Results of the Research Excellence Framework 2014 | School of History, Classics & Archaeology

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology has achieved a strong set of results in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. (Published 18 December 2014)

History (Unit 30)

History has been ranked third in the UK for its combined quality and size.

Thirty-two per cent of the 61.2 full-time equivalent staff included in the assessment were awarded the top 4* grade (‘world-leading’) whilst a further fifty-one per cent were rated 3* (‘internationally excellent’). This is equivalent to 50.8 full-time staff members (83 per cent) producing research of international quality.

		FTE Category 'A' staff
Rank	Institution name	Number submitted	Number rated 4*	Number rated 3* & 4*
1	Oxford	130.1	58.5	106.6
2	Cambridge	115.1	50.6	93.2
3	Edinburgh	61.2	19.6	50.8
4	London School of Economics	44.0	15.0	36.1
5	Glasgow	43.8	17.5	35.0
6	University College London	42.2	17.7	34.6
7	King's College London	39.9	17.5	34.3
8	Exeter	41.5	17.9	34.1
9	Warwick	39.0	17.9	32.4
10	Birmingham	37.2	16.7	32.4

Classics (Unit 31)

Classics has been ranked fifth in the UK for its combined quality and size.

Of the 22.5 full-time equivalent staff included in the assessment, twenty-seven per cent were rated 4* (‘world-leading’) and a further 40 per cent were rated 3* (‘internationally excellent’). This is equivalent to 15.1 full-time staff members (67 per cent) producing research of international quality.

		FTE Category 'A' staff
Rank	Institution name	Number submitted	Number rated 4*	Number rated 3* & 4*
1	Oxford	68.7	32.3	55.6
2	Cambridge	38.5	20.4	34.3
3	King's College London	29.9	9.6	22.7
4	Birmingham	20.0	7.6	16.2
5	Edinburgh	22.5	6.1	15.1
6	Exeter	19.0	5.7	14.3
7	Durham	14.2	6.1	12.2
8	Bristol	15.0	4.4	11.6
9	Nottingham	14.0	5.3	11.2
10	Warwick	13.9	3.9	11.1

Archaeology (Unit 17)

Archaeology was also submitted as a separate unit. A further fifty per cent of the 14.7 full-time equivalent staff who were assessed were rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. Archaeology was submitted to a sub-panel which also included geography and environmental science; no separate comparative table for Archaeology is currently available.

Success for the School

These are undoubtedly an impressive set of results for the School. Both History and Classics have noticeably improved their standing compared to RAE 2008, while Archaeology has re-established itself creditably. We look forward to building on this success in the years to come.

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This article was published on 2024-08-01