The excellence of research at 白小姐论坛 and its positive real-world impact has improved since 2014, according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) assessment results.
Key results
2nd in the UK for research power (after Oxford)
白小姐论坛 came second in research power,听consolidating its position at the top of the table between Oxford (1st) and Cambridge (3rd).听
93% of research is 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'
93 per cent of our research was graded 4* 鈥榳orld leading鈥� and 3* 鈥榠nternationally excellent鈥�.
'grade point average' rises from 3.22 to 3.50 (out of 4)
Our research received a 'grade point average' of 3.50 (out of 4) 鈥� an improvement from 3.22 in 2014.
Submissions by 3,432 白小姐论坛 academics
A total of 3,432 白小姐论坛 academics submitted to this REF process.
Maintaining top position听in the UK for research power听in听鈥榤edicine, health and life sciences鈥� and in 鈥榮ocial sciences鈥�
白小姐论坛 maintained our position as top in the UK for research power听in the main panels of 鈥榤edicine, health and life sciences鈥� and 鈥榮ocial sciences鈥�.
Gaining top position in the UK for research power in听Laws, Philosophy, and Area Studies (Institute of the Americas)
We also saw success in our submissions to Laws, Philosophy, and Area Studies (Institute of the Americas)听with all three coming top overall by research graded 4*.
Increased听quality of research for 74% of 32 units submitted
We saw improvements in our scores within each of the four main panels. Of the 32 subject units assessed across the three elements of 鈥榦utput鈥�, 鈥榠mpact鈥� and 鈥榚nvironment鈥�, 78 per cent increased their score compared to REF 2014 by grade point average - the measure of the overall average quality of research.听
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