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Research Assessment Exercise Results (RAE) 2008
The University of St Andrews has emerged as one of the UK’s leading research institutions for the quality of its research across Science and the Arts, according to the results of the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise (
www.rae.ac.uk) published in December 2008. The RAE 2008 has demonstrated that St Andrews has significantly expanded its complement ofworld class research since 2001 and is one of Europe’s leading andmost research intensive universities.
Subject
Applied Mathematics Art History
Biological Sciences
Chemistry (joint submission with the University of Edinburgh)
Classics
Computer Science Divinity
Economics & Finance English
Film Studies French
Geography & Geosciences German History
International Relations Italian
Management
Medicine (Other Laboratory Based Clinical Subjects)
Philosophy Physics
Psychology
Pure Mathematics Russian
Social Anthropology Spanish Statistics
World
Leading (4*) 25
15 10
30 15
15 20 15 35 50 10 20 20 20 10 5
10 15
40 25 20 5 0
25 10 10
94%of StAndrews’ research activity is internationally recognised and 60%isworld leading or internationally excellent.
St Andrews submittedmore than 92%of its academic staff for consideration in the RAE 2008, one of the highest submission rates of any UK university.
The table shows the percentage of research activity at each quality level.
Internationally Excellent (3*)
45 60 40
40 45
45 30 40 35 35 50 40 40 40 35 25 50
25 35
40 45 30 20 30 55 50
Recognised
Internationally (2*) 25
15 45
30 35
35 45 45 20 15 35 35 25 35 35 45 35
35 25
30 35 55 40 30 25 35
Recognised
Nationally (1*) 5
10 5
0 5
5 5 0
10 0 5 5
15 5
20 25 5
25 0
5 0
10 30 15 10 5
Explanation of Terminology Quality level 4* – Quality that isworld-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Quality level 3* – Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Quality level 2* – Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Quality level 1* – Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Quality level U – Quality that falls belowthe standard of nationally recognisedwork. Orwork which does not meet the published definition (Unclassified)
of research for the purposes of this assessment. U
0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0
10 0 0 0
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