Keele University has ranked in the top 10 UK universities to study International Relations in a prestigious national ranking.  

The Guardian University Guide 2024 has seen International Relations at Keele ranked 9th in the UK out of 80 UK universities teaching the subject.  

The guide ranks courses at UK universities on a number of metrics including student satisfaction with teaching, staff to student ratio, and career prospects after graduating. 

Keele scored highly in this year’s ranking for student satisfaction with teaching, with International Relations students learning from research-active academics at the forefront of their fields, whose work has a direct impact on policy and practice around the world. 

Professor Mark Featherstone, Head of the School of Social, Political and Global Studies at Keele said: “The Guardian University Guide result demonstrates the very high quality of the research-led teaching of colleagues in the International Relations team here at Keele, and their dedication and commitment to their students. We’re very proud of their achievement.”