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University of Aberdeen Research: Assessment Exercise RAE2008 Results

Overall quality profiles (percentage of research activity at each quality level)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit of Assessment

FTE Category A staff submitted

4*

3*

2*

1*

unclassified

World Leading or Internationally Excellent

4

Other Hospital Based Clinical Subjects

47.00

15

60

20

5

0

75

6

Epidemiology and Public Health

18.80

10

50

35

5

0

60

7

Health Services Research

29.40

25

55

20

0

0

80

8

Primary Care and Other Community Based Clinical Subjects

12.30

25

40

25

10

0

65

14

Biological Sciences

46.80

15

40

35

10

0

55

15

Pre-clinical and Human Biological Sciences

35.00

5

35

35

15

10

40

16

Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science

20.00

20

35

40

5

0

55

17

Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

14.53

10

50

35

5

0

60

18

Chemistry

12.00

5

35

55

5

0

40

20

Pure Mathematics

14.00

20

45

35

0

0

65

23

Computer Science and Informatics

14.80

20

50

30

0

0

70

25

General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering

31.10

20

35

30

15

0

55

31

Town and Country Planning

7.90

20

40

30

10

0

60

32

Geography and Environmental Studies

25.70

10

40

40

10

0

50

34

Economics and Econometrics

14.00

20

45

35

0

0

65

36

Business and Management Studies

21.25

10

30

40

15

5

40

38

Law

35.70

5

30

45

20

0

35

39

Politics and International Studies

18.00

5

20

55

15

5

25

41

Sociology

14.00

15

40

35

10

0

55

42

Anthropology

7.00

30

25

25

20

0

55

44

Psychology

26.00

5

45

40

10

0

50

45

Education

11.23

5

20

40

30

5

25

46

Sports-Related Studies

5.00

5

25

40

25

5

30

52

French

7.00

20

35

35

10

0

55

53

German, Dutch and Scandinavian Languages

3.00

0

25

50

25

0

25

55

Iberian and Latin American Languages

5.00

10

35

45

10

0

45

56

Celtic Studies

5.00

0

15

45

35

5

15

57

English Language and Literature

20.50

30

35

30

5

0

65

60

Philosophy

3.00

0

25

70

5

0

25

61

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

18.00

15

65

20

0

0

80

62

History

25.60

30

30

35

5

0

60

64

History of Art, Architecture and Design

8.30

20

35

40

5

0

55

67

Music

7.60

5

45

35

15

0

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

584.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of submissions: 33

Definitions

 

 

4*

 

Quality that is world-leading

3*

 

Quality that is internationally excellent

2*

 

Quality that is recognised internationally

1*

 

Quality that is recognised nationally

Unclassified
  Quality that falls below the standard for nationally recognised work. Or work which did not meet the definition of research for the purposes of RAE2008.

 

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