Humanities & Social Sciences recognised for excellence in sport in Times and Guardian 2026 rankings

Bath is the highest UK college for sports activities science levels, in line with each The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide and The Guardian University Guide.

The shops have not too long ago revealed their 2026 league tables, with our programs in sports activities science taking prime spot in each. Sport, train and well being levels at Bath are delivered by the Department for Health, which is a part of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.

This sporting success was complemented by The Times & The Sunday Times naming Bath as its Sport University of the Year — a separate accolade that takes under consideration the establishment’s general dedication to sport in any respect ranges.

Away from sports activities success, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences carried out nicely in a number of different topic areas.

Criminology loved specific success, putting third with The Times and The Sunday Times and within the prime 5 in The Guardian.

Education took 2nd place and Social Work achieved a prime 5 place with The Times, and Languages & Linguistics and Psychology positioned sixth and seventh respectively in The Guardian.

Across each units of rankings, Economics, Psychology, and Sports Science all carried out nicely by way of employability. The trio achieved prime 10 rankings for Career Prospects (The Times & The Sunday Times) and Career after 15 Months (The Guardian) — the 2 measures utilized by every to evaluate this space.

Speaking concerning the successes, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, Professor Deborah Wilson, mentioned:

It’s actually implausible to obtain this recognition from each The Times and The Sunday Times and The Guardian.

The efficiency of our sport, well being and train programs is a standout, and I thank everybody in our Department for Health for his or her continued efforts — each of their educating and analysis.

I’m equally happy with our different Departments, with plenty of glorious rankings spanning our levels in economics, schooling, politics and languages, psychology and social and coverage sciences.

Our Faculty makes an enormous contribution to the persevering with success of the University of Bath, and it’s good to see this evidenced by these newest rankings.

Overall, the University of Bath positioned within the prime 10 in each shops’ league tables. This follows on from prime 10 rankings within the Complete University Guide 2026 and the Daily Mail University Guide 2026 — the 4 are broadly thought-about to be the UK’s main annual college league tables.

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