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45

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]
items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.305782] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1979 height:1524 left:0 right:412 top:455 width:412] lhId:page-11-DIV nodeLabel:UK TOP 20 3rd in Scotland and Top 20 in the UK in the Guardian University Guid… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,MAIN,2,DIV selector:body.has-overlay-header > main#main > div.section snippet:<div class="section flexible-tile-section flexible-tile-18577 theme-foundation flexibl…"> type:node] score:0.151205] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1461 height:487 left:11 right:402 top:974 width:391] lhId:page-16-DIV nodeLabel:SATISFACTION 3rd in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland for student satisfaction in … path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,MAIN,2,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV selector:div.section > div.container > div.flexible-tile-container > div snippet:<div> type:node] score:0.127467] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:1979 height:1524 left:0 right:412 top:455 width:412] lhId:page-11-DIV nodeLabel:UK TOP 20 3rd in Scotland and Top 20 in the UK in the Guardian University Guid… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,MAIN,2,DIV selector:body.has-overlay-header > main#main > div.section snippet:<div class="section flexible-tile-section flexible-tile-18577 theme-foundation flexibl…"> type:node] score:0.02705] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:68 height:45 left:337 right:390 top:23 width:53] lhId:page-15-DIV nodeLabel:Menu and search path:1,HTML,1,BODY,2,HEADER,4,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV selector:div.col > div.global-header > div.clearfix > div.toggle-controls snippet:<div class="toggle-controls"> type:node] score:6e-05]]

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img
/img/450x254/uploads/news/images/features/Nuart_Cruicksha...68.4 KiB49.8 KiB
div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/450x254/uploads/news/images/features/Jenna_Gregory2.jpg55.4 KiB36.8 KiB
four female students walking through a park with huge model letters spelling ab… div > div.hero-slide-wrapper > picture.imgproxy > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/600x214/media/site/home/parkpage-vibrant-sq2.jpg52.6 KiB31.7 KiB
A female student in a medieval building looking at painted ceiling div > div.hero-slide-wrapper > picture.imgproxy > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/600x214/media/site/home/provost-house-sq.jpg48.0 KiB27.1 KiB
Leading the transition in Europe's Energy capital We spark urgent conversation… body.has-overlay-header > main#main > div.section
/img/300x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...16.6 KiB10.3 KiB
li > a > div > img li > a > div > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/meston_new.jpg9.8 KiB8.2 KiB
li > a > div > img li > a > div > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/Wolde_Highlands_crop_1.jpg8.2 KiB6.5 KiB
li > a > div > img li > a > div > img
/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/Pembroke_2024_exca...7.8 KiB6.2 KiB
li > a > div > img li > a > div > img
/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/phil-hearing-bu27Y...7.3 KiB5.7 KiB
li > a > div > img li > a > div > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/covid_gardens.jpg6.7 KiB5.1 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-10-IMG
nodeLabel: map of UK with 20 and an arrow
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,3,MAIN,2,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,1,DIV,0,PICTURE,5,IMG
selector: div.flexible-tile > div.flexible-tile-highlight > picture.flexible-tile-image > img
snippet: <img src="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/img/450x/media/site/home/top-20-icon.png" alt="map of UK with 20 and an arrow" loading="lazy">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLProtocol
www.abdn.ac.uk/http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/css/abdn-design-s...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/js/abdn-design-sy...http/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/600x214/media/site/home/parkpage-vibrant-sq2.jpghttp/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/600x214/media/site/home/provost-house-sq.jpghttp/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/images/layout/UoA...http/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/global/cookies/v2/js/cookie-consent.jshttp/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/apps/prospectus-search/assets/scripts/aurora/prospectus-search.jshttp/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/images/icons/manifest.jsonhttp/1.1
/img/300x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/webfonts/lexend-d...http/1.1
/img/300x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/images/layout/foo...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/webfonts/custom-i...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/webfonts/fa-regul...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/webfonts/fa-solid...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/webfonts/fa-brand...http/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/450x/media/site/home/top-20-icon.pnghttp/1.1
/img/450x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...http/1.1
/img/450x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...http/1.1
/img/450x254/uploads/news/images/features/Nuart_Cruicksha...http/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/450x254/uploads/news/images/features/Jenna_Gregory2.jpghttp/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/covid_gardens.jpghttp/1.1
/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/Pembroke_2024_exca...http/1.1
/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/phil-hearing-bu27Y...http/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/Wolde_Highlands_crop_1.jpghttp/1.1
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/100,sc/uploads/news/images/thumbs/meston_new.jpghttp/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/images/slick/ajax...http/1.1
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/images/icons/favi...http/1.1

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 945 ms
URLTime Spent
abdn.ac.uk/945 ms
www.abdn.ac.uk/0.0 ms

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 627 ms
URLTime Spent
www.abdn.ac.uk/727 ms

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

ElementLayout shift score
UK TOP 20 3rd in Scotland and Top 20 in the UK in the Guardian University Guid… body.has-overlay-header > main#main > div.section
0.151
SATISFACTION 3rd in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland for student satisfaction in … div.section > div.container > div.flexible-tile-container > div
0.127
UK TOP 20 3rd in Scotland and Top 20 in the UK in the Guardian University Guid… body.has-overlay-header > main#main > div.section
0.027
Menu and search div.col > div.global-header > div.clearfix > div.toggle-controls
0.000

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 1.0 s 134.8 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/abdn-design-system/releases/3.0.5/dist/css/abdn-design-s...145.2 KiB134.8 KiB

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 690 ms 89.9 KiB

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Other823 ms
Style & Layout617 ms
Script Evaluation439 ms
Rendering304 ms
Parse HTML & CSS99 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation70 ms

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
/s/resources-global/js/funnelback.autocompletion-2.6.0.js7.6 KiB2.7 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
map of UK with 20 and an arrow div.flexible-tile > div.flexible-tile-highlight > picture.flexible-tile-image > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/450x/media/site/home/top-20-icon.png
NSS Stat div.flexible-tile > div.flexible-tile-highlight > picture.flexible-tile-image > img
/img/450x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...
Sustainable Icon div.flexible-tile > div.flexible-tile-highlight > picture.flexible-tile-image > img
/img/450x/media/university-of-aberdeen/content-assets/ima...
div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img
/img/450x254/uploads/news/images/features/Nuart_Cruicksha...
div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/450x254/uploads/news/images/features/Jenna_Gregory2.jpg
four female students walking through a park with huge model letters spelling ab… div > div.hero-slide-wrapper > picture.imgproxy > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/600x214/media/site/home/parkpage-vibrant-sq2.jpg
A female student in a medieval building looking at painted ceiling div > div.hero-slide-wrapper > picture.imgproxy > img
www.abdn.ac.uk/img/600x214/media/site/home/provost-house-sq.jpg
div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img div.feature-image > div > picture.imgproxy > img

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Optimize DOM size
Forced reflow
LCP breakdown
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify CSS
JavaScript execution time 0.5 s
Avoid long main-thread tasks 6 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 5 animated elements found
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 60 ms
Server Backend Latencies 80 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
INP breakdown
User Timing marks and measures
96

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Names and labels

Form elements without effective labels can create frustrating experiences for screen reader users. Learn more about the `select` element.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught Postgraduate Research fieldset > div.search-box > div > select#prospectus_study_type

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Form elements have associated labels
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
Document has a `<title>` element
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Skip links are focusable.
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
ARIA IDs are unique
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Identical links have the same purpose.
Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
No form fields have multiple labels
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
96

Best Practices

General

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'classList')
Uses HTTPS
Avoids deprecated APIs
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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