View a summary of our 2008 RAE results.
What is the RAE?
Government funding for research in Universities comes via two routes: the Research Councils and the Higher Education Funding Councils (HEFCE in England). The size of HEFCE research grants are determined by the quality of research that is undertaken by the institution.
The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is undertaken approximately every 5 years to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions. RAE submissions from each subject area, (or Unit of Assessment) are given a rank by a subject specialist peer review panel.
| RAE 2008 | ||
| School (Unit/Division) | RAE 2008 Units of Assessment | Grade Point Average |
| Medicine | 2. Cancer Studies | 2.85 |
| 4. Other Hospital Based Clinical Subjects | 2.65 | |
| 8. Primary Care and Other Community Based Clinical Subjects | 3.10 | |
| Nursing | 11. Nursing and Midwifery | 3.25 |
| Health Professions | 12. Allied Health Professions and Studies | 1.75 |
| Biological Sciences | 14. Biological Sciences | 2.45 |
| NOCS; OES | 17. Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | 2.85 |
| Chemistry | 18. Chemistry | 2.65 |
| Physics; ORC | 19. Physics | 2.65 |
| Mathematics | 20. Pure Mathematics | 2.45 |
| Mathematics | 21. Applied Mathematics | 2.85 |
| Mathematics; SSSRI | 22. Statistics and Operational Research | 2.75 |
| ECS (Computer Science) | 23. Computer Science and Informatics | 3.20 |
| ECS (Electronics); ORC | 24. Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2.85 |
| Civil Engineering and the Environment | 27. Civil Engineering | 3.05 |
| Engineering Sciences; ISVR | 28. Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 2.70 |
| Geography | 32. Geography and Environmental Studies | 2.65 |
| Humanities (Archaeology) | 33. Archaeology | 2.80 |
| Social Sciences (Economics) | 34. Economics and Econometrics | 3.00 |
| Management | 36. Business and Management Studies | 2.60 |
| Law | 38. Law | 2.50 |
| Social Sciences (Politics) | 39. Politics and International Studies | 2.05 |
| Social Sciences (Social Statistics; Sociology and Social Policy) | 40A. Social Work and Social Policy & Administration: Sociology and Social Policy | 3.00 |
| Social Sciences (Social Work Studies) | 40B. Social Work and Social Policy & Administration: Social Work Studies | 2.30 |
| Psychology | 44. Psychology | 2.70 |
| Education | 45. Education | 2.25 |
| Humanities (Modern Languages; Film Studies ) | 50. European Studies | 2.65 |
| Humanities (English) | 57. English Language and Literature | 2.80 |
| Humanities (Philosophy) | 60. Philosophy | 2.45 |
| Humanities (History) | 62. History | 2.95 |
| Art | 63. Art and Design | 2.00 |
| 64. History of Art, Architecture and Design | 2.55 | |
| Humanities (Music) | 67. Music | 3.25 |
