The Sunday Times awarded RGU the title of Best Modern University in the UK for 2012 in its "University Guide 2012". The title had previously been won by Oxford Brookes University for each of the preceding ten years. RGU received the 2012 award partly due to ratings of the quality of teaching and research, but also due to its employment record which was judged the best of any UK university. RGU was also named as Best Modern University in the UK in "The Times Good University Guide 2013".