Edge Hill University

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Public university in the UK

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About Edge Hill University

According to Wikipedia, Edge Hill University is a campus-based public university in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, which opened in 1885 as Edge Hill College, the first non-denominational teacher training college for women in England, before admitting its first male students in 1959. In 2005, Edge Hill was granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council and became Edge Hill University on 18 May 2006.

What Is Edge Hill University Known For?

Edge Hill University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Edge Hill University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Edge Hill University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Education
#1981
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#1988
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Edge Hill University ranks #1981 worldwide for influence in Education.

Higher Education
#1927
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#1927
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Pedagogy
#955
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#961
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Secondary Education
#2649
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#2649
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education Degrees
Medical
#1243
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#1248
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Edge Hill University ranks #1243 worldwide for influence in Medical.

Mental Health
#306
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#306
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Obstetrics
#324
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#328
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Neurology
#327
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#338
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medicine Degrees
Communications
#1608
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#1640
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Edge Hill University ranks #1608 worldwide for influence in Communications.

Grammar
#517
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#519
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Journalism
#2197
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#2201
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Rhetoric
#920
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#921
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communications Degrees
Political Science
#1876
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#1884
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Edge Hill University ranks #1876 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

Government
#2364
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#2364
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Public Policy
#366
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#366
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Human Rights
#2255
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#2257
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political-science Degrees
Literature
#1679
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#1733
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Edge Hill University ranks #1679 worldwide for influence in Literature.

Writing
#938
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#961
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Etymology
#3837
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#3837
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Literary Theory
#642
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#645
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literature Degrees
Business
#4017
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#4019
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Edge Hill University ranks #4017 worldwide for influence in Business.

Management
#4413
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#4414
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Sales
#2868
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#2868
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Marketing
#3361
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#3361
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business Degrees
History
#2171
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#2186
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Edge Hill University ranks #2171 worldwide for influence in History.

Modern History
#1221
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#1221
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American History
#1898
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#1898
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history Degrees
Psychology
#1251
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#1267
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Edge Hill University ranks #1251 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

Clinical Psychology
#379
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#379
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Social Psychology
#503
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#503
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Community Psychology
#179
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#179
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psychology Degrees
Law
#2944
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#2949
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Edge Hill University ranks #2944 worldwide for influence in Law.

Common Law
#545
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#545
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Civil Law
#804
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#804
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Property Law
#448
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#448
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Engineering
#4677
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#4685
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Edge Hill University ranks #4677 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

Architecture
#2102
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#2115
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Biomedical Engineering
#951
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#951
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Semiconductors
#744
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#744
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engineering Degrees
Biology
#4012
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#4036
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Edge Hill University ranks #4012 worldwide for influence in Biology.

Microbiology
#938
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#947
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Agriculture
#5854
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#5855
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Ecology
#2031
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#2036
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biology Degrees
Philosophy
#2516
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#2553
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Edge Hill University ranks #2516 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

Marxism
#509
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#509
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Ethics
#2567
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#2576
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Logic
#2376
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#2446
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philosophy Degrees
Economics
#3294
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#3303
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Edge Hill University ranks #3294 worldwide for influence in Economics.

Taxation
#2854
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#2854
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economics Degrees
Nursing
#1902
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#1903
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Edge Hill University ranks #1902 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Earth Sciences
#2462
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#2472
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Edge Hill University ranks #2462 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

Geography
#2926
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#2931
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Mineralogy
#355
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#369
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Environmental Science
#2460
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#2461
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earth-science Degrees
Mathematics
#3486
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#3522
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Edge Hill University ranks #3486 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

Statistics
#1423
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#1431
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Measure Theory
#1190
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#1222
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Applied Mathematics
#2257
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#2259
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math Degrees
Social Work
#1060
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#1062
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Edge Hill University ranks #1060 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

Crisis Intervention
#172
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#172
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Empowerment
#2607
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#2607
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Child Protection
#821
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#821
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social-work Degrees
Computer Science
#5418
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#5424
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Edge Hill University ranks #5418 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

Programming
#2119
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#2120
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Database
#2416
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#2424
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Networking
#2295
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#2295
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computer-science Degrees
Religious Studies
#7001
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#7014
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Edge Hill University ranks #7001 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

Ministry
#4984
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#4984
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Theology
#5968
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#5988
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religious-studies-hub Degrees
Chemistry
#4034
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#4042
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Edge Hill University ranks #4034 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

Organic Chemistry
#1446
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#1455
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Nanotechnology
#1697
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#1697
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Chemical Engineering
#2964
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#2964
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chemistry Degrees
Sociology
#2717
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#2721
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Edge Hill University ranks #2717 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

Women's Studies
#1725
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#1725
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Urban Studies
#1128
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#1128
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Environmental Sociology
#148
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#148
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sociology Degrees
Anthropology
#3918
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#3927
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Edge Hill University ranks #3918 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Criminal Justice
#4716
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#4718
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Edge Hill University ranks #4716 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

Policing
#1265
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#1265
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Criminology
#1580
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#1583
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Forensic Science
#1113
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#1115
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criminal-justice Degrees
Physics
#6948
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#6965
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Edge Hill University ranks #6948 worldwide for influence in Physics.

Biophysics
#1283
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#1283
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Astrophysics
#1957
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#1963
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Astronomy
#3946
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#3960
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physics Degrees

Who Are Edge Hill University's Most Influential Alumni?

Paul Nuttall
A British politician .

Who Are Edge Hill University's Most Influential Faculty?

Daniele Pantano
A Swiss academic and poet.