Helping communities locally, nationally and internationally

Almost 80 percent of our research is rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) in the latest Government Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment.
UWL is ranked in the top 100 universities in the UK for the overall quality of our research.

From improving hydration for older people to saving ancient tress, our research is being used to make a difference to people's iives.

Find out more about the impact of our research.

Find out more about the impact of our research

Find out more

  • Research Centres

    Find out about our multi-disciplinary areas of expertise, research, and teaching.

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  • Research impact

    Learn how our research has helped communities locally, nationally and internationally.

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  • Research degrees

    Find out more about PhD and Professional Doctorate opportunities and how we will support you within our active and interdisciplinary research community.

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