Deakin nursing ranked top 1% in world

Deakin University has continued its rise in the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, with nursing this week placing in the top 1% of universities worldwide offering the subject area.

QS’ prestigious Rankings by Subject highlight the world’s top universities by study areas, based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.  This year marks the first time that nursing has been ranked by QS, with Deakin coming in at number 22 in the world.

Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander said the university’s exceptional result  showcased the strength of the Deakin School of Nursing and Midwifery.

“Deakin deliberately ensures that our undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs are developed in consultation with industry, and place a strong focus on clinical practice,” Professor den Hollander said.

“That means our nursing students engage in clinical placements from the first year of their undergraduate studies, and receive additional practical experience in state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Centres on campus.

“In addition, the School of Nursing and Midwifery has one of the largest research portfolios of any Australian university, driven by an extensive partner network.

“The results in the 2016 subject rankings are a true reflection of the quality of education delivered by the School.

“Deakin has one of the largest nursing and midwifery schools in Australia and these rankings results are a testament to the hard work and commitment of the School and its students.”

The release of the QS Rankings by Subject also saw Deakin maintaining its excellence in the discipline of education, ranked at 31st in the world.

“This is a clear reflection of Deakin’s commitment to preparing the teachers of tomorrow through industry-relevant programs,” Professor den Hollander said.

Deakin also had rankings boosts in key study areas including medicine, environmental sciences, business and management studies, and communication and media studies, all of which climbed an entire bracket in the rankings.

For the first time, Deakin entered the QS Rankings by Subject for the first time in the respective areas of economics and econometrics, engineering – mechanical, and modern languages. In total, Deakin is globally ranked by QS across 16 subject areas.

This success in the QS Subject Rankings marks a continuation of the University’s excellent global rankings performance in 2015, which saw Deakin being placed among the top 50 young universities in the world by both the QS and Times Higher Education world university rankings.