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Earth sciences – ANU (25)
Geography – UQ (30)
Ecology – JCU (9)
Oceanography – UTAS (10)
Atmospheric science – UNSW (37)
Engineering
Australia’s best
unis by subject
The winners and grinners in this year’s
rankings by academic subjects.
By Dallas Bastian
U
nlike last year, no Australian university managed to hit the
top spot on global rankings of academic subjects. Still,
some reached the upper echelons of ShanghaiRanking
Consultancy’s 2019 lists.
Griffith University returned Australia’s best position, coming in
second on the Hospitality & Tourism Management table, while the
University of Queensland was ranked 4th.
That wasn’t the only subject for which those universities were
listed among the top 10. The former was 4th for Nursing and the
latter 3rd for Mining & Mineral Engineering and 9th for Metallurgical
Engineering.
While UQ’s position for Mining & Mineral Engineering was
Australia’s second best, it was a step down for the university, which
last year took out the top spot for the subject.
The University of New South Wales and Monash University were
Australia’s top performers when measured by the number of times
they beat out their homegrown competition.
UNSW was Australia’s best player in 12 subjects, while Monash
was best in nine subjects.
Other Australian universities to make the top 10 for a subject
were James Cook University, the Universities of Tasmania,
Newcastle, New South Wales, Western Australia and Sydney, along
with Monash and the University of Technology Sydney.
Universities from the United States took pole positions in 35
subjects, while Chinese universities dominated 11 subjects.
The best performing institution was Harvard University, coming
out on top across 14 subjects.
AUSTRALIA’S TOP PERFORMERS PER SUBJECT
Natural Sciences
Mathematics – UNSW (76–100)
Physics – ANU (31)
Chemistry – Monash (76–100)
2
Mechanical Engineering – UNSW (45)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering – UNSW (38)
Automation & Control – UON (8)
Telecommunication Engineering – UNSW (29)
Instruments Science & Technology – UoA (51–75)
Biomedical Engineering – QUT (51–75)
Computer Science & Engineering – UTS (29)
Civil Engineering – UNSW (9)
Chemical Engineering – Monash (39)
Materials Science & Engineering – Monash (51–75)
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology – Monash (51–75)
Energy Science & Engineering – Monash (29)
Environmental Science & Engineering – UWA (19)
Water Resources – UNSW (7)
Food Science & Technology – UQ (23)
Biotechnology – UQ (9)
Aerospace Engineering – UNSW (34)
Marine/Ocean Engineering – UWA (7)
Transportation Science & Technology – USYD (5)
Remote Sensing – UNSW (13)
Mining & Mineral Engineering – UQ (3)
Metallurgical Engineering – Monash (9)
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences – UWA (35)
Human Biological Sciences – UniMelb (27)
Agricultural Sciences – UWA (18)
Veterinary Sciences – USYD (18)
Medical Sciences
Clinical Medicine – UWA (8)
Public Health – UniMelb (23)
Dentistry & Oral Sciences – UoA (29)
Nursing – Griffith (4)
Medical Technology – USYD (51–75)
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences – Monash (7)
Social Sciences
Economics – UniMelb (41)
Statistics – UniMelb (33)
Law – Griffith University (29)
Political Sciences – ANU (30)
Sociology – UniMelb (39)
Education – Monash (12)
Communication – UQ (38)
Psychology – UNSW (37)
Business Administration – Monash (17)
Finance – UNSW (18)
Management – UniMelb (51–75)
Public Administration – ANU (16)
Hospitality & Tourism Management – Griffith (2)
Library & Information Science – UNSW (23) ■