Facts & Accreditations

The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities which are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.

The University of Nottingham was one of the 17 founder Universities of the Russell Group back in 1994. 

Universitas 21 (U21) is the leading global network of research-intensive universities, working together to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation through research-inspired teaching and learning, student mobility, connecting our students and staff, and wider advocacy for internationalisation.

The British Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) issued an evaluation report in 2013 after an on-site teaching quality evaluation stating: the University of Nottingham Ningbo China adopts the education model and standards of the University of Nottingham, and its level of academic teaching and the quality of learning for students are completely consistent with the University of Nottingham in the UK.

The University of Nottingham is positioned once again among the world's top 100 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2027 - ranked 97th globally and 16th in the UK.

In the QS Ranking by Subject 2025, UoN has 21 subjects listed in the World Top 100.

University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was recognised as a 5 Stars institution according to the latest QS Stars Rating results. UNNC also received 5 Star scores in all nine participating categories.

We have a proud history of learning and innovation.

Alumni and Professor Sir Peter Mansfield was recognised with a 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology for the invention of Magnetic Resonance Imaging body scanners. Alumni and Professor Sir Clive was recognised with a 2003 Nobel Prize in Economic science for a profound influence in the field of time series analysis.

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) has achieved a significant rise in the 2026 ShanghaiRanking’s Best Chinese Universities Ranking, placing 2nd among Sino-foreign universities and 65th nationally among more than 1,000 institutions.

Six subjects are listed in the 2023 Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Business Administration, Management, and Hospitality and Tourism Management.