Impact and REF2029
Introduction
The REF is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in the country’s higher education institutions, last carried out in 2014.
Expert panels made up of senior academics, international members, and research users, review submissions from universities for each of the 34 subject-based units of assessment. Submissions are assessed on the quality of outputs, such as publications, performances, and exhibitions, their impact beyond academia, and the environment that supports research.
Each of these receives a star rating, with 4* or ‘world-leading’ being the highest.
The School of Engineering (SoE) is closely aligned with WMG, and submitted jointly to the same unit for the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021).
Highlights from REF2021:
- A remarkable 60% of our submissions were awarded the highest possible rating of ‘world leading’ (4 stars).
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92% of our outputs were world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
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Warwick was rated as 7th overall for ‘outputs’ which reflects the consistently high quality of its published academic work.
Check out our previous REF2021 case studies:
The Sound of Success
Bringing cutting-edge acoustics technology to market
Impact of Fire and Explosion Research on Industrial Practices and Government Policy
Using CFD Modelling for Hydrogen Safety Measures
