The Sunday Times newspaper, responsible for The Times Good University Guide, has described the university's progression as 'the most dramatic transformation of a university in recent times'.[11] In 2012, the university ranked in the top 50 of The Guardian University Guide for the first time [12] and in 2016, it has been ranked among the top 40 English universities for the first time by The Complete University Guide.[13] In 2019 the university was ranked as 22 in The Guardian University Guide, marking the first time it has placed within the top 30.[14]