RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK 2014: OVERALL RANKING OF INSTITUTIONS
2014 2008
rank rank
order order
by
by
GPA GPA Institution
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
=8
=8
10
=11
=11
=11
=14
=14
=14
17
=18
=18
20
=21
=21
23
=24
=24
=26
=26
=26
=26
30
=31
=31
=33
=33
=35
=35
37
=38
=38
40
41
=42
=42
=42
45
=46
=46
48
=49
=49
=49
=49
53
=54
=54
56
57
=58
=58
60
61
62
=63
1 Institute of Cancer Research
6 Imperial College London
=4 London School of Economics and Political
Science
=4 University of Oxford
2 University of Cambridge
=22 Cardiff University
=22 King’s College London
7 University College London
9 University of Warwick
3 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
University of London
12 University of Edinburgh
=14 University of Bristol
13 Queen Mary University of London
=14 University of Sheffield
10 University of York
=20 University of Bath
8 University of Manchester
=14 University of Southampton
=20 Lancaster University
=14 Durham University
=14 University of Leeds
=14 University of St Andrews
=35 University of East Anglia
=33 University of Glasgow
n/a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
=24 University of Nottingham
27 Newcastle University
=24 Royal Holloway, University of London
=52 Swansea University
=28 University of Exeter
26 University of Birmingham
49 Cranfield University
=40 University of Liverpool
=45 Heriot-Watt University
11 University of Essex
=52 Aston University
50 University of Strathclyde
42 University of Reading
=40 University of Dundee
30 University of Sussex
103 Cardiff Metropolitan University
39 Queen’s University Belfast
=52 Bangor University
=66 St George’s, University of London
=35 University of Surrey
38 University of Aberdeen
=33 Birkbeck, University of London
=56 University of Stirling
=28 Loughborough University
=31 University of Kent
=45 City University London
62 University of Bradford
51 University of Leicester
=45 Ulster University
43 The Open University
=35 Goldsmiths, University of London
=56 Keele University
=45 Aberystwyth University
=59 University of Brighton
=72 University of Roehampton
=31 Soas, University of London
=81 Liverpool John Moores University
=88 Sheffield Hallam University
Quality profile of institutions %
Number
of UoAs
entered
Total
number of
FTE staff
submitted
Rank on Rank on
research research
GPA Research
power
power
(0-4)
power
2014
2008
4*
3*
2*
1*
U/C
2
14
14
103
1,257
532
50
46
50
42
44
37
8
9
11
0
1
1
1
0
1
3.40
3.36
3.35
351
4,223
1,783
87
8
28
85
7
29
31
32
27
27
36
23
2
2,409
2,088
738
1,369
2,566
931
314
48
47
40
40
43
37
42
39
40
47
45
39
50
37
11
12
11
13
15
12
20
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3.34
3.33
3.27
3.23
3.22
3.22
3.20
8,047
6,952
2,412
4,422
8,261
2,997
1,004
2
3
18
6
1
15
46
1
2
15
11
4
16
59
31
31
21
35
24
13
35
26
16
23
33
20
24
32
2
32
28
17
18
25
33
3
26
12
14
7
17
23
20
24
3
28
14
2
15
25
14
15
18
23
12
7
25
20
18
13
17
17
10
13
11
17
11
1,753
1,138
671
1,043
643
462
1,561
1,113
580
740
1,149
519
455
1,099
35
1,404
888
378
370
736
1,065
224
760
352
339
199
558
590
396
501
35
868
233
56
459
597
328
301
646
591
378
124
672
449
396
238
267
317
209
149
234
243
226
38
36
34
33
35
32
35
33
35
33
32
32
30
31
31
32
31
30
31
29
28
27
27
26
30
29
28
27
31
28
25
25
26
30
22
24
27
25
25
25
23
24
20
24
21
24
21
22
23
22
23
18
18
45
47
52
52
48
55
47
51
48
50
50
50
52
50
49
49
48
51
49
53
53
54
54
56
48
49
51
51
44
48
55
52
51
40
56
52
46
49
49
48
52
50
55
47
51
46
50
45
45
44
43
49
47
15
15
13
13
15
11
16
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
19
17
19
17
18
16
16
19
18
16
21
20
19
20
21
22
18
21
20
30
20
22
23
24
23
24
21
22
22
24
26
27
26
28
27
29
29
29
29
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
3.18
3.18
3.18
3.17
3.17
3.17
3.16
3.15
3.15
3.14
3.13
3.13
3.11
3.10
3.10
3.09
3.09
3.09
3.09
3.08
3.07
3.07
3.06
3.06
3.05
3.05
3.04
3.03
3.03
3.01
3.00
2.99
2.99
2.99
2.98
2.97
2.97
2.96
2.95
2.95
2.95
2.95
2.93
2.91
2.91
2.90
2.88
2.84
2.84
2.83
2.82
2.79
2.76
5,575
3,618
2,133
3,307
2,038
1,463
