

Following an excellent result in the previous (2001) RAE when, with Oxford and Cambridge, Reading was one of only three Archaeology departments in the UK to receive the top (5*) rating for excellence in research, we did even better in the most recent (2008) assessment: 40% of Archaeology at Reading's research was rated "world-leading", making us the top-ranked department in the UK in this category.

See the table - RAE results for world leading research

Esteem Awards

Queens Anniversary Prize

In 2009 Archaeology was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize. Read about the Queen's Award