Research Assessment Exercise 2008

In the 2008 RAE, 60 per cent of the Department's research activity has been judged to be either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent', which places it 7= in the country on that important measure. The Department has steadily improved its position in all three of the most recent RAE exercises.

 

What is the RAE?

The RAE is an official, government-sponsored rating of research across all subjects in all UK universities, which is conducted every 6 years.  With 67 different panels of academics, the RAE grades research performance in each subject area by reading the 4 best publications of each member of staff over the previous 6 years, and also by assessing the quality of the research environment at the university and the achievements of the staff members.