The table below shows the overall profile scores achieved by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in REF 2021 for each unit of assessment (UoA) that the College submitted to. 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's institutional result is also given below.

 Overall quality profile (percentage of research activity at each quality level)      
UoA 4*3*2*1*u/cCat A FTE
1 - Clinical Medicine 60 34 6 0 0 438.9
2 - Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care 78 21 1 0 0 79.5
4 - Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience 75 24 1 0 0 34.9
5 - Biological Sciences 53 41 6 0 0 92.4
8 - Chemistry 68 30 2 0 0 63.3
9 - Physics 49 47 4 0 0 130.1
10 - Mathematical Sciences 69 31 0 0 0 94.6
11 - Computer Science and Informatics 93 7 0 0 0 58.5
12 - Engineering 75 24 1 0 0 420.0
14 - Geography and Environmental Studies 48 41 9 2 0 45.7
17 - Business and Management Studies 70 27 2 1 0 92.2
51³Ô¹ÏÍø (institutional result) 66.3 30.3 3.2 0.1 0.0 1549.9

Data definitions

AbbreviationDefinition
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 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
u/c Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment
Cat A Academic staff in post on 31 July 2020 and included in the REF submission
FTE Full-time equivalent