Caps have been thrown in the air and corks have been a-popping after Newcastle University moved up in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the third consecutive year.
The university has moved up to 139th globally and 20th in the UK, with the first score an improvement of seven places from last year's guide. It is Newcastle's highest ever position in the "influential" guide and it has seen an improvement of more than 60 places in the last five years.
Newcastle University scored especially well in Citations, where it was ranked 77th globally, as well as several other indicators that Times Higher Education uses to compile the ranking. Its ongoing work towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals was recognised, with a ranking of first in the UK and eighth in the world.