4,933
3,506
1,826
2,325
3,597
1,623
1,415
3,408
109
4,340
2,744
1,168
1,142
2,267
3,271
687
2,325
1,078
1,034
608
1,696
1,788
1,199
1,507
105
2,596
697
166
1,367
1,774
973
891
1,905
1,744
1,116
365
1,968
1,306
1,153
692
769
900
595
422
660
677
624
4
9
22
13
23
35
5
11
26
20
10
32
36
12
114
7
16
40
42
21
14
61
19
44
45
69
31
27
39
34
115
17
59
108
37
29
48
52
25
30
43
85
24
38
41
60
56
51
70
78
63
62
65
5
10
21
9
22
35
3
14
26
19
8
32
33
13
n/a
6
17
39
36
25
12
63
18
46
44
64
30
27
34
31
95
20
55
87
42
28
48
53
24
40
45
57
23
38
41
52
56
51
60
77
58
74
62
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK 2014: OVERALL RANKING OF INSTITUTIONS
2014 2008
rank rank
order order
by
by
GPA GPA Institution
=63
65
=66
=66
=66
69
=70
=70
=72
=72
=72
=75
=75
=75
=75
79
=80
=80
82
83
84
=85
=85
=87
=87
=89
=89
=89
=89
=93
=93
95
96
97
=98
=98
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
=110
=110
112
=113
=113
115
116
=117
=117
119
=120
=120
=120
123
124
125
126
127
128
=96
=68
=75
=78
71
=75
=81
=68
=59
=72
=91
=63
=63
=93
106
=72
84
129
65
58
=78
=75
95
61
=100
85
=68
=109
102
=96
=91
=96
=107
n/a
=111
116
86
=107
87
=100
=78
=93
=124
127
121
=119
=88
=109
=117
130
123
=104
=117
114
122
=96
128
n/a
113
=104
115
131
=119
126
n/a
University of the Highlands and Islands
University of Portsmouth
Plymouth University
Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Westminster
Bournemouth University
Northumbria University
University of East London
University of Hull
University of the West of England
Kingston University
Brunel University London
De Montfort University
Glasgow Caledonian University
Coventry University
Oxford Brookes University
University of Huddersfield
Queen Margaret University
Birmingham City University
University of Hertfordshire
Nottingham Trent University
Middlesex University
Teesside University
University of Salford
University of Lincoln
University of Bedfordshire
London South Bank University
Edinburgh Napier University
Bath Spa University
University of Central Lancashire
University of Glamorgan
University of Chichester
London Metropolitan University
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Canterbury Christ Church University
University of Gloucestershire
Anglia Ruskin University
University of the West of Scotland
Robert Gordon University
University of Greenwich
University of Winchester
University of Wolverhampton
Edge Hill University
Liverpool Hope University
Staffordshire University
Bucks New University
Leeds Beckett University
Abertay University
Glyndwr University
University of Cumbria
Newman University
University of Sunderland
University of Northampton
University of Chester
University of Worcester
University of Derby
York St John University
Falmouth University
University of Bolton
Leeds Trinity University
St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Bishop Grosseteste University
University of West London
Southampton Solent University
Writtle College
Quality profile of institutions %
Number
of UoAs
entered
Total
number of
FTE staff
submitted
4*
3*
2*
1*
U/C
6
15
18
13
13
8
16
13
16
17
9
21
12
9
9
17
13
5
11
13
16
10
8
13
17
11
7
9
6
16
12
5
12
6
10
6
15
9
9
19
8
13
12
12
8
4
11
7
4
6
6
13
9
16
11
10
9
2
7
5
7
3
5
4
2
68
282
366
313
210
162
343
129
355
299
139
577
218
153
153
269
234
43
122
192
246
272
87
242
177
153
102
99
74
247
117
52
80
40
137
56
168
118
102
202
73
170
139
112
81
24
201
67
34
27
23
147
94
138
105
107
68
50
49
20
45
11
36
36
12
13
16
15
15
20
16
16
17
14
15
16
14
16
13
15
14
15
15
16
11
14
12
9
11
13
14
6
10
13
9
12
15
11
11
7
10
7
6
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
5
3
6
5
6
4
6
5
5
6
7
6
5
11
6
5
2
0
56
48
50
50
43
43
44
45
47
46
44
47
42
48
46
45
44
42
44
46
41
46
50
43
40
35
48
44
40
43
38
33
39
35
39
34
38
38
35
33
36
33
33
30
30
31
26
27
33
23
27
26
26
25
28
24
24
21
26
21
19
18
20
17
17
26
32
30
30
30
36
34
32
33
33
35
31
37
33
31
35
35
34
30
36
35
32
33
38
37
40
38
38
34
41
40
42
35
40
41
40
41
43
43
43
39
44
39
42
41
41
41
50
42
49
48
44
47
44
41
45
43
48
41
51
33
46
38
37
24
4
4
3
4
7
4
