The quality of teaching is assessed through the Quality Assurance Agency (www.qaa.ac.uk) who work with higher education institutions to define academic standards and quality, and then carry out reviews against these standards. Our teaching is rated as 'Excellent' by the QAA, which is the highest possible rating available for a UK University department. Some other Universities are also rated as excellent, while others have a lower rating.
QAA University Teaching Ratings: London And The South East
QAA University Teaching Ratings: Full Listing

The UK Government's Research Assessment Exercise (www.hero.ac.uk) assesses the quality of research in Universities and Colleges in the UK. In research we are rated 3A in the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise, which puts the Department in the top 30% of UK Universities for the subject and in a category alongside other major Universities also highly regarded in research. Our main research strengths are in the areas of finance, macroeconomics and policy, business economics, international banking, and economic history.