Philosophy
Philosophy has been taught at the university since its foundation in 1583, and is ranked 6th in the UK and 20th in the world for philosophy (QS World University Rankings by subject 2020).
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Psychology
We’re ranked 5th in the UK and 24th in the world for psychology (QS World University Rankings by subject 2020).
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Linguistics & English Language
We’re ranked 1st in the UK (and 3rd in the world) for Linguistics and 3rd in the UK (and 9th in the world) for English language and literature (QS World University Rankings by subject 2020).
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Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science brings together scholars from linguistics, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and computer science. Recent developments bring a host of new perspectives to our quest to understand our own inner workings.
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