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
8
6
6
8
8
6
8
8
8
7
8
9
7
7
11
7
9
9
13
13
12
15
12
12
14
13
16
12
17
20
21
17
21
14
22
21
18
21
19
22
23
23
21
16
21
18
32
27
35
29
29
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
4
3
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
6
8
6
6
5
4
1
15
30
Rank on Rank on
research research
GPA Research
power
power
(0-4)
power
2014
2008
2.76
2.75
2.74
2.74
2.74
2.72
2.71
2.71
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.67
2.67
2.67
2.67
2.66
2.65
2.65
2.64
2.61
2.59
2.58
2.58
2.54
2.54
2.52
2.52
2.52
2.52
2.51
2.51
2.50
2.44
2.39
2.38
2.38
2.37
2.36
2.35
2.33
2.32
2.31
2.22
2.21
2.20
2.19
2.16
2.16
2.15
2.13
2.13
2.12
2.09
2.08
2.08
2.07
2.04
2.04
2.04
2.01
1.98
1.96
1.92
1.63
1.29
188
775
1,003
857
576
440
929
351
960
808
374
1,540
583
409
408
717
619
113
322
500
637
701
225
616
450
385
256
249
187
620
294
129
196
97
326
134
399
279
239
469
168
392
307
249
178
53
435
144
73
57
50
312
197
288
217
221
139
103
100
40
89
22
69
58
16
104
55
47
53
72
76
50
86
49
54
84
33
71
79
80
57
67
113
89
73
64
58
99
68
75
83
95
96
105
66
92
112
103
118
88
111
81
94
98
74
107
82
91
97
106
124
77
109
120
123
125
90
102
93
101
100
110
116
117
126
119
127
121
122
128
102
67
47
50
68
91
80
90
43
54
72
37
66
83
88
69
92
104
93
76
65
73
97
49
86
105
94
79
100
70
75
118
71
n/a
101
96
98
106
78
81
108
84
112
114
109
126
89
111
124
120
131
82
99
110
127
116
119
n/a
113
129
121
132
115
122
n/a
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK 2014: OVERALL RANKING OF SINGLE-SUBJECT INSTITUTIONS
2014 2008
rank rank
order order
by
by
GPA GPA Institution
1
2 Courtauld Institute of Art
2
1 London Business School
3
n/a SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)
=4
n/a University of the Arts London
=4
=8 Institute of Zoology
6 =10 Royal Veterinary College
=7
=4 Royal College of Art
=7 =16 Royal Northern College of Music
9
=8 Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,
University of London
10 =10 Royal College of Music
=11
13 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
=11
n/a University of Wales
13
n/a Heythrop College, University of London
14
n/a Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
15
12 Glasgow School of Art
16
=4 Royal Academy of Music
17
21 University for the Creative Arts
18 =14 Norwich University of the Arts
19
20 Harper Adams University
20 =18 Guildhall School of Music and Drama
21 =23 Stranmillis University College
22
27 Arts University Bournemouth
23
26 Rose Bruford College
24
22 University of London Institute in Paris
25 =23 Royal Agricultural University
26
n/a St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Quality profile of institutions %
Total
Number number of
of UoAs
FTE staff
entered submitted
1
33
1
99
1
57
1
110
1
21
1
103
1
60
1
11
1
21
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
14
15
12
16
12
53
14
21
7
17
16
5
12
6
3
12
3
4*
56
56
42
31
22
35
37
36
39
3*
39
26
32
52
68
44
40
39
31
2*
4
12
23
15
10
18
17
22
25
1*
0
3
3
2
0
3
6
3
4
U/C
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
34
26
26
22
18
23
21
17
19
10
21
20
7
7
0
3
0
39
41
39
40
50
38
40
47
36
46
30
24
36
42
22
4
0
22
26
29
36
24
31
34
29
40
44
31
28
38
30
25
39
20
4
6
6
2
8
8
3
5
5
0
8
28
18
15
38
38
67
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
10
0
1
6
15
16
13
GPA Research
(0-4)
power
3.49
113
3.29
325
3.13
180
3.12
342
3.12
65
3.11
322
3.08
183
3.08
33
3.03
64
3.01
2.85
2.85
2.82
2.78
2.76
2.75
2.72
2.69
2.66
2.44
2.36
2.30
2.29
1.54
1.40
1.07
Rank on Rank on
research research
power
power
2014
2008
7
8
2
2
5
n/a
1
61
8
9
3
3
4
6
18
15
9
17
43
42
35
45
32
146
38
56
20
45
39
12
28
14
5
17
3
13
14
17
12
19
6
16
10
21
11
15
24
20
23
25
22
26
10
18
n/a
128
n/a
4
13
7
19
14
16
=24
=24
21
26
22
n/a
METHODOLOGY
In the overall table of
excellence (pages
32-34), institutions are
ranked according to the
grade point average
(GPA) of their overall
quality profiles. This is
made up of profiles for
output (worth 65 per
cent of the total),
impact (20 per cent)
and environment
(15 per cent).
