Mallorca university makes world top 100 for oceanography

Mallorca’s university ranks among the world’s top 100 for oceanography, the study of the sea. The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) sits in the 76–100 band of the 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, according to a report from Palma, Mallorca, on 5 October.

The university has also started a marine sciences degree at its Faculty of Sciences this academic year. The course aims to train specialists to study and manage oceans, marine ecosystems and coastal ecosystems.

Beyond oceanography, the UIB ranks among the world’s top 400 universities for atmospheric sciences and the top 500 for physics and education sciences. It has returned to the education sciences list for the first time since 2022.

The ranking assesses about 2,000 universities across 57 subjects. It uses nine measures, including research quality, research impact and international collaboration.

Topics: Education · Sea & coast

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com