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RAE 2008 results

Overall quality profiles (percentage of research activity at each quality level)
Unit of Assessment number Unit of Assessment name FTE Category A staff submitted 4* 3* 2* 1* Unclassified
1 Cardiovascular Medicine 20.00 10 45 45 0 0
3 Infection and Immunology 28.00 5 45 50 0 0
4 Other Hospital Based Clinical Subjects 21.00 5 55 40 0 0
6 Epidemiology and Public Health 19.10 35 35 25 5 0
7 Health Services Research 20.41 20 60 20 0 0
8 Primary Care and other Community Based Clinical Subjects 10.25 25 45 25 5 0
9 Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology 20.76 5 55 35 5 0
10 Dentistry 19.41 20 40 35 5 0
14A Biological Sciences 32.50 10 40 45 5 0
14B Biochemistry 30.50 20 45 30 5 0
15 Pre-clinical and Human Biological Sciences 80.18 15 40 35 10 0
16 Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science 55.38 0 40 45 15 0
17 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences 47.70 25 50 20 5 0
18 Chemistry 67.00 25 50 25 0 0
19 Physics 46.00 20 35 35 10 0
20 Pure Mathematics 34.53 30 40 25 5 0
21 Applied Mathematics 38.00 25 45 30 0 0
22 Statistics and Operational Research 23.00 25 45 30 0 0
23 Computer Science and Informatics 36.20 30 40 25 5 0
24 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32.00 10 55 30 5 0
27 Civil Engineering 18.00 25 55 15 5 0
28A Mechanical Engineering 19.00 20 60 15 5 0
28B Aerospace Engineering 19.10 25 55 15 5 0
32 Geography and Environmental Studies 36.00 30 40 25 5 0
33 Archaeology 15.42 15 35 35 10 5
34 Economics and Econometrics 19.45 30 55 15 0 0
35 Accounting and Finance 11.00 10 45 35 10 0
36 Business and Management Studies 6.20 0 30 45 20 5
38 Law 43.70 15 40 35 10 0
39 Politics and International Studies 24.00 10 30 35 20 5
40 Social Work and Social Policy and Administration 47.36 20 40 30 10 0
41 Sociology 17.93 10 40 30 20 0
44 Psychology 31.10 10 50 30 10 0
45 Education 42.56 25 35 30 10 0
46 Sports-Related Studies 8.60 20 35 35 10 0
51 Russian, Slavonic and East European Languages 5.33 15 45 30 10 0
52 French 13.00 5 30 45 20 0
53 German, Dutch and Scandinavian Languages 7.00 15 35 35 10 5
54 Italian 6.33 20 35 40 5 0
55 Iberian and Latin American Languages 10.00 10 20 45 20 5
57 English Language and Literature 18.40 20 50 25 5 0
59 Classics, Ancient History, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies 20.00 20 35 40 5 0
60 Philosophy 16.00 30 35 30 5 0
61 Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies 10.00 15 30 40 15 0
62 History 26.00 15 40 35 10 0
64 History of Art, Architecture and Design 6.00 15 30 45 10 0
65 Drama, Dance and Performing Arts 11.30 45 30 25 0 0
67 Music 8.00 10 75 10 5 0
Definitions of quality
Grade Definition
4* Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
3* Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which nonetheless falls short of the highest standards of excellence.
2* Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
1* Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
Unclassified Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work.