Our REF results
View all the results of our submissions for REF 2021.
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesses the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. Read our full REF 2021 results, learn the basics and discover our stories.
View all the results of our submissions for REF 2021.
Understand why the Research Excellence Framework is important.
Discover the stories behind our REF 2021 submissions.
For REF 2021, 89% of the research we submitted was categorised ‘world-leading’ (40.6%) or ‘internationally excellent’ (48.4%).
Also, 93% of our research impact was assessed to be ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ – up from 80.7% in 2014.
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