University of Aberdeen Research: Assessment Exercise RAE2008 Results
Overall quality profiles (percentage of research activity at each quality level) |
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Unit of Assessment |
FTE Category A staff submitted |
4* |
3* |
2* |
1* |
unclassified |
World Leading or Internationally Excellent |
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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 |
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584.51 |
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Number of submissions: 33
Definitions |
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4* |
Quality that is world-leading |
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3* |
Quality that is internationally excellent |
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2* |
Quality that is recognised internationally |
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1* |
Quality that is recognised nationally |
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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. |

