"Queen Mary has done exceptionally well in the recent Government assessment of universities’ research work, the ‘RAE’(Research Assessment Exercise), shooting up the table a massive 35 places since the last RAE in 2001. We have been ranked in the top 10 per cent of UK universities, 11th overall (according to the Guardian newspaper’s rankings), ahead of some other excellent institutions, including Bristol University, Durham University and Nottingham University. Within London, we were ranked fourth among the large multi-subject colleges, and ten places above King’s College (which was 20th).This is great news for the College and for our students, since it is a major indicator of a university’s quality."