profiles into a single institutional quality profile
based on the number of
full-time equivalent staff
submitted to each unit of
assessment. This reflects
the view that larger
departments should
count for more in calculating an institution’s
overall quality.
Each institution’s overall quality profile is then
The data published
converted into a grade point
today by the Higher Educa- average by multiplying its
tion Funding Council for
percentage of 4* research
England present the proby 4, its percentage of 3*
portion of each instituresearch by 3, its percenttion’s submission, in
age of 2* research by 2
each unit of assessment,
and its percentage of 1*
that falls into each of
research by 1; the results
five quality categories.
are added together and
For outputs, these are
divided by 100 to give
4* (world-­leading),
a score between 0 and 4.
3* (internationally excelNote that owing to the
lent), 2* (internationally
rounding of decimals,
recognised), 1* (nationally there may appear to be a
recognised) and unclassi- small discrepancy between
fied. For impact, they are
the overall quality profiles
4* (outstanding), 3* (very and the stated GPA.
considerable), 2* (considWhere universities
erable), 1* (recognised
have the same GPA, they
but modest) and unclassi- are ranked according to
fied. Times Higher Educa- their research power. This
tion then aggregates these is calculated by multiply-
ing the institution’s overall
rounded GPA by the exact
total number of full-time
equivalent staff it submitted to the REF. This is an
attempt to combine
volume and quality to
produce a ranking that
gives a more accurate
indication than GPA of the
relative amount of qualityrelated research funding
each institution is likely to
receive. Further analysis of
results based on research
power and market share is
available in the online version of the table.
The 2008 rank order is
taken from Times Higher
Education’s published
rankings based on the
2008 research assessment exercise, which was
the forerunner of the REF.
The impact table,
which follows, is constructed in a similar way
but takes account solely
of each institution’s
quality profiles for impact.
A similar table based
solely on quality profiles
for outputs is available
online. The figure for
number of UoAs entered
counts multiple submissions separately.
The subject ratings
that follow the impact
table rank each institutional submission to each
of the 36 units of assessment based on the GPA of
the institution’s overall
quality profiles in that unit
of assessment. Tables
based solely on quality
profiles for outputs and
for impact are also produced alongside and are
sorted by GPA score. Note
that the rank order figures
in the left-most column
may not relate exactly to
output and impact rankings. Figures for research
power, as before, are calculated by multiplying
GPAs by the number of
academics submitted to
the unit of assessment.
Where a university submitted fewer than four
people to a unit of
assessment, Hefce has
suppressed its quality
profiles for impact and
outputs, so it is not possible to calculate a GPA.
This is indicated in the
table by a dash.
As before, 2008 GPAs
are taken from THE’s
rankings based on the
2008 RAE. However, since
many units of assessment
have changed since then,
figures are not always
available. Where they are
not, the column is marked
“n/a”. The same marker is
used to indicate where an
institution did not submit
to the relevant unit of
assessment in 2008.
Where units of assessment have changed their
names since 2008 but are
still broadly comparable,
we have included 2008’s
score for comparison. These
are indicated with an asterisk in the name of the UoA.
For each unit of
assessment we also show
the “national profile” provided by Hefce, which we
use to calculate GPA and
research power figures for
the entire discipline. As
above, the GPA calculation
is weighted according to
the number of people submitted by each university.
Where the same institution made multiple
submissions to the same
unit of assessment, the
various submissions are
marked with different
letters (eg, “University of
Poppleton A”). Where universities have made joint
submissions, they are listed
on separate lines. The one
with the higher research
power is listed first.
The Higher Education
Statistics Agency’s data
on the number of staff
­eligible to be submitted,
published today, was
not available in time for
Times Higher Education’s
press deadline. Hence,
this information is not
taken into account in
these tables.
●● Data
analysis was
undertaken by TES Global
Information. Special
thanks to Almut Sprigade
and Ilan Lazarus. The
official REF data are at
www.ref.ac.uk. View THE’s
expanded tables, at www.
timeshighereducation.
co.uk