REF 2021
Welcome to 缅北禁地鈥檚 REF 2021 website. It summarises our submission to Research England鈥檚 Research Excellence Framework in March 2021.
REF2021 confirms growth in research excellence and impact at 缅北禁地
The national assessment of research performance has reported world-leading research with outstanding impact for society and the economy across all disciplines at 缅北禁地.
The results show that the University鈥檚 research capacity - or 鈥榩ower鈥� in REF terms - has grown by 65% since 2014. 42% of our research was scored as world-leading up from 31% in 2014.
Scope and scale
The REF 2021 website describes the excellence of our research environment, outputs and impact since the previous REF in 2013/14.
Over the course of the REF cycle (2013-2020) we have grown our:
- turnover from 拢405m to 拢571m per annum
- research income from 拢93m to 拢109m
- student numbers from around 22,800 to over 29,000
We have contributed more than 拢1bn to UK GDP and supported 16,390 UK jobs.
Units of Assessment (UoA)
In REF 2021 we submitted to 28 Units of Assessment (UoAs) across the four main panels. We encompass contributions of staff and students from the University鈥檚 three faculties during the current REF cycle.
Our approach to REF 2021
We welcomed the reforms to REF that followed the Stern review. As captured in our code of practice, our approach has emphasised 鈥榗ollective excellence鈥�.