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Oxford University

Research

The University of Oxford is the world’s number one university for the ninth consecutive year according to the Times Higher Education Rankings 2025. For research, in the latest UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), Oxford’s submission had the largest volume of world-leading research.*

Oxford's incredible research output is something that draws students and staff from all over the UK, the EU and the world. As an undergraduate student, you have the opportunity to participate in this exciting work - as well as pursue your own research interests.

*Largest volume of world-leading research is calculated from the sum of (overall %4* x submitted FTE) across all submissions. View the full results are available on the REF website.