REF 2021: More staff, more excellent research, great impacts
The latest iteration of the UK’s national research audit has fulfilled its aim to identify research quality across the whole system, says David Sweeney
The latest iteration of the UK’s national research audit has fulfilled its aim to identify research quality across the whole system, says David Sweeney
Greater weighting helps medical institutions in particular improve overall positions
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
UCL tops table for law as Kent, SOAS and Birmingham significantly improve their standings
The University of Strathclyde tops the ranking, with Royal Holloway coming second
LSE tops the table with Bristol second and Oxford falling from first to sixth
Oxford and Cambridge rise up the table, replacing York and Manchester in the top two positions
London School of Economics leads in anthropology and development unit of assessment table
University of Exeter tops the table based on GPA
UCL leads area studies unit of assessment table based on GPA
York is out in front for modern languages and linguistics while Bristol and Nottingham move up
Newcastle University leads English language and literature subject table based on GPA
Kent, Leicester and University of East Anglia lead the quality rankings in history as Oxford and Cambridge exit top 10
King's College London tops rankings alongside the University of Manchester, while Warwick, Durham and Exeter excel
The University of Birmingham tops the ranking, with the universities of York and Kent climbing several places