• World-leading research: The University of Birmingham is ranked equal 10th in the UK amongst Russell Group universities in the Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021 according to the Times Higher Education.
  • World ranking recognition: The University of Birmingham was ranked 35th in the world for English Language & Literature and Linguistics by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021. These rankings are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities worldwide in a particular subject.
  • Research resources:  Our English Language programs benefit from the 450 million-word Bank of English corpus, an invaluable collection of authentic language data. All students and researchers working within English Language also have free access a variety of language corpora, and, where necessary, training in how to use them. Additionally, the Main Library houses an extensive collection of books on English language and linguistics, including English language teaching, and subscribes to 250 periodicals in the fields of English language and literature.